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European Union countries agreed on Friday to keep pushing for a global price on shipping's CO2 emissions in U.N. talks next week, setting up another potential clash with the United States over the proposal.
Middle East conflict raises auction slot prices as containers and LPG lift Panama Canal transits and cargo volumes.
Analysts covering US-listed tanker stocks are divided on whether there is upside potential or whether this has already been reflected
The system, called the GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR), is an upgraded version of Boeing’s JDAM bomb kit.
The project is funded under a €3.5 million European Union Horizon Europe programme and is being developed by a consortium led by Global OTEC.
The Department of the Navy’s proposed budget requests $377.5 billion, more than $70 billion higher than the previous fiscal year.
The video, titled Into the Deep, was released ahead of the 77th anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy.
Svitzer Balder built by the Uzmar shipyard in Türkiye sets a new standard as the most powerful electric escort tug in the world.
The crew members are under Iranian control and their movement on board is restricted, but they are being treated well, the relative said.
The ship’s original 155mm gun systems were removed and replaced with missile tubes linked to the Conventional Prompt Strike system.
The US has extended a ceasefire that was due to end this week, but has kept its restrictions on Iranian shipping in place.
One passenger said they were “shaking inside” while watching the recovery and added that the crew handled the situation calmly.
The Pentagon released footage showing US personnel boarding the ship, giving a rare on-ground view of the action.
The two companies seek to broaden their China–Europe vehicle shipping network
Analysts see the shift by container lines as more than diversions and rather a fundamental shift in network design
US and Iran seize commercial vessels and freedom of navigation in the Straits of Singapore and Malacca
The Hormuz shipping crisis led coverage all week, with Splash carrying reports on the conflict’s effects on fertiliser, sulphur and seafarers. “De-escalation, meaningful actions and restoring the freedom of navigation is the only way forward,” urged Arsenio Dominguez, the head of the International Maritime Organization
One of shipping’s most consequential regulatory gatherings gets underway in London on Monday, with the future of the world’s first global carbon pricing mechanism on any industry hanging in the balance. The 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) runs from April 27 to May 1 at IMO headquarter
German MPP specialist dship Carriers and shipmanager NSB Group have teamed up to launch a dedicated joint venture aimed at managing a new series of multipurpose vessels, as owners continue to sharpen focus on specialised tonnage. The new entity, Hinode Shipmanagement, will be based in Buxtehude and is set up to oversee
Mumbai-based Seven Islands Shipping’s appetite for MR tankers continues to turn heads, with fresh deals underlining an aggressive expansion drive amid India’s rising energy demand. The company has emerged as one of the most active buyers in the product tanker space, snapping up 11 vessels since the start of 2025, accor
The Panama Canal has recorded a significant rise in vessel transits and tonnage in the first half of its 2026 fiscal year, with demand for its reservation system climbing sharply amid heightened global trade activity – and some ships paying more than a million dollars for last-minute crossing slots, in yet another butt
Greek owner M/Maritime is branching into container shipping, placing its first feeder boxship order while continuing to build out its dry bulk base. The company has signed for two 2,800 teu newbuildings at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, with deliveries expected from early 2028. The vessels will be built to the yard’s eco
Greece’s Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has secured long-term employment for two shuttle tankers, extending their charters for up to five years each and reinforcing its position in the offshore loading segment. The New York-listed owner said the extensions will run in direct continuation of the current contracts, which
Reports say Jone Act waiver is likely to be extended to 90 days by the Trump administration
Hakki Deval has spent more than two decades in dry bulk shipping, from his student days at Solent University to leading Istanbul-based Devbulk as managing director and CEO. A former Turkish Navy lieutenant, two-term International Chamber of Shipping boardmember and Baltic Exchange stalwart, he brings a measured, experi
Houston-based offshore energy services company Helix Energy Solutions has entered into a definitive agreement to merge with compatriot offshore vessel owner Hornbeck Offshore Services in an all-stock transaction. Upon closing of the transaction, Hornbeck shareholders will own approximately 55%, and Helix shareholders w
Laurent Cadji-led shipowner Union Maritime has expanded its offshore presence by forming a new joint venture with Vega Maritime. According to Union Maritime, the joint venture, named Union Vega Offshore (UVO), was established to drive growth in the offshore sector across West Africa and South America. The joint venture
Filipino seafarers on board the Epaminondas and MSC Francesca seized in the Strait of Hormuz are the latest be caught up in an attack in the region
President Donald Trump said Thursday that Navy Secretary John Phelan was fired following conflicts with senior Pentagon leadership over shipbuilding, offering the clearest explanation yet for the abrupt ouster that...
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The Panama Canal is pushing back against renewed concerns over congestion, telling the maritime industry it is handling rising traffic volumes efficiently even as geopolitical disruption and stronger demand drive...
Iran's use of a swarm of small, fast boats to seize two container ships near the Strait of Hormuz could undermine suggestions U.S. forces have disabled its naval threat and reveals the challenges facing reopening one of the world's most important oil export routes.
The Trump administration is preparing to extend its controversial Jones Act waiver for up to 90 days, a move that would deepen an already contentious policy experiment launched during the...
US and Iran tensions grew over the Strait of Hormuz with both sides maintaining their blockades of the critical waterway, creating an uneasy standoff with no sign of peace talks on the horizon.
Fresh warnings from the world’s largest shipping association are underscoring how far the Strait of Hormuz remains from normal, even as new comments from President Donald Trump pointed to a...
Backers of the SHIPS for America Act mounted a renewed push Wednesday to move sweeping maritime legislation through Congress, with lawmakers, labor leaders and shipbuilding executives portraying the bill as...
Asyad Shipping Company to take delivery of bulker pair later this year for around $72.7m.
The departure of the first export cargo from the Golden Pass LNG terminal marks the formal entry of one of America’s largest new liquefied natural gas projects into global trade,...
The U.S. military said overnight it carried out a maritime interdiction and “right-of-visit” boarding of the sanctioned stateless tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean, signaling U.S. enforcement against Iranian oil shipments...
In an important step to lowering emissions in one of the world’s busiest ports, ABS, Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte. Ltd., SeaTech Solutions International (S) Pte. Ltd., and VINSSEN Co., Ltd.,...
The Mariana is a 145-foot U.S.-registered ship which reported losing its starboard engine on April 15 as the weather worsened.
China has denied having any connection with the Iranian ship, seized by the U.S, allegedly loaded with chemicals to manufacture missiles.
Indonesia is planning to impose a levy on ships passing through the Malacca Strait, a critical maritime chokepoint.
Two Iranian VLCCs evaded the U.S naval blockade of Iranian ports and sailed out of the Persian Gulf, carrying a combined 4 million barrels of oil.
Dalian Shipbuilding Industry’s Corp receives an order for 12 container ship newbuilds
Laden dark fleet VLCC boarded by US forces for transporting sanctioned Iranian oil.
Chemical tanker owner splashes $290m as part of fleet renewal programme.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps intercepted and seized two container vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
The U.S Navy is reviewing the design and costs of Ford-class aircraft carriers after Trump's negative remarks last year.
The U.S. Navy successfully tested the AeroVironment LOCUST Laser Weapon System aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush.