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Russia’s newly delivered Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin has spent nearly two weeks circling off China’s eastern coast after delivering a cargo from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, raising questions over whether the vessel is awaiting repairs at a Chinese shipyard.
Britain’s ports will need dramatically more electricity over the coming decades to support shore power, vessel charging and alternative fuels, but long waits for grid connections and high energy costs...
Governments will return to London next week for another round of negotiations over the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, with countries still sharply divided over the future of the landmark...
CMA CGM has postponed its $150 per TEU Low Water Surcharge on cargo moving from South America’s west coast through the Panama Canal, where more restrictions on draught and transits are expected.
Water levels on the river Rhine in Germany remained stable this week, holding above record lows after recent rain and allowing vessels to carry larger cargoes, the country's inland navigation agency said on Friday.
Earnings for ships on the world’s benchmark oil tanker route approached $650,000 a day as the Iran war and a bold bet by a South Korean tycoon continue to reshape how barrels are transported across the globe.
U.S Navy has introduced new technical guidelines this month to integrate 3D printing into the design, manufacturing, maintenance and repair of its submarines.
A fishing vessel, sailing under the flag of Russia, lost stability while berthed at Uruguay’s Port of Montevideo.
Belgium and the Netherlands will be supplying 7 minehunter ships to Bulgaria to protect ships in the Black Sea from naval mines.
The sailor went overboard during what his family described as a mental health crisis. He was rescued and taken for medical treatment.
MSC Ulsan III is a Panama-flagged container ship built in 2004. It can carry about 2,700 TEUs and has a deadweight of 39,611 tonnes.
Supply chain disruptions are playing an increasing role in global port congestion, absorbing both terminal and vessel capacity as a result
Canadian Prime Minister said Canada would continue to call it Lake Ontario. In a post on X, he said the name was more than 400 years old.
The ship has been designed and constructed in India by Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), based in Visakhapatnam.
Fincantieri and Oceania Cruises, celebrated the launch of Oceania Sonata, the new luxury cruise ship currently under construction.
The GAO estimates that 15 submarines could spend about 14,000 days in inactive idle time between 2026 and 2030.
Greek owner Enesel has added a newcastlemax to its rapidly expanding dry bulk orderbook, taking its return to the sector to nine newbuildings little more than a year after exiting the market. The Lemos family-controlled company has lined up a 210,000 dwt ship at Hengli Shipbuilding in Dalian for delivery in November 20
The IMO calls for practical solutions to resolve the situation in the Strait of Hormuz
Four European and Canadian shipowners have teamed up on a fresh four-ship product tanker order in China, taking Furetank’s long-running Vinga series to 26 vessels. Two of the 17,999 dwt newbuilds will go to FureBear, the 50/50 joint venture between Sweden’s Furetank and Canada’s Algoma Central Corporation. Swedish owne
The top US commander for the Middle East said that American forces have cleared Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz, after Washington’s allies expressed doubts about similar claims by President Donald Trump.
The Iran war's redrawing of the global trade map is forcing Gulf nations to retool their investment play book, plowing capital into infrastructure, from energy pipelines to ports, to weather the fallout from the conflict.
Himalaya Shipping has pushed its fixed-rate cover into 2027, converting two more index-linked newcastlemax charters to an average $53,000 per day. The Tor Olav Trøim-backed owner has locked the pair from September 1 through March 31 next year. The ships and charterers were not disclosed. The seven-month conversion repr
The Japanese shipping company joins the VLCC contracting boom
Ardmore Shipping has taken up its final two options at China’s Wuhu Shipyard, lifting its product and chemical tanker newbuilding programme to six ships worth around $269m. The New York-listed owner has exercised options for another two 40,500 dwt handysize tankers, with the latest pair contracted on similar terms to t
Frontline has taken advantage of the red-hot VLCC market to lock four ships into term charters, securing rates of up to $120,000 per day and adding longer-term earnings cover at levels rarely seen in the sector. The John Fredriksen-backed tanker giant has fixed two newly delivered VLCCs for one year each at $120,000 pe
The tanker, HAANA, was trying to use the southern route, known as the "Oman corridor", when a large Iranian warship warned it.
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The vessel can launch and recover different types of aerial, surface and underwater targets for gunnery and anti-submarine warfare exercises.
Combined Task Force 151 has succeeded in keeping piracy related activities in check during their short 6-month deployment in the Indian Ocean.
John Fredriksen owned tanker company rakes in $659 million in the second quarter of the year
Shipping spent this week paying ever more extravagant sums for something that used to be taken largely for granted: passage. War, drought, congestion and regulation have turned the journey from A to B into an increasingly complicated calculation of risk, availability and price. This week showed just how expensive keepi
Russia carried out a massive attack against Ukrainian port facilities, industrial plants, grain storage sites, distribution hubs and other vital energy and civil infrastructure.
Product tanker giant Hafnia has cashed out its stake in a joint venture with Monaco-based Andromeda Shipping, booking a $13.3m profit as it continues to prune older tonnage from its fleet. The BW Group-controlled owner sold its 50% interest in the two MR tankers held through H&A Shipping during the third quarter. Hafni
Bing Chen-led Seaspan is taking the internationalisation of the renminbi into marine insurance, becoming the first overseas shipowner to pay protection and indemnity calls to China P&I Club in the Chinese currency. The containership lessor and China Shipowners Mutual Assurance Association signed an agreement in Shangha
Japan is preparing a broad review of the tax regime supporting its international shipping industry as Tokyo increasingly treats control over ships and maritime transport as an economic security issue. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s Maritime Bureau announced Friday it intends to consider f
Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has returned to the VLCC newbuilding market with an order for three 311,000 dwt ships at compatriot Nihon Shipyard. The company confirmed the contracts on Friday, with deliveries scheduled from 2029 onwards. Pricing and propulsion details have not been disclosed. T
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a 30-year lease with Yusen Terminals
A European legal battle over whether ships’ crews can be required to undertake cargo handling work in port has widened after the European Trade Union Confederation was allowed to intervene in an appeal before the Court of Appeal of The Hague. The case centres on the International Transport Workers’ Federation’s Non-Sea
U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper says U.S. forces have cleared sea mines laid by Iran from the internationally recognized shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, offering new...
Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to respect freedom of navigation.
No agreement has been reached between the US and China over multi-million dollar port fees suspended in November 2025
New vessel deliveries could put container freight rates under pressure as the peak season ends
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” extending his administration’s campaign to rename prominent geographic features into the middle of an...
The U.S. Coast Guard is offering temporary relief to some merchant mariners whose credentials expired while their renewal applications were caught in a processing backlog at the National Maritime Center....
Baltic grain exporters are seeing a boost in demand as blocked supplies from the Black Sea region are spurring buyers to seek alternative sources.
(Bloomberg) — The flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz is creeping higher as producers across the Middle East boost exports in the face of Iran’s lingering threat to...
MacGregor has experienced a highly positive trend in the demand for its cargo securing innovations in 2026, driven by strong market uptake of its ACV-1 Hippo fully automatic twistlock (FAT)...
Another tanker has been struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the continued risks to commercial shipping even as President Donald Trump declared victory in Iran...
Commercial ships still face risks in the area, even though active fighting between the United States and Iran has eased in recent weeks.