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Maritime stakeholders from 10 Middle East and North Africa countries completed a regional workshop in Alexandria, Egypt, on strengthening enforcement of the IMO liability and compensation regime, according to the …

Maritime consultancy Drewry expects crude tanker markets to outperform product tankers in 2026 due to slower crude fleet growth and the potential support from higher inventories, including floating storage. The …

The Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority has deployed two modern tugboats to handle larger cargo vessels, according to the statement. The inauguration ceremony took place on Sunday at the …

Ocean Network Express will implement an updated East-West service network from April 2026, covering the Asia–North America, Asia–Europe and Asia–Middle East trade lanes, according to the company’s statement. The company …

CEVA Logistics has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of Fagioli Holding S.p.A. and its affiliates, known as Fagioli Group, subject to regulatory approvals, according to a company …

Yinson GreenTech’s marinEV collaborated with Toll Group on the launch of Singapore’s first decarbonisation hub dedicated to electric supply vessels and signed a Letter of Intent with SG Shipping for …

The ports of Palma and València and shipping company Baleària have signed a collaboration agreement to develop Spain’s first green maritime corridor, aiming to operate the València–Palma route with zero …

Somtrans has officially christened the LNG bunker barge United LNG I in the port of Antwerp, with the vessel set to enter service in early 2026, according to the company’s …

MSC Cruises announced an order for four next-generation cruise vessels and two additional options from MEYER WERFT, marking the launch of its new “New Frontier” platform, a new class of …

Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has started trial operations of the first phase of the Red Sea Container Terminal (RSCT) at Sokhna Port, according to a statement published by SCZONE …

A group of marine fuel buyers and suppliers has launched the Bunkering Services Initiative across the Amsterdam–Rotterdam–Antwerp region, with operations under way since December 1, 2025, according to LR. The …

HMM has announced an updated East–West service network covering Asia–Europe, Asia–North America and Asia–Middle East trade routes, with implementation scheduled for April 2026. The company said the revised structure is …

The global Satellite IoT market was valued at $1.4 billion in 2024 and is forecast to reach $3.5 billion by 2030, reflecting a CAGR of 16.5% over the period, according …

SSY has agreed terms to acquire Scandinavian brokerage Grieg Shipbrokers, with the transaction set to become effective in January 2026, according to an SSY statement. Grieg Shipbrokers will be incorporated …

Dole plc said certain of its subsidiaries have entered into agreements that, once completed, will result in the sale of its port and port operations in Guayaquil, Ecuador to Terminal …

MISC Berhad and China Offshore Engineering & Technology Company Limited have received Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for their ammonia floating production, storage and offloading concept, …

Kongsberg Maritime has expanded its UUC PM (Underwater Mountable, Permanent Magnet) azimuth thruster range with the introduction of new sizes, according to a company statement. The company added two units …

ABB and HDF Energy have signed a joint-development agreement to develop a high-power fuel cell unit for marine applications, aiming at megawatt-scale installations on large seagoing vessels, according to ABB's …

FAVOR tug will be homeported in Arkhangelsk Representatives of Marine Rescue Service (Morspasluzhba) have signed the acceptance and delivery certificate for the FAVOR salvage tug in the Artic Port of …

Hapag-Lloyd has signed a contract with the Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles for the construction of eight new container ships. The ordered units will each have a capacity of 4,500 TEU …

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) held a naming and launching ceremony on December 12 at Kosaba Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, for its newly built crew transfer …

The Executive Board of the City of Amsterdam intends to contribute €4 million ($4.4 million) to the development of the local hydrogen network H2avennet in the Port of Amsterdam area, …

AD Ports Group said it intends to launch a cash mandatory tender offer to acquire an additional stake in Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling Company, aiming for majority ownership and …

The facility expansion at the site continues along with loading of export ammonia The Ust-Luga, Leningrad Region based Port Favor Terminal designed for handling all types of mineral fertilizers is …

U.S. imports of goods from Asia shrank in September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs weighed on transpacific trade, according to U.S. trade data. The goods trade deficit with Asian nations …

Italian ports handled almost 250 million tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2025, up 1.2% year on year, according to Assoporti and SRM (Assoporti–SRM). Growth was driven by …

Associated British Ports has started construction on the first phase of its Helm @ Immingham development on the Humber, following reserved matters approval from North East Lincolnshire Council for 103,000 …

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening maritime security across the Red Sea, East Africa, Southern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean regions during the EU Regional …

A coalition of 36 animal-welfare organisations has asked the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to adopt binding international rules for livestock carriers, citing safety and environmental risks across an ageing fleet. …

UK wind-propulsion company GT Wings said it has closed an investment round led by Grieg Kapital, according to the company’s statement. The company said the round is aimed at boosting …

Global vessel cascading has entered a new phase in 2025-2H, according to issue 744 of the Sea-Intelligence Sunday Spotlight. The analysis covers more than 16,000 vessel transfers across 2024–2025 and …

A consortium of GE Vernova and Seatrium has won a contract from TenneT to deliver key elements of BalWin5, a 2.2-GW offshore HVDC grid link that will transmit North Sea …

Galveston LNG Bunker Port, LLC (GLBP) has signed a Heads of Agreement with an undisclosed international shipping company for LNG bunker fuel supply in Galveston Bay, according to an official …

The global smart port market is projected to rise from USD 2.23 billion in 2024 to USD 7.95 billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 25.8%, according to Research and …

BIMCO has adopted two new contractual clauses for use in ship sale and purchase agreements to address compliance risks linked to environmental regulation. The international shipping association said the FuelEU …

Global Marine Group is set to acquire the construction support vessel (CSV) “Normand Clipper” from Solstad Maritime ASA after the vessel’s current charterer exercised its purchase option, Solstad said on …

Busan Port Authority has placed South Korea’s first state-owned all-electric passenger ferry, the e-Green-ho, into regular service, according to ABB’s statement. BPA will use the new vessel for harbour tours, …

Höegh Autoliners has taken delivery of the Höegh Starlight, the seventh ammonia-ready Aurora-class car carrier in its 12-vessel programme, according to a company statement in social media. The vessel, built …

Container traffic fell 4.2% to 4.85 million TEUs. Cargo throughput at Russian commercial seaports reached 808.69 million tonnes in January-November 2025, which is a 0.8% year-on-year decrease in 2024, IAA …

China has opened its first ASEAN container route under the national “on-time, cost-reduction” shipping programme, linking the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan with Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, the Maritime Safety …

Dutch energy infrastructure company VTTI and Norwegian floating LNG specialist Höegh Evi have entered the next phase of permitting for the proposed Zeeland Energy Terminal as the Dutch government published …

CMA CGM held a naming ceremony for the methanol dual-fuel containership CMA CGM ANTIGONE on 11 December at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, according to the company’s statement. The vessel is …

India has placed its first fully indigenous hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel into commercial service on the Ganga in Varanasi, according to pib.gov.in. The catamaran, owned by the Inland Waterways …

ABS, ENEOS, NYK Line and SEACOR have begun a joint study to develop a methanol bunkering and supply chain network along the U.S. Gulf Coast, according to the company’s statement. …

Australia has approved South Korea’s Hanwha Group to raise its stake in Austal to 19.9%, but the decision comes with binding national-security conditions that restrict the investor just below a …

South Korea has abolished gross tonnage ceilings for major offshore fishing vessels as the country deepens its reliance on quota-based resource management, MOF reports. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries …

The Hong Kong Shipping Registry has opened a regional desk in Dubai, extending its 24/7 support network to shipowners and operators across the Middle East, according to the Hong Kong …

Germany’s Hartmann Group and Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe have agreed to commission a methanol-powered cement carrier for Norwegian coastal trade, according to the company’s statement. The project, backed by Norway’s …

Lloyd’s Register (LR), EXMAR and the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) for Mobility and Transport have jointly contributed to interim guidelines enabling the safe use of ammonia cargo as fuel …

Kazakhstan has reaffirmed plans to build a dedicated transport and logistics terminal at Iran’s Shahid Rajaee port. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told the Kazakhstan–Iran Business Forum in Astana on 11 December …