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Davie Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Texas Shipyard Expansion for Coast Guard Icebreakers
Davie Defense officially broke ground Monday on a massive modernization of Gulf Copper’s shipyard facilities in Galvesto…
1 June 2026
MSC Containership Damaged in Apparent Attack Off Iraq
A Panama-flagged containership has been damaged in what appears to be the third reported attack off Iraq since the outbr…
1 June 2026
Inchape launches US forwarding service
Leading global port agency provider Inchape Shipping services is moving into the US freight forwarding sector after rece…
1 June 2026
EU May Keep Russian Oil Price Cap Unchanged at $44 per Barrel to Pressure Moscow
The European Commission may propose leaving the G7 price cap on Russian crude unchanged at its July review, in an effort…
1 June 2026
Shipping Industry Says Hormuz Peace Deal Alone Won’t Bring Ships Back
Executives warn that freedom of navigation requires more than a ceasefire as confidence remains shattered after months o…
1 June 2026
LNG Fleet Faces Compliance Divide as EU Carbon Costs Threaten Older Carrier Economics
A growing split is emerging within the global LNG carrier fleet as tightening European emissions regulations begin resha…
1 June 2026
Iran to Halt Message Exchanges With US Over Israel, Tasnim Says
Iran said it would halt talks with the US in protest for Israel’s expanded ground assault in Lebanon, escalating tension…
1 June 2026
France Intercepts Another Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker as Macron Expands Sanctions Crackdown
French naval forces have intercepted and boarded another tanker linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, extending a m…
1 June 2026
IMO Adopts MASS Code: The Autonomous Ship Moves from Drawing Board to Regulated Reality
The maritime industry has spent the better part of a decade debating whether autonomous ships represent genuine commerci…
1 June 2026
New Chinese platform aims to challenge global ship valuation leaders
The first online ship trading platform of China, ShipBidNet, has launched the Maritime Asset Analytics (MAA) system, an …
1 June 2026
ZIM selects new CEO with Hapag-Lloyd deal still pending
Israeli liner operator ZIM has appointed Chen Lichtenstein as its next president and chief executive officer, handing th…
1 June 2026
Trump Says Deal Will ‘Work Out Well’ Even as US, Iran Clash
US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran over an interim peace deal will “work out well,” even as the countries’ f…
1 June 2026
France Intercepts Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Linked to Russian Oil
France's navy has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to the Russian oil trade in the Atlantic Ocean and ordered the …
1 June 2026
Brazil’s Itajaí Port Moves To Remove 133-Year-Old Wreck To Expand Capacity For Larger Ships
The ship was deliberately sunk by its captain in 1893 during the Federalist Revolution to prevent it from being captured…
1 June 2026
World’s First Floating Hydrogen Power Hub Validated To Power Ships Without Grid Connection
The project was funded through the UK Research and Innovation Clean Maritime Demonstrator Competition Round 6 (CMDC6).
1 June 2026
Indian Navy Ready For Any China-Pakistan ‘Two-Front’ Maritime Challenge, Says Navy Chief
The Indian Navy has strengthened its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, underwater surveillance systems and network-ce…
1 June 2026
Low water restricts barge capacity, but the real problem is port congestion
Low water levels may be looming along Europe’s heavily trafficked inland waterways, but the real issue remains congestio…
1 June 2026
Hazardous cargo liability treaty set for 2027 launch
A long-awaited international compensation regime covering accidents involving hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) at …
1 June 2026
Carriers back to ‘price-gouging’ on ocean trades – ‘they can’t help themselves’
Asia-Europe shippers on long-term contracts are beginning to feel the effects of an early peak season, with allocations …
1 June 2026
Video: US Military Carries Out Another Strike On Vessel In Eastern Pacific, Killing 3
The strike was the second announced by the US military in as many days and the fourth such attack reported within a week…
1 June 2026
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