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Estimated reading time: 2 minutes MUR Shipping has separated from its Romanian management office through a management buyout, with the Constanța business operating independently as VIP Chartering Services SRL from …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Dutch shipbuilding group Damen has secured a contract to supply two high density polyethylene pontoons to the Port of Cotonou in Benin, adding new marine …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Centralised fulfilment in Elche Spanish footwear company Gioseppo has upgraded its warehouse management software as online sales and international distribution place greater demands on its …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Habib Turki assumes leadership of the International Road Transport Union as the industry faces geopolitical disruption, digital change and mounting pressure to decarbonise supply chains. …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Ocean Network Express (ONE) reported a net profit of $31 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 as disruption in the Middle East increased …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes The Port of Amsterdam is expanding infrastructure and storage for renewable fuels as rising volumes of biofuels, methanol and other low carbon energy products reshape …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Sarens has completed the site move and load out of the Valhall PWP topside at Aker Solutions’ yard in Stord, Norway, using 580 axle lines …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Hitachi, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct Japan’s first pilot test of Direct Ocean Capture …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes SAL Logistics Services Company has completed its acquisition of Aviapartner Liège SA, marking the Saudi cargo handler’s first operational footprint outside the Kingdom and giving …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Navigator Gas has closed $121.8m in financing for two ammonia fuelled gas carrier newbuilds being developed with Amon Maritime, the New York listed company said …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes South Korea broke ground on a fully automated container terminal at Gwangyang Port on 30 July, staking 772.4 billion won ($523 million) on a national …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Riyadh — Saudi Arabia has launched a Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance with 13 partner nations to secure critical shipping corridors through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Gwadar Port has handled roughly 200,000 tonnes of transit breakbulk cargo over the past three months, Yu Bo, chairman of China Overseas Ports Holding Company …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Wallenius SOL has acquired two ice-class RoRo vessels from Royal Wagenborg and taken over a long-term contract to ship kraftliner from Smurfit Westrock’s Piteå mill, …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes International Container Terminal Services, Inc. posted a 25 percent jump in recurring net income to US$604.69 million for the first half of 2026, as two …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes HMM, South Korea’s largest container carrier, has slashed its 2030 fleet capacity target while adding dozens more vessels, signaling a sharp pivot away from the …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes GasLog confirmed on August 3 that its LNG carrier GasLog Shanghai was struck by an unknown projectile while exiting the Strait of Hormuz on July …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Subsea 7 S.A. cleared a critical regulatory milestone on 31 July 2026 when all waiting periods under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act expired, …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Diana Shipping Inc. reported a sharp increase in second quarter profit as stronger average charter rates lifted revenue and more than offset the effect of …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Two heavy lift transformers with a combined weight of almost 300 metric tons have been discharged from AAL Shipping‘s multipurpose vessel AAL Galveston at the …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Finnlines Plc, the Grimaldi Group-owned Baltic Sea shipping operator, delivered a 39% jump in first-half profit as a diversified energy strategy and pass-through surcharges insulated …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes New rail service links Walvis Bay and Karibib Kaleido Logistics and TransNamib have launched the Walvis Bay to Karibib rail corridor, creating a new freight …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes LASO Transportes S.A. has opened a new subsidiary in Algeciras, Spain, as the specialised transport company expands its international network and strengthens its access to …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Freight rates for barges on the Rhine have hit all-time highs after water levels at the Kaub gauge dropped below the critical 30-centimetre mark this …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Maersk is replacing a single-vessel shuttle between Balboa and Posorja with a three-vessel network linking Mexico, Panama, and Ecuador, a move that signals rising confidence …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) carrying oil loaded from the Gulf exited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, with traffic through the waterway remaining …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Boudewijn Siemons, chief executive of Port of Rotterdam, has been elected to the board of the International Association of Ports and Harbors as regional vice …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Saudia Cargo and Riyadh Cargo have signed an interline agreement that immediately extends the young carrier’s network reach beyond its six current direct destinations, giving …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes HŽ Cargo d.o.o. and Railtrans International a.s. (RTI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Zagreb on 30 July 2026 to create a joint venture company …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes A drone strike that damaged two gas tankers in Egyptian waters has renewed energy security concerns about the nearby Suez Canal and the Sumed pipeline, …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes MOL Group has launched Phase 2 of its long-term corporate plan with a target of ¥420 billion ($2.8 billion) in profit before tax by fiscal …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Japan’s six major container ports handled 1.18 million TEUs of foreign trade containers in May, up just 0.1 per cent year on year, as a …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Joint War Committee (JWC) expanded the Red Sea high-risk area northward on July 29, 2026, pushing the notification line close to the Saudi port …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Life-Threatening Situation at Chornomorsk Port Thirteen Indian seafarers remain stranded aboard the cargo vessel MV AMIR1 at Ukraine’s Chornomorsk port, as repeated Russian drone and …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Guatemala’s Puerto Quetzal Welcomes a Greener Towage Solution SAAM Towage will deploy the SAAM Hunabku, Guatemala’s first IMO Tier III-compliant tugboat, at Puerto Quetzal as …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Port Authority of València (PAV) has approved a EUR 15.6 million investment in a second electrical substation and updated its Environmental and Energy Policy …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Swiss forwarder’s dedicated temperature-controlled routes now total 12, linking major pharmaceutical hubs across four continents and enabling shift to lighter packaging. Schindellegi, Switzerland – Kuehne+Nagel …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Monsoon Disruptions Test Port Resilience Star Shipping Pakistan completed breakbulk cement discharge operations at Karachi Port during ongoing monsoon rainfall, ensuring cargo flow continued at …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes PTSC Mechanical & Construction has completed the construction and loadout of the offshore substation structures for the Fengmiao offshore wind project in Taiwan, moving an …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Subsea 7 S.A. reported second quarter net income of $254 million on July 30, a 94% increase from $131 million in the same period last …
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes Egypt Faces $7 Billion Loss Amid Red Sea Shipping Crisis Shipping companies are increasingly avoiding the Suez Canal due to escalating threats from the Houthi …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The Port of Antwerp Bruges has welcomed one of the largest pieces of project cargo handled in recent years, as a nearly 7,000 tonne process …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Bunker sales at the Port of Rotterdam fell 25.1% during the first half of 2026 as higher compliance costs, volatile fuel prices and changing shipping …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes GEODIS has engineered the launch, transport and offshore installation of a large energy storage prototype off the coast of Calabria, marking the logistics group’s first …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Association Says Early Industry Engagement Can Help Address Skills Shortages The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed the UK Government’s plans to overhaul technical …
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Proven technology available now BAR Technologies has called on shipowners to invest in wind propulsion rather than delay emissions reductions while waiting for alternative fuels, …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Sierra service makes inaugural Manzanillo call Mediterranean Shipping Company has launched a second dedicated Far East to Mexico container service, expanding sailing options for shippers …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Sallaum Lines has signed a contract with China Merchants Shipyard for one firm 8,600 CEU pure car and truck carrier, with an option for a …
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes RightShip and NorthStandard have launched a strategic collaboration allowing the marine insurer to request existing vessel inspection reports, reducing the need for repeated surveys and …
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