This category covers the latest developments in the ports and shipping sector, including maritime transport, vessel charters, shipping agreements, port operations, and logistics. It features news on commercial shipping activities, low-carbon and alternative fuel vessels, global trade movements, and strategic partnerships shaping the maritime industry. The section highlights how ports and shipping contribute to international trade, energy transport, and the transition toward sustainable and efficient maritime operations.
New Zealand is expecting nearly 200,000 cruise passengers during the new cruise season, providing a significant boost to tourism, local businesses, employment and regional communities.
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Harland & Wolff has secured a major cruise ship refurbishment and ship repair contract for Margaritaville at Sea’s flagship Beachcomber, marking the largest cruise ship revitalization project to be undertaken at its Belfast shipyard since the facility was acquired by Spain’s Navantia Group.
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Ardersier Port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dajin to explore a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening offshore wind logistics and supply-chain capabilities across the UK and European markets.
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The PanStar Acro container ship departed fromCat 9:30 p.m. on Saturday and is heading toward Europe through the Arctic.
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The Panama Canal Authority has announced temporary changes to vessel transit capacity and its daily auction system as below-expected rainfall and worsening watershed conditions raise concerns over the long-term sustainability of canal operations.
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Baltic Shipping Company A/S has strengthened its fleet with two next-generation coaster vessels, M/V Baltic Iron and M/V Baltic Timber, featuring wind-assisted propulsion and battery technology to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
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Maersk is revising its Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for container shipments from Far East Asia to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, with the new rates taking effect on different dates depending on the country of origin.
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The Port of Colombo has reached a record level of container throughput, but its growing dependence on Indian-linked transshipment cargo is creating a strategic vulnerability as India advances plans for the Galathea Bay International Container Transshipment Port on Great Nicobar Island.
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Yemen’s Mocha port has suspended commercial and maritime operations following repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks that caused an estimated $16 million in damage and killed seven people, according to port director Abdulmalik al-Sharabi.
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Egypt has added two new 82,000-deadweight-ton bulk carriers to its national commercial fleet after the National Shipping Company, affiliated with the Ministry of Transport, received the vessels from Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu New Hantong Ship Heavy Industry (NHT) on Friday.
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A vessel operated by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday evening, August 14, marking another serious incident involving UAE-linked commercial shipping in the strategically important waterway.
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A British maritime response company has begun efforts to contain an oil spill from the grounded Russian shadow fleet tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman, as the spreading slick threatens sensitive marine ecosystems and has now reached the country’s shoreline.
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The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued a marine safety advisory for soil investigation works at the Singapore LNG (SLNG) Tertiary Jetty, with activities scheduled from 17 August 2026 to 17 February 2027.
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has condemned an attack on the cargo ship TIHAMAH off the coast of Al Mokha, Yemen, in which a projectile struck the vessel and several seafarer fatalities were confirmed.
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The security situation for commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman has deteriorated following two separate incidents involving merchant vessels, raising fresh concerns over maritime security, shipping routes and global supply chains.
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