Vale Names Oliveira Chairman as Board Fight Ends
Vale's boardroom fight is over: Manuel Oliveira takes the chair at the miner whose iron ore exports set the Capesize market.
Containership Orderbook Hits Record 11.93m TEU
The containership orderbook hit a record 11.93 million TEU in 2025 while scrapping fell to its lowest level ever recorded.
Splash247 Launches Splash Ports for Terminals
Splash247 has spun out Splash Ports, a daily ports intelligence vertical covering container, bulk and energy terminals worldwide.
Houthis Hit 2 Saudi Tankers in Red Sea Blockade
Two Saudi tankers hit in the Red Sea days after the Houthi naval blockade, and war-risk cover is the first cost to move for shippers.
Davie Launches Autonomous Vessel Arm in Ontario
Davie's new Ontario company will build autonomous maritime vessels with Kraken, and the first hulls are composite USVs, not boxships.
Panama Canal Bets on Lock Upkeep to Avoid Delays
The Panama Canal's preventive maintenance programme is what keeps your Asia-US East Coast transit slot from vanishing without warning.
Asia Imports to US Rise 14.9% as Vietnam Surges
US container imports from Asia climbed 14.9% year on year in June to 1.77m TEUs, and Vietnam is taking a bigger slice of it.
India Ship Recycling Prices Climb on Tight Supply
The ship recycling market gained ground last week as India's yards ran short of steel plates and vessels stayed off the beaches.
Project CAPTURED Clears 2 Rules for Onboard CO2
Two regulatory wins for onboard carbon capture mean CO2 offloaded from ships now has a legal route from vessel to storage site.
Capital Ship, K Shipbuilding and LR Plan 50,000 DWT Wind-Assisted MR Tanker
Three firms are designing a 50,000 dwt wind-assisted MR tanker to test whether sails cut enough fuel to pay for themselves.
Voith Marks 100 Years of the Schneider Propeller
The Voith Schneider Propeller turns 100 in 2026, and the 360° thruster still runs the tugs and ferries that keep your cargo moving.
ABS Approves Nuclear 15,000 TEU Boxship Design
ABS has approved a nuclear-powered 15,000 TEU containership design in principle, and the fuel-cost math behind it changes ocean freight.
Baltic Exchange Maps Dry Bulk Outlook at INTERCEM Naples
Baltic Exchange and Howe Robinson used the INTERCEM Naples stage to spell out what will move dry bulk shipping rates next.
TOP Ships Sells 47m Para Bellvm, Exits Megayacht Sector
TOP Ships is selling the 47-metre M/Y Para Bellvm and leaving the megayacht sector to put its capital back into ECO tankers.
Neste Charters 2 Ice Class Tankers for Porvoo
Neste has chartered two Ice Class 1A MR tankers from Fairfield Maritime Japan for its Porvoo refinery runs through the Baltic winter.
IAI 777-300ERSF Fleet Tops 20,000 Flight Hours | CalculateCBM
IAI's 777-300ERSF freighter conversion has cleared 20,000 flight hours in under a year, with 11 jets now flying for airlines worldwide.
DP World Signs 50-Year Deal to Bypass Hormuz
DP World's two new Fujairah terminals will sit outside the Strait of Hormuz, a route that skips the chokepoint for UAE-bound cargo.
Brent Tops $95 as Trump Warns Iran Over Ships
Brent crude broke $95 as US-Iran tensions spike, and oil prices at a six-week high are already showing up in bunker and war-risk bills.
CSIRO Trains 20 Marine Scientists Perth to Hobart
Twenty students spent a Perth–Hobart voyage learning the survey work that keeps shipping lanes charted, and marine science careers staffed.
HHLA Cuts 2026 Outlook on Terminal Upgrade Delays | CalculateCBM
HHLA cut its 2026 outlook after terminal automation and rail upgrades disrupted operations at one of Europe's busiest container ports.