HGK Shipping has installed an Econowind wind propulsion system on Amadeus Titanium, operated by Amadeus Schiffahrts- und Speditions GmbH. The VentoFoils installation was completed in the Port of Harlingen and is expected to reduce bunker fuel consumption by around 10% during transport operations for Covestro.
Japan and South Korea reported new milestones in autonomous ship development, with Genbu receiving full autonomous notation and HiNAS Control gaining Type Approval.
A fuel tanker explosion near the Panama Canal’s Pacific entrance injured four people, left one worker believed dead, and briefly closed the Bridge of the Americas without affecting vessel traffic.
Noatum Ports has received three STS cranes and six RTG cranes at Safaga Terminal in Egypt, marking a key operational step before the multipurpose port opens later in 2026.
Bloomberg, citing Kpler data, reported that nearly 50 LNG carriers used by Qatar are idle across Asia, representing at least 3.456 million tonnes of carrier capacity.
Sweden has detained Flora 1 in a Baltic Sea spill investigation after authorities linked the EU-sanctioned tanker to a mineral oil discharge east of Gotland.
ACE American Insurance Company, part of Chubb, has reached a $350 million settlement with the owner and operator of the container ship Dali over the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott
A Taiwan court ordered the captain of a Chinese-linked vessel to pay damages to Chunghwa Telecom over the Tai-Peng 3 subsea cable case, adding a civil compensation order to a three-year prison sentence.
Constanța Port says it has tested a new pilot transfer method designed for embarkation and disembarkation in difficult weather, including winds above force 7 Bft.
