Union Maritime has taken delivery of MT SPA, an LR2 tanker built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, combining LNG dual-fuel propulsion with WindWings and targeting FuelEU Maritime compliance through 2040.
Kawasaki and JSE signed for a 40,000 m3 LH2 carrier at Sakaide Works, supporting NEDO Green Innovation Fund demonstrations and ocean-going trials targeted for FY2030.
BIMCO reports that Suez Canal traffic in the first week of 2026 was only about 40% of the 2023 level, roughly 100 days after the last Houthi attack, with container ship transits still down 86% in late 2025.
Seatrade has taken a strategic stake in JR Shipping Group, supporting growth in container feeders, short sea dry cargo and offshore service vessels while the Harlingen group remains independent.
U.S. forces have seized Russian-flagged tanker Bella 1 after a weeks-long Atlantic pursuit, broadening the Venezuela oil blockade, triggering a second tanker raid and jolting global tanker markets.
Russia’s Arc7 LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin has sailed north toward the NSR after delivery to Sovcomflot, drawing attention to winter-capable shipping linked to Arctic LNG 2.
GENMA has delivered its first independently developed rail-mounted mobile harbor crane powered by onboard diesel generator sets, enabling flexible handling of containers and bulk cargo such as coal without shore power.
Korea will back a 3,000-TEU Busan–Rotterdam Arctic trial voyage while building a maritime capital region in Busan, reforming fisheries, and expanding offshore wind and seafood exports.
Qingdao Port has begun commercial operation of the country’s first automatic mooring system using vacuum technology, cutting berthing time, enhancing quay safety and extending automation to the berth edge.
