HD Hyundai Subsidiary Buys Vietnamese Firm to Bolster Green Ship Manufacturing

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE), a subsidiary of the Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai, has acquired Doosan Vina, a Vietnamese company owned...

Seaspan’s Fleet Expansion Continues with New 9,000 TEU Vessels from China

Seaspan Corporation, a leading container ship lessor, has confirmed a new order for twelve 9,000 TEU container ships from China's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a unit...

Port of New Orleans Sees 2% Container Volume Increase, Driven by Import Growth

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has announced continued growth in cargo volumes and trade activity for the first half of 2025. This...

Deep-Sea ConRo Ships: Only Grimaldi Sticks with the Concept

Since 2023, only six new deep-sea Container-RoRo (ConRo) vessels have been delivered globally, and all of them were built for the Italian Grimaldi Group....

Investigation Underway After Towboat Strikes Guillermo Gaviria Bridge in Colombia

A towboat crashed into the Guillermo Gaviria Bridge in Barrancabermeja, Colombia, on Sunday morning. The vessel struck one of the bridge's piers while navigating...

Capesize Supply Abundant, Panamax and Supramax Hold Steady

The global dry bulk shipping market is currently experiencing mixed trends across different vessel classes. While some segments are showing strength due to specific...

VLCC Market Remains Resilient as Suezmax and Aframax See Shifting Dynamics

  The crude oil tanker market has shown varied performance across different vessel classes, with VLCC rates remaining resilient, while Suezmax and Aframax segments are...

Why Covid Is Spreading Again This Summer

Covid-19 cases are climbing again this summer, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) forecasting model indicating that infections are growing in...

Collaboration at Port of Southampton Aims to Set New Standard for Marine Decarbonization

Seabound, a leader in marine carbon capture based in the UK, has been awarded £1.1 million from the UK government's Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition...

Global Container Shipping Rates Decline Amid Market Weakness

The global container shipping market is facing renewed pressure as spot rates continue to decline on major trade lanes. According to the Japan International...