Category: Maritime and Water Transport Engineering

New Red Sea Shipping Route Launched from India's Mundra Port to Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Port

A new Red Sea shipping route has been launched between India's Mundra Port and Saudi Arabia's Jeddah...

2026-06-07

HD Hyundai Samho Receives BV Approval in Principle for Container Ship Bow Windshield Design

HD Hyundai Samho has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV)...

2026-06-07

FLIR Marine Launches Thermal Monocular with Detection Range Doubled to One Kilometer

FLIR Marine has launched a handheld thermal monocular called the Ocean Scout Pro II, designed for lo...

2026-06-07

Rosatom's Model Plans to Attract 5 Trillion Rubles in Investment for Northern Sea Route Development by 2030

Rosatom is developing a financial and economic model for the development of the Northern Sea Route, ...

2026-06-07

South Korea launches first pilot cargo project on the Northern Sea Route

Subeom Choi, Secretary-General of the Korea Arctic Shipping Association (KASA), recently stated that...

2026-06-07

China's First Six-Sail Hybrid Ro-Ro Ship Launched

A roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) ship designed for transporting aircraft components, built by China State ...

2026-06-07

Equinor's Gullfaks Field Achieves 5,000th Crude Oil Delivery

Equinor's Gullfaks field on the Norwegian continental shelf recently delivered its 5,000th crude oil...

2026-06-07

MarinaVela in Barcelona, Spain, Granted IPR License for VAT and Duty Exemption

Marina Vela in Barcelona has obtained a license allowing non-EU-owned, non-EU-flagged yachts to oper...

2026-06-06

MSC's JADE Service Makes Maiden Call at Nansha Port Area in China

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)'s premium Asia-Europe mainline service, JADE, officially made i...

2026-06-06

China's Hengli Heavy Industry Sets Global Record with Two 306,000 DWT VLCCs Delivered on Same Day

Hengli Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd. simultaneously named and delivered two 306,000 deadweight tonn...

2026-06-06

MSST Establishes Joint Venture in Singapore to Activate Existing Vessel

Mermaid Subsea Services (Thailand) (MSST) has signed a joint venture agreement with DS Global Offsho...

2026-06-06

French BOURBON Appoints New CEO Effective September 14, 2026

Offshore service provider BOURBON has appointed Olivier Blaringhem as Chief Executive Officer, effec...

2026-06-06

India-Gulf container rates fall 40% from February peak

Container freight rates from India to the Persian Gulf have fallen significantly from their peak sin...

2026-06-06

C&C Delivers Third Inland River Pushboat to Canal Barge

U.S. shipbuilder C&C Marine and Repair announced the delivery of the third new inland river pushboat...

2026-06-06

Norwegian Deputy Minister Leads Delegation to Greece to Strengthen Maritime Cooperation

Norwegian Deputy Minister for Fisheries and Ocean Policy Even T. Sagebakken, together with Director ...

2026-06-06

Port of Antwerp-Bruges appoints Rob Smeets as CEO for six-year term

Rob Smeets has been officially appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Antwerp-Bruges fo...

2026-06-06

Cosco-PTP Alliance Invests €116 Million to Build Terminal at Port of Tarragona, Spain

The Cosco and PTP Ibérica alliance showcased the multi-purpose terminal operation project at the And...

2026-06-06

South Africa and Kenya Sign Trade Facilitation and Maritime Cooperation Agreements

South Africa and Kenya have signed trade facilitation and maritime cooperation agreements aimed at i...

2026-06-06

China's First Large Cruise Ship, Adora Magic City, Launches Inaugural Domestic Destination-Free Sea Voyage

On the afternoon of June 6, China's first large cruise ship, the "Adora Magic City," departed from S...

2026-06-06

West Bengal Deep-Sea Port Relocated, 1,700 Acres of Land Acquired

The West Bengal government has abandoned its long-pursued plan for a deep-sea port at Tajpur, opting...

2026-06-06

China's Jiangnan Shipyard Designs 25,000 TEU Thorium-Based Nuclear-Powered Ship, No Refueling for 40 Years

Jiangnan Shipyard is designing a 25,000 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) nuclear-powered container ...

2026-06-06

Indonesia's Coal Exports Down 4.8% Year-on-Year in First Four Months of 2026

Since 2026, Indonesia's seaborne coal exports have continued to decline. According to the latest wee...

2026-06-06

US Plans 10%-12.5% Tariffs on 60 Trade Partners, Ocean Freight Rates Rise

The container shipping market is facing a new wave of freight rate increases, as the US proposes add...

2026-06-06

Alabama Port Authority Secures Over $49 Million in Federal Funding for Fiscal Year 2026

The Alabama Port Authority (APA) Board of Directors and senior leadership traveled to Washington to ...

2026-06-06

Shanghai to Europe and US freight rates rise 20%~31% weekly

Spot freight rates on transpacific and Asia-Europe routes have surged this week, with the peak seaso...

2026-06-06

HD Hyundai's Nuclear-Powered Car Carrier Design Receives Lloyd's Approval in Principle

South Korea's HD Hyundai has expanded the application of small modular reactor (SMR) propulsion tech...

2026-06-06

Coalition Plans Green Shipping Corridor Between Brazil and Belgium

A new coalition facilitated by the Global Maritime Forum and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) plan...

2026-06-06

Lloyd's Register Joins European Short Sea Low- and Zero-Carbon Propulsion Cooperation Project

Lloyd's Register has joined a four-party research project to assess how low- and zero-carbon propuls...

2026-06-06

Carbon Ridge Centrifugal OCCS Achieves 98% Capture Rate in Turkish Pilot

Shipboard carbon capture company Carbon Ridge announced that its centrifugal onboard carbon capture ...

2026-06-06

Port of Rotterdam Completes LED Lighting Upgrade, Reducing Energy Consumption by 50%

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has completed a multi-year public lighting renewal plan, comprehensi...

2026-06-06