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By the Numbers: Container Fleet Capacity to Top 34 Million TEU

Sep 03, 2026

'When the world’s shipyards deliver just a few more container ships, the global fleet capacity will for the first time reach 34 million TEU. At that time, the fleet will have grown by 10 million TEU - or 42% - in just five and a half years,” says Niels Rasmussen…

Floating Titanium Lattice Could Out-Perform Steel and Plastic

Sep 02, 2026

Australian engineers have created a strong and lightweight titanium material that floats in water, even after severe damage, revealing a promising new material for marine infrastructure.Research led by RMIT University shows the 3D-printed titanium lattice – made up of hollow…

Nuclear Power Considered for Transatlantic Container Route

Sep 02, 2026

Lloyd’s Register, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and the ports of Charleston and Felixstowe will examine the security and safeguarding requirements for the theoretical deployment of a nuclear-powered container ship route between the UK and US…

Oceanbird to Install Wing Sails on M/V Way Forward

Sep 02, 2026

After the successful first onboard wing installation, Oceanbird is installing two wing sails during 2027 on the car-carrier M/V Way Forward, chartered by Volkswagen Konzernlogistik.  In June 2026, the first Oceanbird wing sail was installed on the vessel Tirranna…

Liebherr Christens MV Patricia

Sep 02, 2026

Patricia Ruf, Member of the administrative board at Liebherr-International AG, has formally christened SAL's MV Patricia at the Liebherr site in Rostock. The vessel is the third delivered unit in SAL's Orca Class newbuilding program and bears the name of her godmother…

Nikkiso to Provide 16 Motor Pumps for German LNG Terminal

Sep 02, 2026

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (Nikkiso CE&IG) has announced it has secured a contract with CS Gas North to provide 16 submerged motor pumps for German LNG Terminal in Brunsbüttel. Nikkiso CE&IG is manufacturing high-pressure…

Shipsy Launches Logistics Intelligence Layer for Enterprise

Sep 02, 2026

Shipsy, an AI-native enterprise logistics management platform, announced the beta launch of Shipsy Brain, a logistics native intelligence layer.Shipsy Brain helps enterprises orchestrate decisions and execute operational workflows with considerably greater accuracy…

Brittany Ferries Ends Live Irish Calf Exports

Sep 01, 2026

On September 1, Brittany Ferries stopped transporting live farm animals including unweaned calves.The move marks another milestone in a campaign by NGOs to end long-distance live transport and ensure animal welfare legislation is effectively enforced…

Ukrainian Exporters Encouraged to Prepare for Halted Port Operations

Sep 01, 2026

Ukrainian producers and exporters should not count on deep-water ports resuming operations any time soon and must focus on available alternatives instead, the analytical department of the country's largest farmers' union UAC said on Tuesday…

PIRIOU Delivers Third Wind-Powered Cargo Ship to NEWTOWT

Sep 01, 2026

Earlier this summer, PIRIOU delivered the Atlantis to NEWTOWT, a new French shipping company formed after the takeover of TOWT. As the third sailing cargo vessel in the fleet and the first vessel delivered to the new shipowner, the Atlantis joins the Anémos and Artémis…

Iran Creates Oil Bonanza for the Americas

Sep 01, 2026

From Canada to Argentina, oil producers across the Americas have enjoyed a windfall during the Iran war by capturing market share lost by Middle Eastern exporters. The renewed focus on energy security globally could transform this emergency response into a lasting structural change…

New Zealand, US to Fund Cook Islands Port Upgrade

Aug 31, 2026

New Zealand and the U.S. will jointly fund a major upgrade of a World War Two port on a Cook Islands' atoll, the three governments said on Tuesday, in a fresh sign of Western efforts to reinforce ties in a Pacific region that is increasingly being influenced by China…

Cheniere Exports 5,000th LNG Cargo

Aug 31, 2026

Cheniere Energy, Inc. has announced the achievement of two significant milestones: the substantial completion of the Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 3 Project (CCL Stage 3) in Texas, and the production and export of its 5,000th cargo of LNG from its U…

Russian Wheat Exports Rise in Price as Black Sea Supplies Dwindle

Aug 31, 2026

Russian wheat export prices rose last week, tracking global prices, against a backdrop of a sharp decline in supply due to restrictions in the Azov-Black Sea basin, analysts said.   'World FOB prices strengthened sharply amid extremely limited…

European Wheat Prices Fall on Hopes of Black Sea Peace

Aug 31, 2026

European wheat fell sharply on Monday, as renewed comments by Turkey about seeking a diplomatic solution to stop war disruption to Black Sea grain shipping drove profit-taking after Friday's contract highs.December wheat, the most-active contract on the Paris-based Euronext…

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Baltic Nations Push for EU Ban on Russian Grain Exports

Baltic Nations Push for EU Ban on Russian Grain Exports

Veidekke to Upgrade Two Norwegian Ferry Terminals

Veidekke to Upgrade Two Norwegian Ferry Terminals

Russian Baltic Ports Boost Grain Export Capacity by 170%

Russian Baltic Ports Boost Grain Export Capacity by 170%

US Natural Gas Prices Steady as Storage Build Offsets Hurricane Isaias

US Natural Gas Prices Steady as Storage Build Offsets Hurricane Isaias

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