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AD Ports Strengthens Offshore Wind Push with Spanish Shipyard Acquisition

Jan 21, 2026

Abu Dhabi Ports Group, via its subsidiary SAFEEN Drydocks, has acquired full ownership of Balenciaga Astilleros Shipyard in Spain for a total consideration of $13.1 million, consolidating the group’s operations in Spain and the Mediterranean and supporting its expansion in the offshore wind sector…

Nakilat Increases Annual Net Profit by 3.1%, Delivering $460m in FY2025

Jan 20, 2026

Qatar Gas Transport Company Q.P.S.C. Nakilat announced its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2025. The Group delivered a net profit of USD$460 million (QAR 1.69 billion), representing an increase of 3.1% compared to USD$450 million (QAR 1…

Shipping Companies Mull Return to Suez Canal

Jan 20, 2026

Major shipping companies are devising strategies for a return to the Suez Canal after more than two years of disruptions due to security risks in the Red Sea.They have been rerouting vessels via longer, costlier routes around Africa since November 2023…

Inland Port Dillon Posts Highest Rail Container Moves in 2025

Jan 20, 2026

Inland Port Dillon marked its busiest calendar year on record, completing 48,761 rail containers in 2025, a 33% increase from the prior year. Retail growth and a successful soybean season for regional farmers accounted for the additional volume…

Xeneta Warns Unpredictability Could Hurt Ocean Supply Chains as CMA CGM Reverses Red Sea Return Decision

Jan 20, 2026

CMA CGM has announced its FAL1, FAL3 and MEX services connecting Asia and Europe, which recently began transiting Suez Canal again on backhaul voyages, will return to sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.CMA CGM cited the 'the complex and uncertain…

Cocoa Falls to Two-Year Low, Excess Beans Pile Up at Ivory Coast Ports

Jan 20, 2026

Cocoa futures on the ICE exchange tumbled to two-year lows on Tuesday on talk that excess beans were piling up at ports in top grower Ivory Coast.COCOA* London cocoa closed the session down 8.3% at 3,347 pounds per metric ton after earlier hitting 3…

Interferry Demands Pause on EU ETS Implementation at 70% Coverage

Jan 20, 2026

Interferry is calling for an immediate halt on the further implementation of the EU ETS for the ferry sector, maintaining the surrendering obligation for maritime emissions frozen at the 70% level scheduled for 2025, and halting the planned increase to 100% in 2026…

Union Maritime MR2 Tankers with WindWings Gain SOLAS Approval

Jan 20, 2026

The Marshall Islands Flag State Administration and Bureau Veritas have formally approved SOLAS equivalency proposals submitted by Union Maritime and BAR Technologies for two MR2 tankers under construction at Wuhu Shipyard, China. The vessels…

Stena Connecta Freight Vessel Arrives in Belfast Harbour

Jan 20, 2026

Stena Connecta, the latest purpose-built freight vessel commissioned by Stena Line for the Irish Sea has arrived in Belfast Harbor and is due to go into commercial service on the Belfast-Heysham route on January 23, 2026.The ship joins its sister…

Elizabeth B. Simmons of Massachusetts Maritime Academy Reappointed to Seaport Economic Council

Jan 20, 2026

Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA), a top-ranked public university with undergraduate degree programs focusing on science, engineering, technology, math, and business that blend academics and experiential learning, announced the reappointment of Elizabeth B…

Robert Allan Engineer Yufei Huang Earns Professional Accreditation

Jan 20, 2026

Robert Allan Ltd. has announced that Ms. Yufei Huang has earned her accreditation as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC).Yufei is a valued member of the Naval Architecture and Weight Engineering team at Robert Allan Ltd…

Robusta Coffee Prices Rise Slightly, Cocoa Falls

Jan 19, 2026

Robusta coffee edged up on Monday, consolidating last week's 2% gains in quiet trade with U.S. markets closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, while London cocoa headed lower.COFFEE* Robusta coffee closed up 0.3% at $4,013 a metric ton, having gained 2% last week…

Andrea Dellacasa Appointed Medov CEO and General Manager

Jan 19, 2026

Medov Logistics, the shipping, logistics, air freight and supply chain logistics division of Medov Group, announced the appointment of Andrea Dellacasa as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager. This appointment is the Group’s first strategic change of 2026…

Brazil Beef Exports Projections Released

Jan 19, 2026

Brazilian beef exports will remain stable in 2026 compared with last year, beef lobby ABIEC said on Monday, projecting shipments between 3.3 million and 3.5 million metric tons this year.That compares with 3.5 million tons of beef exported in 2025…

Dardanelles Strait Traffic Resumes After Tanker Engine Failure

Jan 16, 2026

Southbound ship traffic is set to resume at 1600 GMT in Turkey's Dardanelles Strait on Friday after a tanker experienced engine failure, shipping agent Tribeca said.Earlier, Tribeca said that the Mozambique-flagged ship Boston Beacon suffered…

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Sonangol Looks to Secure $4.8b Loan From China for Sea Port Refinery

Sonangol Looks to Secure $4.8b Loan From China for Sea Port Refinery

Hartman Seatrade Adds Two Liebherr LS 250 Ship Cranes to its Fleet

Hartman Seatrade Adds Two Liebherr LS 250 Ship Cranes to its Fleet

Enstructure to Support Sims’ Houston Expansion

Enstructure to Support Sims’ Houston Expansion

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority Elects Governor Tate Reeves as 2026 Chairman

Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority Elects Governor Tate Reeves as 2026 Chairman

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