News 2025 December 10

India prepares more flexible rules for its revamped shipbuilding aid scheme

IAA PortNews: United Shipbuilding Corp set to design and build dredgers at Admiralty Shipyards facilities

Hengli Heavy Industries seals eight-ship contracts with Capital, Aegean Bulk and Uthalden

IAA PortNews: Launching ceremony for Leader class nuclear-powered icebreaker Rossiya is scheduled for Feb 2028

Fishing groups say EU’s 2026 Mediterranean plan risks dismantling industry

Tanzania Ports Authority and AGL sign MoU to launch construction of first Bagamoyo Port berths

IAA PortNews: Shipbuilder, shipowner hold a flag-raising ceremony on new crab catcher Alexander Sapozhnikov

MSC and Sri Lanka Ports Authority sign terminal service deal to strengthen Colombo operations

UNCTAD projects global trade to exceed $35 trillion in 2025

NYK orders AI-enabled Marine DX car carrier from Shinkai Toyohashi

Transnet and ICTSI sign 25-year agreement to modernise Durban’s Pier 2

DP World installs first 1,000 Living Seawalls panels at Jebel Ali Port

Canadian Coast Guard сoncludes 2025 Arctic Operational Season

Babcock marks HMS Formidable keel laying and expands partnership with HII

BYD Energy Storage and Corvus Energy sign MoU to accelerate marine battery development

US Navy plans up to 35 new Medium Landing Ships based on Damen LST 100

Fincantieri launches first next-generation ultra-luxury ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises

EU signs NAD 13 million planning partnership with Port of Rotterdam and Namport for Namibia’s Lüderitz expansion

Taizhou Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. launches IRS-classed tanker TISHA IRIS