News 2026 January 13

Maersk appoints Guillaume Sauzedde as Regional Managing Director for Europe

IAA PortNews: Port Favor hit 560 000-tonne ammonia milestone last year, surpassing its design capacity by 12%

MOL PLUS decides to invest in Pyxis Maritime for small EV vessels and charging business

ML-1 rail project to start from Karachi Port in July 2026, says Pakistan Railways

Maersk advances step-by-step return to Suez route with second Bab el-Mandeb passage

Hartman Seatrade selects Wärtsilä 31 engine for 3,800 DWT newbuild

Lloyd’s Register upgrades container stowage tools to reduce losses and improve ship efficiency

IndustriALL Europe and NGO Shipbreaking Platform urge EU to put ship recycling at core of maritime strategy

IAA PortNews: First wheat cargo for Kenya exported via Port of Vysotsk

RINA and HPC secured five-year OSCE project on sustainable Caspian Ports

IAA PortNews: Navy’s counter-terror boat conducts anti-terrorist drills in the Baltic Sea

Port of Skellefteå orders TundRA 3100 icebreaking tug design from Robert Allan Ltd.

Singapore sees record port throughput and fuel sales in 2025

Capital-Executive Ship Management and Axis Maritime launch new dry bulk manager with 20-ship mandate

Echandia to supply battery system for India’s first fully electric tug at Kandla Port

Germany orders eight MQ-9B SeaGuardian aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

IAA PortNews: More than 40 vessels were built under RS supervision in 2025

LNG bunkering market seen reaching US$202.13 billion by 2033, Astute Analytica says

Nine crew abducted from Gabon-flagged trawler IB Fish 7 off Équata

Poti port handles 636,466 TEU in 2025, APM Terminals data show

Egypt ships first 2026 LNG cargo to Canada via TotalEnergies vessel

North Sea Container Line to launch Oslofjord service in February

Larsen & Toubro acquires Vantris Energy’s interest in L&T-Sapura Shipping

Delfin Midstream secures key equipment orders ahead of FID for Delfin LNG FLNG vessel

BC Ferries picks ABB for four new hybrid-electric ferries with 70 MWh batteries

ABS and Siemens Energy launch joint project on lithium-ion battery safety