News 2026 January 15

MV Frida completes 1,600-tonne tandem lift test for SAL Orca Class

Royal T Shipyards completes ten-vessel LABRAX programme for Vertom Group

Wärtsilä to provide operational support for 12 new LNG carriers under long-term agreement

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. hosts naming ceremony for NYK’s LPG dual-fuel carrier “Lucent Pathfinder”

Port of Riga selects investor for Kundziņsala wind-tech hub

Danish Export and Investment Fund supports MPC OSE Offshore financing for new OSSV fleet

Ellerman City Liners launches Baltic Express short-sea loop linking Riga with UK, Benelux and Norway

IAA PortNews: Mineral fertilizer shipments by NTK rose 3.9% to more than 12 million tonnes in 2025

Sea-Intelligence data shows mid-sized hubs outperform mega-hubs on schedule reliability

KEGM tug stabilizes cargo vessel after engine failure near Istanbul anchorage

Maersk returns MECL service to trans-Suez route

Yangzijiang Maritime places orders for 16 newbuild vessels

IACS updates UR M78 to include ammonia-fuelled engines from July 2027

Port of Tallinn says Regula to replace planned state ferry through 2028

Performance Shipping Inc. takes delivery of M/T P. Marseille, completing three-vessel LR2 program

Saudi Ports Authority reports over 8 million TEUs handled in 2025

Cargill begins trials of green methanol shipping with Brave Pioneer

China Three Gorges Corp completes installation of world’s first 20 MW offshore wind turbine

Höegh Autoliners joins World Shipping Council as member

Port of Rotterdam Authority and Dutch partners launch space study for port expansion

Global maritime market set to reach $2.61 billion by 2030

EU cuts seaborne Russian crude price cap to $44.1 a barrel from Feb. 1