News 2026 January 28

India’s ministry unveils $5.92 m port upgrades at Chennai Port

Noble secures $1.3bn in new rig work and breaks into Norway’s harsh-environment floater market

Stena RoRo places order for next-generation C-Flexer RoRo vessels

Port of Tallinn lifts passenger volumes as cruise calls surge in 2025

Oshima Shipbuilding’s multi-fuel-ready Ultramax design secures Lloyd’s Register approval in principle

Deep-sea fishing push threatens bigeye tuna stocks, WHOI study warns

Moroccan developer to invest in Monrovia port equipment

China says firm relocates maritime platform from Yellow Sea Provisional Measures Zone after talks with South Korea

Sohar port lands $550m PTA and PET complex as MAK Germany relocates Rotterdam plant to Oman

Jawaharlal Nehru Port ups container volumes nearly 27% in 2025

IAA PortNews: Two Russian sailors from the Marinera oil tanker released and are heading home

Chimbusco launches 8,500-Dwt methanol bunkering tanker at Taizhou Yard

Danish and Chinese ministers sign memorandum on green shipbuilding partnership

IAA PortNews: Obukhov Plant unveils an alternative to space navigation systems

Meriaura orders 6,800-dwt ice-class open deck carrier for 2028 delivery

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation seals London closing for newly bought dry bulk carrier

IAA PortNews: Dredging at Port of Korsakov in Sakhalin to commence this summer

Port of Rotterdam sets out 2050 port vision focused on climate neutrality and investment climate

Tianjin Southwest Maritime orders pair of 90,000-cbm VLACs at CSSC’s Jiangnan

Hanseatic global terminals completes Le Havre rebrand after taking control of CNMP LH

NYK invests in XFuel to recycle onboard fuel waste into cleaner marine energy

MOL and GAIL seal long-term charter for LNG carrier GAIL BHUWAN

K Line seals joint ownership of LNG carrier with GAIL and JM Baxi

MOL and ONGC seal 15-year charter for two new ethane carriers, lifting fleet to world record

Car carrier with 1,294 vehicles disabled off Germany after engine-room fire, towed back to Emden