News 2026 March 3

Igors Udodovs appointed CEO of the Freeport of Ventspils

Port of Oakland posts 1.4% January cargo growth

Wallenius Wilhelmsen renews two-year shipping contract worth about $190m

Indian shipowners seek diplomatic intervention as Hormuz tensions mount

MISC signs shipbuilding contracts for two more LNG carriers

HHMC wins EUROGATE Hamburg remote-controlled quay crane contract

Performance Shipping orders two 158,000-dwt suezmax tankers at $81.5m each

AYK Energy to deliver 16 MWh battery for Germany’s new Polarstern research vessel

Asso.subsea orders Andromeda as sister vessel to Avra for 2028 delivery

Fire and heavy smoke reported on Tallink Silja’s Silja Serenade during Helsinki–Stockholm sailing

Drone Incident halts liquid and general cargo terminals at Salalah

Drones strike fuel tank at Duqm port in second attack within days

Fujairah port remains operational after drone debris sparks fire in oil zone

IAA PortNews: GNLST resumes Sokcho - Vladivostok ferry line

Canadian Arctic and Norwegian Sea enter force as new MARPOL emission control areas

CMHI orders TMC compressors for up to six LNG dual-fuel containerships

OOCL orders vessels to stay 200 nm clear of Strait of Hormuz amid Middle East escalation

Valenciaport awards €2m contract to expand AEAT and Civil Guard base

IAA PortNews: Yantar Shipyard hosts official flag hoisting ceremony on Project 23700 salvage ship Voevoda

Kuwait and Iraq ports operating under security level 2 as traffic continues normally

CMA CGM adds three Japan direct calls on EX1 transpacific service

Iran IRGC adviser warns tankers and pipelines could be targeted as “Hormuz is closed”