News 2026 March 16

ASCO starts TAPI pipe shipments from Baku to Turkmenbashi

Stolt-Nielsen sells 50% of Avenir LNG to NYK Line in strategic joint venture

India faces looming LPG supply crunch as Hormuz disruption strains imports

NorthPort enters final segment of Pier 14 strengthening works in Manila

Modi inaugurates Adani Ports’ fully automated Haldia bulk terminal on Hooghly River

DP World’s Antwerp Gateway posts record 2.47m TEU throughput in 2025

Singapore bunker sales fall to 4.67m tonnes in February as volumes drop from January peak

IAA PortNews: Russia becomes the largest exporter of frozen pollock fillets to EU in 2025

ORLEN adds two Hanwha Ocean-built LNG carriers, expanding fleet to eight vessels

Gulf ports in Iraq and Kuwait operating normally amid Middle East developments

Dynacom linked to new Hengli VLCC quartet

EU weighs stronger Aspides role as Strait of Hormuz disruption risk grows

Egypt says Suez canal has lost about $10bn in revenue as regional turmoil diverts shipping

Drone attack sparks fire in Fujairah oil industries zone as tanker terminal operations shift

US push for Hormuz shipping coalition faces early hesitation from Japan and Australia

Malta orders ships to keep five miles clear of drifting LNG carrier Arctic Metagaz

Indian-flagged tanker Jag Laadki departs Fujairah safely after terminal attack during loading

“K” Line’s Seawing kite propulsion system receives tension performance validation from ClassNK and Bureau Veritas