News 2026 March 19

MSC to acquire 50% of Sinokor Maritime in joint-control tanker deal

Green ammonia seen reaching cost parity with VLSFO and LNG, WinGD-Envision study finds

Carriers invoke 19th-century clause to reroute cargo amid Gulf disruption

Port Houston posts 2% TEU growth as Bayport berth expansion gathers pace

Eastern Pacific Shipping installs eSAILs on newbuild Pacific Sunstone in first yard integration

India says ports remain uncongested as authorities monitor West Asia disruption

KN Energies appoints Aker Solutions for Klaipėda CO₂ terminal FEED

Israel expands strikes to Caspian coast with reported hit on Bandar Anzali port area

Lloyd’s Register and Echo Marine advance Western Australia’s first electric ferry fleet

HHLA TK Estonia to deploy Europe’s first fully battery-powered RTG cranes

Turkey clarifies insurance arbitration rules without adding Bosphorus tanker requirements

Middle East disruption triggers surcharges, rerouting and capacity squeeze across shipping lanes

Trump grants 60-day Jones Act waiver to ease domestic fuel and fertilizer flows

DNV outlines post-fire structural risks as shipboard fire incidents rise

MSC sets FAK rates up to $3,550 per container on India–Pakistan to Europe trades

Virginia completes 55-foot channel to create deepest port on US east coast

CMA CGM takes early delivery of 24,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel flagship from Hudong-Zhonghua

Hapag-Lloyd records 5% fuel savings after EPLO retrofit on 14,000 TEU vessels

Projectile strike hits vessel off Ras Laffan

Port of Long Beach handles 767,525 TEUs in February

IMO-backed proposal targets safe corridor to evacuate 20,000 seafarers from Gulf