News 2026 March 20

CMA CGM adds Cork call to Panama Direct service linking Ireland with US East Coast

Saipem’s FlatFish drone clears key tests under Petrobras contract

Gulf ports reopen unevenly as airspace restrictions continue to hamper crew changes

Alfa Laval scales AR-enabled remote support to strengthen vessel operations at sea

APM Terminals takes 49% stake in Hai Phong deep-water terminal alongside Hateco

French navy boards shadow fleet tanker Deyna in Mediterranean, Macron says

UK opens carve-out for Transneft-linked Kazakh oil flows until 2028

US updates Russian oil waiver with broader compliance carve-outs under General License 134A

IAA PortNews: RS grants class approval to new crab catcher Bukhta Natalii of Project CCa5712LS

Panama maritime authority rejects PPC claims as canal port dispute deepens

Iran weighs Hormuz transit fees as signals point to selective safe-passage regime

Viking floats out first hydrogen-powered cruise ship Viking Libra in Ancona

IMO Council condemns attacks on shipping and pushes Strait of Hormuz safe-passage plan

Norsepower rolls out third-generation Rotor Sail with integrated digital control platform

Hapag-Lloyd signs LOIs with India covering reflagging, recycling and Vadhavan port cooperation

India rolls out RELIEF scheme to shield exporters from West Asia shipping disruption