News 2026 May 19

Samsung Heavy, Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai book 10 LNG carrier orders worth at least $1.8bn

Karpowership to deploy 250-MW powership and LNG terminal ship in Mexico

Yangzijiang orderbook reaches $22.3bn after $1.03bn of 2026 orders

ASRY and Priya Blue launch Bahrain ship recycling venture

Belfast Harbour sets out £1.3bn port investment plan to 2050

HD Hyundai launches 170,000-cbm MOL FSRU for Gaz-System’s 6.1-bcm Gdansk LNG project

Maersk takes delivery of second 9,000-TEU methanol dual-fuel boxship from Yangzijiang

Equinor signs five-year, 0.2-bcm-per-year gas supply deal with Eneco for Germany

AD Ports and Borouge assess Fujairah polyolefins export hub on UAE East Coast

Hengli wins Thenamaris and Eurobulk orders for three LR2 tankers and two 82,000-dwt bulkers

Strategic Marine wins Mainprize order for two 33-metre Supa Swath CTVs

German police investigate oil pollution after Cyprus-flagged Rix Mariner linked to Kiel Canal lock closure

Panama Canal keeps 38 daily transits and rules out 2026 restrictions despite El Niño risk

AD Ports starts Egypt Red Sea cruise services under 15-year concession

WinGD lands first ethanol-fuelled engine order for two 325,000-dwt Vale-chartered ore carriers

Wärtsilä signs 10-year lifecycle deal for three Finnish Border Guard vessels

Wilson Sons to spend $220m on Rio Grande terminal expansion by 2030

FESCO opens 45-day Russia-Tanzania container route via Nhava Sheva

ICTSI’s NorthPort advances 100-metre Pier 16 works in Manila terminal upgrade due in 2027

Adani Enterprises to pay $275m in OFAC settlement over 32 Iran sanctions breaches

Cavotec launches 494-kWh battery system to replace diesel generators on RTG cranes

Iran widens Strait of Hormuz control messaging with no verified office opening

IAA PortNews: Russian seaports container volume edges down 1% to 1.81 million TEUs in Jan-Apr, 2026

Eimskip faces indefinite strike on three vessels and a separate strike by harbour employees

German barge Dione hits Mittelland Canal bridge with €400,000 damage

AD Ports to buy MBS Logistics at AED 300m valuation to expand Europe-Asia forwarding network

US Treasury extends Russian seaborne oil waiver for 30 days