News 2026 May 20

Stillstrom-led group wins €5m EU grant for offshore vessel charging pilot off Denmark

ClassNK sets 42-day UK ETS filing deadline for ships calling UK ports from July 2026

Damen wins BV and Dutch flag approval for 90-tonne methanol-ready ASD Tug 2713 FF

DNK offers premium rebates for Norwegian ships adopting Iridium-backed anti-spoofing system

Two Chinese-owned VLCCs exit Hormuz with 4m barrels of crude

BSM takes first LCO2 carrier role with 7,500-cbm Northern Purpose

GSI and Guangdong Port & Shipping set up RMB588m venture for Xiaohudao shipbuilding base

CMA CGM drops Rio Grande and adds Itapoa in SAFRAN North Europe–South America reshuffle

Iberdrola España completes €1.9m-backed OPS project for UECC ro-ro ships at Pasaia

Four US LNG carriers leave Louisiana for China

AIIB lends ICTSI $300m to expand three Philippine container terminals

Rolls-Royce mtu tug engine sales hit record in 2025 as 17 more systems sold in 2026

Vladimir Putin: Russia set to ensure uninterrupted fuel supplies to the Chinese market

Rotterdam targets Europe hydrogen hub role with 32-km pipeline and Porthos CCS project

Kongsberg Maritime study puts electric RoPax cost advantage at 8% to 15% on European short-sea routes

ABB targets container terminals with AI-based quay crane automation system

Kalmar launches TT7 EV terminal tractor for European market

EU urged to ban beaching and landing from third-country ship recycling approvals

Kempower signs three-year charging framework with APM Terminals for global port network

Georgia Ports’ Savannah volume falls 2.5% to 4.7m TEU as $5bn expansion moves ahead

Finnlines adds 4,076-lane-metre Lismore to Rosslare-Zeebrugge ro-ro service

US sanctions Amin Exchange and 19 ships over Iranian oil trades

US charges four container manufacturers and seven executives over alleged global box cartel

UK issues licence for diesel and jet fuel made from Russian crude in third countries

IMO and WMU launch gender handbook as women make up 1% of global seafaring workforce

K Line names 174,000-cbm LNG newbuild for Diamond Global Energy