News 2026 June 5

Investigate VC targets $150m for first Fund 2 vehicle

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and NMRI link MiPoLin with OCTARVIA programs using 1,200 tank tests

Global Ship Lease orders 10 containership newbuildings for $917m

LR joins four-party project on low- and zero-carbon propulsion for European short-sea shipping

Seaspan installs two 30-tonne kingposts on HMCS Preserver at Vancouver Shipyards

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and Bureau Veritas launch JDP for container ship anti-roll guidance system

North American East Coast ports lift laden import share to 46.8% as 2026-Q1 volumes fall 2.5%

SBM Offshore to sell 45% stake in FSO Chalchi companies to NYK

Xingtong Shipping orders four 13,000-dwt stainless steel chemical tankers for $103m

Jiangnan Shipyard unveils MSR-powered floating container hub concept after 24,000-TEU nuclear design

OOCL to launch SIS2 service linking Haiphong, Singapore and Mundra

MTT Shipping orders two 3,300-TEU feeder ships at Wuhu Shipyard for $79.9m

IMO to publish first non-mandatory International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships on 1 July after MSC 111 adoption

GEODIS opens its first integrated port hub in France at Le Havre

ABB wins Cochin Shipyard contract for two electric tugs due in 2027

Aegean Shipping Management launches second LR2 tanker at COSCO Yangzhou

DNV awards AiP to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for 1,400-TEU LPG dual-fuel container ship design

Mercuria freight chief says bunker shortages could idle 10% of marine traffic

DNV: alternative-fuel ship orders slow to 119 vessels in first five months of 2026

SAFEEN Drydocks wins 22-vessel newbuild contracts worth $354m