News 2026 June 16

IAA PortNews: RZD increases exports shipment to marine terminals by 18.4% to 15.4 million tonnes in May

India seeks third auction of Sencer 1 after 11 Indonesian seafarers abandoned off Mumbai

Bella 1 master pleads guilty after US seizure of 333-metre sanctioned tanker

Finland charges Fitburg captain and bosun over 130-km anchor drag and two damaged cables

Zanzibar advances $603m Mangapwani free port plan

Europe needs 65 CO2 carriers and 33 ports by 2050, Xodus study says

Canada adds 121 vessels to Russia sanctions list

Jan De Nul installs first turbine in 62-unit, 496-MW Dieppe-Le Tréport campaign

Canada lays keel for first of 15 River-class destroyers at Irving’s Halifax yard

HD Hyundai signs MOU with KCC and TAS Global for industry-first automated hull care system

RINA wins fire and explosion risk assessment work for PLN Puslitbang’s Indonesia H2WATT hydrogen hub

Hanwha Ocean’s $529m VLCC order linked to Pan Ocean

Turkey to raise Bosphorus and Dardanelles transit fee benchmark to $6.70 on July 1

Trump says Strait of Hormuz can reopen toll-free as 60-day fee waiver remains unconfirmed

AD Ports and Dajin sign MoU targeting $109bn offshore wind market

Bourbon signs multi-month Jubilee subsea contract in Ghana for Evolution 802 MPSV

Panama flag shrinks 3.3% as China PSC detentions hit 274 in April and May

CCS completes inspection of 80,000-tonne bulk carrier conversion into 3,600-TEU containership

Enstructure to buy LOGISTEC’s 62-port marine terminal network in North America

EU sanctions 34 people and 47 entities, including Gazpromneft Shipping and Lukoil-Western Siberia

UK charges 38-year-old Indian master of Smyrtos after Channel tanker seizure

Stena Line, Swedish Transport Administration secure Sweden-Germany rail ferry service to 2031