News 2026 June 19

BNSF wins approval for $4bn California rail hub serving LA and Long Beach

U.S. imports from Hormuz-linked ports down 93.2% year on year in May 2026

AD Ports opens weekly UAE-Iraq route for containers and Ro-Ro cargo

Australia's Birdon lays keel for bigger Daintree River ferry

Candela launches 12-passenger electric foiler for luxury sea transfers

Equinor lines up Troll B for 240m-barrel North Sea project

Lloyd’s Register confirms Daphne system for direct ship emissions reporting

Grimaldi car carrier leaves Persian Gulf after 100-day hold-up

IAA PortNews: Bukhta Sever Oil Terminal P1 scheduled for comissioning in Sept, 2026

Navigator Gas secures $205.8m for two Chinese newbuild gas carriers

Spot-rate surge could bring new non-alliance services to transpacific trade

Maersk launches US lithium battery trucking service as market nears $3bn

Jan De Nul wins 25-year deal to run Argentina’s main export waterway

Dan-Bunkering supplies LNG to Sallaum Lines car carrier in China

UK union urges government to keep shipbuilding work in Britain

50Hertz picks Siemens Energy and NSORe to build 2-GW German offshore power platform

New York-New Jersey’s April volumes fall 8.4%

AD Ports launches Aqaba digital venture to tighten Jordan port flows

CORE POWER studies nuclear reactor for floating power plants

Ship recycling split puts pressure on IMO to tighten global rules

US opens door to allied yards for Navy support ships

NYK car carrier plugs into Belgium’s first RoRo shore power facility

South Korea puts $150bn shipbuilding fund under new state company

World Shipping Council says stranded ships must come first as Hormuz reopening deal takes shape

US lifts Iran blockade as tankers start moving through Hormuz