News 2026 July 1

Vallourec lands line pipe contract for Azule Energy’s $5.1bn Angola deepwater project

IMO MASS Code takes effect as autonomous shipping framework moves toward mandatory rules

Bureau Veritas and Shenzhen Port Group sign green shipping corridor pact

Transocean signs $1bn-plus Equinor rig agreement for Norwegian shelf

IAA PortNews: Karakurt-class corvette Shtorm takes to the water at USC’ Amur Shipyard

HD KSOE wins $575.3m FSRU and LNG carrier order

Asian carriers outperform European rivals on stronger Far East trade exposure

DP World opens Egypt’s first integrated logistics distribution centre at Sokhna

Suez Canal Container Terminal signs renewable power deal for Egypt container terminal

COSCO Shipping Development orders 24 bulkers in $1.27bn leasing deal

EU customs duty hits low-value e-commerce parcels from outside bloc

IAA PortNews: USC’ Admiralty Shipyards launches Project ST-192 factory freezer trawler Kapitan Ipatov

Eitzen orders battery-electric feeder pair at Zhejiang Dongpeng

ABS launches Eagle CRoute for route-based boxship lashing calculations

Nord Gas Solutions lands Exmar FSRU conversion order

China sends 16-MW floating wind platform to Lufeng oilfield cluster

COSCO-led group wins Tarragona terminal concession

Grimaldi takes delivery of 9,000-CEU ammonia-ready Grande Oriente

WinGD wins engines for 12 Dynacom VLCC newbuildings

Boxship grounds after leaving Iran-designated Hormuz route

Fincantieri signs Albania training pact for Pashaliman shipyard

Rijkswaterstaat starts Power2Tow phase for electric emergency towing vessels

Maersk keeps transit caution as European ports face delays

K Line takes delivery of second LNG carrier for PETRONAS LNG

Chinese shipbuilding boom boosts Korean engine makers

IAA PortNews: United Shipbuilding Corporation’s shipyard is nearing completion of the RV Ivan Frolov’s hull

CSSC Beihai delivers 210,000-dwt bulker to CMB.TECH

MOL and IBM Japan develop AI platform for vessel operations

Aker-linked Føn wins Baltic Power O&M contract in Poland