News 2026 July 2

Brittany Ferries to close routes and sell two ships over €27m EU carbon bill

Gard warns shipowners over general average security after casualties

Peru court restores regulator’s oversight of Cosco’s Chancay port

Hanwha Ocean selected for South Korea’s $5bn KDDX destroyer programme

Saint Kitts starts Port Zante cruise terminal work ahead of 2027 home-porting plan

SRJ starts revenue work under UAE inspection contracts

Tagor owner pays €1m fine in France after navy detention

Vow gets €6.4m Scanship order for cruise newbuild

China launches its first zero-carbon river-sea container route with 742-TEU electric ship

Boskalis and Van Oord win €500m Luleå port dredging contract

Fayard receives Russian-linked Arc7 LNG carrier ahead of EU service ban

HII starts fabrication of USS John F. Lehman destroyer at Ingalls

Russian rail tariff threatens 23% of HaminaKotka cargo

US awards $139.5m for MSC support, dry docking and survey vessel work

California vessel speed programme expands with 60 shipping lines enrolled

DOF wins $50m-$100m TotalEnergies contract for FSO Unity replacement work off Nigeria

NYK targets offshore rocket recovery vessels in Osaka university tie-up

CIMC Raffles starts construction of first 4,700-TEU container ship for Alpha Bulkers

Armed attackers damage merchant vessel off Yemen

China and Saudi Arabia raise Hormuz shipping security in Beijing talks

EU names Port of Baku as possible project in €200m funding package

MPA annual report shows Singapore port handled 44.66m TEU in 2025

MacGregor books offshore crane upgrade orders in first-half intake

DEME orders 22,000-cbm hopper dredger for 2029 delivery

CMA CGM to buy FedEx Supply Chain for $1.4bn