News 2026 July 13

Petronas seals seven-year LNG deal extending 30-year Shizuoka partnership

MTF issues 41-page methanol safety framework ahead of revised IMO rules

Turkey’s ports expand both cargo and container volumes in first half

Lloyd’s Register targets ageing feeder fleet with full-lifecycle retrofit push

Trump says US will take over Strait of Hormuz and charge beneficiary states

China Merchants Energy Shipping approves 10-ship newbuilding programme

CyberLogitec lands digital twin deal at Mediterranean’s first semi-automated box terminal

Kongsberg Maritime moves into volume ship market with Berg Propulsion takeover

Hormuz disruption cuts dirty tanker cargoes 3.6%

Titan puts newly chartered United LNG I on MSC Viola bunkering job in Rotterdam

Gemini adds Jeddah call to revamped Trans-Suez AE15 service

Hong Kong sets green methanol bunkering record with 1,000-tonne CM Shenzhen stem

NatPower Marine strikes deal for Europe’s largest international electric-boat charging network

VLCC orders drive 2026 crude tanker contracting to record 60m DWT

EU takes 97% of Yamal LNG exports as Russian gas ban approaches

Top 40 ship lenders push portfolios above $300bn in 6% rise

IAA PortNews: Russian seaports’ 1H cargo volume rises 5.8% to more than 451 million tonnes

Drone strike damages Kuwait Oil Company offshore rig and injures worker

South Korea deploys sole icebreaker Araon on 83-day Arctic navigation mission

GFS Galaxy disabled in Strait of Hormuz as 23 crew are rescued

HD KSOE wins $362.3m order for three ammonia carriers