News 2026 July 17

Sweden approves only two offshore wind farms as defence objections block 11 rivals

COSCO Shipping Bulk and ICBC Leasing sign four fuel-ready Newcastlemaxes

Vancouver port targets 50% container capacity jump with Roberts Bank Terminal 2

Turkey sets 20 July launch for Cyprus-Mersin vessel traffic network

Salvors’ revenue falls 53% as wreck-removal work collapses

Suspected Somali pirates seize chemical tanker Asana off Yemen

Bodrum stages 21-truck bunkering for superyachts Hadar and Blue

India's Hindustan Shipyard selects two candidate sites for new Andhra Pradesh yard

Mitsubishi launches two-helicopter patrol ship Yashima for Japan Coast Guard

Unknown projectile hits tanker off Oman near Strait of Hormuz

Lloyd’s List Intelligence launches maritime risk unit with live Hormuz and Red Sea trackers

19 global terminal operators lift market share to 49.9% in 2025

UK court sets December trial for Indian master of tanker Smyrtos

Port of Antwerp-Bruges cargo falls 2.4% in the first half of 2026

SEA-LNG gains consultative status at IMO

IAA PortNews: KSK grain terminal’s 1H volume soars 90.5% to 3.75 million tonnes

SBM Offshore venture plans first kite-assisted tow trial for FPSO

EU opens door to IMO net-zero alternatives without shifting 2050 target

China forms 20-member methanol shipping supply chain alliance

South Korean 15,000-TEU molten salt reactor boxship wins ABS AiP

Saronic unveils $3bn Brownsville shipyard with capacity for 1,200-foot vessels

Saudi operator RSGTI formally launches Bangladesh’s first foreign-run port terminal

Antwerp reopens MSC PSA European Terminal after hydrofluoric acid leak affects 155 people

GTT secures LR clearance for new NO96 hull design criteria