News 2026 July 20

KONGSBERG backlog hits record NOK 158bn as quarterly revenue jumps 31%

OMV Petrom and Romgaz install Neptun Alpha platform at €4bn Black Sea project

Panama moves to take full control of dual-coast oil terminal operator

NYK ammonia carrier set for November debut with J-ENG engine

World-first ammonia dual-fuel gas carrier Antwerpen completes first commercial voyage

Valenciaport imports rise 11.14% as first-half traffic reaches 2.82m TEU

NKT sends one of world’s largest cable layers to Norway for final outfitting

Houthis announce immediate maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia

Wärtsilä wins first Carnival lifecycle contract for LNG cruise ships

HD Hyundai and NAVER Cloud launch shipbuilding AI push spanning yards and software-defined vessels

DEME wins €150m-€300m Zeevonk monopile contract

South Africa’s Transnet launches 25-year Cape Town multipurpose terminal concession

China Merchants seeks approval to invest up to $726m in six 343,000-dwt VLOCs

China State Shipbuilding Corp trains specialist AI models for ship design

Ro-ro growth drives Rostock to record 15.9m-tonne first half

HD Hyundai Heavy books 71 ships as first-half orders reach $14.77bn

Gulf crude exports hit post-February high before Hormuz slowdown

Cadeler jack-up hits containership BG Orange and damages gantry crane at Port of Tyne

IRGC makes second two-tanker blast claim in Strait of Hormuz in three days

Malta-flagged products tanker sends distress signal after unexplained fire off Oman

Oakland loaded container volumes rise 10.3% in June

IACS revises hull weld testing rules for 2028 newbuild contracts