News 2026 August 5

India maritime regulator signs decarbonisation pact with TERI centre and Smart Freight Centre

MOL lifts annual ordinary profit forecast by 55%

HII and HD Hyundai launch smart welding pilot at US shipyard

CMA CGM takes 16,204-TEU methanol newbuild 23 days ahead of schedule

Hamburg shifts containers to rail as Rhine low water cuts barge capacity

Carnival becomes first cruise operator to deploy Jotun hull-cleaning robot

Orlen opens PLN 500m Gdansk terminal for direct refinery-to-tanker transfers

Canada awards $17.7m Arctic icebreaker charter for Finland’s Nordica

South Korea weighs single authority for four major ports

Hagland takes battery-hybrid Damen 3850 on time charter from Gerdes

Poland takes HELCOM chair through June 2028

NYK venture names first China-built LNG carrier for long-term charter to CNOOC

Argentina ports restart after pilot deal clears 150-ship backlog

Guinea-China surge drives seaborne bauxite trade past 160m tonnes in seven months

IMO signs Black Sea and Caribbean PSC data deals

Dutch port workers set nationwide strike for 4 September

IAA PortNews: Russia’s fishery caught volume reaches 2.9 million tonnes YTD

Baltic Hub signs 30-year Gdańsk lease for seven-track rail expansion

Yemen says explosive-laden boat sank Indian cargo vessel as all 14 survive

Chengxi delivers first 41,800-dwt bidirectional self-unloader for Simandou

TORM linked to $368m order for up to eight MR tankers in China