News 2026 August 6

Excelerate agrees to buy Methane Patricia Camila for first FSRU conversion

Panama Canal to cut neopanamax draught in two stages

UK targets LNG carrier Arctic Express in six-ship sanctions sweep

EXMAR turns 146,000-cbm SIMAISA into floating LNG bunkering hub

Los Angeles and Long Beach absorb tariff rush as all major PNW gateways lose imports

World’s largest fully automated container terminal hits 25m TEU

PortXchange joins SASHA Coalition as first port emissions specialist

Eastern starts first of three Washington hybrid ferries in $714.5m deal

CMES places $368m order for five DSIC Aframax tankers

ZTT launches cable layer with world’s largest single carousel

DP World launches €48m Antwerp cold-chain hub with spending set to reach €100m

Polaris Shipping orders four 210,000-dwt tri-fuel ore carriers at Qingdao Beihai

Trump-class lead ship set to become world’s largest surface combatant at $23.4bn

Jan De Nul completes 89-km twin-cable system at Taiwan’s Fengmiao I

Six of top 10 carriers cut transatlantic capacity in July 2026

China launches first Arctic sea-ice forecasts direct to ships

Eight maritime associations warn against compulsory Hormuz transit fees

Iran and Oman agree coordinates for new Hormuz shipping corridor

Houthis claim ballistic missile hit on Bahri tanker in northern Red Sea