News 2026 August 7

South Korea’s big three shipbuilders post $22.5bn H1 revenue as profits jump 72%

Elegant Exit, RM and ISSAC Green Tech target one of Asia’s largest ship recycling hubs

China’s July gas imports edge lower as seven-month volumes fall 3%

Four rival IMO net-zero plans emerge as Opportunity Green warns against weakening deal

Klaipeda Container Terminal expands Portchain tie-up with Quay rollout

MOL first-quarter profit rises 16%

Beihai Shipbuilding tops 100-ship orderbook as green-fuel vessels reach 80%

SLB lands multi-year Equinor stimulation deal with Island Captain upgrade

BIMCO warns shipping companies over legal risks of AI-drafted contracts

HII signs seven-year robotics deals worth up to $900m for US Navy shipbuilding

Poland's Remontowa cuts steel for fifth ferry in $198.4m CMAL series

Turkey’s Aqmaris adds eight Ultramax newbuildings at Nantong Xiangyu

Crystal firms up third Fincantieri luxury cruise ship for 2034 delivery

SeaLead enters voluntary liquidation with fleet down to four ships after US sanctions

ADNOC L&S buys 11 VLCCs and VLGCs for $1.3bn

Cheniere says Middle East LNG recovery trails crude as Europe struggles to reach 80% storage

India's Swan Defence wins Svitzer order for four 32-metre TRAnsverse tugs

Klaveness Combination Carriers completes CABU III series with first wind-assisted vessel

Cosco takes sixth ship in world-first 80,000-dwt methanol-ready grain carrier series

Monadelphous lands A$200m BHP contract for Port Hedland expansion