News 2026 August 18

Norwegian LNG shipowner ALNG posts $6.4m loss as fleet utilisation drops to 66%

Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia coast guards sign cooperation notes and weigh coordinated patrols

Danish bulker owner Lauritzen launches second methanol dual-fuel Kamsarmax in Philippines

Singapore cash buyer Wirana tips ageing bulkers and steam-turbine LNG carriers to lift recycling supply

Maersk hires CEVA veteran Bruno Plantaz as solutions chief as two executives leave

US shipbuilder Bollinger builds two new Coast Guard icebreaker classes on Gulf Coast

Maersk hits East Africa-Europe cargo with $500 peak-season surcharge

French infrastructure investor Antin buys US ship repair group Vigor

Cruise ship Astoria Grande makes maiden call at Egypt’s West Port Said

Panamax delivers Vietnam’s first direct Indian diesel cargo in eight years

Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang delivers first large LNG carrier built by private Chinese yard

Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua signs hybrid-electric LNG carrier design deal with German engine group Everllence

French liner CMA CGM boxship takes world-record 8,016 tonnes of biomethanol at China’s Shanghai Port

US Army Corps clears Port of New Orleans deepwater container terminal in Louisiana

Iran threatens ‘timely and precise’ strike to break US naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz

Brazil antitrust arm clears MSC-Maersk deal for Santos auction winner to exit existing terminal

US offshore vessel owner Hornbeck invests in microreactor developer for maritime nuclear power

Djibouti Code states back joint anti-piracy force

Asian refiners ask Saudi Aramco to move crude loadings to Egypt amid Red Sea tanker shortage

German port workers launch 24-hour strikes across six seaports

Eight Somali pirates seize Cameroon-flagged cargo ship Lutuf off Somalia

Canadian heavy icebreaker reaches North Pole on Arctic seabed mission

China launches first full-route ship trials on $10.8bn Pinglu Canal

Sanctioned tankers make up 58% of demolition deals

Iranian agency says UAE-linked tanker detained off Iran in Strait of Hormuz