News 2026 August 20

ZPMC completes trials of second heavy-lift newbuild for Chinese-Polish carrier Chipolbrok

Japanese shipbuilder Namura considers Japan’s first new large shipbuilding dock since 2017

Brazil port groups demand Tapajós River dredging before mid-September as El Niño threat grows

Belgian port authority raises €500m bank line for €5bn Antwerp-Bruges investment drive

Dutch marine contractor Boskalis profit drops 35%

C-Job and Glomar unveil methanol-battery offshore support vessel design

Panama bunker sales jump 10.5% as calls hit 629

Israeli liner ZIM nearly triples Q2 profit to $64m as revenue hits $1.78bn

US military opens Oman-side Hormuz corridor for up to 20 tankers a night

Uzbekistan to open 500,000-tonne logistics centre at Georgia’s Black Sea port in 2027

Fuel costs drag Norwegian car carrier Höegh Autoliners’ quarterly profit to $86m

Hong Kong LPG carrier rescues crew from flooding US heavy-lift ship near Japan

UK nuclear developer CORE POWER signs Texas port deal for floating reactor and nuclear ship study

South Korea clears $457m Incheon Port redevelopment

India’s Vizhinjam deepwater port starts direct exports and imports

Global container ship delays tie up 1.7m TEU of fleet capacity

Poland clears fast-track bill for 4.5m-TEU port projects at Gdynia and Swinoujscie

Finland picks Helsinki Shipyard to build new Aino icebreaker for 2029 delivery

Kyrgyzstan tells IMO no company or individual is authorised to register ships under its flag

Lloyd’s Register classes LNG carrier-to-FSU conversion in Dubai for Gabon gas project

Somali piracy hits 10-year high with 13 incidents in seven months

IAEA to launch global rules drive for nuclear-powered ships in Washington

South Korean shipping group PanStar to launch country’s first commercial Arctic boxship voyage to Europe

CK Hutchison launches separate $1.5bn-plus arbitration over Panama Canal ports

Evergreen and HMM concentrate Far East-Europe capacity into three port calls

HD Hyundai Samho signs physical AI pact for Busan port equipment

Hapag-Lloyd buys 25% stake in Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte II terminal

China completes 1,458-acre island reclamation with deep-water harbour in South China Sea