News 2026 August 24

New Zealand port operator South Port hits record 3.96m tonnes as containers surge 18.5%

MacGregor develops ship-to-well LCO2 system for direct offshore injection

South Korean court tests new bankruptcy rescue process after Hanjin Shipping collapse

Kongsberg launches AI-powered sonar family for subsea surveillance

IAA PortNews: FESCO offers its clients alternative rail and intermodal routes to Russia’s southern region

Chinese port operator Tianjin Port Holdings lifts H1 container volumes 5.8% to 11.21m TEU

Spain’s Valenciaport rail container traffic jumps 18% as July box volumes fall 9.84%

China grants shoreline approval for 6.55m-tonne multipurpose terminal at Tianjin port

Chinese contractor CHEC unveils $522m first phase for new deepwater port in Pakistan

German ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven lift first-half cargo 5.9% as steel volumes jump 24%

Rhine water jump lets German barges load more cargo after low-water squeeze

COSCO sets Zhejiang green methanol bunker record with 5,493-tonne stem in China

Estonian vessel operator TS Shipping fixes icebreaker Botnica for 45-day South Africa offshore job

Turkey to add four 72-metre coast guard ships with helicopter and drone capability from 2028

Norwegian tech group Kongsberg to double satellite fleet for dark-vessel tracking

Saudi shipowner Bahri’s VLCC Amzan hit by projectile off Saudi Arabia

MacGregor wins DNV approval for vessel-to-vessel crew transfers at sea

German billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne, Kuehne+Nagel controller and 30% Hapag-Lloyd shareholder, dies in Switzerland at 89

Australia picks Western Australia site for A$12bn naval hub to build frigates and support nuclear submarines

Three Japanese shipbuilders move to revive LNG carrier construction in Japan after seven-year gap

Greek tanker manager Maran takes fourth of eight LNG dual-fuel Suezmaxes from China’s New Times Shipbuilding

India grants preliminary approval to four shipyard projects worth $214m

Strategic Marine delivers first of three catamarans for Singapore-Indonesia route

Black Sea grain exports plunge 26% as global seaborne grain volumes fall 8%

HD KSOE wins $373m order for four LPG carriers

Only 17 commodity ships cross Strait of Hormuz over weekend as AIS traffic stays 90% below baseline

Iran threatens to confiscate ships in Strait of Hormuz and blacklist STS partners

Maersk sends 17,200-TEU Bangkok Maersk through Suez for first time

IACS adopts first ship engine starting-air rule revision in 54 years

Van Oord installs all 111 monopiles at Poland’s Baltica 2 wind farm