News 2026 August 31

European shipowners and policymakers gather in Hamburg for first Mare Forum Germany

Philippine port authority revenue jumps 11% to ₱16.34bn

EU-linked ship scrapping sends 66% of tonnage to South Asian beaches despite spare European capacity

Turkish port operator Safiport takes first six electric RTGs as Derince capacity doubles to 1.5m TEU

Drewry says global port congestion is worsening despite continued terminal investment

Australia to send icebreaker Nuyina to withdraw all 24 staff from bird flu-threatened island

Jan De Nul starts dredging Georgia’s new Black Sea port

COSCO Shipping Ports handled 80,157,047 TEU in the first half of 2026

ICTSI agrees 100% takeover of southern African logistics group TLG

CMA CGM orders six 3,100-TEU boxships in China with four more on option

South Korean shipbuilder SK Oceanplant lands $430m Greek tanker order with two more on option

US Great Lakes ports and shipyards sign first formal cooperation pact

Panama Canal loosens Neopanamax booking rules

Royal Navy shadows sanctioned Russian tanker and ro-ro through English Channel in 72-hour operation

DP World names first methanol dual-fuel container ship in its Shipping Solutions fleet

CyberLogitec lands cloud system deal at Kuwait’s Shuwaikh Port

Trump claims Iran’s main oil export hub on Kharg is being destroyed as strike remains unverified

Yemeni forces destroy Houthi bomb boat

HD Hyundai Marine Engine wins $16.5m China shipyard order running to 2029

Samsung Heavy wins $323m order for two containerships from African owner

Chinese offshore contractor Wison starts yard work on 90,000-bpd FPSO for Côte d’Ivoire

Eight dead and 18 missing after Turkish ferry sinks off Cyprus with 267 aboard