The Panamax Post

C40 Cities, a global network of mayors, along with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), has launched the Global Port Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) Initiative.

The fallout from Donald Trump’s campaign against the offshore wind sector – and, by extension, the logistics community that supports it – continues to deepen, with U.S. shipbuilders and port operators now really feeling the financial bite.

The never-ending controversy over commercial ships' threats to endangered whales and other species in the Californian waters has flared up again after conservationist groups sued the Trump administration for failure to protect the mammals.

The EU’s push to enhance military mobility across Europe has entered a new phase, with the European Parliament sharpening its focus on the strategic role of ports, terminal operators, and heavy-lift logistics providers.

Last week the World Bank released its new Container Port Performance Index. I checked the top-performing ports and which operators are active there.

While Port of Bilbao has carved its spot as a major hub for the Basque Country, the energy transition is rewriting the rules of how ports operate, not only in the region, but elsewhere too.

Shipowners worldwide are facing stepped-up inspections as authorities enforce ballast water treatment rules. A joint campaign by the Paris and Tokyo MoUs is targeting compliance with the Ballast Water Management Convention.

India’s largest private port operator, Adani Group, has banned entry of tankers that are sanctioned by the US, UK or the European Union, according to multiple local media outlets.

Shipping giant, CMA CGM, has announced the upgrade of its NEFWI (PCRF) service, starting from January 2026.

Billionaire Gautam Adani has stepped down as executive chairman of Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ),taking on a non-exec chairman role instead.  

America's biggest port authorities are calling for Congress to restore funding allocations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF), a frequent battle in the appropriations process.

Today, the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) and a broad coalition of every donor and energy transfer port sent the House and Senate Appropriations Committees and the Energy and Water Development Subcommittees leaders a letter, urging them to reverse a harmful funding diversion and restore critical support for ports through the FY2026 appropriations process.

The future of two of Panama’s most strategic ports is hanging in the balance after president José Raúl Mulino said on Thursday that public-private partnerships could assume control of the Balboa and Cristobal terminals if the courts strike down the operating contract of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings. 

The UK’s sanctions on Russian ‘shadow’ tankers have generally been effective at reducing the overall volume of Russian crude that they have transported. 

PortXchange has issued a direct call to the global port and shipping community: stop waiting for perfect emissions data.

Maritime ports are facing a deluge of cyber attacks from state-backed hackers, according to a new policy brief from NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). 

The Financial Times is reporting Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, founder of the Zara fashion empire, has made his first move into maritime infrastructure, acquiring a 49% stake in UK port operator PD Ports through his investment arm Pontegadea. 

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has demanded the European Commission and member states provide a substantial increase in transport funding.

The Port of Hamburg announced a series of new projects that will be undertaken to enhance operations and modernize and expand terminal operations, especially for the largest containerships.

The government of the Australian state of Western Australia announced plans for major investments in the state’s ports as part of its 2025-2026 State Budget.

Amidst an ongoing exchange of fire with Iran, Israel's Shipping and Ports Authority has ordered car importers to prepare to evacuate all electric vehicles from Israeli seaports. 

The TAIC has urged New Zealand to ban substandard ships following its investigation into a container ship, which had to be rescued and towed back to port twice in 2023.

CK Hutchison confirmed on Thursday that Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s family-run MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is the main investor in a group seeking to buy 43 ports from the Hong Kong conglomerate.

 Morocco is further expanding its footprint in the African port sector with a new deal to modernize Liberia’s major ports.