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From splash247.com
China’s surging shipbuilding scene has seen the reopening of yet another mothballed yard. Nanjing Dongze Shipyard now has new ownership in the form of mighty China Merchants, one of the country’s top shipbuilding conglomerates.
From splash247.com
The US Energy Department signalled yesterday it will begin selectively removing sanctions to allow Venezuelan oil to be shipped and sold into global markets.
The Indian Coast Guard’s first indigenously built and designed Pollution Control Vessel, the Samudra Pratap was commissioned on January 5, 2026.
Moscow is employing a single icebreaker vessel to ship LNG from a US-sanctioned project in the Arctic this winter season.
From thedigitalship.com
Cyber resilience is becoming a board-level concern for shipowners and terminal operators alike. Ashdod Port’s latest investment highlights how ports are moving beyond prevention toward rapid operational recovery.
Kuwait and China have agreed a $4.1 billion deal to complete the construction of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port.
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has published an LCA of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Project CAPTURED—the world’s first ship-to-ship offloading of onboard captured and liquefied CO2 (LCO2) with downstream utilisation, completed in June 2025.
Morocco plans to open a new deepwater port on the Mediterranean this year and another on the Atlantic in 2028.
From breakbulk.news
The International Maritime Organization said it will shift decisively from policy-making to execution in 2026, signaling accelerated regulatory action on seafarer training, decarbonization and autonomous shipping with direct implications for global maritime operations.
From www.wsj.com
Russia has sent a submarine and other naval assets to escort an empty, rusting oil tanker that has become a new flashpoint in U.S.-Russia relations, according to a U.S. official.
From gcaptain.com
The United States needs to control Venezuela’s oil sales and revenue to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Wednesday.
Palau took control of its national ship registry after its private sector partner was sanctioned by the U.S.
Attack on Venezuela seen as a response to the rise of China’s influence across the globe, which has fragmented the global economy and created blocs of regional influence.
The massive port complex in China’s central region is reporting a new record, claiming to be the first port worldwide to have handled a record 1.
All eyes in the tanker markets have been focused on Venezuela, and vessel movements related to the South American oil producer.
From gcaptain.com
More than three months have passed since the last Houthi attack on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, yet the Suez Canal remains well below capacity.
From gcaptain.com
Falling tanker rates are improving the export outlook for US crude, and prices for light sweet barrels, in particular, are getting a lift.
From splash247.com
Zhejiang Shipping Group has moved into the capesize arena, with the delivery of its first newcastlemax bulk carrier.
From splash247.com
The US forces have seized two Venezuela-linked tankers, one after a two-week chase, a name change, and reports of a Russian submarine nearby.
From splash247.com
Malaysian offshore services company Vantris Energy has secured work orders for offshore transportation and installation in Malaysia from Petronas Carigali, with a combined contract value of approximately RM1.4bn ($345m).
Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration presented a bill to the representatives of the Chinese-owned shadow fleet tanker that it was forced to salvage last month after it washed up on the shores of Bulgaria.
After a protracted low-speed chase across the North Atlantic, the U.S. Coast Guard has seized the sanctioned shadow fleet tanker Bella 1 in international waters near the Faroe Islands.
Following the removal of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, the Trump administration plans to oversee the country's oil exports, and will take delivery of 30-50 million barrels as a starting point.
The U.S. Navy is continuing to expand its maintenance, repair, and overhaul assignments with South Korea’s shipyards as part of a strategy to maintain ships when possible closer to their areas of deployment.
From gcaptain.com
Sunrise Wind LLC has filed a complaint and motion for a preliminary injunction in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., challenging the Trump administration’s December 22 order that suspended construction on the nearly half-completed offshore wind project.
From gcaptain.com
Seaspan’s production-ready icebreaker design will be built in Finland and Louisiana as Washington races to counter Russian and Chinese activity in the High North.
