Maritime News

The new tug Ximbal is currently en route to Mexico. This vessel will join the SAAM Towage fleet to support port operations in Lázaro Cárdenas, one of the main commercial ports in the Pacific.Built by Sanmar Shipyards, the vessel aims to strengthen response capacity, safety and energy efficiency in maritime maneuvers at the Mexican port.Its name…

Volare Shipping Acquires VLCC Newbuild for $210m

Physical AI in Shipbuilding: Fincantieri Partners with Poste Italiane, TIM

Metal Shark to Build 38 Defiant Patrol Boats for Bangladesh

“Welcome to a Dying Industry”: Inside Rik van Hemmen’s Maritime Journey

Offshore

Balaena, Kongsberg Team Up to Bring Arctic Hunter USV to Royal Navy

British shipbuilding group Balaena and Norway's Kongsberg Maritime have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the Arctic Hunter uncrewed surface vessel (USV), a proposed solution for the Royal Navy's emerging Type 92 anti-submarine warfare requirement.The agreement, signed at Kongsberg Maritime's offices in Norway on November 11…

Volare Shipping to Acquire Trafigura-Affiliated VLCC for $210M

Cadeler Lines Up Major UK Offshore Wind Installation Campaign

Oil Prices Slide as Trump Signals Pause in Iran Strikes

ExxonMobil Takes First Step Toward Venezuela Oil Return

Coastal/Inland

U.S. Container Imports Hit Record High as China Trade Surges, Port Delays Mount

October 2026 container imports reached an all-time high of 2.67 million TEUs, according to Descartes, as China-origin cargo rebounded, East and Gulf Coast ports gained ground, and global shipping faced continued uncertainty over trade policy, maritime security and critical shipping routes.U.S. container imports surged to an all-time monthly record in October 2026…

Los Angeles, Long Beach Port Workers Extend Labor Negotiations

Looking Beyond the Benefit-to-Cost Ratio: Why America’s Inland Waterways Deserve a Broader Measure of Value

Panama Canal to Name Terminal Bidders as Expansion Plans Advance

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Rises 11.4% in October 2026

Government

USCG Warns Shipowners to Verify Air Draft, Avoid Bridge Strikes

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Marine Safety Alert warning vessel owners, operators and crews to verify their ships' maximum air draft before transiting beneath bridges and other overhead obstructions, following an incident in which an unaccounted-for antenna struck a bridge.In Safety Alert 17-26, issued November 10…

Britain Invests $121m in Defense Systems to Counter Subsea Russian Threats

Coast Guard Wraps Up Seasonal Great Lakes USV Evaluation

General Dynamics Mission Systems Awarded $15m MEDUSA Contract Modification

SubSea Craft, NSI Demonstrate Autonomous Systems in Maritime Exercise

Equipment

Smart Port Challenge Draws Record 586 Proposals, Names 2026 Winners

AI-powered voyage optimization, autonomous port operations and maritime safety technologies headline the competition's 10th anniversary.Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and the National University of Singapore's NUSX announced the winners of the 2026 PIER71 Smart Port Challenge (SPC), marking the competition's…

AIQ, Quartermaster Join Forces on AI-Powered Offshore Security

Maritime Training: What Happens Between Seeing a Risk and Speaking Up

Tech Talk: Wearable Robot for Industrial Workers

Veth Propulsion Unveils New Thruster with Up to 7% Fuel Savings

Training

Moxie Media Launches Connect Event at 2026 International WorkBoat Show

Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, alongside the International WorkBoat Show. The half-day event will bring together Moxie customers and professionals in maritime training…

WMU Celebrates 2026 Graduates

Fincantieri, ITS Academy Udine Kick Off New Ship Mechatronics & Robotics Program

Seven Missing as Tanker Fires Rock Romania's Black Sea Coast

University of West Florida Launches Watercraft and Vessel Engineering Program

Law & Regulations

Finance Framework Opens Door to Ship Retrofit Investment

FEET becomes first fund to adopt updated Singapore-Asia Taxonomy, linking financing for vessel efficiency technologies to independently verified fuel and emissions savings.Singapore has taken another step toward accelerating maritime decarbonization, with the Fund for Energy Efficiency Technologies (FEET) becoming the first…

Maritime News

Small Modular Reactors for Maritime Shipping: A Nuclear Propulsion Pathway

AI at Sea: From Connecting Vessels to Measurable Value

Maritime Market: Cable Layer Fleet Gains Scale, Scope

Kongsberg Maritime Unveils Arctic Hunter USV

Tanker, Passenger Vessel Collide in New Orleans

Nikkiso Delivers Dry Dock Overhaul for LNG Tanker

CMA CGM Demonstrates Relative Resilience in a Volatile Q3

Singapore Maintains Role Leading Maritime City in 2026

San Pedro Bay Ports Commemorate 20th Anniversary of the Clean Air Action Plan

Seaway7 Starts Cable Installation at Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Wind Farm

Oil Heads for Weekly Decline Despite Middle East Supply Threats

Finland Detects Strike on Baltic Sea Russian Warship

Oil Prices Rise $1/Barrel As Disruptions Continue in Strait of Hormuz

White House to Extend Jones Act Shipping Waiver

Four Oil Tankers Struck by Hormuz Explosions

All Crew Safe After Tanker Struck off UAE Coast

Shipbuilding

Ximbal Tugboat to Join SAAM Towage Fleet in Mexico