Ukraine Offers Russia Truce in Black Sea
Ukraine has sent Russia an offer suggesting they both halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, a source said, after mounting strikes on vessels and ports there raised fears over global food supplies.The offer to suspend attacks was transmitted by Kyiv via a third party, and Ukraine was still waiting for a response, the source who is familiar with the matter told Reuters.Both Russia and Ukraine…
Revised Jones Act Waiver Takes Effect August 17
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Thursday the Department of Homeland Security has approved a second 90-day extension of a Jones Act waiver first issued on March 17, 2026, allowing certain covered cargoes to continue moving on foreign-flagged vessels between U.S. ports under specified conditions.The waiver will commence on August 17, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. ET, the CBP guidance said.CBP said any covered product must be loaded onboard a vessel before the waiver expires at 11:59 p.m.
Port of Los Angeles Increases Clean Ship Incentives
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has approved an addendum to further accelerate clean air technologies and incentives as part of the Port of Los Angeles’ 2025 clean air Cooperative Agreement with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) and neighboring Port of Long Beach.Under the updated agreement, the Port of Los Angeles – along with the Port of Long Beach – will enhance incentives for the cleanest ocean-going vessels…
Shipping Risks Repeating Stranded Asset Mistakes
Shipping lenders and investors risk repeating the mistakes made by Europe's electricity utilities and their financiers a decade ago, and the financial fallout could reach far beyond individual shipowners to lenders, investors, cargo owners and other supply-chain stakeholders, says UCL.The report, Lessons from electricity sector transitions and historic shipping collapses for understanding shipping stranded asset risks…
L3Harris Opens Rhode Island Facility to Support Naval Readiness
L3Harris Technologies has opened a new 50,000-square-foot maritime production facility at ProvPort in Providence, marking the completion of a $6 million investment to design, produce and deliver advanced undersea training systems for the U.S. Navy and allied forces.The site will strengthen Rhode Island’s longstanding U.S. Navy and maritime industrial base with additional jobs through local partnerships…
Hafnia Wins Danish Shipping’s Diversity Award Again
The theme of Danish Shipping’s 2026 Diversity Award is “Small Changes, Big Impact,” and with the jury naming Hafnia this year’s winner, the company has now received Danish Shipping’s Diversity Award three times since it was first presented in 2022.In reaching its decision, the jury chose to recognize Hafnia’s Seafarer Advisory Board, which draws on seafarers’ own experiences of inclusion and company culture.“It means an incredible amount to us…
Trump Orders Navy to Return to Steam Catapults, Allows Overseas Shipbuilding
U.S. President Donald Trump has allowed the Navy to build ships overseas and ordered it to abandon a complex system for launching jet fighters from its aircraft carriers and instead return to using steam catapults, the White House said on Thursday.Trump signed a national security memorandum directing the change, which would require the fourth vessel in the Gerald R. Ford class of aircraft carriers to abandon the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) used on the first three vessels.
MARAD Invests $35.1m Into Small US Shipyards
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) is delivering $35.1 million to invest in critical infrastructure and workforce development at 45 shipyards across 24 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The program received a 300% increase in funding in 2026.Projects examples include:$1,007,678 to Gulf Marine Repair Corporation in Tampa, Florida, for training center equipment…
Prysmian Cable Manufacturing Expands North Carolina Facility
Prysmian, a provider of cable manufacturing, is investing over $1 billion and adding 385 jobs in an expansion of its facility in Catawba County, Governor Josh Stein announced today. Prysmian, headquartered in Milan, Italy, operates in over 50 countries and specializes in cabling solutions. Its North American headquarters are located near Cincinnati in Highlands Heights, Kentucky. The company currently employs about 680 people at its Claremont facility in Catawba County…
US Looks to Maintain Iranian Naval Blockade "Indefinitely"
The U.S. military has enough assets to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, adding ships could be rotated in and out of the region as needed.Hegseth's comments suggest he is advising U.S. President Donald Trump that the U.S. military can keep applying economic pressure on Iran for as long as needed to help so-far failed negotiations to end the conflict…
Hegseth: Poor Conditions Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Are False
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said reports about poor conditions aboard aircraft carrier the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East were "completely misrepresented.""We make sure every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment. Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody.
One Killed in Chinese Shipyard Explosion
An explosion at a shipyard in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday killed one fire and rescue worker, local authorities said.A fire broke out at 1:09 p.m.
Despite $600m Middle East Hit, Hapag-Lloyd Q2 Results are Strong
Hapag-Lloyd reported a recovery in second-quarter 2026 earnings as stronger container volumes and spot rates helped counter roughly $600 million in additional costs stemming from the Middle East conflict.The German container shipping group posted Q2 EBITDA of $829 million, slightly above $820 million a year earlier, while EBIT slipped to $176 million from $189 million. Group profit fell sharply to $83 million from $306 million.
Strong Vessel Demand, Rates Lift Maersk Outlook
Danish shipping group Maersk on Thursday raised its full-year earnings guidance for a second time this year and smashed profit forecasts as global container demand proved resilient in the face of the Middle East conflict.Surging freight rates, fuelled by gridlocked ports and strong Chinese export growth, delivered a windfall that dwarfed the additional costs caused by Middle East disruption, defying…
Seatrium, Golar Ink FLNG Conversion LOI
Seatrium Limited entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Golar LNG Limited to advance a potential third Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) conversion project to be undertaken by Seatrium for Golar.Under the arrangement, Seatrium and Golar will work together to advance technical design development and project definition activities, with the objective of finalising an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract in the second half of 2026.
Ambrey Tapped to Salvage Tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman
British maritime security company Ambrey said it has been engaged in the salvage of the stricken tanker Caroline Bezengi off the Omani coast and that salvage vessels are en route to support the operation.The Caroline Bezengi tanker, carrying an estimated 800,000 barrels of Russian oil and under international sanctions, ran aground on June 30 near an Omani marine nature reserve that is home to wildlife including Arabian Sea humpback whales and Socotra cormorants.Ambrey said it was working with st
Autonomy Offshore: Uncrewed Systems Move from Trials to Critical Operations
When maritime autonomy is discussed, the image is often a large cargo ship crossing an ocean without a crew. That remains a longer-term regulatory and technical challenge. The more immediate commercial market is developing elsewhere – smaller uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are already surveying seabeds, inspecting pipelines and cables, monitoring offshore wind farms…
Ballast Water Tech: ERMA FIRST’s Portfolio for Shipping's Next Chapter
As the ballast water treatment market matures, ERMA FIRST is betting that the future belongs not to a single technology, but to engineering flexibility, lifecycle support and operational excellence.There was a time, not all that long ago, when the ballast water treatment (BWT) business was a technology race. Manufacturers competed to earn IMO and U.S. Coast Guard approvals, shipowners raced to meet retrofit deadlines, and success was measured by installations.
Innovation: IINO Lines Turns Emerging Tech into Operational Advantage
Technology identification, trial and adoption is cornerstone to running an efficient, cost-effective maritime operation. But with the speed of technological change, particularly in regards to Artificial Intelligence (AI), the process is neither straight nor short. We visited recently with Kenji Togasaki, SVP, Innovation Office, IINO Lines (USA), who’s job it is with his IINO Lines team to scout new technologies and implement them onto the fleet with IINO technical group in Tokyo.
When it Comes to Autonomous Boats: Show, Don’t Tell
Anyone who has attended a writer’s conference has heard writers, editors, agents and publishers repeat the same mantra: “Show, don’t tell.” You can likely intuit what this means, but just to be clear, if you are writing a western thriller and you are describing a bar fight, it can’t be told matter-of-factly. The reader has to hear the crash of beer bottles against the bar’s mirror, feel the gunshots and root for the sheriff.What does this have to do with uncrewed maritime systems?
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