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February 16, 2026
Sources confirmed that India had seized three U.S. sanctioned 'oil tankers' linked to Iran this month, and increased surveillance in its maritime zone in order to stop illicit trade. This confirms a post made by Indian authorities on X earlier in February, which was deleted.
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February 16, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd, a German shipping company, announced on Monday that it would purchase Israel's ZIM for $4.2 billion. This will cement its position as the fifth-largest group in the world. The deal was met with a backlash from Israelis, as ZIM employees at the Haifa headquarters went on strike…
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February 16, 2026
India has taken three U.S. sanctioned tanker ships linked to Iran this month, and increased surveillance in its maritime zone to stop illicit trade. A source with first-hand knowledge of the issue said that on Monday. The source said that India…
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February 16, 2026
AML, the main mining company, is expected to produce a total of?10 millions tons by 2025. ArcelorMittal, a Luxembourg-based company, is expanding its Liberian operation. This includes a new concentrator as well as major upgrades to the rail system and ports.
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February 16, 2026
North Korea will unveil new weapons development goals this month at its Ninth Party Congress, amid assessments that Pyongyang only checked off part of the sweeping list that Kim Jong Un aimed for at his 2021 Congress. Analysts say that while nuclear weapons and missiles remain central to Kim's plan…
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February 16, 2026
New Zealand's Black Foils Team has broken its silence about the 'traumatic, high-speed collision' with DS Team France that occurred at the SailGP in Auckland. The incident left two sailors injured as well as causing damage to the boats. Louis Sinclair…
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February 14, 2026
Australia's Bonds Flying Roos successfully defended the?Auckland SailGP championship title on Sunday - climbing to the top of?leaderboard? after two events. The Australian team, led by Tom?Slingsby overtook the reigning champions Emirates Great…
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February 14, 2026
Australia announced on Sunday that it will spend A$3.9 billion ($2.76billion) to advance construction of a shipyard which will deliver nuclear-powered subs under the trilateral AUKUS defense pact with the U.S. and?Britain. AUKUS, announced in 2021, is Australia's biggest-ever defence investment.
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February 14, 2026
Two sailors received treatment for injuries following a high speed collision between the DS 'Team - France and New Zealand's Black Foils that resulted in the racing being abandoned at the Auckland Sail Grand Prix opening day on Saturday. The incident happened shortly after the third race began.
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February 14, 2026
Two sailors were treated after a high-speed crash?between New Zealand’s Black Foils?and DS 'Team France, which led to the racing being abandoned on Saturday’s opening day of the Auckland Sail Grand?Prix?. This incident happened shortly after the third race began.
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February 14, 2026
The Trump administration released on Friday a plan to rebuild U.S. shipbuilding and other maritime business, which will be paid for in part by port fees collected on cargo brought to the United States aboard ships manufactured in China. The…
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February 14, 2026
After posting a list on Friday, the 'United States' removed it shortly thereafter. The updated list included some of China's biggest tech companies including Baidu and Alibaba. The document was posted for an hour and removed China's two largest memory chip manufacturers…
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February 14, 2026
Dee Caffari, a British sailor, arrives in Antigua after a race around the world that took less than 58 days. Next week he will swap the vastness of the Southern Ocean for the tight and tactical racing of the RORC Nelson's Cup Series 2026. Caffari…
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February 14, 2026
Four sources told us that Venezuela's PDVSA, the state-owned oil company, has refused to sell to companies who do not have individual U.S. licences. This is limiting the exports of oil and stopping the country from draining its brimming tanks more quickly.
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February 14, 2026
British International Investment, the UK's development investment agency, welcomed DP World’s new chief executive on?Friday and said it would resume investments with the Dubai-based port operator. BII earlier this week halted all new investments…
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February 14, 2026
Dubai Media Office reported that DP World, the port giant in Dubai, announced Friday the 'appointment' of Essa?Kazim?as a?chairman?of its board?and Yuvraj narayan?as group chief executive?officer?. This was after mounting pressure had been placed…
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February 14, 2026
It said that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will sell a Danube River Port in Moldova called Giurgiulesti to a neighboring Romania, as the Black Sea State seeks to increase its logistics role 'in central and southeast europe.
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February 14, 2026
European traders reported on Friday that a group of 'South Korean flour mills' purchased an estimated 50,000 metric tonnes?of milling wheat?to be sourced from the United States through an international auction. All wheat was purchased free-on-board (FOB) and shipped between June 1 and June 30.
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February 14, 2026
Oleksiy Kulba, Ukraine's deputy prime minister, said that a 'Russian drone' attack had killed one person and injured six others at a port in the Odesa region of Ukraine on the Black Sea. Kuleba stated that the infrastructure of a business was?damaged.
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February 12, 2026
Norwegian Cruise 'Line Holdings announced on Thursday that?John Chidsey has been appointed as its chief executive officer, effective immediately. Harry Sommer is stepping down. Chidsey was appointed to the Norwegian board of directors in 2025 after a previous tenure from 2013 to 2022.
