
Hamburg Port Booms with India, Malaysia Volumes Despite US Drop
The Port of Hamburg achieved 2.6% cargo growth to 114.6 million tonnes in 2025, propelled by container surges from Asia that offset sharp US declines.
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The Port of Hamburg achieved 2.6% cargo growth to 114.6 million tonnes in 2025, propelled by container surges from Asia that offset sharp US declines.

Vancouver’s Seaspan Shipyards awarded a $1.5 million contract to Alberta-based Confined Space Robotics (CSR) on February 12, 2026, to develop semi-autonomous systems automating blast and

Saudi Arabia’s Ports Authority (Mawani) granted Pacific International Lines (PIL) a unified maritime agency license on February 20, 2026, enabling the Singapore-headquartered carrier to operate

Australian shipbuilder Austal secured a landmark A$4 billion contract on February 20, 2026, to construct eight 100-meter Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) vessels for the Australian

In a 6-3 ruling on February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court invalidated President Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs imposed under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) in Tuticorin shattered its own record on February 18, 2026, handling 208,995 MT of cargo in a single day—eclipsing the

India’s Directorate General of Shipping granted a one-month interim extension on February 20, 2026, to four Russian marine insurers, averting disruptions for vessels entering its

CMA CGM finalized a $360 million contract on February 18, 2026, with Cochin Shipyard for six LNG-powered 1,700 TEU feeders—India’s first for a major liner

India’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia are surging to 1-1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in February 2026, the highest since November 2019 and

The Port of Hamburg achieved 2.6% cargo growth to 114.6

Vancouver’s Seaspan Shipyards awarded a $1.5 million contract to Alberta-based

Saudi Arabia’s Ports Authority (Mawani) granted Pacific International Lines (PIL)

Australian shipbuilder Austal secured a landmark A$4 billion contract on

In a 6-3 ruling on February 20, 2026, the US

V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA) in Tuticorin shattered its own

India’s Directorate General of Shipping granted a one-month interim extension

CMA CGM finalized a $360 million contract on February 18,

India’s crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia are surging to