Hegseth Fine-Tunes Trump’s Panama Canal Rhetoric

The United States will "take back" the Panama Canal from Chinese influence, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday during a visit to the Central American nation.After talks with Panama's government,

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Drop Below Five-Year Average in March

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes were below one million tons in March, a decrease of 39.1% compared to 2024, reports the Lake Carriers’ Association. Loadings were also below the

Moose Boats Delivers Harbor Patrol Catamaran

Moose Boats, a boat designer and manufacturer in the San Francisco Bay Area, has delivered an M2-36 catamaran to the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol.The M2 will serve as both a law enforcement

DNV Verifies Emissions Avoided by Jotun Coated Vessels

DNV Maritime Advisory has confirmed that 11.1 million tons of CO2 emissions were avoided by Jotun coated vessels in 2024.The avoided emissions were verified through a technical evaluation using the DNV MASTERv2

Grimaldi Orders Nine Dual-Fuel Methanol RoPax

The Grimaldi Group has commissioned the construction of nine ropax vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai), a China Merchants Group company. The deal is worth a total of $1.3 billion.The new

Hanwha Ocean Marks Entry into Deepwater Drilling Market with First Drillship

Hanwha Ocean has held a naming ceremony for its high specification ultra-deepwater drillship Tidal Action, signaling its official entry into the deepwater drilling industry.The Tidal Action is built on Hanwha Ocean’s proprietary

Ascenz Marorka to Equip TMS Group’s Fleet with Smart Shipping Solution

The GTT Group, through its smart shipping arm Ascenz Marorka, has signed an agreement with global provider of multi-segment shipping services TMS Group to provide smart shipping solution to its entire fleet

bound4blue Installs ‘Largest Ever’ Suction Sails on LDC’s Juice Carrier

Spanish wind propulsion system supplier bound4blue has installed ‘world’s largest’ suction sails onboard the juice carrier MV Atlantic Orchard, chartered by Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) and owned by Wisby Tankers.The four bound4blue’s

WindPort, Port Esbjerg Team Up for Norwegian Offshore Wind

One of the world’s largest base ports for offshore wind activities Port of Esbjerg and Norwegian port operator WindPort have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate offshore wind development in Norway.The