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The U.S. Coast Guard announced it would homeport its first two Arctic Security Cutters in Kodiak, Alaska with a third Alaska Arctic Security Cutter homeported in Seward when the infrastructure is ready. This follows April’s announcement that…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-coast-guard-announces-alaska-homeport-540219
https://www.marinelink.com/news/us-coast-guard-announces-alaska-homeport-540219Saronic and Castelion have announced plans to join forces to launch a hypersonic vehicle from an unmanned surface vessel. By integrating Castelion’s Blackbeard with Saronic’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) Marauder, the two companies offer a powerful…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/saronic-castelion-collaborate-maritime-540220
https://www.marinelink.com/news/saronic-castelion-collaborate-maritime-540220Pilbara Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 69.4 million tonnes (Mt) during May 2026. This was a one per cent decrease compared to May 2025. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 51.6Mt, of which 51Mt was iron ore exports. This was a three per cent decrease compared to May 2025. ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-hedland-iron-ore-exports-down-in-may/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-hedland-iron-ore-exports-down-in-may/The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was down for the tenth successive session on Thursday, falling about 1.5% to a new low since May 1st at 2,729 points. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes including iron ore and coal, slumped by 3.7% to ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-for-10th-day/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-for-10th-day/Global seaborne coal flows reached 119mt in May 2026, up 5% y/y — the first month of consecutive y/y growth in 2026 so far, and with an accelerating growth rate compared with April’s revised figure of 4%. Chinese seaborne coal imports fell by 6% y/y but did rise m/m to reach 30mt. Much of this ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/south-asian-demand-keeps-pushing-coal-flows-higher/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/south-asian-demand-keeps-pushing-coal-flows-higher/Greek owners have remained mostly sellers of dry bulk carriers over the first five months of 2026. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “as Posidonia week drew to a close, it offered an opportune moment to reflect on activity levels in the dry bulk Sale & Purchase (S&P) and newbuilding (NB) markets ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/greek-owners-primarily-sellers-of-dry-bulkers/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/greek-owners-primarily-sellers-of-dry-bulkers/China’s passenger car exports surged 73% year-on-year in May to approximately 809,000 vehicles, with the boom in electric vehicle shipments driving car carrier charter rates to fresh highs and effectively clearing the spot market of available tonnage. Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows May’s figure edged above the 796,000 passenger cars exported …
https://splash247.com/containerlines-cash-in-on-chinese-car-export-boom/
https://splash247.com/containerlines-cash-in-on-chinese-car-export-boom/Charterers and shipowners participating in the Sea Cargo Charter (SCC) managed to keep climate performance broadly stable in 2025 despite a year marked by geopolitical disruption, shifting trade patterns and continued uncertainty over global shipping regulation. The annual disclosure report released by the SCC showed signatories were on average 11.6% behind the International Maritime Organization’s …
https://splash247.com/sea-cargo-charter-members-hold-emissions-line-despite-shipping-turmoil/
https://splash247.com/sea-cargo-charter-members-hold-emissions-line-despite-shipping-turmoil/Swedish engineering materials specialist Alleima has landed a subsea tubing contract worth around SEK 995m ($105m) tied to one of Indonesia’s largest offshore gas developments. The order, awarded by an unnamed subsea technology contractor, will see Alleima supply advanced tubing solutions for the Kutei North Hub project offshore East Kalimantan. Kutei North Hub is being …
https://splash247.com/swedish-firm-lands-105m-role-in-indonesias-giant-gas-development/
https://splash247.com/swedish-firm-lands-105m-role-in-indonesias-giant-gas-development/German project cargo and heavylift specialist Eckship has launched a newbuilding programme that could see up to six heavylift vessels added to its fleet from 2028 onwards. The company said the vessels will be delivered from the second quarter of 2028 at short intervals thereafter, strengthening its position in the project cargo, heavylift and breakbulk …
https://splash247.com/eckship-lines-up-heavylift-newbuild-series/
https://splash247.com/eckship-lines-up-heavylift-newbuild-series/