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HydroComp has updated its propeller geometry software with PropCad 2026, which concentrates on simplifying CAD import to speed design, inspection and documentation tasks, MarineLink reported on 21 August 2026.
SOHAR Port and Freezone reported 52 million metric tonnes of cargo in the first half of 2026, a 52 per cent increase on H1 2025, Port Technology International reported on 21 August 2026.
The Department for Transport has released a transparency data notice dated 21 August 2026 that names the organisations approved to provide port facility security officer training.
The Department for Transport published Policy paper: Air Pollution Awareness Coalition (APAC) on 21 August 2026, describing a cross‑sector coalition to improve public understanding of air pollution and support action to reduce harm.
Port Technology International reports Ningbo-Zhoushan Port recorded 8,574 TEUs on 14 August and 8,172 TEUs on 15 August, pushing single-day rail transactions above 8,500 TEUs.
SIPG Energy has bunkered the 13,000-TEU CMA CGM OSIRIS with methanol at the Port of Shanghai, a move Port Technology International describes as a new record in the port’s effort to expand alternative fuel bunkering.
Port Technology International reports Cavotec will supply a MoorMaster NxG automated vacuum mooring system to Jawaharlal Nehru Port’s GTI terminal in a deal worth roughly €5 million, the first such deployment in India.
ParkerSteel has developed a new import and storage operation at the Port of Sheerness in partnership with Peel Ports Group, linking marine imports to its Canterbury processing base.
Crowley has announced a new weekly container loop connecting Port Houston with Santo Tomás de Castilla in Guatemala and Puerto Cortés in Honduras, with the first Houston call on 10 September 2026.
Port Technology International reports that DP World has shifted 500,000 TEUs across its Gulf road and rail network since March, signalling rising use of inland corridors by shippers and carriers.
A contract with a Turkish yard will see Everllence supply 16 of its 175D generator sets for four Robert Allen‑designed Rampage 6000‑DE offshore terminal tugs destined for operation by Smit Lamnalco in Guyana.
Lehmann Marine has won the debut commercial order for its AQUBE liquid-cooled battery system, which will be fitted by Lloyd Werft to a research vessel under construction for the German Aerospace centre, DLR.
Wilson Sons launched WS Ariel, the third high-powered tug in its recent shipbuilding series, at Pier Mauá in Rio de Janeiro on 20 August 2026.
MarineLink reported on 20 August 2026 that trade tonnage through the Houston Ship Channel rose 16%, with Port Houston seeing increased imports and empty container volumes while exports dipped modestly.
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk freight index rose about 0.5% to 2,791 on 20 August 2026, ending a two-day decline, with capesize vessels recording a 1.2% gain to 4,429 points, sources indicated.
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. has released its financial results for the second quarter and the six months ended 30 June 2026, with Chairwoman and CEO Angeliki Frangou registering satisfaction.
A report dated 20 August 2026 from reports says structural changes, GPS jamming, accelerated sanctions and rising false flags, require insurers to raise the bar on compliance.
The Rhenus Group has joined forces with shipzero to offer customers a Book and Claim solution intended to reduce the climate impact of transport across air, sea and road, sources indicated on 20 August 2026.
A The report on 20 August 2026 shows MR2 clean tanker tonne-miles holding up against a 2019 baseline while larger vessels recorded consecutive monthly dataset lows and ran about 35% below 2025 averages.
A reports outlook dated 20 August 2026 reports constrained prompt availability of HSFO in Houston and notes suppliers offering only VLSFO and LSMGO with shorter delivery lead times.
Furetank has invited journalists to the naming ceremony and a tour of the newly built intermediate tanker FURE VASA at the Port of Uddevalla on 28 August, a move described as part of growth in the Swedish-flagged merchant fleet.
Sources indicated on 20 August 2026 that Drewry’s World Container Index rose for a third consecutive week; the WCI remains the principal independent benchmark for index-linked contracts.
Azane Fuel Solutions AS and Equinor Energy AS have signed a framework deal for ammonia supply and truck-to-ship bunkering for ammonia-fuelled vessels, with first deliveries due in the second half of 2026, reports reports.
MHSS, a member of the OneCare Group, has introduced a family-centred digital communication hygiene programme to help Filipino seafarers and their relatives manage the psychological impact of constant connectivity.
Pertamina International Marketing and Distribution has told Platts it will use Singapore as the initial reference market for Indonesian biomethanol and that physical exports are expected only after a commercial-scale plant, targeted for around 2028, is operational, sources indicated on 20 August 2026.
MarineLink reports that the World Maritime Forum will convene in Copenhagen on 23–24 February 2027 at the AC Bella Sky Convention Centre to address shipping’s investment choices.
Maritime Partners has added the M/V Ann Nash to its growing fleet. The vessel was constructed by FMT Shipyard & Repair in Harvey, Louisiana, continuing cooperation with Laborde Products.
HMM will replace two quay cranes and add two rubber-tyred gantry cranes at Washington United Terminals, raising annual handling capacity from about 590,000 TEUs to 880,000 TEUs, Port Technology International reported on 20 August 2026.
MarineLink reports that ClassNK has joined a joint project to objectively verify reductions in fuel consumption and GHG emissions achieved during actual vessel operations through an AI-based autonomous navigation system.
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Port of Corpus Christi have agreed to co-operate on exploring small modular reactor technology for maritime applications, marking the second memorandum under the Department's SMR initiative launched in May.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency published Guidance: MGN 480 (M) Amendment 3 on 20 August 2026, setting out the extent of shipowner liability under the Maritime Labour Convention (2006) as amended.
OneOcean, Lloyd’s Register’s maritime digital solutions business, has named Dr Claus Reimers as Chief Product & Technology Officer to lead product and technology strategy and to accelerate digital, data and AI development, MarineLink reported on 20 August 2026.
Hutchison Ports Pakistan will spend US$76 million across 2026–27 to acquire electric quay cranes, RTGCs, e-trucks and trailers for its Karachi terminal, and has taken delivery of an initial shipment, Port Technology International reported on 20 August 2026.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken a lease on four berths at the recently expanded South Pier in Port Island Phase 2 at the Port of Kobe, with the harbour works carried out by Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation.
CK Hutchison has initiated international arbitration against Panama, seeking US$1.5 billion for alleged breaches of an investment protection treaty that it says targeted its Balboa and Cristóbal terminals; the company notified Panama of the dispute on 4 February 2026, Port Technology International reported on 20 August 2026.
reports reports that IBEX 2026 will convene at the Tampa Convention centre from 6 to 8 October with new networking formats, waterfront evening events and mentorship programmes.
Port Technology International has reported that ASIPONA Lázaro Cárdenas is investing in two road projects in Lázaro Cárdenas City under the Public Works Investment Plan 2025–2030 to strengthen port logistics and connectivity.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch published a report on 20 August 2026 detailing a man overboard from the Sea Eagle, a lone‑operated creel fishing vessel, south‑east of Montrose, Scotland, with one presumed fatality.
DP World has launched a new warehousing facility in Johor, the first of two planned in Malaysia, extending its integrated logistics services across Southeast Asia, Port Technology International reported on 20 August 2026.
An ATSB investigation reported by MarineLink has identified insufficient planning and inadequate risk controls as contributors to the grounding of the tug Sea Pelican while paired with the barge Rocksea in Port Adelaide on 10 June 2025.
MarineLink reports a ten-year high in piracy-related incidents off Somalia; Danish Shipping has produced an analysis using IMB figures.
Helsinki Shipyard has been awarded the contract to construct Finland’s next state icebreaker, Aino, in a procurement announced by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency on 19 August 2026.
MarineLink reported on 19 August 2026 that a South Korean container ship will depart for Europe via an Arctic passage on 22 August to test whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable, a voyage that depends on Russian cooperation and may provoke diplomatic unease.
Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy, MARAD Administrator Stephen M. Carmel, Representative Michael Cloud and Port of Corpus Christi leaders convened on 19 August 2026 to launch a new collaborative effort to explore nuclear maritime technologies, MarineLink reported.
Crowley has announced a weekly container service connecting Port Houston with Santo Tomás de Castilla in Guatemala and Puerto Cortés in Honduras, MarineLink reported on 19 August 2026.
Front‑month September natural gas futures rose 9.6 cents as forecasts for hotter weather and firm oil prices underpinned the market ahead of a federal storage report.
reports released its Weekly Tanker Time Charter Estimates dated 19 August 2026, a dated weekly snapshot that serves as an indicative reference for tanker hire levels.
reports’s valuation bulletin for the week to 18 August 2026 reports broad stability in bulker prices, with modest upward pressure confined to older Panamax vessels.