Karachi Port has completed dredging work deepening its navigation channel to 14 metres and East Wharf berths to 15.5 metres, enabling Noatum Ports Karachi Terminals to accommodate containerships up to 350 metres long and bulk vessels up to 120,000 metric tonnes.
A South Korean research team has built an AI navigation system that reroutes ships around weather conditions to keep exhaust plumes away from coastal communities.
The Rhine has hit its lowest level since 1880, effectively closing Kaub and pushing cargo onto rail and road.
Spanish company bound4blue has installed its eSail suction sail on Na Hiro E Pae, marking the first wind-assisted propulsion system fitted on a multipurpose cargo vessel. The newbuild will serve Tahiti and the Austral Islands, with the system expected to cut energy consumption by 10 percent.
Chinese ports halted fueling, ferries and river traffic as Typhoon Dolphin closed on the coast.
Crews have started winching the broken hull of MSC Baltic III onto a Newfoundland beach for dismantling.
A University of Michigan study commissioned by GSGP finds the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region holds untapped shipbuilding capacity, with 44 shipyard sites and 12,000+ suppliers positioned to support naval, commercial, and Arctic vessel programs through five strategic investment pathways.
Shipping Corporation of India has opened a $720 million tender for up to six LNG dual-fuel-ready 8,000 TEU containerships, part of New Delhi’s push to rebuild a national liner fleet. Bids are due August 31, with the vessels earmarked for the planned Bharat Container Shipping Line.
France is investing nearly $300 million across five ports—including Marseille-Fos and Brest—to build infrastructure for floating offshore wind energy. Part of the France 2030 initiative, the funding is expected to unlock close to $1 billion in total investment supporting the country’s wind power ambitions.
A fire and explosion aboard a sulfuric-acid tanker off Norway was quickly contained, with all 15 crew safe and no cargo release.
