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Maritime-Executive: South Korea Tentatively Selects Small Container Line for Test Arctic Voyage
South Korea’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries is defending its plan to run a trial containership voyage along Russia’s Northern Sea Route later this year..
Seatrade-Maritime: Sinolines orders 12 container ships
All the container ship newbuildings will be constructed by China Merchants’ shipyards.
Seatrade-Maritime: Two Chinese VLCCs cross the Strait of Hormuz
Laden Cosco Shipping and Sinochem tankers have exited the Gulf via the Hormuz Strait while an HMM VLCC is transiting the waterway.
ShippingTelegraph: US marines board Iranian-flagged tanker in Gulf of Oman, releases after search
US Marines boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman earlier Wednesday as part of ongoing enforcement operations tied to a US maritime blockade.
ShippingTelegraph: UK’s PM defends Russian oil sanctions regime amid criticism over import licence
Sanctions on Russian oil have not been lifted “in any way whatsoever,” UK’s prime minister Keir Starmer insisted amid a heated debate in the House of Commons.
ShippingTelegraph: Shipping industry issues safety guidelines for Strait of Hormuz transit
In a significant move to enhance maritime security and operational safety, leading global maritime organizations have released a new guidance on May 20, 2026. The document.
ShippingTelegraph: EU overcomes internal debate to agree on US tariff deal
The European Union agreed early Wednesday morning to implement a trade deal with the United States, avoiding a direct clash with US president Donald Trump.
Splash247: Mobile charging system for port cranes launched at TOC Europe
TMEIC Corporation Americas has unveiled a mobile charging system aimed at speeding up the electrification of diesel-powered port cranes without requiring major yard redesigns or costly grid upgrades.
Splash247: Digital trade finance deal combines eBLs, IoT and DeFi liquidity
A cross-border shipment of frozen food products from Spain to the US has become what the participants describe as the first non-bank trade finance transaction to combine an electronic bill of lading.








