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A VLCC blast off Oman has sharpened Hormuz risk, coming just after Iran’s IRGC vowed retaliation over U.S. strikes.

Iran said it will not impose transittolls on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing back on reports of new fees in the strategic waterway.
 
The UK’s decision to award Royal Navy tug contracts to Dutch shipbuilder Damen has reignited debate over defence spending and support for British shipyards.

North Sea offshore vessels continue to secure record earnings, with average daily rates topping NOK 1m again in April: Fearnleys

India: PM Modi welcomed Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, underscoring the India–Japan partnership as a key pillar for Indo Pacific stability, trade and growth.

CMA CGM Group reported 2026 Q1 financial results significantly down on the previous year.

Gulf Energy Maritime has selected FrontM to deploy its INFOTAINMENT module across the GEM fleet.

CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd AG have suspended all bookings to and from Cuba until further notice.

Russian investigators say damage to the gascarrier Arctic Metagaz points to an external explosive attack by drones and unmanned boats.

Piyush Goyal’s Canada visit signals a major reset in India Canada trade ties, with CEPA talks back in focus.

G2 Ocean has announced a major fleet expansion and modernisation programme, ordering six new gantry crane vessels.

MarineFifty has announced plans to establish a diversified fund focused on maritime energy efficiency technology suppliers, with Njord as technical advisor.
 
Work is underway on the construction of a liquefied biogas facility at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden.

repsol has begun the large-scale production of 100% renewable fuels at its Puertollano industrial complex.
 
Sweden’s Nimbus Marine Group has appointed Mikael Mårtensson as chief financial officer.

European carriers underestimated Africa’s growth potential, says APM Terminals’ Africa chief, warning that China has moved faster on investment, flexibility and local engagement.

Hapag-Lloyd AG COO Dr. Maximilian Rothkopf will step down in June and leave the executive board by mutual agreement.

MOL Group’s new leadership is targeting expansion, stronger earnings and improved shareholder returns, with LNG carriers set to grow from 17% to 30% of its business mix.

The 24,212 teu CMA CGM Notre Dame has started its maiden voyage from Shanghai arriving in France in early July.

Vestas ships 17 turbines to Australia for 105 MW King Rocks windfarm.

DNA testing has identified three sailors from HMS Erebus’s doomed Arctic expedition, as new artefacts from the wreck prepare to go on display in Pembroke Dock.

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