April 8, 2026
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April 7, 2026
DP World Cochin handles Record 8,000+ TEU from a Single Vessel
KOCHI: DP World Cochin has welcomed MSC Ilaria, one of the largest container vessels to call at the port, marking a major milestone for the terminal. The call recorded over 8,000 twenty-foot equivalent units
April 6, 2026
Columbia Group CEO questions whether shipping is heading for a wider crewing shortage
LIMASSOL: Mark O’Neil, CEO of Columbia Group, has questioned whether the shipping industry is heading for a wider crewing shortage as conflict in the Middle East, fuel disruption in the Philippines and rising repatriation
April 6, 2026
Gulf ceasefire ‘fundamental’ to global shipping: China’s FM spokeswoman
BEIJING: A ceasefire, as well as peace and stability, in the Gulf region are the fundamental prerequisites for keeping the international shipping route safe and unimpeded, Mao Ning, spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry has
April 6, 2026
Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market: Rates Up 30% Over the Past Month
OSLO: Xeneta analyst insight Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst: “Five weeks into the Strait of Hormuz closure and spot rates on every major East-West trade lane have risen sharply, showing this is a conflict
April 4, 2026
ClassNK awards world’s first MASS notation to domestic container ship “Genbu”
TOKYO: ClassNK has granted its “AUTO-Nav2(All)”*1 notation to domestic liner container ship “Genbu,” the only newly constructed autonomous ship under the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program*2 by The Nippon Foundation. This notation identifies ships equipped with
April 2, 2026
“Build up some delayed courage”: Trump urges allies to “reclaim” Strait of Hormuz from Iran
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has called on oil-importing nations to “build up some delayed courage” and take responsibility for reclaiming the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that the burden of securing the Iranian-blocked waterway
April 2, 2026
“K” LINE Starts Continued Use of Bio-LNG Fuel for Car Carriers
TOKYO: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to facilitate the long-term procurement of carbon-neutral bio-LNG fuel (liquefied bio methane, LBM), and it has started
April 2, 2026
World’s First Hydrogen-Fueled Operation of a Main Engine in Factory for a Large Commercial Vessel
TOKYO: Japan Engine Corporation (“J‑ENG”) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“Kawasaki”) are jointly engaged in Green Innovation Fund Project “Development of Marine Hydrogen Engines and MHFS (Note 1)” of the New Energy and Industrial
April 1, 2026