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Yangzhou Guoyu bags fresh containership order haul

15 May, 2026
China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding has secured another containership order as the yard continues its comeback push following its restructuring and restart under new ownership. The builder said it has signed a contract with Shanghai Changsh...

Splash Wrap: Iran tightens its control of Hormuz

15 May, 2026
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps There was no sign of a shipping breakthrough in Hormuz this week. If anything, the strait became more dangerous and closed. Donald Trump has been discussing his war with Iran with Xi Jinping wh...

Splash Singapore assembles maritime power players

14 May, 2026
Bjorn Hojgaard, the CEO of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group, the world’s largest shipmanager, is the latest high-profile name to agree to speak at September’s Splash Singapore, a new event from the organisers of Geneva Dry that is rapidly shaping...

Iran tightens Hormuz grip – Splash247

13 May, 2026
Iran has expanded the maritime zone it considers under operational control around the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iranian-linked media coverage cited by analysts, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy now describes the Strait of Hor...

Criminal charges filed against Synergy over Key Bridge collapse

13 May, 2026
Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against Singapore-based shipmanager Synergy Marine over the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, two years after the containership Dali struck the span and killed six people....

Panama Canal slot auctions hit record $4m

12 May, 2026
Auction prices for priority Panama Canal transits have climbed to an unprecedented $4m per vessel as geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East reshapes global shipping patterns and sends operators scrambling for alternative routes. The extrao...

Shipping faces decade-defining split as geopolitics, overcapacity and decarbonisation collide

12 May, 2026
The global shipping industry is entering one of its most uneven periods in decades, according to the latest Shipping Market Review from Danish Ship Finance, with geopolitics, ageing fleets, environmental regulation and slowing globalisation...

ONE returns to HD Hyundai for $1.2bn LNG-fuelled boxship deal

11 May, 2026
Ocean Network Express has returned to South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for another batch of LNG-capable containerships, pressing ahead with its long-term alternative-fuel fleet renewal strategy despite scaling back earlier expansio...