Discussions are underway in Canada in regard to the future development of the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay. During the early to mid-1900s and prior to the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Churchill was Canada’s main port for exporting Western Canadian agricultural produce to England and Europe, and…

Estonia’s Tax and Customs Board completed its investigation of the refrigerated containership Baltic Spirit and permitted the vessel to continue its trip to Russia, saying that the reports of “contraband was not confirmed.” Estonia’s elite K Commando force had stormed the ship with the support of the Navy, reporting that…

An MSC containership inbound for Saint Petersburg, Russia was reportedly disabled after an explosion and fire in the Gulf of Finland. Details are coming from Russian media reports of the incident without official confirmation from the maritime services or MSC. A feeder ship named MSC Giada III (39,000 dwt) experienced…

The future USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford-class carrier for the U.S. Navy, has completed builder’s sea trials at Huntington Ingalls Newport News. It has been 17 years since the initial contract award for Kennedyand more than 10 years since her keel-laying. The test run was the ship’s first…

Momentum appears to be building within some corners of the Trump administration to offshore U.S. Navy warship production to yards in U.S. allied nations, where well-developed shipbuilding industries with available capacity can be found. It would require changing U.S. law and longstanding practice, but this has not deterred proponents: South…

China’s first 10,000-ton electric containership is beginning sea trials. The shipyard is billing the ship as the largest of its kind and a further breakthrough in short-sea shipping. The Ning Yuan Dian Kun was launched in September 2025 and has completed its outfitting, berth tests, and mooring trials. The ship…

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is raising the alarm over a significant surge in cargo theft and freight fraud across the global supply chains. Criminals, it says, are increasingly deploying digital tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to perpetrate illegal schemes. The lobby group IUMI, together with the Transported…

In 2025, China once again dominated the world’s shipbuilding orderbooks, according to the latest numbers from Clarksons (compiled by eWorldShip). Out of all orders placed at yards around the world, nearly two-thirds went to Chinese shipbuilders, reflecting the country’s powerful market position and the strength of its state backing. Last…

India’s refiners might make out well by taking a deal with the United States to buy lots of Venezuelan oil, according to the State Bank of India. Indian refineries became major consumers of gray-market Russian crude oil after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, drawn by deep discounts and the…

Faced with the need for more electrical power and a desire to expand renewable energy, Massachusetts is looking toward the import of renewable energy from neighboring Nova Scotia. The first-of-its-kind agreement would present a novel solution to meeting the needs while also addressing the opposition of the Trump administration to…