The Port Journal

[By: Posidonia 2026] The world’s most prestigious shipping exhibition is now also set to become the longest in duration shipping event, as Posidonia 2026 prepares to engage the global maritime community over a three-week period filled with conferences, networking, social and sporting events. Activities will begin in early-May and culminate during Posidonia Week, which officially […]

A US Navy F-35C has shot down a drone which it said was threatening the US carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). The incident took place in the Arabian Sea, ‘500 miles off the Iranian coast’ according to a CENTCOM spokesman, and it occurred hours before a subsequent failed interception incident in the Straits of Hormuz. Several […]

[By: CMA Shipping] The count down is on for this year’s highly anticipated CMA Shipping 2026 conference and exhibition taking place from 10–12 March 2026 at the Hilton Stamford Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut. Organised by the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) and Informa Markets, this flagship event is set to bring together the most influential voices in the […]

The government of India oversaw the formal signing of agreements on February 3, which set out the plans for the country’s new domestic container shipping line to be known as Bharat Container Shipping Line (BCSL). It is one key element of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s broader vision for a self-reliant container ecosystem to lessen India’s […]

Two individuals who worked at the Port of Hamburg and possibly at the Blohm + Voss shipyard were arrested on suspicion of attempting to sabotage Germany’s new naval frigates. The efforts were part of a string of incidents that have plagued Germany and others since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The European justice authority […]

After an extended search, the Philippine Coast Guard has discovered the location of the sunken ferry Trisha Kerstin 3, which went down last month off Basilan. Divers located the vessel lying in an east-west orientation off Baluk-Baluk Island, southeast of Zamboanga City. The discovery of the wreck site raises the possibility that technical divers will […]

In a developing story, Estonian forces late on Tuesday, February 3, boarded a refrigerated containership and seized the vessel for an inspection. The Estonian Tax and Customs Board reports the vessel is suspected of being used for smuggling. Forces from the Inspection Unit of the Tax and Customs Board, along with the police and the […]

Just weeks after taking over the federal environmental-review process for deepwater oil and gas terminal licensing, the U.S. Department of Transportation has approved a construction and operation license for Texas GulfLink, the first issued under the Trump administration. Texas GulfLink will be a twin single-point mooring facility located about 27 nautical miles off the coast […]

A tuna-fishing vessel with suspected links to cocaine smuggling has caught fire at the port of Manta, Ecuador, according to local media. The vessel gold tuna, a 1967-built purse seiner of about 180 feet in length, reported a fire at about 0400 hours on Monday morning. Local firefighters responded to the scene, and the blaze […]

The alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will start for the first time to send vessels through the Red Sea as part of its gradual return to the shipping routes. The carriers, however, emphasized their focus on safety, noting that “All transits will be secured by naval assistance.” The Gemini Cooperation, launched by the two carriers […]