The Port Journal

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called the expiration of the New START treaty a grave moment for international peace and security and urged Russia and the United States to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework without delay. New START, which was due to run out at midnight on Wednesday, capped the number […]

The leak led to outcry from activists and local Indigenous organisations, who have for years warned of the impact oil exploration could have on the region’s marine and coastal ecosystems. Petrobras did not immediately reply to a request for comment. Petrobras spent years trying to obtain a licence to drill in the region, considered to […]

Swiss shipping company Sallaum Lines took delivery of a new pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) in a ceremony in China on Thursday, February 5. Ocean Legacy was built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu). Her two earlier sisters are Ocean Breezewhich was handed over to Sallaum last year, and Ocean Explorerwhich was delivered last […]

One person was killed in an incident wherein several boxes fell from a container vessel at the Port of Tanjung Perak in Indonesia’s East Java province on Monday, February 2. The incident occurred at around 04:00 local time on Monday as the Antigua and Barbuda-registered Pacific 88 was conducting cargo operations at the port’s South […]

DHT Holdings has posted its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025. DHT Holdings reported shipping revenues of US$143.9 million in Q4 2025 compared to shipping revenues of US$130.8 million in Q4 2024. The increase from the 2024 period to the 2025 period includes US$28 million attributable to higher revenue per day, partially offset […]

Mizuho was one of three vessels delivered by Kiso Shipbuilding in 2025, and Mr Kiso described that a pattern has apparently emerged since the three vessels are all workboats. He remarked that development is “going well” on another two vessels at the company’s facilities. The development of workboats, particularly in Japan, will continue to emphasise […]

Pangolin Photo Safaris, a wildlife photography safari excursion company based in Cape Town, South Africa, has welcomed a new trimaran houseboat and sightseeing vessel into service. Built in Namibia by ESB Boats, the 31.7- by 9.8-metre (104- by 32-foot) Pangolin Traveling replaces an earlier similarly named vessel that Pangolin Photo Safaris acquired in 2015. The […]

Once in service, Tongjun will be used in a variety of tasks such as domestic and international port and channel dredging, deep-sea sand extraction, land reclamation, deep-sea mining, trench excavation and backfilling, crushed stone bedding, and deep-sea pipeline laying. Dredging can be performed up to a maximum depth of 120 metres (390 feet). The owner […]

Historically, the naval reserve was explicitly conceived as a mechanism to expand Australia’s mariner base for mobilisation, a role it fulfilled decisively in the Second World War. During this period, the Royal Australian Naval Reserve played a central role in enabling Australia to expand its naval power at speed and scale. Reservists were mobilised in […]

The ruling was issued following a hearing held on January 26. The hearing itself was held in the wake of sanctions being imposed on Norebo and another Russian seafood company in July 2025. The Norwegian Government has accused Norebo and Murman Seafood of involvement in intelligence-gathering activities in Norwegian waters. Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s Foreign […]