Transport

Canada

Ontario Seeks Arctic Port on James Bay

Ontario government officials have proposed developing a maritime port on James Bay, southeast of Hudson Bay, to enhance trade connectivity. This initiative, aim…

Italy

Fincantieri Achieves Its Best Ever Order Intake and Quarterly Results

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri reported its strongest financial performance to date in the first quarter of 2025, supported by record order intake and…

Russian

Russia Plans $6.2b Outlay to Build 1,600 Commercial Ships by 2036

The Russian government has outlined a comprehensive strategy to modernize and expand its national shipbuilding industry, aiming to enhance domestic capabilities…

United Arab Emirates

Egis to Overhaul Qatar’s Public Transport

French engineering firm Egis has been commissioned by Qatar’s Ministry of Transport to create a comprehensive masterplan for the country’s public tr…

Egypt

Egypt’s Suez Canal Mulls Discounts on Transit Fees to Bring Back Traffic

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority is exploring a plan to offer transit fee discounts of 12% to 15% to boost traffic through the vital waterway, according to it…

China

Intelligent Robots Debut in Spotting Malfunctions in China’s Cargo Railway, Achieving 100% Identification for Common Faults

On Sunday, China’s first set of intelligent inspection robots for freight railways began operating in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, as announced by CHN Energy…

China

COSCO Books Newcastlemax Newbuilds

COSCO Shipping Bulk, the dry bulk division of China’s COSCO Shipping, has expanded its orderbook by commissioning two newcastlemax bulk carriers at CSSC Q…

Hydrogen Transport

South Korea Launches $40M Program to Build World’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Carrier by 2027

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on May 9, 2025, the establishment of a Public-Private Joint Promotion Team for Liqu…

Biofuel

Norden Conducts First US Biofuel Journey in ‘Measured’ Step Toward Cleaner Shipping

Denmark-based maritime transportation company Norden has successfully completed its first biofuel voyage from the United States, advancing its goal to promote c…

Dominica

DP World to Spend $760M Expanding Caucedo Port in the Dominican Republic

Global terminal operator DP World has committed $760 million to expand the Port of Caucedo and its adjacent free trade zone in the Dominican Republic. The inves…

South Korea

ABS and HD Hyundai Mipo to Drive Digital Automation in Shipyard Operations

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) have entered into a joint development project (JDP) to advance digital …

Pakistan

Cybernet, Nokia Launch 1.2T-Per-Lambda Backbone to Transform Pakistan’s Networks

Nokia has partnered with Cybernet, Pakistan’s leading fiber broadband provider, to deploy an advanced optical transport solution for a new long-haul Optic…

China

Jiangsu Ocean Shipping Orders Boxship Quartet

Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO), a subsidiary of Jiangsu Port Group, has signed a contract with Jiangsu Soho Chuangke Shipbuilding in Yangzhou to construct four …

China

China’s Hengqin Port Reports 10-Millionth Passenger of This Year in Record Time

On May 7, 2025, Hengqin Port in Guangdong Province, South China, recorded its 10-millionth traveler of the year, a 32 percent increase compared to the same peri…

United States

This Port of LA Terminal Just Ditched All Propane Forklifts for Electric

SSA Marine has made a significant stride in clean energy at the Port of Los Angeles by transitioning its entire fleet of forklifts at Berth 55 to electric power…