Trump Could Add 25 Percent Tariff on Chinese Goods to Get Leverage on Iran

Hapag’s Terminal Operator Takes Full Ownership of Port Everglades Facility

Published Jan 12, 2026 7:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Hapag-Lloyd’s Hanseatic Global Terminals is continuing to execute on its growth strategy, with reports that it has taken full ownership of Port Everglades'Florida International Terminal. Major carriers have been working to build out their terminal operations in support of corporate goals and a positive business opportunity. Hapag-Lloyd and Grupo Empresas Navieras, through its affiliate Agunsa Universales, have operated the terminal in Port Everglades for a decade. The companies reported they have reached an agreement regarding the capital structure of the...

HMM and HD KSOE Start Demonstration and Testing of Wing Sail on Tanker

Published Jan 12, 2026 7:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering and HMM are starting a demonstration and test period for Korea’s first domestically developed wing sail for wind-assisted propulsion. The shipbuilder has been developing its version of the technology as part of its efforts to advance value-added, green ship designs and technology. The wing sail was recently installed on the product tanker Oriental Aquamarine (50,000 dwt). The vessel was built in 2020 and has been owned by HMM since 2023. Registered in...

A battery-powered container feeder (CATL)

Op-Ed: China's Shipping Sector Would Thrive Under IMO Carbon Rules

Published Jan 12, 2026 7:07 PM by Dialogue Earth

[By Mao Xiaoli] Later this year, member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will resume negotiations on whether to adopt an agreed plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. China had originally supported the approval of the plan, known as the Net-zero Framework, at an IMO meeting in April 2025. However, about six months later, at talks on whether to sign off the framework formally, the country sided with the majority of member states to postpone the decision...

Baltimore’s Sparrows Point Container Terminal Receives Key Permits

Published Jan 12, 2026 6:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Plans to develop a new container terminal as part of the redevelopment of the Sparrow’s Point region of Baltimore marked key steps with the US Army Corps of Engineers and federal authorities granting construction permits. The project is a joint venture with MSC’s Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), which calls for doubling Baltimore’s container capacity and further establishing the port as a critical gateway to the Mid-Atlantic and central United States. The Army Corps announced late last week that it has...

Shipping

Pirates Kidnap Chinese Crewmembers From Fishing Vessel off Gabon

On Monday, armed pirates boarded a trawler off the coast of Gabon and kidnapped multiple foreign crewmembers, according to the Gabonese ministry of defense. At about 0200 hours local time, the Gabonese-flagged fishing vessel IB Fish 7 was under way and engaged in fishing about seven nautical miles off Ekwata, Gabon. Three armed pirates approached and boarded, and they kidnapped nine crewmembers, reports maritime security consultancy Vanguard Tech. The abductees included five Chinese nationals and four Indonesians. The remaining six...

Tugs & Salvage

Arctic Sea hard aground (courtesy City of St. George)

Wrecked Crab Boat Spills Diesel off St. George

The rough winter weather of the Bering Sea is getting in the way of the response to the wreck site of a crab fishing boat that grounded on the coast of St. George, and the vessel has begun to leak oil, according to Alaskan officials. On January 5, the 134-foot crab boat Arctic Sea was under way on a fishing voyage to the north of St. George. In 50-knot winds, she drifted aground on the north side of the island....

Government

The sailor sold secrets to the operation of amphib USS Essex, above (USN)

Former U.S. Navy Sailor Gets 16-Year Sentence for $12,000 Worth of Spying

A former U.S. Navy sailor who was paid a mere $12,000 over an 18-month period for spying for China has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison. Jinchao "Patrick" Wei, 25, was handed the lengthy 200 months prison sentence by a federal judge in San Diego following his conviction in August last year of espionage. Wu was guilty of selling technical and operating manuals for ships and operating systems to an intelligence officer working for China, the court...

Corporate News

Birdon Awarded US Coast Guard Contract for Response Boat–Small Demonstrator

[By: Birdon America, Inc.] Birdon America, Inc. has been awarded a firm fixed price contract to build a Response Boat-Small (RB-S) Demonstrator for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). This award underscores Birdon’s commitment to providing its customers with innovative, reliable solutions that ensure mission success in maritime operations. The RB-S Demonstrator program is a critical initiative by the USCG to evaluate advanced capabilities for key missions such as Search and Rescue (SAR); Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS); Drug...

Cruise Ships

Appeals Court Suspends Hawaii’s “Green Fee” for Cruise Ships Pending Appeal

Hawaii’s hotly contested and closely followed “Green Fee,” a new tax on hotels, short-stay rentals, and cruises, suffered a setback just hours before it was due to go into effect. It is the first tax of its kind imposed on tourists to contribute to the state’s costs of addressing environmental issues. Two judges on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court granted on New Year’s Eve (December 31) a last-minute request for an injunction in a suit brought by the cruise industry...

Ports

Hapag’s Terminal Operator Takes Full Ownership of Port Everglades Facility

Shipping

Pirates Kidnap Chinese Crewmembers From Fishing Vessel off Gabon

Tugs & Salvage

Wrecked Crab Boat Spills Diesel off St. George

Government

Former U.S. Navy Sailor Gets 16-Year Sentence for $12,000 Worth of Spying

Corporate News

Birdon Awarded US Coast Guard Contract for Response Boat–Small Demonstrator

Cruise Ships

Appeals Court Suspends Hawaii’s “Green Fee” for Cruise Ships Pending Appeal

Ports

Hapag’s Terminal Operator Takes Full Ownership of Port Everglades Facility

Offshore

Revolution Wind Receives Court Injunction Against Trump’s Stop-Work Order

The Revolution Wind offshore wind farm won a preliminary injunction against the Department of the Interior’s December stop-work order, which permits the company to resume offshore work while the case proceeds. The project being developed by Ørsted and a joint venture with a division of BlackRock is the first of the offshore wind projects to receive relief from the courts, while two other hearings are also set for later this week. Judge Royce Lamberth signed two orders on Monday afternoon,...

Shipbuilding

A new P-17A class frigate, Mahendragiri, at launch at Mazagon Dock (Gov't of India)

Report: India Wants to Ramp Up its Warship Exports

India is reportedly working to expand warship exports as part of the ongoing push to revamp its shipbuilding industry. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) has already issued directives to the state-owned shipyards, instructing the facilities to build their capacities for export orders. According to a report by the defense news site Indian Defense Research Wing, the MOD’s directive covers expansion of docking and manufacturing infrastructure in the shipyards. In addition, the shipyards are expected to customize their blueprints for naval...

Environment

HMM and HD KSOE Start Demonstration and Testing of Wing Sail on Tanker

Business

Union Condemns Pace of Investigation Into P&O Ferries' 2022 Ferry Layoffs

A trade union in the United Kingdom is reawakening the ghosts of the 2022 unilateral sacking of about 800 seafarers by P&O Ferries after condemning a government agency for delays in concluding civil investigations against the company’s bosses. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has criticized the Insolvency Service over delays in launching a civil trial against P&O Ferries. RMT believes the delayed civil investigation is eroding confidence and allowing senior figures involved in the layoffs...

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Trump Could Add 25 Percent Tariff on Chinese Goods to Get Leverage on Iran

Hapag’s Terminal Operator Takes Full Ownership of Port Everglades Facility

HMM and HD KSOE Start Demonstration and Testing of Wing Sail on Tanker

Op-Ed: China's Shipping Sector Would Thrive Under IMO Carbon Rules

Baltimore’s Sparrows Point Container Terminal Receives Key Permits

Pirates Kidnap Chinese Crewmembers From Fishing Vessel off Gabon

Wrecked Crab Boat Spills Diesel off St. George

Former U.S. Navy Sailor Gets 16-Year Sentence for $12,000 Worth of Spying

Birdon Awarded US Coast Guard Contract for Response Boat–Small Demonstrator

Appeals Court Suspends Hawaii’s “Green Fee” for Cruise Ships Pending Appeal

Hapag’s Terminal Operator Takes Full Ownership of Port Everglades Facility

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Pirates Kidnap Chinese Crewmembers From Fishing Vessel off Gabon

Wrecked Crab Boat Spills Diesel off St. George

Former U.S. Navy Sailor Gets 16-Year Sentence for $12,000 Worth of Spying

Birdon Awarded US Coast Guard Contract for Response Boat–Small Demonstrator

Appeals Court Suspends Hawaii’s “Green Fee” for Cruise Ships Pending Appeal

Hapag’s Terminal Operator Takes Full Ownership of Port Everglades Facility

Revolution Wind Receives Court Injunction Against Trump’s Stop-Work Order

Report: India Wants to Ramp Up its Warship Exports

HMM and HD KSOE Start Demonstration and Testing of Wing Sail on Tanker

Union Condemns Pace of Investigation Into P&O Ferries' 2022 Ferry Layoffs

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