Maritime Reader

MARITIMEINTELLIGENCEDAILY11 MAY 2026 MONDAY

May 2026

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PortsMaritime Cyprus·3 days ago

Spain intercepts 45 Tonnes of Cocaine off Canary Islands

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Guardia Civil has executed one of the most significant maritime interventions in Spanish history, intercepting a merchant ship in the Atlantic Ocean carrying a massive consignment of cocaine. This operation, occurring in early May 2026, marks a…

GeneralJournal of Commerce·3 days ago

FourKites takes aim at automating ocean bookings for shippers

Latest NewsWerner acquisition boosts Truckload Capacity Index despite low demandFourKites takes aim at automating ocean bookings for shippersSafety assumptions appear misguided in ‘carrier of the year’ honorsGrowth in energy-linked project cargo exacerbates US rail car shortageMaersk passing $500 million monthly fuel b

GeneralFreightWaves·3 days ago

RXO’s tech turnaround: why investors are watching

Basic financial data about RXO/s first quarter can be found here. The first quarter earnings of 3PL giant RXO seemed to signal that a tough several years for the company, which saw its stock steadily erode even as that of its key competitor C.

ShipbuildingMarineLink·3 days ago

Rheinmetall Submits Non-Binding Bid for GNYK Shipyard

German defence group Rheinmetall has entered the race to buy shipyard German Naval Yards Kiel with a non-binding bid, a move that would deepen its push into naval defence and pits it against rival warship maker Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS).Rheinmetall disclosed the bid as…

GeneralMarineLink·3 days ago

Iran Reduces Oil Production by 400,000 bpd, Further Cut Back Expected

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Thursday that Iran appears to have cut back oil production by 400,000 barrels per day and is likely to reduce it more as its storage units fill."It looks like they've likely already cut back their production, maybe by 400,000 barrels a…

GeneralMarineLink·3 days ago

Spain Seizes 30 Tons of Cocaine, Detains 23 Crew Members

Spanish police have seized 30 tons of cocaine from a ship off the Canary Islands and detained its 23-member crew without bail in Europe's largest-ever bust of the drug, the High Court said on Thursday, more than doubling Spain's previous record.The Comoro…

Hellenic Shipping News
Dry BulkHellenic Shipping News·3 days ago

Steelpaint Completes Trial Coating On Mur Shipping Bulker

Steelpaint GmbH, the German manufacturer of high-performance single-component moisture cure polyurethane (MCPU) coatings, has completed a test coating on MUR Shipping’s 63,000dwt bulk carrier African Bari Bird. The project marks a first reference for the company’s advanced Stelpant system on an Indian managed vessel a

Hellenic Shipping News
ShipbuildingHellenic Shipping News·3 days ago

Samsung Heavy Industries picks TMC for four LNG carriers

TMC Compressors (TMC) has been contracted by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to supply the marine compressed air system to four LNG carriers that the South Korean shipyard is constructing for TMS Cardiff Gas Ltd. TMC’s scope of supply is to provide instrument and service air compressors to each of the four LNG newbuild

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GeneralHellenic Shipping News·3 days ago

HOT PORT NEWS from GAC

Establishment of restricted area & closure of landing steps 07 May 2026, Hong Kong Restricted area off Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park for sea parades and marine firefighting/rescue demonstrations 11:00-15:00 hours on May 10, 2026. • No vessels allowed to enter or… READ MORE Kuwait – GCC Transit Solutions 07 May 2

GeneralFreightWaves·3 days ago

Georgia Ports’ $5B bet: Rewriting supply chain logistics

Customers, business partners, and industry leaders gathered for the Georgia Ports Authority’s 57th annual Georgia International Trade Conference to address critical developments in maritime logistics and the evolving supply chain landscape. The meeting came as global trade faces persistent uncertainty and cost pressur

GeneralMarineLink·3 days ago

Coast Guard Awards Contract for New Training Facilities

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract valued at up to $400 million to Whiting Turner Contracting Company for the design and construction of new facilities at Coast Guard Training Center (TRACEN) Cape May, New Jersey. This marks the largest…

GeneralFreightWaves·4 days ago

Shippeo acquires AI-powered workflow platform

Transportation visibility provider Shippeo announced that it has acquired German supply chain automation company Logward. The deal combines real-time multimodal shipment tracking with AI-powered workflows on a single platform.

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ShipbuildingMarine Log·4 days ago

Blue Water Autonomy partners up to scale next-gen shipbuilding

Blue Water Autonomy, the Boston-based tech company whose first 190-foot Liberty Class autonomous ship is under construction at Conrad Shipyards, has entered a number of strategic partnerships to scale the production of its next-generation, autonomous vessels, The news comes as the Navy and broader defense ecosystem acc

GeneralFreightWaves·4 days ago

FedEx’s MD-11 comeback to start with short cargo flight to Miami

FedEx Corp. will send technicians to 16 locations around the world to remove wing-mounted engine pylons from 29 grounded MD-11 freighter aircraft and ship them back to heavy maintenance facilities in Indianapolis and Memphis, Tennessee, where redesigned Boeing bearings will be installed to make the planes safe again f

ContainerJournal of Commerce·4 days ago

Growth in energy-linked project cargo exacerbates US rail car shortage

Latest NewsGrowth in energy-linked project cargo exacerbates US rail car shortageMaersk passing $500 million monthly fuel bill to customers ‘in full’: CEOVPA veteran McCoy tapped as CEO of Port of VirginiaTacoma ILWU local attempting to block Husky technology effortUS onshore wind halt deals latest blow for project car

GeneralThe Loadstar·4 days ago

Ecommerce and Asia demand keep LatAm cargo buoyant despite fuel spike

Apparently, the reverberations from the war in the Middle East have not dented the fortunes of air cargo carriers moving freight out of Central and South America (CSA), despite the dizzying surge in aviation fuel costs. Statistics from WorldACD show that in the 1-21 April period, chargeable weight departing from airpo