Shipyards
Nine Dead as Toxic Gas Chokes Bangladesh Shipbreaking Yard
Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries faces $4,000 penalty and indefinite closure.
Ports
Hudson Bay Unlocked: Year-Round Shipping Now Viable, Studies Confirm
Three independent studies confirm Canada’s Port of Churchill can operate beyond its traditional four-month season.
Ports
Hapag-Lloyd Bets €250m on Rotterdam’s Automated Future—Here’s Why
The German carrier secures a 25% stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II, boosting its annual capacity to 5.4 million TEU.
Ports
$7.4M Boost: How Galveston Port’s Traffic Overhaul Will Cut Cruise Delays
Texas port secures $7.4 million in grants to slash congestion and pedestrian risks around cruise terminals.
Business
Antarctica’s $620m Data Lifeline: The Cable That Could End Suitcase Science
Chile’s feasibility study maps a 4,100 km fibre-optic link to revolutionise polar research.
World Economy
Mexico’s cargo theft plummets 37%—but violent gangs still rule key freight
Mexico’s National Guard reports 2,519 thefts in 2026 as violent incidents surge to 76% of cases.
Business
USPS contract drivers fail English tests—1.5m mail scans at risk
Audit reveals 60% of USPS contract drivers lack proper security badges and English proficiency.
african
5,000 Tonnes of Rice Reach Africa: How DP World and WFP Are Feeding 14,200
DP World’s pro-bono shipping arrangement delivers critical rice supplies to East Africa’s hunger crisis zones.
Shipyards
Australia Bets A$25bn on Shipyard to Build 10,000-Ton Nuclear Submarines
Osborne and Henderson shipyards to become Australia’s first nuclear submarine construction and maintenance hubs under.
Shipping
US-Flagged SLNC York Floods in Pacific: 9,500-Ton Ship Stabilised
Crew evacuated as 141.6m RORO vessel takes on water 1,200 nautical miles from Japan
