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Russia’s attempts to continue to ship LNG from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 site to China appear to have been stymied by an early onset of thick winter ice. Russian media reports are that after a week of trying, one of the medium weight LNG carriers that has maintained the export flow for the terminal has abandoned its latest attempt.

Eleven months after the German customs authorities first moved to seize a shadow fleet tanker and confiscate its cargo of Russian oil, the courts continue to debate the intricacies of the law in this unusual case.

At about 0930 hours on Thursday morning, operator Norled confirmed that the ferry connection for Herfol was temporarily suspended due to an operational incident. The suspension notice has since been lifted and is not mentioned on the firm's site. 

Two of Japan’s leading shipping companies and operators of car carriers have agreed to settle a long-running case in the UK that alleged the major shipping companies worked as a cartel to fix prices and collude in vehicle shipment contracts.

Ukraine continues to expand its assault against Russia’s oil industry, reporting its first strikes on the oil operations in the Caspian Sea. Unconfirmed reports indicate that Lukoil was forced to suspend operations at the site, which is the largest in the Caspian region.

Shipping in the port of Southampton, England, including a large P&O Cruise ship, was delayed on Saturday, December 6, into Sunday while authorities worked to find containers that had gone overboard from a reefer cargo ship in the Solent.

French carrier CMA CGM is reportedly poised to become the first major carrier to restore service on one of its routes transiting the Red Sea and Suez Canal. While the industry expects the return, many have cautioned that it would be slow and only proceed as they felt assured of the safety of the crew and vessel.

The Russian Pacific Fleet flotilla that conducted exercises with Myanmar's Navy in mid-November has now appeared in the Red Sea, and may be about to transit north through the Suez Canal.

The United States Navy released four independent reports on the key incidents that happened while the carrier Harry S. Truman and its Carrier Strike Group were deployed to the Red Sea region, including a nearly calamitous collision and the loss of multi-million-dollar fighter jets.

The Port of Long Beach (California) revealed today that it plans to name long-time executive and well-known industry figure Dr. Noel Hacegaba as the port’s next Chief Executive Officer as of the new year.

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries announced two key partnerships with leading U.S. shipbuilders, as it follows competitors HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean into the U.S. shipbuilding market.

An LPG carrier has become the latest target of the ongoing piracy off West Africa, with reports confirming that nine of the ship’s crew have been kidnapped and one injured. The vessel was underway bound for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, when it was boarded.

To fund expansion and infrastructure upgrades, Ireland’s Dublin port has proposed a massive hike in its port fees starting next year. The fees would increase an over 40 percent for container charges, a move that shippers have criticized as an added tax on businesses in Ireland.

Despite a year of turbulent trade policies and interruptions, China’s container volumes are continuing to surge. Two of the country’s largest port complexes have set new records after just 11 months, combined handling over 90 million TEU so far in 2025.

The company, which has been a provider of ship management services, announced earlier this year plans to expand into the ownership of river cruise ships and now says it has booked construction slots with China Merchant for the expedition and coastal ships.

There was a new confrontation on Tuesday morning, December 2, as China continues its expansionist policies, claiming larger areas in the surrounding waters, but unlike other recent events, this one was with the Japanese.

The rivalry between PortMiami in South Florida and Port Canaveral in Central Florida took a surprising turn with Port Canaveral nudging Miami from its traditional number one ranking in FY 2025.

Singapore-based Seatrium has filed a counterclaim for arbitration against Maersk Offshore Wind in the ongoing dispute over the nearly completed newbuild wind turbine installation vessel ordered in 2023.

Ain Sokhna lies on the western coast of the Red Sea, 30 miles south of Suez. Besides its LNG facilities, Ain Sokhna has container, bulk, and general cargo terminals. There is also a logistics park developed by DP World. 

With the firefighting efforts completed and the fire aboard the vessel reportedly contained, the ONE Henry Hudson was shifted late on November 26 from the anchorage one mile offshore back to a berth in the Port of Los Angeles.