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Los Angeles and Long Beach Post Strong June as Retailers Frontload Imports
The Port of Los Angeles handled a record 1,002,734 TEUs in June, up 12% year on year, while Long Beach moved 779,331 TEUs, up 10.6%, as retailers rushed cargo into the U.S. ahead of a fresh round of tariffs expected in August.
Source: gCaptain
Delfin Advances Second Floating LNG Vessel Off U.S. Coast
Delfin Midstream is advancing its second floating LNG export vessel off the Louisiana coast, signing MidOcean Energy for up to a 50% equity stake and authorizing Siemens Energy turbines and compressors ahead of a final investment decision later this year.
Source: gCaptain
China Launches First Scheduled Weekly Arctic Container Service to Europe
China's Sealegend Shipping will run the first scheduled weekly container service between China and Europe via the Northern Sea Route this summer, with eight sailings between Aug. 12 and Oct. 27 across a seven ship fleet.
Source: gCaptain
TOTE Wins $2.2 Billion Contract to Manage U.S. Navy Medium Landing Ship Program
TOTE Services won a Vessel Construction Manager contract worth up to $2.2 billion to oversee construction of up to eight Medium Landing Ships for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, extending the commercial style shipbuilding model the Navy is using to accelerate a planned 35 ship fleet.
Source: gCaptain
UAE Says Iranian Missiles Struck Oil Tankers in Strait of Hormuz, One Sailor Killed
Two Emirati VLCCs, the Mombasa B and Al Bahyah, were struck by Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, killing one Indian crew member and wounding eight in the sharpest escalation yet of the Gulf war.
Source: gCaptain
Rescuers Search for Crew Member After Container Ship Attack in Strait of Hormuz
An Indian third engineer is still missing after the Cyprus flagged container ship GFS Galaxy was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, with 23 crew rescued by the Oman Navy and the vessel now under tow to the UAE port of Khor Fakkan.
Source: gCaptain
EU Paid Nearly €6 Billion for Russian Arctic LNG in First Half of 2026 Despite Phase Out Plan
European Union countries paid an estimated €5.96 billion for liquefied natural gas from Russia's Yamal project in the first half of 2026, with 136 of 140 cargoes landing at EU ports even as the bloc moves to ban Russian LNG imports by January 2027.
Source: gCaptain
Russia and Ukraine Strikes Hit Key Grain Sea Export Ports
Russia and Ukraine hit each other's key grain export ports overnight, with Ukrainian drones striking 28 Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov and Russian missiles targeting Odesa and Chornomorsk, sending wheat prices sharply higher.
Source: gCaptain
American Mariners Protest Chinese Tanker as Jones Act Waiver Faces Growing Scrutiny
Seafarers International Union members picketed a Marathon Petroleum refinery in Louisiana on Thursday as the Chinese flagged tanker Jin Zhou Wan prepared for its third domestic voyage under the Trump administration's emergency Jones Act waiver, drawing new pressure on Washington to let the exemption expire.
Source: gCaptain
INTERTANKO: Hormuz Tanker Transits Via Southern Route Fall to Single Digits After Renewed Fighting
Tanker transits along the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz have fallen into the single digits after fresh U.S. and Iranian attacks on July 7, INTERTANKO told members Friday, with the northern route near Iran still running well below the more than 70 daily crossings recorded after June's ceasefire.
Source: gCaptain
South Korea Dispatches Icebreaker Araon to Assess Arctic Shipping Potential
South Korea's Korea Polar Research Institute sent the 7,500 ton icebreaker Araon on its 17th Arctic expedition, gathering ice and navigation data to support a planned trial container voyage between Korea and Europe via the Northern Sea Route later this summer.
Source: gCaptain
UAE's Oil Output Surged to Record High in June, IEA Says
The UAE pumped a record 4.1 million barrels a day in June, the IEA said, as Abu Dhabi ramped supply harder than any Gulf neighbor after the Iran war disrupted regional flows and it exited OPEC+ in April.
Source: gCaptain