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CMA CGM: M2X and ACSA 1 change of rotation

AJOT Newsroom | December 19, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM announced the reshuffling of our Far East - West Coast & Central America service network for 2026.

DCSA publishes Port Call Standard 2.0

AJOT Newsroom | December 18, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

ScanReach ConnectPOB selected for four-newbuild windward offshore vessels at Vard Shipyard

AJOT Newsroom | December 18, 2025 | Maritime

CMA CGM PSS - from Asia to North Europe

AJOT Newsroom | December 18, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CGM CMA Rate Restoration Initiative (RRI) - from Asia to Latin America

AJOT Newsroom | December 18, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Ship It Zero applauds new ZEMBA tender, shows progress about e-fuels future

EU targets 41 additional vessels in Russia’s shadow fleet

Reuters | December 18, 2025 | Maritime | Bulk

Port of Savannah - nation’s busiest for cotton shipments

A manufacturing boom in the Indian subcontinent and Mediterranean is driving increased demand for cotton exports shipped through Savannah.

Trump orders ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

Reuters | December 17, 2025 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

President Donald Trump ordered on Tuesday a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, in Washington's latest move to increase pressure on Nicolas Maduro's government, targeting its main source of income.

NORDEN inks second logistics contract of 2025

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2025 | Maritime | Bulk

Globally operating shipping company NORDEN has signed a logistics contract in Guinea with Africa Oil Supply (AOS), commencing in early 2026.

Amasus doubles down on bound4blue eSAILs® with second installation on general cargo vessel

• Single eSAIL® installed onboard Fluvius Tavy at Astander Shipyard in streamlined plug-and-play process • 22-metre unit is the largest suction sail ever fitted to a general cargo vessel • Installation follows success of previous installation on board Amasus’ Eems Traveller

NWSA announces financial awards for top performing ocean carriers in Voyage Consistency & On-Time Arrival Award Program

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

The Northwest Seaport Alliance awards over $330,000 to top ocean services for exceptional schedule reliability in the first period.

CMA CGM PSS - from Far East to Med and North Africa

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2025 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

UWL and ESL expand Sun Chief Express to weekly sailings in 2026

AJOT Newsroom | December 17, 2025 | Maritime

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Manik Mehta | December 17, 2025

India: the new kid on the global shipbuilding block?

CMA CGM’s landmark $300M shipbuilding deal with Cochin Shipyard signals India’s ambitions to emerge as a global shipbuilding hub amid major policy and foreign partnerships...

Ford’s EV retreat highlights industry dilemma: Build for the US or the world?

Reuters | December 16, 2025 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Ford CEO Jim Farley walked through Ford’s Michigan design studio Monday afternoon, reflecting on how he was about to wipe out thousands of work hours on electric vehicles that he and his team had hoped would revolutionize the American auto industry.

Anemoi rotor sails to help Union Maritime chemical tankers beat IMO 2030 targets

Anemoi Marine Technologies, the UK-based leading designer of Rotor Sails for wind-assisted ship propulsion, is to install Rotor Sails on two newbuild chemical tankers under construction for Union Maritime Limited.

Marine battery maker AYK Energy pioneers electrification of chemical tankers signing second contract with Spanish ship owner Mureloil

AYK Energy, the world’s fastest growing marine battery manufacturer, is further expanding electric propulsion systems in the chemical tanker market after signing a second deal with Spanish ship owner Mureloil.