Ports

Port of Port Hedland, Western Australia
Ports & Terminals

BHP, Port Hedland unions end talks with no deal as dispute drags on

Reuters
Kharg Island, Iran
Acts of War

US energy interests in Persian Gulf are targets in latest Iran threat

Reuters
Port of Fujairah, UAE
Tankers

UAE rejects being held "hostage" in escalating US-Iran war

Reuters
Port of Tauranga
Ports & Terminals

Port of Tauranga expansion project receives fast-track approval

Alan Bosworth
The Port of Mersin in Turkey
Incidents

35 injured following chemical leak at Turkey's Mersin Port

Jens Karsten
North Charleston Terminal, South Carolina
Dredging

Study to assess deepening of South Carolina's Charleston Harbor

Alan Bosworth
Freeport of Riga, Latvia
Bulkers

Latvia and Lithuania weigh closing ports to Russian grain exports

Reuters
Visualisation of Te Awaparahi Bay expansion project
Ports & Terminals

New Zealand's Lyttelton Port advances $482m port expansion project

Alan Bosworth
Enstructure terminal at the Port of Houston
Ports & Terminals

Enstructure, Logistec form 106-terminal network across North America

Jens Karsten
Energos Force
Gas

Stade to begin operations as Germany's fifth floating LNG terminal

Reuters
Venezuela oil and gas
Tankers

Venezuela crude exports stay flat as port bottlenecks hit state-run PDVSA

Reuters
Mumbai Port
Accidents

Crane collapse injures two at Mumbai Port

Gareth Havelock
Aqaba Container Terminal, Jordan
Ports & Terminals

The scramble for alternative trade routes boosts Jordan's Aqaba port

Reuters
Black Sea
Acts of War

Russian strikes hit vital Ukraine ports and Romania border crossing

Reuters
Penrhyn/Tongareva atoll, Cook Islands
Ports & Terminals

US, New Zealand to fund Cook Islands port upgrade to counter China

Reuters
Container vessels at the Port of Seattle
Work Boat World

Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for July/August 2026

Baird Maritime
The Jan De Nul dredger Tristão da Cunha
Dredging

Jan De Nul begins dredging in support of port development in Anaklia, Georgia

Gareth Havelock
Representatives of the American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) and Great Lakes Alliance of Shipyards (GLAS) following the signing of the memorandum of understanding during AGLPA’s 2026 Annual Conference in Chicago. L-R: Captain Paul LaMarre III, President of AGLPA; Patrick Kelly, Chief Executive Officer of GLAS member Fraser Industries; Brian Oszakiewski, Executive Director of AGLPA
Shipping

US Great Lakes ports and shipyards associations form new partnership

Jens Karsten
Port of Ust-Luga
Bulkers

Russian grain shipments diverted to Baltic amid drone threats

Reuters
The Contecon Manzanillo terminal at the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico
Ports & Terminals

Mexico's Manzanillo Port secures approval to accommodate larger containerships

Jens Karsten
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