Maritime and shipping

Hong Kong summons Panama envoy over CK Hutchison ports ruling

The South Korean cargo ship HMM VICTORY is pictured docked at the Colon port in Colon province, Panama, on February 6, 2026. The subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, Panama Ports Company (PPC), announced on February 3 that it had initiated international arbitration proceedings against Panama after the Central American country's courts revoked the concession allowing it to operate two ports on the interoceanic canal. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)

Kuok Maritime Group’s PaxOcean opens $200 million Jurong shipyard

PaxOcean's new shipyard in Jurong, which broke ground on Feb 6.

News analysis

Australia’s PM walks a diplomatic tightrope in dispute over Chinese-controlled port

The Port of Darwin is leased by Chinese flrm Landbridge. The Australian government wants to end the lease early, a decision that has angered the Chinese government.

News analysis

Beijing’s hands may be tied as US scores win in Panama Canal ports ruling

Panama’s Supreme Court annulling key port contracts held by a Hong Kong‑based firm leaves the future uncertain.

Up to 800 ‘dark fleet’ vessels operating worldwide, says US Coast Guard

A US Coast Guard official looking through binoculars at the Marinera (formerly Bella 1), which was seized by the US on Jan 7, after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic.

China warns Panama of ‘heavy prices’ to pay after CK Hutchison contract quashed

A container ship is docked at Panama Ports Company (PPC) after Panama’s Supreme Court annulled key port contracts held by the Hong Kong‑based CK Hutchison–owned firm, leaving the future of some Panama Canal operations uncertain, in Panama City, Panama, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Aris Martinez

US tanker approached by Iranian gunboats in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Fars news agency said a vessel - whose nationality it did not specify - had entered the country’s territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz illegally.

Malaysia releases tankers suspected of transferring illegal crude oil worth US$129 million

EU sanctioned oil tanker Rcelebra sailing along Sentosa on Feb 3.

Japan says rare earth found in sediment retrieved on deep-sea mission

Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000m.

ST Engineering’s wing-in-ground craft set to start carrying passengers from S’pore by Q3 2026

It was previously reported that the AirFish can be used for maritime travel between islands, such as between Singapore and Batam or Bintan in Indonesia.

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