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- Tiny Drones Help Tackle Shell’s Million-Dollar Hurricane ProblemgCaptain · 10/10/2026
By Lucia Kassai Oct 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –When hurricanes sweep through the Gulf of Mexico, oil companies can lose millions of dollars waiting for the all-clear to restart production. Shell Plc...
- Malaysia Bans Bunkering In New Marine Sensitive Area Near Strait Of Malacca And SingaporeMarine Insight · 10/10/2026
Ships are required to abide by the speed limit, while large cargo ships and oil tankers are forbidden from entering.
- Japan Launches Seventh Taigei-Class Submarine ‘Shogei’ With Improved Detection CapabilitiesMarine Insight · 10/10/2026
The 3,000-tonne diesel-electric submarine is expected to be delivered to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) in March 2028.
- World’s First Ammonia-Powered Dry Bulk Carrier Completes Sea TrialsMarine Insight · 10/10/2026
The Mineral Europa, the world’s first ammonia-fueled dry bulk carrier, has completed sea trials and is set for its maiden voyage to Australia.
- U.S. Coast Guard Medevacs Ailing Crew Member From Cargo Ship Off HawaiiMarine Insight · 10/10/2026
The US Coast Guard evacuated a sick crew member from a US-flagged cargo ship 86 miles off Hawaii on Wednesday, October 7.
- NYK Conducts Crisis-Response Drill Simulating Bulk Carrier Grounding And Oil SpillMarine Insight · 10/10/2026 · accident
NYK conducted a drill on September 30 that simulated a response to a major accident in the Seto Island Sea as part of the “Beyond Naka-no-Se” safety campaign.
- Oil Tanker With 22 Indian Seafarers Becomes Target Of Drone Attack At Sharjah AnchorageMarine Insight · 10/10/2026
A crude oil tanker, sailing under the flag of Panama with 22 Indian crew members, became the target of a drone attack at the Sharjah Anchorage.
- Sri Lanka Weighs U.S. Sanction Risks As Stranded Iranian Ships Run Low On SuppliesMarine Insight · 10/10/2026 · enforcement
At least 19 Iranian cargo ships are stranded off Sri Lanka with fuel, food and water supplies running low.
- U.S. Navy To Build First 160-Meter Missile-Tracking Ship For Pacific Defense TestsMarine Insight · 10/10/2026
The U.S. Navy will get its first missile-tracking ship by 2030, as an agreement has been signed between Hanwha Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services.
- Panama Canal unaffected by huge earthquakeSplash247 · 10/10/2026
The Panama Canal has emerged largely unscathed from a powerful earthquake that struck Panama on Friday, with vessel transits continuing normally despite damage elsewhere across the Central American country. The magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck at 12.56pm local time, according to the US Geological Survey, with its epicen
- Fire-stricken HMM boxship seeks refuge in South AfricaSplash247 · 10/10/2026 · accident
A fire-damaged HMM containership is seeking a port of refuge in South Africa after salvors were appointed under Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF), with cargo interests facing the prospect of general average. The 5,593 teu HMM Platinum suffered a fire while sailing from Kattupalli, India, towards Santos, Brazil. The blaze reporte
- UK’s Historic Waverley Steamer Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Her Launch The Maritime Executive · 10/10/2026
- Port of Los Angeles Has Best Month Ever, Capping Four-Month Surge in TEUsThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Bulgaria Sends Frigate to Search for Evidence in Attack on VesselsThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Op-Ed: Decarbonization in Shipping is More Than a Single DecisionThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- CMB.TECH Putting First Ammonia-Powered Bulkers into Service with FortescueThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Tanker Market: Türkiye Crude Oil Exports Rebound StronglyHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
A strong rise in evident in Türkiye’s crude oil exports so far in 2026. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “after a slight decline in 2024, when global crude oil loadings decreased by -0.2% y-o-y, things picked up in 2025, with full-year volumes increasing by +1.8% y-o-y. In Jan-Sep 2026,
- UK and Japan crack down on Russia’s largest shipping companyHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
The UK and Japan are tightening the net around vessels linked to Sovcomflot: London through new LNG carriers and Tokyo through oil tankers. UK sanctions on Russian LNG shipping are also arriving earlier in a vessel’s life. The 1 October package listed PYOTR STOLYPIN (IMO 9904675) before Kpler recorded any cargo, and KO
- Back to Suez – Why the rush?Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
The economic benefit to carriers of returning to Suez looks surprisingly thin when weighed against the security and reputational risk. This is an extract from the Container Forecaster Issue 3 2026, released 30 September. The apparent eagerness of container lines to return to the Suez Canal is difficult to explain if th
- Russian tanker operators lift crude exports to highest level since G7 price capHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
Russia increased crude exports in September by relying more heavily on non-G7 tankers, particularly those operated by domestic companies, whose shipments reached their highest level since Western nations imposed a price cap. Tankers flagged, owned and operated by companies not based in G7 countries and their allies, an
- High stake fuel decisionsHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
Methanol may have cleared many of the technical hurdles standing between it and widespread use as a marine fuel, but shipowners still face a considerably harder question: how much confidence should they place in any one fuel pathway when ordering vessels expected to trade for decades? That is the challenge at the heart
- Baltic Dry Index at Over 1-Month Low, Posts Weekly LossHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, declined for a fifth straight session on Friday, dropping about 2.2% to its lowest since August 25 at 3,002 points. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including iron ore and coal, s
- GMS Week 41 – Owners Hold All The CardsHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
Last week, Chattogram reclaimed first place on the conventional recycling board. This week, its leading bid has been left looking for something to buy. Across the sub-continent, the familiar imbalance persists: end buyers are available, prices remain broadly intact, and the ships needed to turn both into transactions a
- The Week in Alt Fuels: The price of plugging inHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
Shore power promises cleaner air at ports and lower emissions at berth. But from Europe to China to the US, different pricing models make the cost of plugging in far less straightforward than it sounds. Shore power sounds simple. Ships plug into the grid and switch off their auxiliary engines, cutting emissions at bert
- Drewry: World Container Index Down 2% Last WeekHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
For many years, World Container Index (WCI) has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts. If your organisation requires regional visibility/coverage beyond the eight trade lanes provided below, contact the team. Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 08 Oct 2026 • The Drewry World Contain
- Ningbo Containerized Freight Index Report, 2 October 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
In the week ending Oct-2, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes Below find the NCFI Weekly Index Data chart: Source: Ningbo Shipping Exchange
- Affinity Tanker Weekly, 9 October 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
The VLCC market has gone from strength to strength this week, with gains across both basins. While the Atlantic’s rapid Source: Affinity Research LLP
- Advanced Shipping & Trading – WEEKLY SHIPPING MARKET REPORT WEEK 41 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
The Capesize “Ekaterini V” 173/2012 Bohai, China (SS/DD 01/2027) was committed to Far Eastern interests at USD 35 mill. Source: Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A.
- Is China learning to live without Iranian oil?Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
In the cat-and-mouse game of US naval blockades and oil sanctions, small, fleet-footed independent refineries in China may be gifting Washington the economic leverage over Tehran that it has been struggling to achieve. It is not that China’s so-called teapot refineries are taking sides. Rather, it is pragmatic economic
- The Grande Island: What you delete is only half the storyHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
The recent decision in Olam International Ltd v Pacific Basin Supramax Ltd (The Grande Island) [2026] EWHC 2136 (Comm) concerned a familiar feature of charter party negotiations where standard wording had been incorporated but parts of it deliberately deleted. The question was what those deletions meant for the provisi
- Best Oasis Weekly Recycling Market Report, 9 October 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
The Indian recycling market remained broadly similar to last week, with little change in overall market conditions. Source: Best Oasis Limited
- Gibson tanker report – Damage ControlHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
Last week, tanker attacks in the Middle East hit their highest levels since the war began and that pace has continued Source: GIBSON SHIPBROKERS LTD
- War-Diverted Traffic Is Reshaping NEOM’s Port. What Happens If Hormuz Reopens?Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
A Port Not Behaving Like the Megacity It Was Built For By any reasonable metric, 2026 should have been a difficult year for the Port of NEOM. The megacity it was built to serve has been through a visible contraction. The Public Investment Fund wrote down the giga-projects by $8 billion at the end of ...
- VHBS New ConTex Container Ship Time Charter Assessment Index Week 41Hellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
The charter market remains firm. Tonnage from 1,700 to 3,500 TEU has gained between 1.6% and 3.1% over the month, Source: Verband Hamburger und Bremer Schiffsmakler e.V
- Singapore fuel oil stocks fall 5% despite sharp rise in net importsHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
Singapore’s residual fuel oil stocks have averaged 5% lower so far in October than across September, Enterprise Singapore’s latest data shows. Changes in monthly average Singapore stocks from September to October (so far): • Residual fuel oil stocks down 1.08 million bbls to 18.67 million bbls • Middle distillate stock
- Rystad Energy and OceanScore bring FuelEU Maritime pooling prices into clean shipping researchHellenic Shipping News · 10/9/2026
FuelEU Maritime has created a new market for compliance surplus. The price of that surplus now shapes how shipowners, charterers and fuel suppliers weigh their options, yet much of the industry still has to estimate what pooling really costs. Rystad Energy and OceanScore are working together to close that gap. Under a
- MacGregor to Equip Four Additional Skywalker-class CSOVs with Motion-Compensated Cranes and GangwaysThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Jiangnan Picks TMC to Equip VLAC PairThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Marine Battery Maker AYK Energy Lands Kongsberg Maritime Electric Tug DealThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Port Houston Celebrates Historic Project 11 MilestoneThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- ClassNK Grants Innovation Endorsement for 'Freshness Keeping Catalyst'The Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Trump Strikes Diesel Deal With Putin to Lower Fuel Prices Ahead of MidtermsgCaptain · 10/9/2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia has agreed to release millions of tons of diesel fuel into U.S. and global markets following a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir...
- The VL Prosperity Breach: What U.S. Cybersecurity Rules Already RequireThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026 · regulation
- Germany’s Rheinmetall Acquires Romania’s Mangalia ShipyardThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- GenFlat & SEA BOX to Build Collapsible Container Prototype for US MilitaryThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- ENPASA Advances Digital Operations and Crew Communication with NexusWaveThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Teledyne Raymarine Commercial Introduces MyRA 2.0 Voyage Planning PlatformThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- USN Sends First Forward-Deployed Destroyer for Maintenance in SpainThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- Investigating the Hidden Costs of World’s Farmed SeafoodThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026
- More Tankers Struck as IRGC Expands Threat Against Non-Compliant VesselsThe Maritime Executive · 10/9/2026