Maritime news

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• FMC easing restrictions on industry engagement
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/23/2026

  Proposed changes would allow direct, informal dialogue between regulators, ocean carriers, and shippers

• HD Hyundai and Kiewit to build new US shipyard
  Splash247 · 10/23/2026

  South Korea’s HD Hyundai has agreed to establish a joint venture with US engineering and construction giant Kiewit to build a new American shipyard, targeting operations from 2029. The venture, HD Kiewit Shipbuilding, plans to begin construction in 2027 at a yet-to-be-announced US industrial site. HD Hyundai expects th

• Why Port Cargo Clearance Gets Delayed By Paperwork, Not Cranes & How to Fix It
  Marine Insight · 10/23/2026

  EDI, or Electronic Data Interchange, is the exchange of business information between stakeholders in port operations. Know more in this article.

• Fighting maritime corruption: ‘Fifteen years already?’
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/23/2026

  Cecilia Müller Torbrand CEO of the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) looks back at its first 15 years

• Bringing together international maritime clusters
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/23/2026

  Shipping is all about communication and cooperation, across time-zones, geographies, and political circumstances

• Fatigue, fear and the flaws in shipping’s safety data
  Splash247 · 10/23/2026

  Seafarer fatigue, mental health and reluctance to report mistakes should become key considerations for marine insurers, banks and investors, according to new research warning that shipping is overlooking significant commercial risks hidden in its own data. The Sustainable Shipping Initiative’s (SSI) From Welfare to Ris

• New index tracks how much the world cares about shipping
  Splash247 · 10/23/2026

  A new online index – much trailed on Splash – measuring how much attention the global shipping industry receives has gone live, offering maritime companies a way to assess public interest in shipping news and major incidents. Created by crisis communications specialist Dustin Eno, the Maritime Attention Index combines

• Taylor Maritime agrees final owned bulker sale ahead of London exit
  Splash247 · 10/23/2026

  London-listed Taylor Maritime has agreed to sell its last owned bulk carrier for $15.1m, taking its fleet disposal programme to 56 vessels and putting total proceeds on course to reach almost $933m. The Ed Buttery-led company said the final sale is expected to complete in December, bringing to an end a three-year selli

• Germany Launches Cleanup to Remove Dumped Munitions From WWI and WWII
  The Maritime Executive · 10/23/2026
• A Year of Offshore Oil Spills Prompts Growing Concern in Mexico
  The Maritime Executive · 10/23/2026
• BIMCO: Container Ship Orders are Driving China's Shipyard Surge
  The Maritime Executive · 10/23/2026
• Seatrium bags five-vessel Karpowership conversion deal
  Splash247 · 10/23/2026

  Singapore-based offshore and marine engineering group Seatrium has secured a contract from Turkey’s Karpowership to convert and integrate five hydrogen-ready floating power plants. The deal covers Karpowership’s third-generation Whale Class powerships, with Seatrium responsible for major conversion work, equipment inte

• Aibel lands Wisting FPSO topsides contract
  Splash247 · 10/23/2026

  Norwegian engineering and construction specialist Aibel has secured a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the topsides of the planned Wisting FPSO vessel in the Barents Sea. Equinor and its partners awarded the contract following a competitive tender, and it covers engineering and further development o

• Ignitis seeks to postpone Lithuania’s $3bn offshore wind project
  Splash247 · 10/23/2026

  Lithuanian state-controlled energy group Ignitis has proposed postponing the 700MW Curonian Nord offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, citing deteriorating market conditions, financing difficulties and changing government priorities. The company and its Ignitis Renewables subsidiary have proposed to Lithuania’s energy

• Firefighting ongoing as Espirito Santos Express blaze continues
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/23/2026 · accident

  The Seaspan-owned container ship chartered by Hapag-Lloyd was abandoned in the Atlantic after fire erupted

• Saipem and MDC join forces in Egyptian offshore drilling push
  Splash247 · 10/23/2026

  Italian offshore engineering and drilling contractor Saipem has teamed up with Egypt’s Modern Drilling Company (MDC) to pursue offshore drilling opportunities in Egypt and potentially elsewhere across the Middle East and North Africa. Under the arrangement, the two contractors will assess potential projects individuall

• LR: Ports Will Benefit From Early Planning for Nuclear Power Systems
  The Maritime Executive · 10/23/2026
• Smuggler Tactics Make a Mass Casualty in English Channel "Inevitable"
  The Maritime Executive · 10/22/2026
• Nor-Shipping brings new Focus to AI, Ports and Marketing in 2027
  gCaptain · 10/22/2026

  Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects. Christened Focus Stage, the fresh platform will be...

• Oil Prices Jump After Houthi Strikes and Iranian Shipping Attacks
  The Maritime Executive · 10/22/2026
• Dual-fuel fleet passes 500 ships on the water as investment exceeds $200 billion
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  More than 500 dual-fuel container ships and vehicle carriers are now operating worldwide, with total investment in dual-fuel ships delivered and on order surpassing $200 billion USD, according to the latest World Shipping Council (WSC) Dual-Fuel Fleet Dashboard. As of September 2026, 503 dual-fuel ships were on the wat

• Product Tankers: Less Cargo, Higher Earnings
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  A market paradox seems to be forming in the product tanker market. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “the product tanker market has experienced an extraordinary freight rally between early August and mid-October 2026, despite a significant contraction in global refined petroleum product trade. W

• Global shipyard order book grows 13%, strengthening China’s lead
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  “On 1 September 2026, the global shipyard order book reached an estimated 203.2m Compensated Gross Tonnage (CGT), up 13% from 180.0m CGT a year earlier,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO. This is slightly below the all-time high of 210.4m CGT reached in May but remains above the previous record of

• The soaring cost of shipping is lifting the price of oil for consumers
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  Disruptions in the Middle East are pushing tanker rates to historic highs The price of oil is only part of what determines the cost to supply the world with fuel. Crude oil and the products refined from it must travel – often thousands of kilometres by specialised marine tankers – from producing regions and refining ..

• Baltic Dry Index Rises for 4th Day
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, advanced for a fourth straight session on Thursday, rising by 0.5% to a fresh high since October 13 at 2,693 points. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including iron ore and coal,

• New report reveals China’s key strengths across green shipping corridor building blocks
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  A new report from the Global Maritime Forum reveals that China has quickly become a global leader in green shipping corridors, with nearly one-fifth of the world’s corridor initiatives connecting to a Chinese port. Launched today at the Global Maritime Forum’s Annual Summit 2026 in Shanghai, ‘Green shipping corridors:

• Titan analysis shows FuelEU pooling propelled liquefied biomethane demand
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  Titan, part of Molgas, has analysed the role of LNG, liquefied biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) and e-methane (the methane decarbonisation pathway) in FuelEU Maritime compliance, as well as the performance of the regulation, particularly its pooling mechanism, so far. The paper models compliance for an 8,000 TEU containership

• Ports encouraged to prepare now for advanced nuclear in maritime and clean energy
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  Ports should begin structured planning for advanced nuclear technology now, treating it as a long-term infrastructure and operating-model question rather than a new marine fuel, according to a new joint paper from the British Ports Association (BPA) and Lloyd’s Register (LR). Advanced Nuclear Technology Use Within Port

• ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  North America Bunker demand is strong at the US Gulf port of Houston, where all three conventional grades are tight for prompt supply. Recommended lead times across HSFO, VLSFO and LSMGO run from more than five days to a week, and some suppliers may ask for more than seven days, depending on the size of ...

• Hapag-Lloyd expects more shipping services to return to Suez Canal
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  Hamburg-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd expects additional services to resume transits through the Suez Canal, joining two services already operating to and from Asia, according to a statement from the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The anticipated return was discussed during a meeting between Ossama Rabiee, Chairman a

• HMM to Invest KRW 2 trillion in Newbuild Fleet
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  HMM has announced that it placed a newbuilding order for eight 13,000 TEU containerships with HD Hyundai. The eight newbuildings will be built to LNG dual-fuel specifications, with the total contract value amounting to approximately KRW 2 trillion. Under the contract, the vessels will be built by HD Hyundai Heavy Indus

• Iran reports ship fires, mine strikes, threatens wider response against US
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026 · accident

  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on Thursday that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were simultaneously hit and caught fire after being tracked by its forces on Wednesday. The IRGC added that three more vessels collided with mines west of the Strait of Hormuz,

• BW LPG Limited Delivers Strong Q3 2026 Segment Performance
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  BW LPG Limited provided an update on its Product Services’ (“BW Product Services”) Q3 2026 segment performance. Q3 2026 highlights: • Gross trading result: US$164 million • This includes: o Realised trading result of US$146 million o Positive unrealised mark-to-market movement of US$18 million • Net profit after genera

• ReCAAP ISC Holds Dialogue with Shipping Industry to Discuss Efforts and Best Practices to Combat Piracy and Sea Robbery in Asia
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026 · piracy

  The ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) today held a dialogue with representatives from shipping companies and shipping associations to discuss efforts and best practices to combat piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia. From January to September 2026, a total of 50 incidents of piracy and armed robbery aga

• Columbia Group calls for greater focus on retaining women at sea as second She Beyond Conference takes place
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  Columbia Group has called on the maritime industry to create a future where women can thrive, progress and lead at sea, as it celebrated the second She Beyond Conference in Manila, held as part of Crew Connect Global. The event brought together female seafarers to share experiences, build connections and explore how th

• Maritime Domain Action in the Indo-Pacific Needs One Shared All-Source Picture
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  Talk of information advantage and allied interoperability comes down to one practical question: Can partners act together on a trusted picture of what is moving at sea, and why? Most do not, at least not yet. Each navy, coast guard, and agency holds its own slice, built from its own sensors and its own rules. ...

• UK P&I Club and TT Club announce the successful completion of their joint acquisition of the Thomas Miller Holdings group
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  The UK P&I Club and TT Club today announce the successful completion of their joint acquisition of the Thomas Miller Holdings group, marking a major milestone in the creation of the United Transport Mutual. The acquisition, which completed on 21 October 2026, represents a significant strategic step towards establishing

• The Port of Riga to become a testbed for resilient maritime connectivity, as LVR Flote and HARDMODE sign MoU
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  LVR Flote, a provider of technical port services, and connectivity technology company HARDMODE have partnered to develop and test secure communications technologies for ports and the wider maritime sector as a crucial part of critical infrastructure. The goal is to deploy resilient and secure communication from routine

• HIPG sees stronger opportunities as container shipping’s return to Suez gathers pace
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) has welcomed the prospect of a sustained return of container shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal, saying the recovery of the main East–West shipping corridor could strengthen Hambantota’s commercial position as it prepares to increase annual container handling capacity

• Overall Construction Steel Demand Maintains a Weak Stability in the Short Term
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/22/2026

  According to SMM statistics, mill stocks and social stocks of construction steel both saw some destocking in the current period. Total construction steel inventory came in at 6.5646 million tonnes, down 224,700 tonnes period-on-period, or −3.31%, indicating a slowdown in the pace of destocking. On the supply side: Acco

• Russian Trawlers Go Fishing for Cables
  The Maritime Executive · 10/22/2026
• Unexplained Ship Clusters Anchoring off Taiwan
  The Maritime Executive · 10/22/2026
• Empire State VII to Return to New York After Months-Long Navy Mission Plans Scrapped
  gCaptain · 10/22/2026

  SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII is expected to return to its Fort Schuyler campus by mid-November after the federal government abruptly changed plans for a months-long deployment...

• Maritime Procurement: Where the Cost is Really Set
  The Maritime Executive · 10/22/2026
• China Tightens Grip on Global Shipbuilding as Order Book Hits Near-Record High
  gCaptain · 10/22/2026

  China has further cemented its dominance of global shipbuilding, capturing nearly three-quarters of new orders over the past year as the industry’s order book approaches record levels, according to new...

• Putin’s War On Ukraine Puts Oil Giant Rosneft Under Mounting Pressure
  gCaptain · 10/22/2026

  Along Russia’s remote Arctic coast last month, Igor Sechin stood beside a waiting tanker in the freezing cold with a message for Vladimir Putin: After years of construction, the country’s next great oil frontier was finally coming to life.

• Dual-Fuel Ship Fleet Tops 500 as Industry Investment Passes $200 Billion
  gCaptain · 10/22/2026

  The global fleet of dual-fuel containerships and vehicle carriers has surpassed 500 vessels, with shipowners committing more than $200 billion to ships capable of running on alternative fuels, according to...

• Shipbuilding boom tests China's capacity as deliveries set to soar
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/22/2026

  Global shipbuilding output could reach record levels in 2028, but the industry faces the prospect of renewed overcapacity if orders slow.

• Greece Says It is Implementing Sanctions Linked to Iran
  gCaptain · 10/22/2026 · enforcement

  The Greek finance ministry said on Thursday it was implementing sanctions in place linked to Iran and that it backed efforts to effectively combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

• Saudi Arabia demonstrates resilience and new opportunities as industry gathers for Saudi Maritime and Logistics Congress
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/22/2026

  Opening day in Jeddah highlights the Kingdom’s maritime strength, recovering Suez Canal traffic and new industry partnerships and business developments