Maritime news

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• Tanker attack off Qatar widens Gulf shipping conflict
  Splash247 · 10/8/2026

  The war on merchant shipping in the Middle East has taken a worrying geographical turn, with casualties reported aboard a tanker attacked off Qatar, hundreds of miles west of the Strait of Hormuz, while a containership has also come under fire in the Red Sea. The Antigua and Barbuda-flagged oil/chemical tanker Acers (I

• Berlin blocks COSCO takeover of German freight forwarder
  Splash247 · 10/8/2026

  Germany has blocked COSCO Shipping’s planned acquisition of an 80% stake in Hamburg freight forwarder Konrad Zippel, overriding an earlier competition clearance on national security grounds. The federal cabinet approved the prohibition on Wednesday, with the economy ministry saying the transaction would have deepened s

• Tamba and Fairfield form Japanese shipping joint venture
  Splash247 · 10/8/2026

  Japan’s Tamba Shipping and Fairfield Maritime Japan have formed a 50:50 joint venture targeting growth in chemical, product and gas tanker shipping. The new company, FT Ebisu Maritime, will be based at Fairfield Maritime Japan’s Tokyo offices, which opened in September last year, and will operate as a tonnage provider

• Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers to add 14 heavy lift vessels
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/8/2026

  The company’s core heavy-lift shipping business remains constrained by tight capacity

• Beyond borders: simplifying global payments for crew members
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/8/2026 · wages

  With tens of thousands of seafarers from dozens of countries, multiple banking regulations and geopolitical issues managing crew salaries and payments is a complex issue

• Russian Fuel Shipments Add to Spat Between Ukraine and S. Korea
  The Maritime Executive · 10/8/2026
• Monaco emerges as shipping’s ‘new darling’
  Splash247 · 10/8/2026

  A fresh influx of shipowners and shipping capital is adding weight to an already formidable maritime cluster on the Côte d’Azur. Sam Chambers gears up for his annual trip to the principality’s yacht club for the exclusive Maritime CEO Forum. Monaco’s shipping community is enjoying another growth spurt, with a fresh inf

• Rockhopper secures stake in FPSO bound for Falklands waters
  Splash247 · 10/8/2026

  Rockhopper Exploration is putting $44m into the Sea Lion development off the Falkland Islands, committing to a 35% stake in the OSX-1 FPSO as political pressure from Argentina and contractor withdrawals continue to hang over the project. The vessel will become Sea Lion’s second FPSO. The first, Aoka Mizu, has already b

• Hurricane Isaias forces evacuations and production cuts in US Gulf
  Splash247 · 10/8/2026

  Around a quarter of US Gulf of Mexico oil production has been shut in as operators evacuate personnel and curtail operations ahead of Hurricane Isaias. The Marine Minerals Administration, the US offshore regulator, said 511,619 barrels per day of oil production, equal to 25.08% of Gulf output, had been taken offline as

• Floatel secures fresh offshore work in Brazil
  Splash247 · 10/8/2026

  Oslo-based offshore accommodation vessel specialist Floatel International has signed a contract to provide maintenance and safety unit services using one of its vessels. The contract was awarded to the 2016-built Floatel Triumph, which will work offshore Brazil for an unnamed client. The assignment has a duration of fo

• Crew casualties in attack on tanker off Qatar
  Seatrade Maritime · 10/8/2026

  Following a series of attacks against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz a tanker has been hit in the Arabian Gulf

• Kawasaki Heavy Industries Unveils Climb-Capable Shipyard Robot
  The Maritime Executive · 10/8/2026
• Storm Isaias is Set to Become a Hurricane as it Approaches Gulf Oil Patch
  The Maritime Executive · 10/8/2026
• Report: South America Diversions Jumped as Panama Canal Restrictions Grew
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• HD Hyundai Expands SMR Nuclear Reactor Efforts with Demonstration Center
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Greenpeace Warns of Environmental Fallout From Tanker Attack in Black Sea
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Drug Smugglers Caught Dressed as Port Workers in Algeciras
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Everllence Marks 50 Years of HHI-EMD as Two-Stroke Licensee
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Laborde Products & C&C Marine & Repair Mark 5th Delivery in Vessel Program
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Panama Canal Announces Allocation Program for Neopanamax & Panamax Locks
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Germany Blocks COSCO’s Acquisition of Domestic Freight Company
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• IMarEST: From MASS Code to Maritime Practice
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  As shipping becomes increasingly automated, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has introduced legislation to ensure future technology is safe and secure. But there are significant challenges with taking the new Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Code from policy to practice. The adoption of the Interna

• Ship Recycling Markets Remain Active
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  The ship recycling market has kept its momentum over the past week. In its latest weekly report, Best Oasis (www.best-oasis.com), a leading cash buyer of ships said that “the Indian recycling market remained tight during the week. Prices, which had declined last week, have recovered to some extent, although the weaker

• Coal in Focus — China’s 2027–28 US Coal Commitment
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  A second commodity joins the US–China trade programme. On 25 September the White House announced that China would import at least 10 million tonnes of US coal in each of 2027 and 2028, and on 28 September China’s Ministry of Commerce included coal in its reciprocal tariff-reduction framework, with implementation to fol

• Baltic Index Falls for 3rd Session
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  The Baltic Index, measuring the price for dry bulk freight, eased by 0.3% to 2,994 points on Tuesday, a third straight decline to its lowest since late August. The index measuring prices for capsize bulk carriers dropped 0.9% to its lowest level since August 21st. In turn, indexes measuring panamax and supramax vessels

• Intergr8 Fuels: Global fuel quality remains broadly stable, but localised risks are becoming more important than headline averages
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  Integr8 Fuels’ latest Bunker Quality Trends Report finds that marine fuel quality remains broadly stable, but increasing variability at port and supply-chain level is changing where buyers face risk. The biannual report, covering fuel quality performance from February to July 2026, finds that global quality averages in

• Port call optimisation pilot projects reveal significant emissions savings potential, new report shows
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  Commercial ships spend between 4% and 6% of their operating year waiting outside ports. That idle time is one of the clearest inefficiencies in shipping, and a combination of slower sailing speeds and port call optimisation can reduce the emissions and fuel currently wasted as ships await an available berth. Instead of

• Fearnleys Week 41 2026
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  We’re finding it challenging to describe the same in a different way, but in the word of one player: “it’s soon WS 1000 in all   Source: Fearnleys A.S

• Rebounding oil exports through Strait of Hormuz are vulnerable to stepped-up Iranian tanker attacks
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  Iran has stepped up its attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, threatening a fragile rebound of crude oil exports from the Persian Gulf. Nearly 20 commercial ships, mostly tankers, have come under attack over the past month while sailing through Hormuz, the Persian Gulf or off the coast of Oman, according

• Top Ships Inc. Announces Acquisition of four High Specification Ice Class 1A Newbuilding MR Tankers and Gross Revenue Backlog of about $1.24 Billion
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced today that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with a related party (the “Seller”) to purchase the shares of four companies (the “SPVs”) which have entered into shipbuilding contracts with Guangzhou

• CMA CGM and DSV strengthen their partnership to accelerate low-carbon shipping through ACT+
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  CMA CGM and DSV have signed an agreement under which DSV will use CMA CGM’s ACT+ low-carbon shipping solution to support a targeted reduction of 12,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions over two years. These emissions reductions will be achieved through the use of low-carbon fuels, namely second-generation UCOME-based biofuels.

• ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  Northwest Europe Prompt fuel availability is tight in ARA ports, and buyers are recommended lead times of 5-7 days for all fuel deliveries, a trader said. B100 has been at significant price discounts to LSMGO in Rotterdam, which has increased its demand in the port. The ARA’s independently held fuel oil stocks averaged

• Singapore Strengthens Ship Registry Capabilities as Registry Marks 60 Years
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  The Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS) is strengthening its capabilities to support a more digital and increasingly multi-fuel shipping sector, as it marks 60 years since its establishment in 1966. At the SRS Forum on 2 October 2026, which was attended by industry and union partners, Senior Minister of State for Law and

• What a 25-Day AIS Blackout Off Libya Tells Us About Mediterranean Narcotics Routes
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  The 25-Day Gap Between Albania and Libya In late August 2026, a Mali-flagged general cargo vessel left an Albanian port, declared Egypt as its destination, and switched off its AIS transponder in open water off eastern Libya. For 25 days and 8 hours, nothing was transmitted. When it reappeared on September 23, it was a

• Smart Ship Hub brings sustainability conversation beyond shipping with screening of All the World Is Green
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  Smart Ship Hub, the maritime intelligence platform specialising in the collection and analysis of high-frequency maritime data, has hosted the screening of the internationally acclaimed documentary All the World Is Green in collaboration with the Chellaram Foundation Following successful screenings in Singapore and Hon

• Korea shipbuilders stall in wage talks as Hanwha Ocean faces multi-union fight
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026 · wages

  Bargaining over the wage and collective agreement in the shipbuilding industry is showing signs of dragging on. Among the three major shipbuilders (HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean, Samsung Heavy Industries), Samsung Heavy Industries wrapped up wage talks first on the 23rd of last month, while HD Hyundai Heavy

• Trump Ties Tariff Cuts to S. Korea’s $150 Billion Shipbuilding Investment
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  U.S. President Donald Trump has continued to link South Korea’s large-scale investment in the United States to tariff reductions, seeking to translate Korea-U.S. economic cooperation into concrete investment outcomes. In particular, he highlighted the $150 billion, or approximately 201 trillion won, that South Korea ha

• MarinePALS and SEAker to link cadet training records with verified sea service
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026 · training

  MarinePALS and SEAker have signed a Philippine distribution agreement to connect digital cadet training records with verified sea service. The planned integration will bring evidence of practical training and time spent on board into a single seafarer profile. For shipowners and managers employing Filipino seafarers, t

• World Shipping Council launch digital global Whale Chart with HUB Ocean
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  The World Shipping Council (WSC), in partnership with HUB Ocean, today launched a digital version of the WSC Whale Chart, making global information on measures to protect whales from ships even more accessible. Since its initial launch in 2023, WSC’s Whale Chart was the first global mapping of all known mandatory and v

• South Korea sustains ample APAC clean product exports on stable feedstock supply
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  South Korea’s refining industry expects stable crude procurement through year-end, supported by government measures, enabling major refiners to sustain clean oil product exports to Asia-Pacific customers and help cover essential fuel shortfalls across the region, according to refinery sources, Korea Petroleum Associati

• Stena Line’s Port of Gothenburg terminal relocation one step closer
  Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026

  The Port of Gothenburg has awarded NCC the contract for the design and implementation of Stena Line’s new terminal in the Port of Gothenburg. The agreement was signed on Tuesday and means that the next step can be taken in the work to realise the long-planned relocation and consolidation of Stena Line’s terminal operat

• Shots Fired at Chinese Containership in the Red Sea
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026 · accident
• Tanker Hit Multiple Times in Arabian Gulf, Casualties Reported
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Pistiolis doubles down at GSI with four more MRs
  Splash247 · 10/7/2026

  Evangelos Pistiolis-led Top Ships is adding another four MR tanker newbuildings at Guangzhou Shipyard International, lifting its newbuilding pipeline in the segment to 14 ships. The New York-listed Greek owner has agreed to acquire four related-party special purpose companies holding contracts for 50,000 dwt eco, scrub

• MARAD, TOTE and Hanwha Philly Finalize Deal to Build MDA's Tracking Ships
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Sanctioned 22-Year-Old Non-Ice-Class Tanker Makes Rare Late-Season Arctic Voyage
  gCaptain · 10/7/2026 · enforcement

  A conventional product tanker carrying fuel additives is making an unusually late Northern Sea Route voyage.

• South Korea Denies Ukrainian Report That It Eased Russia’s Fuel Crisis
  gCaptain · 10/7/2026

  South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday dismissed a Ukrainian report that Russia has imported petroleum products from South Korean ports, calling the accusation inappropriate.

• Bulgaria Suspends Search for Missing Crew as Russia Denies Attack
  The Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
• Golar picks NYK carrier for fourth FLNG conversion
  Splash247 · 10/7/2026

  Golar LNG has acquired a 2013-built LNG carrier from Japan’s NYK Line for conversion into its fourth floating LNG unit, filling in a key missing piece of its $2.45bn expansion programme. The Nasdaq-listed FLNG specialist has agreed to buy the 177,427 cu m Grace Dahlia, which will become the donor vessel for the 3.5m to

• Eidesvik fixes PSV for 2027 drilling campaign
  Splash247 · 10/7/2026

  Norwegian offshore vessel owner Eidesvik Offshore has secured fresh work for the platform supply vessel Viking Queen, taking the ship out of the spot market for a drilling campaign starting early next year. The contract covers one well and has an estimated firm duration of about 290 days, with further extension options