Maritime news
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- Chinese Navy Practice Shipborne Hovercraft DeploymentThe Maritime Executive · 10/7/2026
- Asia’s maritime community to take centre stage at upcoming WISTA 2026gCaptain · 10/7/2026
The strength, dynamism and diversity of Asia’s buoyant maritime community will be evident at the 2026 WISTA AGM and Conference gathering in Kuala Lumpur later this month, as industry leaders,...
- ABS Issues AIP and Completes Basic Design Review for SHI’s Entire FLNG Topsides FacilitiesgCaptain · 10/7/2026
ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) and completed a basic design review (BDR) for a natural gas liquefaction system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the topside of...
- Port of Savannah Sets September Container Record as Imports RisegCaptain · 10/7/2026
The Port of Savannah handled a record 504,015 twenty-foot equivalent units in September, up 3.7% from a year earlier as strong imports and a later-than-usual peak season boosted volumes.
- Trafigura Buys Seven Oil Tankers From SFL as Shipping Costs RisegCaptain · 10/7/2026
Trafigura Group bought seven oil tankers from New York-listed SFL Corp., in the latest example of how trading houses and state energy companies are acquiring vessels to ship crude and products.
- New Maryland Defense Shipyard Gets $6.6 Billion Commitment and Trump VisitgCaptain · 10/7/2026
Defense tech firm Anduril unveiled plans on Tuesday for a $3.7 billion shipyard in Maryland that is expected to generate 3,100 jobs, in a ceremony attended by President Donald Trump.
- Ships Take Long Way Around as Drought Snarls Panama CanalgCaptain · 10/7/2026
Maritime traffic through the Strait of Magellan jumped more than 70% both in August and September from year-ago levels as ships diverted from the drought-stricken Panama Canal, Chilean Navy data requested by Bloomberg show.
- Attacks on Tankers in Hormuz Hit Highest of Any Week Since Start of Iran War, Sources SaygCaptain · 10/7/2026
Attacks on tankers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest last week of any week since the Iran war began, according to maritime security sources tracking incidents, amid a bigger export push by Gulf producers.
- 11 Indian Seafarers Injured After Attack On Commercial Tanker In Strait of HormuzMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
An attack on the Panama-flagged tanker MT On Peace left eleven Indian crew members injured in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Germany Moves To Upgrade F125 Frigates With Naval IRIS-T SLM Missile SystemsMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
Under the new adaptation plan, each of the four F125 frigates will be equipped with two deck-mounted launchers.
- France Conducts First Submarine Test Launch of Upgraded M51.3 Nuclear MissileMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
France fired its new nuclear-capable missile M51.3 from a submarine off Brittany, weeks after Macron promised to answer Russia's hybrid attacks.
- USS Abraham Lincoln Set To Finish 320 Days At Sea In The Second Longest Deployment Since VietnamMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
The U.S Navy’s 5th Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier is returning to its homeport in California after a 320-day long deployment in the Iranian theatre.
- Largest U.S Shipyard Since World War II Announced By Trump With Up To $6.6 Billion In InvestmentMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
U.S. is getting a new shipyard, the biggest since the end of the Second World War, worth $6.6 billion, which will be built in Maryland.
- U.S. Navy Sends First Crewless Ship Of Its Type To Sail With The USS Theodore RooseveltMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
For the first time in U.S. naval history, an unmanned surface vessel has been deployed with a carrier strike group in a sustained deployment.
- Karrie Trauth named 2027 CMA Shipping Jim Lawrence Commodore Award RecipientSeatrade Maritime · 10/7/2026
The Executive Vice President of Shipping & Maritime at Shell will receive the honor at the CMA Shipping Conference in Houston this March
- India Proposes 3-Part Truce to Ease Russia-Ukraine War & Protect Black Sea ShippingMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
A 3-point proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war has been put forward by India, focussing on stopping attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea.
- U.S. Navy To Acquire 30 MUSV Drone Ships From 3 Louisiana Shipbuilders For $ 1.2 BillionMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
The U.S. Navy awarded contracts worth $1.2 billion to procure 30 medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) from three companies.
- Black Sea threat expands west to Romanian and Bulgarian watersSeatrade Maritime · 10/7/2026
Seafarers continue to pay the ultimate price in the Black Sea as Russia and Ukraine launch UAV and USV attacks on merchant vessels.
- Valaris adds $220m of new contracts and extensionsSplash247 · 10/7/2026
Offshore driller Valaris has secured a batch of new contracts and extensions, with an associated contract backlog of approximately $220m. The company won a contract with Petronas for the Valaris DS-18 drillship in Suriname. The contract, following a previously announced letter of award, is expected to commence in the f
- Anduril to Build Massive Maryland Shipyard for Virginia-Class Submarine ComponentsgCaptain · 10/7/2026
Anduril Industries plans to invest $3.7 billion in a new Maryland shipyard to manufacture major components for Virginia-class attack submarines, backed by a U.S. Navy contract worth up to $2.9...
- US Navy Awards Ursa Major $137 Million Contracts to Supply Rocket Motors for Navy Air & Surface Missile ProgramsMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
The U.S. Navy has awarded Ursa Major $137 million to develop and qualify solid rocket motors for two next-generation missile programs.
- World’s First ‘Lashing-Free’ Container Ship Delivered By HD HyundaiMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
HD Hyundai has delivered the world’s first lashing-free container ship, eliminating manual container securing while boosting cargo capacity and safety.
- Wärtsilä To Supply 36 Dual-fuel Engines For 12 New CMA CGM LNG Container ShipsMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
Wärtsilä will supply 36 dual-fuel engines for 12 new 18,000-TEU CMA CGM container ships, designed to operate on LNG and cut emissions.
- Indian Navy Launches First Indigenous Fleet Support Ship For Extended DeploymentsMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the ship, named Surya, at Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) in Visakhapatnam on October 6.
- Baltic Dry Index falls to 2994 down 8 pointsHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
Today, Wednesday, October 7 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 8 points, reaching 2994 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
- JP Morgan-backed NOCC expands China car carrier programmeSplash247 · 10/7/2026
JP Morgan-backed Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) has expanded its newbuilding programme in China, adding another pair of 7,100 ceu ships at CIMC Raffles. Shipbuilding sources place the latest vessels at the group’s Yantai Raffles facility for delivery in 2030, extending a relationship that has already produced four LNG d
- Video: Oman Evacuates Injured Crew Members From Oil Tanker Attacked In Strait Of HormuzMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
The attack injured 12 of the tanker’s 19 crew members and caused a fire on board, Oman’s Ministry of Defence said.
- Oil Tanker Carrying 23 Indians Catches Fire After Drone Attack Off Russia’s Black Sea CoastMarine Insight · 10/7/2026 · accident
A Liberian-flagged oil tanker carrying 23 Indian crew members caught fire off Russia’s Black Sea coast near Sochi on Tuesday, October 6.
- Wallenius Wilhelmsen eyes up to 12 more car carriersSplash247 · 10/7/2026
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has raised about NOK2.88bn ($300m) in fresh equity as it prepares to add four large LNG dual-fuel car carriers with options for another eight. The Oslo-listed group completed a private placement late on Tuesday, issuing 17.145m shares at NOK168 each. The company said the proceeds, together with deb
- Two Commercial Ships Hit By Drones In Bulgaria’s EEZ, One Sinks And Crew Remains MissingMarine Insight · 10/7/2026
A cargo ship sank, and its crew is missing after drones hit two commercial ships in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.
- Shipping decarbonisation debate moves beyond the ‘trilemma’Seatrade Maritime · 10/7/2026
Technical pathways to decarbonisation are advancing, but industry leaders say political alignment, commercial viability and regulatory certainty now pose the bigger obstacles.
- U.S. FMC Threatens Chinese Shipping Firm With Up To $16.7 Million Fine Over Unpaid AwardMarine Insight · 10/7/2026 · wages, enforcement
COSCO Shipping could face a fine of up to $16.7 million in the US after taking 223 days to pay a $24,328.80 award to a customer.
- Gallagher Bassett buys second London shipping law firm in five monthsSplash247 · 10/7/2026
Arthur J. Gallagher’s claims and risk management arm, Gallagher Bassett, has acquired London-based maritime law firm Winter & Co Solicitors, continuing a run of deals aimed at expanding its marine business. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Winter & Co advises P&I clubs, marine insurers, shipowners and charterer
- SFL lands $275m cash haul from Trafigura tanker saleSplash247 · 10/7/2026
John Fredriksen-linked SFL Corporation has agreed to sell seven tankers to commodities giant Trafigura in a deal expected to generate about $275m in net cash proceeds and a book gain of roughly $175m. The package comprises four 2014- and 2015-built LR2 product tankers and three 2019-built suezmaxes, all of which are al
- Botas goes to market for nearly three-year LNG carrier charterSplash247 · 10/7/2026
Turkey’s state-owned energy company Botas has gone to market for an LNG carrier on a firm 940-day time charter as it continues to build out its gas shipping capacity. The Ankara-based company is seeking a vessel built in 2015 or later with capacity of between 173,600 and 175,000 cu m. The firm period comes with …
- China Completes First Season of Regular Arctic Container ServicegCaptain · 10/7/2026
China has completed the first season of regular weekly container shipping between China and Europe via the Northern Sea Route, with the operator completing all eight sailings planned for 2026 before ending departures slightly earlier than scheduled because of Arctic ice forecasts.
- Qatar Brings Empty LNG Ships Into Gulf in Potential Export BoostgCaptain · 10/7/2026
Qatar has amassed a fleet of empty liquefied natural gas tankers in the Persian Gulf, a sign that one of the world’s biggest exporters of the fuel may be preparing to boost shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Shipping can tap into a wider seafaring talent pool by including more women, BIMCO panel hearsHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
With women making up only 1.2% of seafarers, shipping has a major opportunity to broaden its talent pool, BIMCO’s Ship Manager Advisory Panel heard at its latest meeting. Meeting on 25 September 2026, the panel discussed the recruitment of women seafarers alongside another pressing workforce issue: ensuring fair treatm
- Iran attacks more tankers in Hormuz as oil flows continue to riseHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
Iran has stepped up attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in recent days as oil shipments through the waterway near prewar levels. UK Maritime Trade Operations reported nine attacks in the waterway this month, matching half the total reported for September across both the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf. Last mo
- Fuel Switch Snapshot: B100 premiums narrow in Rotterdam and SingaporeHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
In Rotterdam, B100 has swung from a $40/mt premium over VLSFO to a $1/mt discount. B100 has fallen by $48/mt, while VLSFO has dipped by $7/mt. Rotterdam’s B100 premium over HSFO has narrowed by $20/mt to $90/mt, as B100 has fallen further than HSFO. B100’s discount to LSMGO in the port has narrowed by $1/mt ...
- Korean Tanker Uses Suez Route for Crude OilHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Oct. 5 that a Korean tanker has passed through the Suez Canal, located on the northern side of the Red Sea, and is transporting crude oil to the country. According to the ministry, as of 10 a.m. that day, the vessel had safely navigated through the Suez ...
- Stolt Nielsen – Bunker costs dent tankers, softer 4Q aheadHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
Stolt-Nielsen posted its 3Q26 report this morning, with core figures in line with consensus but somewhat below our estimates. Reported net profit was boosted by a USD 15.4m gain on the sale of 50% of Avenir LNG. Stronger spot rates in Stolt Tankers were largely offset by higher bunker costs and lower spot volumes. On .
- IMEC and The Hood launch Sisterhood Box to support the next generation of female seafarersHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
The International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) and The Hood Platform have joined forces to launch the Sisterhood Box, a new initiative providing female cadets with practical support as they take their first steps into life at sea. The first 47 Sisterhood Boxes were presented to female cadets at the Maritime Acade
- RINA and PTT sign strategic agreements to advance innovation and decarbonization across the energy and maritime sectorsHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
RINA, the inspection, certification and engineering consulting multinational, announces the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with PTT Public Company Limited (PTT), Thailand’s national energy company, through the PTT Innovation Institute (PTT InI). The MoUs establish a framework for research and knowledg
- Nord Gas Solutions Cargo Handling and Fuel Gas Supply System again selected for Very Large Ethane Gas Carriers, being built at Samsung Heavy IndustriesHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
Nord Gas Solutions has once again been selected by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply system for two additional Very Large Ethane Gas Carriers (VLECs) being built at the SHI yard in South Korea. The vessels are being built for an established joint venture based in Asia. This
- NORDEN raises full-year guidanceHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
On the back of strong operational performance, NORDEN upgrades the 2026 full-year net profit guidance to USD 180 – 230 million (previously USD 140 – 190 million). For the full-year 2026, expected sales gains from already signed transactions is unchanged at USD 79 million. NORDEN continues to deliver strong operational
- Hapag-Lloyd’s dual-fuel vessel bunkered with bio-methanol in BusanHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd has bunkered one of its dual-fuel vessels with an unspecified quantity of bio-methanol at the Port of Busan in South Korea. The methanol-capable container ship Seaspan Amazon received the stem while simultaneously unloading cargo at the port. The bio-methanol was produced at Chinese ren
- Flanders, the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia strengthen port cooperationHellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
The prime ministers and ministers of Flanders, the Netherlands and North Rhine-Westphalia met in Meise, Belgium, on October 5 at the Port Summit. There, they spoke with the port CEOs within the ‘Antwerp-Rotterdam-Rhine-Ruhr Area’ (ARRRA), including the Port of Rotterdam, to discuss strengthening the region’s competitiv
- France, Belgium lead European Russian LNG imports in 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 10/7/2026
France and Belgium were the largest European buyers of Russian liquefied natural gas in the first nine months of 2026. Kommersant reported this, citing data from energy analytics firm Kpler. European importers in France purchased 4.7 million metric tons of Russian LNG in January-September, while Belgium imported 2.9 mi
- South Korea sustains ample APAC clean product exports on stable feedstock supplyHellenic 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