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- Grain carrier sinks off Romania after suspected Russian drone strikeSplash247 · 10/6/2026
Two seafarers have been killed after the 6,933 dwt general cargoship Royad Mammadov caught fire and sank in the Black Sea while carrying Ukrainian grain to Italy. The 2006-built, St Kitts and Nevis-flagged vessel was sailing from Izmail to Ravenna with a cargo of corn when the incident occurred on Monday in Romania’s e
- Lila Global exits VLCC segment in styleSplash247 · 10/6/2026
On April 20, Splash reported that a 20-year-old VLCC had fetched $60.5m in a sale by Mitsui OSK Lines to Lila Global. The vessel, then known as Kasagisan, was renamed Lila Vadinar in March after Lila Global acquired it. In July, it was renamed Vadin. Now the vessel is reported sold again for $117m — …
- Growing ship age and new risks worry marine insurersSeatrade Maritime · 10/6/2026
The global shipping fleet is ageing as owners defer scrapping sparking fears of increased marine insurance claims
- FMC targets Cosco with millions in late payment finesSeatrade Maritime · 10/6/2026 · wages, enforcement
$24,328 reparations award could cost the carrier up to $16.7 million after seven-month payment delay, US regulator warns
- Hyundai Glovis and Liberty Global Logistics push nuclear car carrier towards commercial realitySplash247 · 10/6/2026
Hyundai Glovis and US-based Liberty Global Logistics (LGL) have teamed up to examine the commercial operation of a nuclear-powered car carrier between South Korea and the US. The pair have signed an MOU covering the development and operation of a pure car and truck carrier powered by a small modular reactor (SMR), movi
- Panama Canal extends long-term slot system to panamax locksSplash247 · 10/6/2026
The Panama Canal is extending its long-term slot allocation programme to the Panamax locks for the first time as it looks to give more customers greater certainty through the coming dry season. The new Long-term Slot Allocation, or LoTSA, phase will cover January 3 to April 3, 2027, with the established neopanamax syst
- Container shippers focus on service delivery over costSeatrade Maritime · 10/6/2026
Moving from New York to Singapore gave Xeneta analyst Deborah Ong a new liner shipping perspective while speaking to shippers about their 2027 logistics planning
- Study Suggests Deep Sea Mining Could Be a Loss-Making PropositionThe Maritime Executive · 10/6/2026
- Vance Acknowledges "Details" to be Resolved on Alaska LNG InvestmentThe Maritime Executive · 10/6/2026
- Yinson Productions wins topside modification work on Eni FPSOSplash247 · 10/6/2026
Singapore-based floater owner and operator Yinson Productions has signed a contract with Italian major Eni for a modification project on the FPSO John Agyekum Kufuor operating offshore Ghana. The modification project, expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2028, will involve fabricating and integrating two k
- Brazil expands offshore exploration map with 501 new blocksSplash247 · 10/6/2026
Brazil has significantly expanded the area available for potential future oil and gas exploration along its Equatorial Margin, with regulator ANP defining 501 new offshore blocks covering around 380,000 sq km. The blocks fall within 11 new exploration sectors across the Foz do Amazonas, Pará-Maranhão, Barreirinhas, Cea
- Aker Solutions consultancy enters Canadian offshore wind marketSplash247 · 10/6/2026
Aker Solutions’ consultancy arm, Entr, has been awarded a contract by Net Zero Atlantic to deliver an offshore wind transmission routing and technology study in Canada under the Atlantic Canada Offshore Wind Readiness Program. In collaboration with Canadian-based C-CORE, a global leader in risk-based advisory services
- SFL enters gas segment with charter-backed ammonia carrier pairSeatrade Maritime · 10/6/2026
VLACs to begin charter with oil major on delivery in second quarter of 2028.
- Panama Canal extends long-term booking with Panamax locks pilotSeatrade Maritime · 10/6/2026
Customers will be able to secure slots in advance on both sets of locks though sealed bid auctions
- GAO: Modernizing US Navy Shipyards Will Cost $200B with 2080 CompletionThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026
- South Africa Approves Move to Set Up Independent Port AuthorityThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026
- Five Hormuz Incidents Reported Monday as Tanker Attacks MountgCaptain · 10/5/2026
UK Maritime Trade Operations reported five separate incidents involving commercial shipping in or near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, including four tanker attacks and an incident in which Iran’s...
- Japan Launches First Vessel Sanctions in Support of UkraineThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026 · enforcement
- Lost Ferry Virgo Transport 8 to be Raised to Recover RemainsThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026
- Philippines Accuses PLA of Unsafe Close Encounter Over South China SeaThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026
- Coast Guard Proposes Dropping Six Mariner Training RequirementsgCaptain · 10/5/2026 · training
The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to eliminate six training and competency requirements for certain Merchant Mariner Credential endorsements, saying the rules exceed international standards and impose unnecessary costs on...
- ONE and ClassNK Launch Research to Quantify Roll Damping Tank EffectivenessThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026
- The Ships Stayed Trading: What Q3 2026 Revealed about the Ship Recycling MarketHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
At the beginning of Q3 2026, the ship recycling market appeared to be approaching a meaningful increase in supply. Hundreds of merchant vessels were preparing to move out of the Gulf, oil had fallen sharply from earlier highs, freight premiums were easing, and recycling yards across the major destinations had available
- LNG Shipping In Line for Significant GainsHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Demand for seaborne LNG demand is expected to grow significantly, mainly as a result of the EU’s future needs. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “the European gas market is heading into the winter heating season against a challenging backdrop, shaped by relatively low inventories, constrained
- Shipping Market Outlook: Q4 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
As we enter a new quarter, shipping markets remain gripped by an escalating geopolitical crisis. The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) lapsed in mid-August without renewal, and by early September the two sides had intensified a series of strikes and counterstrikes around the Strait of Hormuz. The threat has now
- Mideast oil exports exceeded pre-Iran war levels: Kpler dataHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Middle East oil exports, excluding Iran, surpassed the pre-war average of 18 million barrels per day last week, despite attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, according to data from the maritime tracking firm Kpler. Crude oil exports reached pre-war levels in September, with at least 16.5 million barrels leaving the region e
- Enclosed Spaces-Safety and Risk ManagementHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Introduction An enclosed space is any space which may contain a hazardous atmosphere or oxygen deficiency and which has limited access, inadequate ventilation or is not designed for continuous occupancy and includes, but is not limited to, cargo holds, ballast and fuel tanks, pumprooms, cofferdams, bilge spaces, chain
- The diversification of MEG trading patterns is already underwayHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
MEG exporters are diversifying trade patterns. Iraq leads this shift by using direct voyages as well as Malaysian lightering for long-haul routes, while Saudi Arabia relies on direct voyages supported by its national fleet. Skipping local shuttle hubs lengthens turnaround times, elevating structural freight rates acros
- Iraq seeks to buy crude oil tankers to handle shipments beyond Strait of Hormuz: INAHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Iraqi Oil Tankers Co. aims to purchase and own crude oil tankers, allowing it to ship crude beyond the Strait of Hormuz rather than offloading it to buyers at Basrah port, the state-run Iraqi News Agency reported Oct. 3, citing Ali Qais, the company’s director general. The first shipment of Iraqi crude, using the compa
- Oman replaces US as India’s top LNG supplier in September, Qatar’s share plummets to 4%Hellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Oman replaced the US as India’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplier in September, accounting for 27 percent of the shipments, as the country’s import basket underwent a major shift during the month. The share of Qatar, once the country’s dominant supplier, plunged to 4.3 percent, as India continues to diversif
- Xclusiv Shipbrokers Weekly 05th October 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Dry bulk supply growth has remained relatively manageable over the past three years, but the market is now moving into a more Source: Xclusiv Shipbrokers Inc.
- Baltic Dry Index Falls to Over 1-Month LowHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped about 2.5% to its lowest since August 26 at 3,070 points on Monday, halting two successive sessions of gains. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including iron ore and coal,
- ONE and ClassNK Launch Research to Quantify Roll Damping Tank Effectiveness on Large Container ShipsHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (“ONE”) and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (“ClassNK”) have launched a joint research project to evaluate the effectiveness of roll damping tanks (“RDTs”) on large container ships. ONE will provide onboard measurement data from its vessels, which ClassNK will analyze alongside numerical simulations
- FARAD S.A. marks a new era of growth at its state-of-the-art facilities in PaianiaHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
FARAD S.A. has completed the relocation of its corporate headquarters and all production operations to its new, company-owned facilities in Paiania. Covering more than 7,500 m2, the new premises mark a new chapter in the company’s growth. Building on nearly five decades of experience in manufacturing heat exchangers fo
- Shipbuilding Labor Talks Hit Fresh Snags After Tentative Deal RejectedHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
This year’s wage and collective bargaining negotiations in the shipbuilding industry are drifting back into uncertainty just as they appeared to be nearing a conclusion. Following the rejection of a tentative agreement between HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and its union in a membership vote, a court ruling recognizing Ha
- Asia’s maritime community to take centre stage at upcoming WISTA 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
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, experts, policy makers and professionals gather to sustain progressive change across shipping. Co-hosted by WISTA Malaysia, WIST
- High power costs could unplug UK shore power – Portsmouth port authorityHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
High electricity costs are “stifling” the use of shore power at UK ports and risk leaving newly built infrastructure underused, Portsmouth International Port’s director Mike Sellers has warned. The UK government has temporarily removed the 5% value-added tax (VAT) previously applied to qualifying domestic electricity b
- Enovation Controls, a Helios Technologies Operating Company, Partners with C-MAP® to Bring Marine Capabilities to No Roads™Hellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Helios Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: HLIO) (“Helios” or the “Company”), a global leader in highly engineered motion control and electronic controls technology, today announced a partnership between its operating company, Enovation Controls, and C-MAP® to integrate C-MAP’s X charting marine cartography platform into Enovati
- From Cost To Choice: Supply Chain Chiefs Redesign Networks To Navigate UncertaintyHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Supply chain leaders are redesigning their networks around greater choice and flexibility, as resilience increasingly becomes a source of competitive advantage and growth, according to new research from DP World’s Global Trade Observatory. The Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) Pulse Report, based on a survey in August
- SFL – Newbuild order for two Very Large Ammonia Carriers in combination with long term time chartersHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
SFL Corporation Ltd. announced that it has agreed to build two 93,000 cbm Very Large Ammonia Carriers. The vessels will be able to carry a wide range of petrochemical gases, and will have dual-fuel propulsion and the latest technology for fuel efficiency and cargo intake optimization. Delivery is scheduled from the sec
- Palm oil’s 2027 squeeze: B50, El Niño and stocks expected to gain the mostHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
THE case for elevated crude palm oil (CPO) prices heading into 2027 is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. At the time of writing, benchmark CPO futures are 19.5% higher than before the start of the US-Iran conflict. A widening chorus of experts, traders and analysts now expect prices to climb further still as t
- Aramco CEO says global oil stocks are ’scarily thin’ amid Hormuz risksHellenic Shipping News · 10/5/2026
Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said global oil inventories have fallen to “scarily thin” levels and markets will remain under pressure until the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens. Speaking at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London, Nasser said supply constraints were affecting both crude and refined fuels, with fuel prices
- Norwegian Authorities Investigating Collision of Three ShipsThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026 · accident
- How close is shipping to the top?Splash247 · 10/5/2026
Shipping markets rarely announce the top with any clarity. More often, the argument about whether the peak has arrived only really starts when freight rates are still climbing, asset values are making less and less conventional sense and owners are sufficiently confident to keep buying ships at prices that would have l
- Kuwait Oil Output at 75% of Prewar as Hormuz Transits RisegCaptain · 10/5/2026
Kuwait is pumping oil at about 75% of the level seen before the Iran war as more tankers take the risk of navigating the Strait of Hormuz.
- UKMTO: Tanker's Engine Room On Fire After Latest Hormuz AttackThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026 · accident
- Romania Rescues 11 Seafarers and 2 Deceased from Turkish VesselThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026
- Houthis Face Being Cut Off on Yemeni CoastThe Maritime Executive · 10/5/2026
- UKMTO issues four Hormuz attack warnings in four hoursSeatrade Maritime · 10/5/2026
Advisory also issued on 5 October as ship performs Hormuz U-turn after IRGC warning.
- Hackers Breached Propulsion System of US-Bound Oil TankergCaptain · 10/5/2026
FBI and US Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer, according to US officials familiar with the matter, an extraordinary breach that highlights the growing physical risks from cyberattacks.