Maritime news
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- ABS Grants Nuclear-Powered 15K TEU Containership AIP with KRISO and KAERIThe Maritime Executive · 9/30/2026
- Scorpio adds more VLCCs, sells product tanker trioSeatrade Maritime · 9/30/2026
One MR and two LR2s sold as company books two LR2s at Jiangsu and two VLCCs at Hengli.
- Ukraine Accused of Attack on Turkish Bulker with One Seafarer MissingThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- Dtorque50 Approved for SOLAS Rescue Boat ApplicationsThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026 · regulation
- Mystery Deepens Around MSC Boxship After Vietnam Reports Medical EvacuationThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- The Mare McAllister: McAllister’s Latest High-tech Low-Emission Tug ArrivesgCaptain · 9/29/2026
McAllister Towing is proud to announce our newest arrival! Welcome tug MARY McALLISTER. As ourcustomer’s vessels grow larger and services for these behemoths become increasingly demanding, McAllistercontinues to meet their...
- Saronic Wins Navy Production Contract for 180-Foot Autonomous Surface VesselgCaptain · 9/29/2026
Saronic Technologies has won a U.S. Navy production contract for its 180-foot Marauder autonomous surface vessel after completing an at-sea evaluation that put the ship through more than 140 scenarios over eight...
- MOL to Operate Japan’s First Icebreaker Arctic Research ShipThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- GAO: Coast Guard Addressing Marine Firefighting Challenges, but Gaps RemainThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026 · accident
- Newbuilding Contracting Keeps Strong MomentumHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Newbuilding ordering activity has kept its upwards momentum, with more contracting being reported. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “newbuilding orders continued to flow this week; In the container sector, Chinese owner China United Lines placed an order for 2x 14,000 teu containerships
- Opsealog whitepaper identifies the “missing loop” behind offshore fleets’ data problemHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Opsealog, a provider of data integration and performance management services for the marine offshore industry, today published a new whitepaper arguing that the offshore industry’s data problem is conversion rather than collection. The Conversion Gap: What Offshore Fleets Lose Between Data and Decision draws on a decad
- Unlocking the full value of vessel data: BIMCO’s Energy Efficiency Data Sharing Clause 2025Hellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Every ship generates a significant amount of operational and performance data. When appropriate arrangements are in place, this data can support a range of activities, including vessel performance monitoring, voyage optimisation, weather routing, and other energy efficiency initiatives to the benefit of individual part
- Baltic Dry Index Down for 3rd DayHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, decreased for a third straight session on Tuesday, dropping about 2.8% to a fresh low since September 1 at 3,178 points. The main downward pressure came from larger vessel segments. The capesize index, which typica
- Steel demand softens as iron ore flows face growing headwindsHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Iron ore market fundamentals continued to soften as subdued Chinese steel demand kept pressure on inventories and reduced the need for additional seaborne supply. While Simandou is emerging as an increasingly important source of high-grade iron ore, stronger Guinea exports are unlikely to fully offset weaker Brazilian
- ENGINE: East of Suez Fuel Availability OutlookHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Singapore and Malaysia Singapore’s bunker market continues to face supply tightness despite “below average demand,” with recommended lead times for VLSFO now around 10-15 days, down from 13-17 days a week earlier. Most suppliers are maintaining low stock levels, while delays in cargo arrivals linked to the conflict in
- PPA S.A. Reports Lower First Half Results as Infrastructure Investments Keep GrowingHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
PPA S.A. announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, demonstrating revenue resilience and decreasing the negative year-on-year change in earnings compared to the first-quarter results. Despite the volatile geopolitical environment, the total revenues of PPA S.A. amounted to €111.9 mn., decreased by 8.9%
- Maersk completes first U.S. ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vesselHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced the successful bunkering of Tangier Maersk, a dual-fuel alcohol-enabled container vessel, using U.S.-produced corn ethanol. The operation marked the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container vessel in the United States. The milestone is part of Maers
- Banchero Costa Weekly Market Report, Week 39 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Soybeans are one of the most important dry bulk commodities, and account for around 3 percent of all seaborne Source: banchero costa & c s.p.a
- Ningbo Containerized Freight Index Report, 25 September 2026Hellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
In the week ending Sep-25, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes Below find the NCFI Weekly Index Data chart: Source: Ningbo Shipping Exchange
- Seafarer welfare policies must work beyond paperHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026 · welfare
OneCare Group webinar warns Maritime companies must close the gap between seafarer welfare policies written ashore and the reality experienced by crews at sea if the industry is to turn policy into meaningful change, experts warned during a World Maritime Day webinar hosted by OneCare Group . Held to mark World Maritim
- LNG Bunker Snapshot: Prices fall amid hopes of de-escalation in Middle East conflictHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Weekly changes in LNG bunker prices: ARA down by $68/mt to $1,420/mt Singapore down by $100/mt to $1,567/mt Baltics down by $70/mt to $1,525/mt Portugal down by $211/mt to $1,608/mt ARA Rotterdam’s LNG bunker price declined for the second consecutive week, falling by $68/mt week-on-week to $1,420/mt. The decline was pr
- Intermodal Weekly Market Report Week 39 2026 Broker’s InsightHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
The European gas market is heading into the winter heating sea son against a challenging backdrop, shaped by relatively low in ventories, Source: Intermodal
- Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Agreements to Sell Three Product Tankers and Purchase Four Newbuilding VesselsHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced that it has entered into agreements to sell three product tankers and purchase four newbuilding vessels. Vessel Sales The Company has entered into agreements to sell three product tankers comprising the 2014 built scrubber-fitted MR product tanker, STI Dama, for $37.5 million, the 2014 bu
- Wirana urges Pakistan to give ship recycling scrap equal tax treatmentHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Wirana Shipping is calling on Pakistan to give scrap recovered from ship recycling the same tax treatment as imported scrap. The call follows several weeks of efforts by local recyclers to address a tax mechanism that encourages steel mills to buy from overseas. Under the Federal Board of Revenue’s notification SRO 124
- GTMaritime launches GT Connect to turn fleet communications into operational actionHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
New maritime collaboration platform connects conversations with vessels, people, tasks and operational context, helping fleet teams improve visibility and accountability. GTMaritime has launched GT Connect, a maritime collaboration platform designed to help vessel and shore teams turn operational communications into cl
- GTT Marine and Normec Verifavia strengthen partnership to simplify maritime emissions complianceHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
GTT Marine, a business unit of the GTT Group, and Normec Verifavia, announce a new integration between GTT Marine’s Vesper Insights solution and the Normec Verifavia Emissions Verification dashboard, enabling automated data exchange and continuous emissions verification for shipping operators. The integration enables t
- Marlink and NORMA Cyber connect fleet-wide threat detection with expert maritime responseHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Detecting a cyber threat on a vessel is only half the battle with operators still needing to assess it, understand the operational impact, and act fast enough to avoid disruption. Marlink and the Nordic Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre (NORMA Cyber) have closed that gap with a combined service that connects fleet-wide
- BSM expands offshore services with strategic investment in OffshoreCrewHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has agreed to acquire a 50% stake in OffshoreCrew AS, a Norwegian specialist in offshore recruitment and crewing solutions, further strengthening its service offering for offshore and maritime customers. Headquartered in Kristiansand, OffshoreCrew provides recruitment, staffing and
- Indian Register of Shipping Grants Type Approval to Volteo Maritime’s Electronic Record Book – WAYSHIPHellenic Shipping News · 9/29/2026
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), has issued type approval Certificate to WAYSHIP – Electronic Record Book (ERB) developed by Volteo Maritime, marking an important milestone in the indigenisation of shipboard Digital record-keeping in India. Electronic Record Books can help ship operators improve the accessibility, co
- Inland Barge Grounds Stranding Cargo of Mercedes in DüsseldorfThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- U.S. Navy Completes Preliminary Acceptance of Future USS John F. KennedyThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- AI risks hollowing out shipping’s next generation of expertiseSplash247 · 9/29/2026
Shipping’s AI debate is moving rapidly beyond technology towards the far more difficult question of what happens to the people expected to work alongside it. That was the central theme running through the AI, Digitalisation and the Maritime Workforce panel at last week’s Splash Singapore, where executives from shipping
- Geneva Dry unveils expanded agenda for 2027 editionSplash247 · 9/29/2026
Geneva Dry, the world’s premier annual dry bulk shipping conference, has launched marketing for its 2027 edition with an expanded agenda featuring new sessions on bauxite, investment and crewing, alongside a significantly revamped workshop programme. The fourth edition of Geneva Dry will return to the Hotel President W
- Report: Israel Ends Zim Deal Review Telling Hapag-Lloyd to Restart ProcessThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- Cheniere Signs 22-Year LNG Supply Deal With PetrobrasgCaptain · 9/29/2026
Cheniere Energy has signed a 22-year agreement to supply Brazil’s Petrobras with U.S. liquefied natural gas, adding another long-term customer as the company looks to support further expansion of its...
- Landing Mishap Aboard Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Injures Four The Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- China Invents the "Land of Nanhai Zhudao" in the South China SeaThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- Kuwaiti Tanker Struck in the Strait of HormuzThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026
- Russian Crude Exports Boom Blunted by Kremlin’s Diesel Sales BangCaptain · 9/29/2026
Russia shipped the most crude in a month-and-a-half, while a jump in prices propelled the value of those cargoes close to the highest since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But the benefits to the Kremlin are being undermined by its ban on overseas diesel sales.
- Old Hulls, New Money: Why the VLCC Market Has Stopped Counting YearsgCaptain · 9/29/2026
For most of shipping history, the valuation equation has been straightforward. A ship leaves the yard, begins ageing and progressively loses value. New steel commands the premium. Older steel trades at a discount.
- Trump Denies Offering Iran Sanctions Relief, Tehran Says it is Ready for TalksgCaptain · 9/29/2026 · enforcement
US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear program.
- Somali Forces Free Second Tanker Held by Pirates for Five MonthsThe Maritime Executive · 9/29/2026 · piracy
- Maersk Expands Fuel Options With First U.S. Ethanol BunkeringgCaptain · 9/29/2026
A.P. Moller-Maersk has bunkered one of its dual-fuel containerships with 100% U.S.-produced corn ethanol, marking what the company says is the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container...
- Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as Ship Attacks Go Unreported for DaysgCaptain · 9/29/2026
The maritime picture in the Strait of Hormuz is becoming harder to verify, with another delayed report of a vessel strike raising questions over how much of the fighting is...
- Carnival Posts Record $1.9 Billion Profit as 2027 Bookings Hit New HighgCaptain · 9/29/2026
Carnival Corporation reported record third-quarter revenue and net income on Tuesday as strong cruise demand and lower-than-expected operating costs helped offset a sharp increase in fuel expenses. The cruise giant...
- LNG Canada Greenlights Phase 2, Doubling Export CapacitygCaptain · 9/29/2026
The partners behind LNG Canada have approved a major expansion of the British Columbia export terminal, clearing the way to double its production capacity to 28 million tonnes of LNG...
- India’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port To Get $70 Million IFC Blue Financing For Onshore Power ProjectMarine Insight · 9/29/2026
India’s first blue-financing network is shaping up with a Rs 650 crore shore-power project at Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port.
- 2,100-Year-Old Shipwreck Off Türkiye Reveals Luxury Cargo Bound For RomeMarine Insight · 9/29/2026
Archaeologists have recovered thousands of ceramic items from a shipwreck that sank about 2,100 years ago off the coast of Türkiye.
- India’s Dibrugarh To Re-Enter River Trade Almost 80 Years After IndependenceMarine Insight · 9/29/2026
India’s Dibrugarh is re-entering international river trade by shipping a cargo of methanol from Bogibeel to Bangladesh on two ships next month.
- Greenpeace Activists Occupy New Zealand Research Ship Over Deep-Sea MiningMarine Insight · 9/29/2026
Greenpeace activists boarded a New Zealand government-owned research ship after it returned from a deep-sea mineral survey in the Pacific.