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- Trump Government To Reimburse $4 Billion To Energy Companies For Buying Back Offshore Wind Energy LeasesMarine Insight · 9/23/2026
Trump Administration is cancelling offshore wind energy projects in support of developing fossil fuels, leading to legal battles with California & New York.
- U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln Reaches Guam After Nearly 10 Months Of DeploymentMarine Insight · 9/23/2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and its strike group arrived in Guam for a short stop to take on supplies and equipment.
- U.S. Secretary Of State Calls Out Ukraine For Targeting U.S. Ships Ahead of Zelensky-Trump TalksMarine Insight · 9/23/2026
The U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio said that Ukraine has unintentionally targeted ships connected to the U.S. and the issue needs to be addressed.
- US opens rethink of $2.5bn vessel investment poolSplash247 · 9/23/2026
The US Maritime Administration is proposing the biggest rewrite in decades of rules governing the Capital Construction Fund, a tax-deferral programme currently holding about $2.56bn for investment in US commercial vessels. MARAD published a notice of proposed rulemaking on September 22 covering 129 CCF agreements, many
- U.S Navy Announces 4-Pillar Strategy To Hasten Production Of Virginia & Columbia Class SubmarinesMarine Insight · 9/23/2026
U.S. has come up with a 4-pillar strategic initiative to increase the pace of submarine production and their entry into the naval fleet.
- Iran To Open Strait Of Hormuz Within 7 Days If U.S. Lifts Iranian Naval Blockade & Ends SanctionsMarine Insight · 9/23/2026 · enforcement
Iran announced its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in a week if the U.S. agrees to lift the blockade of Iranian Ports and end sanctions on Tehran.
- Larger LNG carriers could deliver $85m lifetime benefit: LRSeatrade Maritime · 9/23/2026
Lloyd’s Register says 200,000 cu metre LNG carriers could cut transport costs while retaining access to more than 90% of existing terminals.
- Synergy links up with Cochin across newbuilds and conversionsSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Singapore shipmanager Synergy Marine Group has joined forces with Cochin Shipyard to pursue shipbuilding, repair and conversion work in India, adding another international partner to the state-controlled yard’s expanding network. The two companies signed an MoU in Kochi covering joint business development across newbui
- China Merchants tanker arm lines up LR2 quartetSplash247 · 9/23/2026
China Merchants-controlled Nanjing Tanker has launched a tender for four additional LR2 tankers, potentially tripling its newbuilding exposure in the segment from two ships to six. The Shanghai-listed owner is inviting bids to construct four LR2 product/crude carriers, with submissions due on October 10. The tender cal
- Diana extends rate run with new ultramax fixtureSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Diana Shipping has extended its run of stronger dry bulk fixtures, locking the ultramax DSI Polaris into a new charter with Dai An Ocean Shipping at $18,000 per day, nearly 47% above its current rate. The 2018-built, 60,404 dwt bulker will start its new employment on September 25 at $18,000 per day, less a 5% …
- Jinhui keeps ultramax ordering spree rollingSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has returned to Jiangmen Nanyang Ship Engineering for another pair of ultramax bulkers, taking its newbuilding programme in the segment to 14 ships. The Oslo- and Hong Kong-listed owner is paying $35.7m each, or $71.4m in total, for the two 64,500 dwt vessels. The first is due by the
- CLdN extends HD Hyundai run with fresh orderSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Luxembourg-based CLdN has returned to South Korea for another pair of large roros, ordering two 6,700-lane-metre ships at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for KRW336.2bn ($248m). The two vessels will be the 15th and 16th ships CLdN has ordered from the Korean shipbuilding group over the past decade. Construction is due to s
- US, Korea Hail ‘Significant Progress’ on $350 Billion Trade DealgCaptain · 9/23/2026
Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hailed “significant progress” on implementing the two countries’ long-stalled investment deal, with lawmakers in Seoul saying the first project would be a $22.3 billion gas-fired power development in Texas.
- Death Toll from Capsized Ship in Indonesia Rises to 20 as Search Continues for 115 Missing PassengersgCaptain · 9/23/2026 · accident
The official death toll from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in Indonesia's Java Sea rose to 20 on Wednesday, up from the previous 10, with rescuers expecting to find more bodies as the ongoing underwater search widens, officials said.
- Guohang Ocean Shipping enters tanker shipping sectorSeatrade Maritime · 9/23/2026
Guohang Ocean Shipping abandons planned Hong Kong H-Share listing, launches A-Share private placement to build dual oil- dry bulk fleet
- Under pressure: Panama Ship Registry drops to 3rd in global rankingsSeatrade Maritime · 9/23/2026
The Panama Ship Registry has faced pressure from both removing US sanctioned tonnage and Chinese port state detentions
- Should AI literacy become mandatory for seafarers?Seatrade Maritime · 9/23/2026
The STCW review is a rare chance to define how seafarers should use, question and, when necessary, override AI-enabled systems
- Jan De Nul doubles up on subsea cable trenchersSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul has ordered another trenching vessel at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) to support subsea cable installation and protection. In March, the company announced the order of the trenching support vessel Isambard K. Brunel. This latest vessel will be an exact copy and sister vessel
- PTTEP hands two jackup deals to Foresight Offshore DrillingSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Thailand’s PTTEP has awarded two long-term drilling contracts to Foresight Offshore Drilling for the Aryabhatt 1 and Vivekanand 1 jackups. The rigs will take over work in the Gulf of Thailand currently awarded to Energy Drilling’s tender-assist units EDrill-1 and T-15. The contracts are expected to start in February an
- 2020 Bulkers seals 15-ship AHTS roll-upSplash247 · 9/23/2026
2020 Bulkers has signed the binding deal behind its dramatic move into offshore shipping, setting out to assemble as many as 15 large anchor handlers while launching a private placement of up to $175m. The Oslo-listed company has agreed to acquire all of AHTS AS, which owns seven AHTS vessels and has agreements to buy
- Union Maritime spreads nine-ship order across five segmentsSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Laurent Cadji-led Union Maritime has added nine newbuildings across five vessel classes, pushing one of shipping’s fastest-growing orderbooks to close to 80 ships. The latest additions comprise two 211,000 dwt newcastlemaxes at Wuhu Shipyard, two 49,800 dwt MR product tankers at Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding, one 115,
- Fujian Guohang plots $370m move into tankers and heavyliftSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping is lining up six newbuildings worth RMB2.49bn ($372m) as the Chinese dry bulk owner sets out plans to move into both LR2 tankers and large multipurpose heavylift tonnage. The Beijing Stock Exchange-listed company disclosed plans to build three 115,000 dwt LR2 product/crude tankers and thre
- IMO Uncertainty Puts Shipping’s 2030 Fuel Target at RiskgCaptain · 9/23/2026 · regulation
Shipping is running out of time to meet a key 2030 target for zero-emission fuels, even as methanol infrastructure and alternative-fuel vessel capacity continue to expand. A new assessment from...
- Ofiniti buys ZeroNorth eBDN businessSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Maritime technology company Ofiniti has agreed to acquire ZeroNorth’s electronic bunker delivery note business, strengthening its position in digital bunkering as consolidation gathers pace across the sector. The deal will see ZeroNorth’s eBDN technology, customers and Singapore licence-holding entity BTS Pte Ltd trans
- Germany gives vessel traffic controllers an AI copilotSplash247 · 9/23/2026
German researchers are developing an AI-based decision-support system to help vessel traffic controllers manage waterways increasingly shared by conventional, highly automated and autonomous ships. Fraunhofer FKIE has launched the LEAS-PRO project, which aims to build a demonstrator capable of analysing developing traf
- MSC ship abandoned and adrift in South China SeaSplash247 · 9/23/2026 · abandonment
The troubled MSC Hermes III remains afloat and drifting unmanned in the South China Sea after all 25 crew abandoned the vessel yesterday. A fresh HYDROPAC navigational warning describes the 20-year-old containership as a “derelict” vessel adrift near 11°45’N 112°15’E, around 300 km east of Vietnam. The warning is curre
- Lars Kastrup stands down as PIL boss with Temasek exec lined upSplash247 · 9/23/2026
Pacific International Lines (PIL) chief executive Lars Kastrup will step down next April, bringing to a close a tenure that has coincided with one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the Singapore liner’s history. Wan Chee Foong, currently managing director, corporate strategy at Temasek International, will join PIL as
- CMA CGM-backed wind-powered roro catches the eye in ZeebruggeSplash247 · 9/23/2026
One of shipping’s most distinctive new vessels has made its first Belgian call, with the wind-powered Neoliner Origin arriving at PSA Zeebrugge as part of an expanded transatlantic service. The 136 m roro, operated by French company Neoline and backed by CMA CGM, now links Zeebrugge with Montoir-de-Bretagne, Saint-Pier
- China-linked hackers step up attacks on European shippingSplash247 · 9/22/2026
Chinese state-linked hackers are mounting sustained cyberespionage campaigns against maritime organisations across Europe, with shipping emerging as a consistent target for Beijing-linked threat groups, the European Union’s cybersecurity agency has warned. ENISA’s newly published Threat Landscape 2026 says China-nexus
- How long can the million-dollar VLCC market last?Splash247 · 9/22/2026
The VLCC market has reached levels that would have sounded absurd only months ago. Middle East-China earnings have pushed beyond $1m a day, Atlantic routes have surged into the hundreds of thousands and secondhand values have exploded to the point where rust-stained 15-year-old VLCCs are changing hands for more than ne
- Boxship orderbook points to looming capacity showdownSplash247 · 9/22/2026
Container shipping’s extraordinary newbuilding binge has reached a point where several carriers now have more ships on order than they have in their entire existing fleets. Shipping analyst Lars Jensen, who runs Vespucci Maritime, highlighted five operators in Alphaliner’s top 100 where the orderbook exceeds the curren
- Shipping can no longer afford to make women feel like guests at seaSplash247 · 9/22/2026
Dr Katherine Sinclaire, senior medical advisor, aviation and maritime at MedSea (International SOS), writes for Splash today. Women at sea remain a small but growing part of the global maritime workforce, facing unique medical and psychosocial challenges that demand industry-wide attention. Despite progress in gender i
- New York Leads Lawsuits Challenging $1.4 Billion Offshore Wind BuyoutsgCaptain · 9/22/2026
New York is leading a coalition of states in two new lawsuits challenging Trump administration agreements that would cancel offshore wind leases and redirect roughly $1.4 billion toward liquefied natural...
- Trump Pushing for Diesel Export Ban Amid Surging Fuel PricesgCaptain · 9/22/2026
By Josh Wingrove and Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he’s encouraged his advisers to support a ban on US diesel exports, with wars in Iran and Ukraine...
- Russia’s Arctic Port Murmansk to Use Fertilizer Equipment to Start Shipping GraingCaptain · 9/22/2026
Russia's Arctic port of Murmansk will use equipment typically used to load fertilizer when it ships its first grain from southern Russia for export as early as next month, as the Black Sea route remains closed due to Ukrainian drone attacks.
- The Other Hormuz: Black Sea Blockade Threatens a Food Supply ShockgCaptain · 9/22/2026
Tue Vuong had secured four cargoes of wheat harvested from fertile lands around the Black Sea, roughly a fifth of what his milling company 5,000 miles away in Vietnam uses annually. Then he was told it wouldn’t get shipped following a summer escalation in Russia’s war with Ukraine.
- FMC Change Could Revive Older Detention and Demurrage ClaimsgCaptain · 9/22/2026 · enforcement
A potentially significant change at the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has gone largely under the radar, after the regulator confirmed there is no three-year statute of limitations on charge complaints relating to fees assessed on or after 16 June 2022 – leaving carriers exposed to claims that might otherwise hav
- France Mulls New UN Security Council Resolution on HormuzgCaptain · 9/22/2026
France has started drafting a UN Security Council resolution in coordination with the United States on setting up ?an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz, diplomats said on Tuesday.
- Trump Calls for Iran’s Economic Isolation at UN as Tehran Offers Hormuz ReopeninggCaptain · 9/22/2026 · welfare
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for complete economic isolation of Iran, showing no intention to resume talks at the UN General Assembly but saying he believed a deal would be done after the US midterm elections in November.
- Half of seafarers say crewing levels put safe working at riskSeatrade Maritime · 9/22/2026
Just 49% of seafarers say their ships carried enough crew to work safely without excessive fatigue or breaching agreed rest hours.
- Oman’s Sohar Port Becomes Gateway For Indian Exporters Shipping Cargo To GCC NationsMarine Insight · 9/22/2026
Oman’s Sohar Port has become a major gateway for India to export its cargo to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
- Presence Of Several Chinese Dual-Use Research Ships Off Alaska Worries U.SMarine Insight · 9/22/2026
United States is worried about the presence of Chinese research vessels off the shores of the U.S. Arctic, which could pose a threat to the country’s security.
- Bulk Carrier Remains Aground Off Australia’s Gladstone Port After Failed Refloating AttemptsMarine Insight · 9/22/2026
The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Cape Falcon is still aground off Gladstone in Queensland after two attempts to refloat it failed.
- PSA and Temasek veteran lined up as next chief of PILSeatrade Maritime · 9/22/2026
Pacific International Lines has announced succession plans for current CEO Lars Kastrup who leave the top role with group next April
- Two New Zealand Warships Transit Taiwan Strait Amid Rising Tensions With ChinaMarine Insight · 9/22/2026
Two New Zealand naval ships passed through the Taiwan Strait on Sept. 18 while heading to a joint exercise with the Philippines.
- Foreign expertise driving Indian yard expansionSeatrade Maritime · 9/22/2026
New Delhi is providing an injection of funds to kickstart Indian shipbuilding, but the technical knowhow is being shared by foreign experts from Europe and Asia.
- Germany’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm With 64 Giant Turbines Inaugurated In North SeaMarine Insight · 9/22/2026
Germany has inaugurated the 960-megawatt He Dreiht offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The first turbines are already sending electricity to the German grid.
- Global Marine Insurance Hits $42.6 Billion In 2025 But Underlying Market Softness PersistsMarine Insight · 9/22/2026
Global marine insurance premiums rose 5.5% to $42.6 billion in 2025, according to IUMI, but currency effects, excess capacity and competitive pressure continue to keep the market soft.
- EU Says Red Sea Mission Needs More Than 10 Warships To Protect Commercial ShippingMarine Insight · 9/22/2026
The European Union needs more than 10 warships to protect shipping in the Red Sea, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.
- The Wartime Secretary of the NavygCaptain · 9/22/2026
What (Acting) Secretary Hung Cao’s First Five Months Tell Us About the Job Ahead By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) President Trump has nominated the Honorable Hung Cao to become the...