Maritime news

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• ESL Shipping signs up for Stegra steel flows
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  Finland’s ESL Shipping has secured a long-term transport agreement with Swedish green steel developer Stegra covering raw materials and finished steel products for its new industrial complex in Boden. The deal adds a maritime leg to the logistics network Stegra has been assembling around the northern Swedish project, w

• The case for decisions that survive the forecast
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  Shipping may never become predictable. The smarter objective is to make commercial decisions that remain strong even when the assumptions behind them move. Natalia Liashenko, founder and CEO of Marine Solver, explains.  Shipping has never operated in a stable environment. Freight markets turn, bunker prices move, conge

• IMO Net-Zero Framework penalties could face FMC threat in US
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/14/2026 · regulation

  Carriers passing proposed net-zero compliance costs to shippers risk significant regulatory scrutiny, contract suspensions, and port bans, law firm warns

• Backcasting enters the shipping mainstream
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  Japanese liner Ocean Network Express (ONE) is looking 24 years into the future to help decide where to put its money today, adopting a planning technique that is spreading through shipping as well as governments and some of the world’s largest international organisations. Rather than forecasting forwards from present-d

• Middle East shipping squeezed as Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb risks converge
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  Middle Eastern shipping patterns face another violent reshuffle after fresh vessel attacks around Hormuz, the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West oil pipeline and the Houthis’ advance into the heart of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Two more commercial vessels were attacked on Sunday. The Panama-flagged 47,999 dwt

• Alassia stretches bulker newbuild programme to seven ships
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  Nicolas Hadjioannou-controlled Alassia NewShips Management has expanded its dry bulk orderbook to seven vessels after adding three ultramaxes and another handysize to its newbuilding pipeline. The Athens-based owner’s updated fleet list shows three 64,000 dwt ultramaxes lined up for delivery in 2029, together with a 40

• WSC asks IMO to address small battery safety gap
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/14/2026 · regulation

  Exempt small lithium-ion batteries are being shipped in large quantities in containers without the need to declare the units as dangerous goods

• Russia turns to shipping containers to shield refineries from Ukrainian drones
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026 · enforcement

  Russia is stacking shipping containers around oil refineries in the latest improvised attempt to protect an energy system that has been battered by increasingly effective Ukrainian drone attacks. Images carried by Dnipro Osint from the Novoshakhtinsk refinery show containers piled several levels high around tanks and p

• Procopiou lines up near-$1bn Hengli eight-ship package
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  George Procopiou’s Dynacom has returned to Hengli Heavy Industries with another eight newbuildings in a package worth close to $1bn, further expanding one of the largest owner-yard programmes in shipping. Hengli has confirmed contracts covering eight vessels spanning VLCCs and 93,000 cu m very large ammonia carriers. T

• Great Eastern’s spending on secondhand tonnage this year races past $200m
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  India’s Great Eastern Shipping spending on secondhand tonnage this year has raced past the $200m mark.  Last week, the Mumbai-listed company announced it had agreed to acquire an unnamed 2015-built vessel, with delivery scheduled between October and December. The 81,886 dwt bulker will be financed entirely from interna

• Hormuz security fears feed sky-high large tanker rates
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/14/2026

  Reported VLCC spot rates from the Gulf to Asia surpass $600,000 per day with very high across all key trades

• ABS, Korean trio target standards gap in hydrogen ships and smart yards
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/14/2026

  Five-year push targets global benchmarks as next-gen tech outpaces existing rules for digital production and alternative fuels

• Drowning in data, starving for decisions
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  The next digital race is not about collecting more data. It is about getting the right information to the right decision-maker before the opportunity to act has passed. The latest chapter from SplashTech’s annual report. Shipping has spent much of the past decade wiring up its ships. Engines, generators, fuel-flow mete

• Masdar sets sights on major German offshore wind expansion
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company Masdar has signed two memoranda of understanding with German companies for potential investments of over €8bn ($9.24bn) in offshore wind and battery energy storage. Under one agreement, German utility RWE and Masdar agreed to consider joint participation in German offshore wind

• Vroon enters offshore wind ERRV market with ScottishPower deal
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has won its first long-term charter for emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) services in the offshore wind industry. The contract award, with a value of more than £7m ($9.5m), will see VOS support the offshore construction of ScottishPower’s East Anglia Two and Three wind farms off

• Skyborn Renewables seals funding for German offshore wind project
  Splash247 · 9/14/2026

  Skyborn Renewables has reached financial close on the up to 976.5MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in Germany’s Baltic Sea, unlocking more than €3bn ($3.47bn) of investment for the country’s largest project in the region. The financing includes a €2.1bn ($2.43bn) non-recourse package arranged by 16 commercial lenders and

• Saudi Pipeline Outage Threatens Loss Of 4% Of Global Oil Supply
  gCaptain · 9/14/2026

  By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days,...

• Trump Demands Ukraine Halt Refinery Strikes As Diesel Surges
  gCaptain · 9/13/2026 · enforcement

  By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Sep 13, 2026, (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said he’d warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting oil refineries in Russia amid strikes that have shut down...

• California Gas Station With $9.99 Diesel Exemplifies Fuel Crisis
  gCaptain · 9/13/2026

  By Will Kubzansky Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –At a fuel station in San Diego where diesel is retailing for $9.99 a gallon, Californians can take solace in at least this: in...

• Carney Pushes Idea Of Making Canada ‘Associate Member’ Of EU
  gCaptain · 9/13/2026

  BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an “associate member” of the bloc,...

• Russia Hits Odesa Again As Black Sea Shipping Disrupted
  gCaptain · 9/13/2026

  By Bloomberg News Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia carried out a large airstrike on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa and the surrounding region as shipping in the Black Sea remains disrupted...

• Iraq Under Pressure After Drone Strikes Close Key Saudi Pipeline
  gCaptain · 9/13/2026

  By Khalid Al-Ansary and Devika Krishna Kumar Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq is moving to contain the fallout from attacks that caused the closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, after the...

• Crew Of Vessel Attacked In Hormuz Strait Evacuated
  gCaptain · 9/13/2026

  CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime ?Trade Operations said early on Sunday. The crew were...

• US Limits Air Defense Time Slots For Tankers Sailing Through Hormuz
  gCaptain · 9/13/2026

  Sept 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. has asked tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships...

• Iranian Seafarer Killed As Unidentified Strike Hits Ship Near Strait Of Hormuz
  Marine Insight · 9/13/2026

  A commercial vessel was struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one crew member, as Iran prepares to brief regional powers on shipping control.

• Indonesian Ferry Carrying 243 Sinks In Java Sea Leaving One Dead And 140 Missing
  Marine Insight · 9/13/2026

  One person died and 140 are missing after the ferry Virgo Transport 8 lost contact with its operator in the Java Sea. 103 of the 243 people have been evacuated so far. Indonesian search and rescue teams are actively looking for the missing ones.

• Tanker on fire after Hormuz attack
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/13/2026 · accident

  Omani Navy evacuating crew of Panama-flagged vessel struck by an unknown projectile

• 3 Ships Carrying Indian Crew Attacked Near Gulf Amid West Asia Conflict
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  Three foreign-flagged ships carrying Indian crew members were hit on September 8 and 9 amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.

• Saudi Arabia Shuts Key Oil Pipeline Used To Bypass Strait Of Hormuz After Drone Attack
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  The East-West pipeline is about 1,200 km long. It carries crude oil from Saudi Arabia's eastern oil fields to export terminals on the Red Sea.

• World Shipping Council Calls On Governments To Close Battery Cargo Safety Gap
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  Global lithium-ion battery deployment in 2025 was six times higher than in 2020, according to the International Energy Agency.

• Indian Coast Guard Intercepts Vessel Suspected Of Oil Smuggling Off Mumbai
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  The Coast Guard received intelligence at about 2:10 p.m. on September 10 about unauthorised activity near an offshore oil rig off Mumbai.

• Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Ship And 17-Member Crew After Ransom Payment
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026 · piracy, wages

  Pirates hijacked it off the Somali coast on April 26. The crew includes 15 Syrian nationals and two Indian nationals.

• 21 Rescued After Two Merchant Ships Collide Off India’s Gujarat Coast
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  The Coast Guard launched a rescue operation after the collision and evacuated 21 of the 24 crew members aboard MV KMAX EMPEROR.

• Indian PM Urges Iran To Safeguard Freedom Of Navigation, Commercial Shipping And Seafarers Safety
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  Indian Prime Minister raised concerns about shipping safety and the protection of seafarers during talks with Iranian President.

• Iran Claims It Captured U.S. Navy Submarine Near Hormuz That Can Autonomously Conduct Missions For 10 Days
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  The underwater drone is likely the Dive-D of Anduril, an American company that builds autonomous weapon systems, robotics and AI-powered defence systems.

• Kochi Set To Become Global Ship Repair Hub With Mega Joint Venture Worth INR 1,800 Crore
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  This initiative aims to expand the technical and operational abilities and support Kochi’s growth into a world-renowned maritime services centre.

• Houthis Seize Yemen’s Perim Island, Tightening Their Grip On Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  Houthis have gained control of Yemen’s Perim Island, raising concerns that the Iran-backed group could threaten shipping through the Bab El-Mandeb Strait.

• U.S. & Philippine Marines Simulate Attacks Against Chinese Warships Using Drones & BrahMos Anti-Ship Missiles
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  To make the training as realistic as possible, both countries simulated a naval formation of the Chinese Navy (PLAN) to defend territorial waters of Manila.

• Baleària Fast Ferry Receives Port Of Tenerife’s First Multi-Truck LNG Refuel
  Marine Insight · 9/12/2026

  The port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife hosted its first operation of supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a ship by means of tanker trucks.

• Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Actor Used Claude to Compile U.S. Navy Targeting Data
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026

  Anthropic says it disrupted an Iran-linked user that used its Claude artificial intelligence models to track U.S. naval forces, compile targeting material and research vulnerabilities in shipboard systems. The activity...

• ‘Merchant Mariners Delivered’: Remembering the 9/11 Boatlift 25 Years Later
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026

  U.S. Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel on Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by honoring the merchant mariners who answered an extraordinary call for help and helped...

• Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs Following Iran, US Shipping Attacks
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026

  The cost of shipping oil in the largest tankers hit record highs this week following the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the U.S.-Iran war began in late February.

• Coast Guard’s New Digital Mariner Credentialing Platform Set to Go Live
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026

  The U.S. Coast Guard is set to launch its new digital mariner credentialing system, marking a major shift in how mariners apply for Merchant Mariner Credentials and medical certificates as...

• U.S.-Facilitated Hormuz Transits Help Lift Gulf Crude Exports Above 10 Million Bpd
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026

  Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is still running far below normal, but the latest UKMTO data shows a steady flow of ships continuing to move through the waterway, much...

• Yemen’s Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026

  Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war.

• Strong Imports Push Port of Long Beach to Busiest August on Record
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026

  The Port of Long Beach handled its busiest August on record as U.S. container imports remained stronger than expected through the late summer peak season. The port moved 919,992 twenty-foot...

• World Shipping Council Calls for IMO Action on Lithium Battery Cargo Safety Gap
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026 · regulation

  The World Shipping Council is urging governments to close what it says is a dangerous loophole in international shipping rules that can allow containers packed with thousands of lithium batteries...

• EU Imports More Yamal LNG as Russian Arctic Trade Tilts Toward Europe
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026

  European Union spending on Russian Arctic LNG has already surpassed last year’s total, even as the bloc prepares for a broader phaseout of Russian energy imports. EU countries paid an...

• IMO Urged to Give Shipping Clear Investment Signal on Net Zero Pathway
  gCaptain · 9/11/2026 · regulation

  The Getting to Zero Coalition is calling on International Maritime Organization member states to preserve a strong and predictable Net-Zero Framework as negotiations over shipping’s global emissions rules head into...

• Salvors Pull MSC Baltic III Wreck Closer To Shore After Being Grounded Since February 2025
  Marine Insight · 9/11/2026

  The MSC Baltic III lost power on February 15, 2025, about 12 nautical miles outside the entrance to the Bay of Islands on Newfoundland.