Maritime news
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- Fire-Damaged 72,255-GT Car Carrier Sees Temperature Rise In Panama WatersMarine Insight · 9/11/2026 · accident
The Marshall Islands-flagged Ro-Ro vessel has no crew and is still in blackout condition, meaning it has no electrical power.
- Suspected Pirates Board Greek-Owned Bulk Carrier In Gulf Of AdenMarine Insight · 9/11/2026 · piracy
The incident is the first reported piracy case since August 20 and is the 25th reported ship hijacking worldwide since the start of 2026.
- Four Projectiles Strike Two Vessels Near Strait Of Hormuz, One Catches FireMarine Insight · 9/11/2026 · accident
UKMTO issued a warning on Sept. 10 and advised vessels in the area to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.
- Houthis Strengthen Position Near Bab el-Mandeb Strait After Seizing Yemen’s Mocha Port CityMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
The seizure gives the Houthis more control over the area around the strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden.
- Inside the Terminal’s Digital Twin: What Real-Time Yard Visibility Looks LikeMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
Instead of relying on old reports, a digital twin can give terminal staff a live view of the yard. It can also help them prepare for what may happen next.
- Two Azerbaijani Seafarers Killed In Russian Attack On Tugboat In Black SeaMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
The vessel, Tedy, was damaged in the attack, Ukraine’s Ministry of Recovery, Infrastructure and Transport reported on Telegram.
- India’s Mundra Port Operations Resume As Container Yard Operators Call Off 13-Day StrikeMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
Major shipping companies like MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, ONE and CMA CGM issued statements to their customers as the strike delayed shipments from the port.
- Integration needed to capitalise on maritime opportunities in LatAmSeatrade Maritime · 9/11/2026
Shipping and terminal executives say the key is to offer more diversified services
- China scales battery-swapping shipping with 89-vessel orderSplash247 · 9/11/2026
China’s Hubei province has signed batch construction agreements for 89 battery-swapping bulkers, taking its electric shipping drive from individual demonstration vessels towards series production. The package, unveiled at an inland shipping forum in Wuhan this week, comprises 29 vessels in the 10,000 dwt class, 20 of 5
- NATO Allies Disrupt Secret Russian Training To Disable Critical Subsea Cables Without Leaving A TraceMarine Insight · 9/11/2026 · training
The vessels were stopped from completing the exercise and later left the area, according to two Western officials.
- U.S Navy Equips USS Mustin with New Dual-Gun Mk 38 Mod 4 Point-Defense SystemMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
The U.S Navy has equipped its Arleigh-Burke-class destroyer, the USS Mustin, with the new Mk 38 Mod 4 Gun Weapon, which can take down drones and surface vessels.
- Two vessels struck in Strait of Hormuz off OmanSeatrade Maritime · 9/11/2026
Incidents add to grim weekly tally in the Middle East as Iran and US trade attacks on merchant ships.
- Asyad doubles down on charter-backed MR newbuildsSplash247 · 9/11/2026
Oman’s Asyad Shipping has returned to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for two more MR product tanker newbuildings, taking a charter-backed programme launched just two months ago to eight ships. The Muscat-listed owner is paying around OMR39.89m ($103.6m) for the latest pair of 49,999 dwt tankers, with deliveries scheduled
- Wealth Holdings grows MPP pipeline with up to six more newbuilds in ChinaSplash247 · 9/11/2026
Singapore-based Wealth Holdings has added a third multipurpose newbuilding programme this year, signing for up to six 25,000 dwt ships at China’s Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding. The deal covers two firm vessels with two separate two-ship options, taking Wealth Holdings’ potential MPP newbuilding pipeline acros
- Ukrainian Sea Drones Strike Sochi Waterfront, Injuring 28, Including 2 ChildrenMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
Sea drones fired by Ukrainian forces hit Sochi, a Russian holiday resort destination located around 700 kilometres from the border of Ukraine.
- Flexport beats Peloton’s $33.7m FMC claimSplash247 · 9/11/2026
Flexport has defeated a $33.7m Federal Maritime Commission claim brought by Peloton over detention, demurrage and storage costs accumulated during the pandemic-era supply chain crunch. Administrative law judge Mary Apostolakos Hervey rejected Peloton’s amended complaint in full, finding that Flexport had not violated t
- World’s First LNG Carrier Equipped With Two Wind Challenger Systems Named Ahead Of DeliveryMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
The vessel will be delivered under a long-term charter contract to Chevron Corporation (Chevron) at the end of September 2026.
- Global Bunker Organisation Condemns Maritime Violence Following Seafarer Casualties In U.S-Iran WarMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
IBIA expressed its deepest sorrow for all seafarers affected and extended its heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the victims.
- Kuwait Petroleum Offers Ship-To-Ship Transfers Outside Strait Of Hormuz To Protect Supply ChainsMarine Insight · 9/11/2026
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) is providing its buyers with the option of ship-to-ship transfers beyond the risky waters of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Korea Line locks in $31m Zhejiang bulker charterSplash247 · 9/11/2026
South Korea’s Korea Line has secured a new long-term bulker charter with China’s Zhejiang Shipping worth an estimated KRW42.08bn ($31.38m). The SM Group-controlled owner will provide one bulk carrier under a contract running nominally from October 25, 2026 to October 25, 2029, according to a regulatory filing in Seoul.
- 25 Dead After Fire Breaks Out On Cargo Ship Undergoing Repairs At China’s Qingdao PortMarine Insight · 9/11/2026 · accident
The vessel was identified as the Ocean Melody, a 190-metre (623-foot) cargo ship flying the Liberian flag.
- Houthis seize Mocha port and close in on Bab Al Mandeb StraitSeatrade Maritime · 9/11/2026
Houthi forces have seized Yemen’s port of Mocha as they advance on the Bab el Mandeb Strait posing a further threat to oil markets and global supply chains.
- Black Sea drifting drone threat surges 208% in six monthsSplash247 · 9/11/2026
The threat from drifting drones and unexploded ordnance in the Black Sea has escalated sharply, with discoveries along NATO’s eastern coastline jumping 208% in just six months, according to a new assessment from maritime security specialist Ambrey. Ambrey recorded 91 discoveries of unexploded ordnance, unmanned aerial
- Splash Wrap: The risk premiumSplash247 · 9/11/2026
Shipping has always made money from risk. This week provided a particularly brutal demonstration of how quickly that risk can be repriced. The Strait of Hormuz dominated again, with the US-Iran conflict descending into an increasingly literal tanker-for-tanker war. Washington attacked Iranian tonnage, Tehran claimed st
- How 9/11 redrew the map of global tradeSplash247 · 9/11/2026
25 years on from the day the towers fell in New York, Punit Oza provides Splash readers with the big picture on how the aftershocks still move through every port, every charter party, and every sea lane on Earth. On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 men armed with box cutters brought down two …
- Houthis advance towards Bab al-Mandab with capture of MokhaSplash247 · 9/11/2026
Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, bringing the Iran-backed group to within around 80 km of the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The capture was confirmed by Houthi and Yemeni officials, with pro-government forces withdrawing south towards Dhubab. Mokha’s fall gives the Houthis greater control o
- Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls to Single Digits, Data ShowsgCaptain · 9/11/2026
Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell to seven on Thursday from 11 the previous day, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Friday, well below the 10-day average of 15.
- 25 dead in vessel fire at Qingdao Beihai ShipbuildingSeatrade Maritime · 9/11/2026 · accident
Tragic onboard blaze on a bulk carrier undergoing maintenance at the shipyard
- Onex linked to record $200m VLCC dealSplash247 · 9/11/2026
The tanker sale that has dominated market chatter this month has finally taken shape, with Dubai-based trading house Onex DMCC linked to an extraordinary $200m purchase of a near-new VLCC from George Procopiou’s Dynacom Tankers. VesselsValue’s latest sales register identifies the ship as the 306,000 dwt Pinios, built t
- Philippines set to ban deployment of seafarers in Strait of HormuzSeatrade Maritime · 9/11/2026
The world’s largest supplier of seafarers plans to temporarily prohibit Filipino crew from working in high-risk areas in the Middle East
- Energy Holdings moves to acquire Ventura OffshoreSplash247 · 9/11/2026
Oslo-listed SED Energy Holdings and Ventura Offshore have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for an all-share combination between the two companies. Energy Holdings will acquire 100% of Ventura Offshore’s outstanding shares, with Ventura Offshore shareholders receiving new ordinary shares in Energy Holdings as considerati
- Saipem and Jan de Nul bag work on ExxonMobil’s LNG project in MozambiqueSplash247 · 9/11/2026
Italian offshore engineering contractor Saipem, in consortium with Belgian marine contractor Jan De Nul, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with ExxonMobil for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 development in Mozambique. The LOI covers limited preliminary engineering, procurement, and other technical services to advance project
- Peterson extends Golden Energy PSV charterSplash247 · 9/11/2026
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Golden Energy Offshore Services (GEOS) has secured a further well option for the 2015-built Energy Paradise PSV from energy logistics firm Peterson. The vessel is currently operating under the existing well program, which is expected to be completed around mid-October 2026. The newly exe
- US cuts off bunkering and repair for ships in Iranian tradeSeatrade Maritime · 9/11/2026
OFAC pulls licenses for US maritime services under ‘Operation Economic Outcast’
- Bluecore Advances Floating Nuclear Power Project at Port of Long BeachgCaptain · 9/10/2026
Bluecore Energy is moving its floating nuclear power concept deeper into the development and regulatory phase, securing its first barge and beginning formal engagement with federal regulators as it works...
- MSC Baltic III Wreck Pulled Toward Shore as Removal AdvancesgCaptain · 9/10/2026
Wreck removal crews have now pulled the grounded containership MSC Baltic III about 53 meters toward shore in Newfoundland and Labrador as salvage teams continue dismantling the vessel and removing steel from...
- Houthi Seizure of Mocha Opens New Front in Iran-U.S. WargCaptain · 9/10/2026
Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday and advanced down the Red Sea coast to strategic islands, military sources said, hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the Iran war to end after the U.S. midterm elections.
- The common language shipping still lacksSplash247 · 9/10/2026
Shipping’s digital ambitions are accelerating faster than the structures beneath them. The industry largely agrees on the need for open standards, but adoption remains constrained by proprietary interests, regulatory fragmentation and the absence of firm mandates. The latest chapter from SplashTech’s new magazine. Ship
- Shipyard Fire Kills 25 Aboard Bulk Carrier in ChinagCaptain · 9/10/2026 · accident
Twenty-five people died in a fire aboard a foreign cargo vessel undergoing repairs at a state-owned shipyard in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao on Thursday, state media reported.
- Iraq Seeks Oil Tankers as Gulf Giants Try to Ensure Hormuz FlowsgCaptain · 9/10/2026
Iraq is holding a tender to hire two or more oil supertankers to perform transits through the Strait of Hormuz, the latest evidence that producers in the region are trying to take greater control of their exports through the chokepoint.
- TotalEnergies Lubmarine Launches Aurelia FE, an InnovativeFuel Economy Lubricant for 4-Stroke Medium Speed Marine EnginesgCaptain · 9/10/2026
TotalEnergies Lubmarine division announces the launch of Aurelia FE, an innovative trunk piston engine oil designed to help shipowners reduce fuel consumption, lower operating costs and improve vessel efficiency. With...
- Surging Tanker Rates Signal Deepening Global Energy CrisisgCaptain · 9/10/2026
Global tanker freight rates are surging to record levels with little respite in sight, a sign of the growing strain in oil markets as traders, shipowners, producers and buyers grapple with a drawn-out conflict in the Persian Gulf and increasingly complex workarounds.
- Inmarsat NexusWave Earns Bureau Veritas Cyber Security Type Approval, Advancing Secure Multi-Network Connectivity for the Digital VesselgCaptain · 9/10/2026
Latest classification society approval against IACS UR E27 verifies the secure-by-design architecture underpinning NexusWave and reinforces Inmarsat Maritime’s commitment to helping ship operators navigate evolving cyber, operational and compliance requirements. ...
- FMC Judge Rejects Peloton’s $33.7 Million Demurrage Claim Against FlexportgCaptain · 9/10/2026
A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge has rejected Peloton Interactive’s bid to recover $33.7 million in detention, demurrage and related charges from Flexport. In an initial decision served September...
- Houthis Seize Mocha, Tightening Grip on Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea ShippinggCaptain · 9/10/2026
Iran-aligned Houthis seized control of Yemen's port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies hours after President Donald Trump said he expected the war to end after mid-term elections.
- Cochin Shipyard and Drydocks World agree 50:50 India ship repair JVSeatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026
Drydocks World to control majority of board seats and nominate senior management for ISRF Kochi expansion.
- Ukraine Strikes Russian Black Sea Fleet Missile Carrier ‘Admiral Essen’ In NovorossiyskMarine Insight · 9/10/2026
The attack was part of a Ukrainian operation against targets in and around Novorossiysk, Russia's largest Black Sea port in Krasnodar Krai.
- Video: U.S. Military Strikes Drug-Trafficking Vessel In Caribbean Sea, Killing 3Marine Insight · 9/10/2026
The attack was the 69th acknowledged strike in the Trump administration's yearlong military campaign against drug trafficking vessels.
- Suez returns raise bunching fearsSeatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026
The ramping up of services operating through the Red Sea and Suez Canal has raised fears of congestion as shortened transit times will cause vessels to arrive together.
- Norway Helps 69 Russians Stranded In Arctic After Ship Arrest On Ukraine’s RequestMarine Insight · 9/10/2026
A Norwegian court had ordered the seizure of the ship at the request of Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz.