Maritime news

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• Seafarer Killed, Another Missing After Attack On Oil Tanker Off Dubai
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  The tanker was at anchor when the incident happened. Peninsula confirmed one death but did not say what caused it.

• Iran Warns Tanker Crews At Kuwait, Bahrain Ports To Abandon Ships Immediately, Threatening To Target Them
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026 · abandonment

  Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy warned crews aboard oil tankers near ports in Kuwait and Bahrain to leave their vessels.

• Faulty Valve Releases 700kg Of Highly Flammable Gas From Ferry Carrying 82 Passengers
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  A faulty valve on an LNG-powered ferry named Glen Sannox caused the uncontrolled leak of about 700kg of highly flammable methane.

• 25 dead in bulker blaze at Chinese shipyard
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  Twenty-five people have died after a fire broke out on a bulk carrier undergoing repairs at CSSC-controlled Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in eastern China on Thursday. The fire started at around 11.15 am local time while the foreign-flagged vessel was being overhauled at the Qingdao yard. Chinese authorities said 42 peop

• Russian Captain And Senior Crew Of Ship On Trial In Finland Over Subsea Cable Damage
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  Prosecutors are asking for prison sentences of at least two years and six months, according to the charge sheet.

• Iran Claims Attacks On 10 Ships Near Strait Of Hormuz After US Sinks 5 Iranian Tankers
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  Several merchant ships were also reported to have been hit in the northern Gulf and Gulf of Oman, on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz.

• Chinese Container Vessel ‘Dubai Tower’ Completes First 25-Day Arctic Passage To U.K
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  A Chinese container vessel completed a risky voyage by crossing the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route in just 25 days.

• US Navy Plans To Install Off-Grid Nuclear Microreactor At Indiana Weapons Base By 2028
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  The United States Navy and the Department of War are planning to install a nuclear microreactor at a Weapons Base situated in Indiana.

• Record-Breaking 27,500 TEU Container Ships Might Ply The East-West Trade Routes By 2030
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  The Gigamax container ships would have a carrying capacity of up to 27,500 TEUs, compared to the current largest vessels, which can accommodate a maximum of 24,000 TEU.

• Hormuz Shipping Traffic in Single Digits, Data Shows
  gCaptain · 9/10/2026

  Vessel transits via the Strait of Hormuz fell on Wednesday to seven from 12 the previous day, preliminary ship-tracking data showed on Thursday, with levels also below the 10-day average of 14.

• Surging Tanker Rates Signal a Deepening Global Energy Crisis
  gCaptain · 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.

• Philippines’ Manila South Harbour Gets 6 New Hybrid RTG-Cranes, One Of The Largest In The Country
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  DP World and Asian Terminals have commissioned six hybrid RTG cranes at Manila South Harbour to boost capacity, safety and lower-emission operations.

• Video: 5 Dead, Dozens Missing After Passenger Ferry Catches Fire Off Philippines
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026 · accident

  The MV June Aster was sailing from Manila to Coron in Palawan province when the fire broke out at around 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 9.

• SEA-LNG Urges European Commission To Protect Liquefied Biomethane Supply Chains
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  SEA-LNG is urging the EU to protect mass-balance pathways for liquefied biomethane, warning that regulatory changes could raise costs and hinder maritime decarbonisation.

• Polaris to install WinGD dual-fuel engines on four Newcastlemax bulkers
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026

  Fuel-flexible engines from WinGD will provide Polaris Shipping with more control over fuel management.

• Cochin and Drydocks World seal Kochi repair venture
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  India’s Cochin Shipyard has approved a 50:50 joint venture with DP World’s Drydocks World that will take over its International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) in Kochi, giving the Dubai-based repair specialist the lead role in running the operation. Cochin will transfer the Willingdon Island facility to the new company as

• New Fortress scraps former Seadrill semisub pair after FLNG plans fade
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  New Fortress Energy has sold two former Seadrill cylindrical semisubs for demolition, ending a four-year effort to repurpose the pair as floating LNG liquefaction facilities. VesselsValue’s latest demolition data lists the 2009-built Sevan Driller and 2012-built Sevan Brasil as sold for scrap by New Fortress this month

• ICS Middle East Conference and awards night 2026 bring together more than 470 maritime professionals
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026

  Industry leaders, educators, members, students and young professionals gathered to celebrate achievement, exchange knowledge and strengthen the maritime community.

• Safe Bulkers raises $94m for fleet push
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  Polys Hajioannou-led Safe Bulkers has raised €80.4m ($93.5m) through a private placement, adding fresh capital to fund its growing newbuilding programme and potentially pursue further vessel acquisitions. The New York- and Athens-listed owner placed 12m new common shares with institutional and other eligible investors

• The return of the small shipowner
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  Sunil Kapoor on why technology is changing the balance in shipping. When we acquired our vessel, several shipmanagement companies approached us. Nearly every conversation began in the same way: “Let me show you our platform.” Dashboards. Procurement systems. Performance monitoring. Everything looked impressive on the s

• Russia Expands Arctic Oil Shadow Fleet With Dark STS Transfers in Sea of Japan
  gCaptain · 9/10/2026

  Russia has conducted two dark ship-to-ship (STS) transfers involving oil cargoes that traveled through the Northern Sea Route, highlighting the increasingly complex logistics being used to move Russian crude to Asian markets via the Arctic.

• Indian Navy Launches Advanced Ocean Research Vessel ‘ORV Sagar Manthan’
  Marine Insight · 9/10/2026

  The state-of-the-art Ocean Research Vessel (Yard 3041), officially named ORV Sagar Manthan, was launched at the Rishi Bankim Shipyard.

• Finalists announced for Crew Connect Global Awards 2026
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026

  The awards ceremony takes place October 21, 2026, in Manila, spotlighting achievements in maritime technology, safety, wellbeing and sustainability

• China’s international trade up 17.6% in first eight months
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026

  All major business sectors achieved positive growth from January to August

• Ernst Russ doubles down on tankers with Cargill-backed pair
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  German shipowner Ernst Russ has doubled down on its move into tankers, acquiring another two chemical and product tanker newbuildings in China and fixing both to Cargill. The Hamburg-listed group has added two 18,500 dwt sisterships to the four-vessel programme it unveiled in April, taking its fast-emerging tanker flee

• Hormuz attacks reach wartime high
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  The US-Iran conflict has descended into an increasingly literal tanker war, with this week registering the largest wave of attacks on shipping since hostilities began on February 28. US forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted an American warship with bal

• CMA CGM says it met obligations in $186m Samsung dispute
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  CMA CGM has pushed back against Samsung Electronics America’s $186m claim before the US Federal Maritime Commission, telling Splash it believes it complied with its contractual obligations and applicable regulations during the pandemic-era shipments at the centre of the dispute. In a statement provided to Splash, the F

• Panagiotidis reshuffles fleet again with Toro LPG spin-off
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  Petros Panagiotidis is returning to the spin-off playbook, with Toro Corp moving to carve out its remaining two LPG carriers into another Nasdaq-listed vehicle and leave itself with a tanker-only fleet. The Cyprus-based owner plans to spin off the 2015-built, 5,000 cu m Dream Arrax and Dream Vermax into AI OKTO Corp, a

• US maritime nuclear push gathers pace
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  US maritime nuclear startup Bluecore Energy has raised $50m to accelerate development of floating nuclear power systems as Washington’s push to bring atomic energy into commercial shipping gathers momentum. The Silverton Partners-led seed round follows $10m raised when Long Beach-based Bluecore emerged from stealth in

• New US shipyard revives historic Kaiser site
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  A new US shipbuilder has launched operations on the Columbia River, reviving part of the historic Kaiser Shipyards site at a time when rebuilding American shipbuilding capacity has become a priority for the Trump administration. New Pacific Industrial has started construction of two 122 ft tugboats for American Marine

• Hormuz and Bab al-Mandeb – two chokepoints, one crisis
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026

  How global shipping is being squeezed by conflicts around two Straits in the Middle East

• Flexport defeats Peloton’s $33.7m demurrage claim at FMC
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026

  Judge dismisses allegations over pandemic-era port fees, setting precedent for “store door” shipping disputes

• Maritime tech enters its roll-up era
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  Maritime tech is consolidating at record speed, but the real test is whether bigger platforms remove fragmentation or simply create larger silos. The latest chapter from SplashTech’s new magazine. Maritime technology has entered its roll-up era. A sector once characterised by scores of small specialist vendors is being

• Alam Maritim head faces fraud charges tied to vessel rates
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  Chief executive of Malaysia’s OSV owner Alam Maritim Resources, Azmi Ahmad, has been charged with two counts of fraud linked to offshore vessel charter agreements involving companies connected to Lembaga Tabung Haji. Azmi pleaded not guilty to both charges, which relate to alleged discrepancies between charter rates st

• Odfjell Drilling lands $518m semisub deal with Vår Energi
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  Oslo-listed semisub player Odfjell Drilling has received a letter of award from Vår Energi for use of one of its rigs. Vår Energi hired the 2019-built Deepsea Bergen, formerly known as Deepsea Bollsta, for three years, starting in early 2028, following completion of the rig’s current contract. The firm backlog covered

• Five dead, 87 missing in Philippines ferry fire
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026 · accident

  A total of 42 people have been rescued in the blaze which engulfed the vessel on Wednesday evening

• Angola draws majors into new offshore exploration push
  Splash247 · 9/10/2026

  Angola has recorded a series of offshore developments involving TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Shell, and QatarEnergy, including two discoveries, new exploration acreage, and planned investments. TotalEnergies said it had made a discovery with the Acacia-5 well on Block 17, where it holds a 38% operating interest. The comp

• Weekly tanker and dry bulk time charter rates - 9 September
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/10/2026

  Dry bulk and tanker shipping time charter rates

• Splash Singapore heads into final fortnight with registrations climbing
  Splash247 · 9/9/2026

  The countdown to Splash Singapore is entering its final fortnight, with delegate registrations accelerating and another group of senior shipping executives joining an already packed speaker lineup. The inaugural event takes place on Thursday, September 24 in the Stamford Ballroom at Raffles City Convention Centre, part

• Hanwha Eyes Bigger U.S. Navy Role at Philadelphia Shipyard
  gCaptain · 9/9/2026

  Hanwha’s push into U.S. naval shipbuilding was on display Wednesday as Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao toured the company’s Philadelphia shipyard and met with executives about expanding domestic...

• China’s First Arctic Container Service Reaches Europe
  gCaptain · 9/9/2026

  LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – A container ship arrived in Britain on Wednesday after a landmark voyage from China via the Arctic, as part of plans for more vessels to use the route as a shorter...

• Bluecore Energy Raises $50 Million for Maritime Nuclear System
  gCaptain · 9/9/2026

  By Laura Curtis (Bloomberg) — A Southern California startup with plans to deploy floating nuclear power plants may be one step closer to providing electricity to the busiest seaport complex in...

• Shipping Nations Sound Alarm Over Threats to Freedom of Navigation
  gCaptain · 9/9/2026

  A group representing 18 major shipping nations is warning that growing geopolitical tensions, unilateral trade measures and the expansion of the shadow fleet are threatening the rules-based maritime system that...

• Brent Crude Oil Rises Above $100 a Barrel as Middle East Conflict Intensifies
  gCaptain · 9/9/2026

  Brent crude futures breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July, as Iran and the U.S. hit tankers in the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began, threatening to worsen the ongoing impairment of energy supplies from the Middle East.

• U.S. Container Imports Defy Expectations as Peak Season Stretches Into September
  gCaptain · 9/9/2026

  The peak shipping season at major U.S. container ports is proving longer than expected, with September now forecast to become the busiest month of the year for imports, according to...

• Freightos founder launches boardroom revolt
  Splash247 · 9/9/2026

  Freightos founder Zvi Schreiber has launched a public campaign to overhaul the digital freight platform’s board, arguing the company has abandoned growth, backed the wrong strategy and allowed shareholder value to collapse. Schreiber, who resigned from the board of the box booking platform in February, said Freightos’

• Greek-owned VLCC hit by drone in Iraqi waters
  Splash247 · 9/9/2026

  A Greek-owned VLCC carrying around 2m barrels of Iraqi fuel oil was struck by a drone in Iraqi territorial waters on Wednesday. The 302,500 dwt New Andros was hit at around 06.00 local time east of Al-Faw, triggering a fire onboard. Iraqi rescue vessels extinguished the blaze and all 22 crewmembers were reported safe.

• Hanwha Ocean Faces $1 Billion Damages Claim Over Cancelled Contracts For Russia’s Arctic LNG 2
  Marine Insight · 9/9/2026

  Arctic LNG 2 has filed a claim with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre over a terminated shipbuilding contract.

• Sanctions-Evasion Networks & Diverging Rules Risk Creating A 2-Tier Maritime System
  Marine Insight · 9/9/2026 · regulation, enforcement

  More than 80% of world trade is carried by sea, making a stable shipping system important for global supply chains and the wider economy.

• China Uses Warship Sounds To Improve Submarine Target Tracking
  Marine Insight · 9/9/2026

  This could help the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) keep track of surface ships in difficult underwater conditions.