Maritime news
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- Sea Legend container ship reaches UK after Arctic voyageSeatrade Maritime · 9/9/2026
The Chinese company is offering eight voyages on its China Arctic Express service connecting Asia and Europe
- Iran Says It Captured U.S. Military’s Most Modern Unmanned Submarine In Strait Of HormuzMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
Iran said the drone was added to the U.S. fleet in 2025. The IRGC also released a video that it said showed the drone.
- Albania Blocks Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker From Entering Durres PortMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
The tanker named HANUMAN, flagged in Sierra Leone, has been tracked by Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) for some time.
- Shipping Nations Warn Global Trade Is Fracturing — And Everyone PaysgCaptain · 9/9/2026 · wages
The armed conflicts, trade wars, and extreme weather events hammering maritime supply chains are not one-offs, but rather signs of a “structural shift” for global trade, 18 of the most important shipping nations warned on Tuesday.
- Iran and US Hit Tankers in Biggest Wave of Attacks on Shipping Since War BegangCaptain · 9/9/2026
Iran said on Wednesday it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping by both sides since the start of the six-month-old war.
- Europe’s Largest Industrial Carbon Capture Facility Begins Operations At Yara PlantMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
Yara Sluiskil, Europe’s largest ammonia and fertilizer plant can capture and liquefy up to 800,000 tons of CO₂ annually.
- Oil Tanker Firm Says It Is Owed $55 Million By A Counterparty In Freight Rate DisputeMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
The dispute has been going on for six months. Hunter reported a shortfall of $9.22 million in April and $10.37 million in May.
- Tankers caught at centre of US-Iran escalation spiralSeatrade Maritime · 9/9/2026
Reports of latest Gulf tanker attacks and seafarer fatality highlight the growing threat to civilian shipping as US and Iranian retaliation intensifies.
- What Is A Barge, Its Types, Functions & Advantages?Marine Insight · 9/9/2026
A barge is the simplest floating vessel used to carry cargo over short distances in inland waters of rivers, canals or shallow waterways. Know more in this article.
- Busan Coast Guard Raids 5 Locations Including Shipping Company Over Tugboat Accident That Left 5 Crew MissingMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
TNS Catcher had an 8-member crew, of which one was able to climb to the tug’s top when it began to sink.
- CULines launches new China-Indonesia serviceSeatrade Maritime · 9/9/2026
New weekly loop links Shanghai and Ningbo with Jakarta and Surabaya
- Poseidon Principles expands reach across marine insuranceSplash247 · 9/9/2026
The Poseidon Principles, the shipping finance framework banks use to track and disclose climate alignment, whose signatories represent nearly three-quarters of global shipping finance, have expanded their associate membership to include marine insurers. The decision follows a unanimous vote by signatories at the annual
- MISC launches Malaysia’s first maritime-focused foundationSplash247 · 9/9/2026
MISC Group has launched Yayasan Maritim, which it describes as Malaysia’s first dedicated maritime-focused foundation, aimed at strengthening the country’s maritime talent pipeline, marine resilience and coastal communities. The foundation was formally launched in Kuala Lumpur by Petronas chairman Mohd Bakke Salleh and
- Two Maritime Companies Fined $ 1.75 Million By U.S Court For Discharging Untreated Oily Waste Water Into The OceanMarine Insight · 9/9/2026 · enforcement
Two shipping companies have been found guilty by a U.S Court of illegally discharging oily water into the open ocean.
- Indian Navy To Acquire New Type Of Loitering Munition With A 1000 Km RangeMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
The weapon is planned as part of a universal strike system and will be used against both sea and land targets.
- MB Shipbrokers names Claes Devantier as next CEOSplash247 · 9/9/2026
MB Shipbrokers has announced a leadership reshuffle that will see Claes Devantier take over as CEO from Anders Hald from January 1, 2027. Hald will move into the chairman’s role while remaining commercially active and closely involved with the business. Singapore-based Claus Plougmand will become deputy CEO as part of
- Could Maersk regain the size advantage with a 27,500 teu ship?Seatrade Maritime · 9/9/2026
In the past Maersk led the container ship size war, over the last decade they have been overtaken, but this could be about to change
- Compagnie Maritime Nantaise orders wind-assisted space logistics roroSplash247 · 9/9/2026
Compagnie Maritime Nantaise has ordered a new hybrid roro vessel from Guangzhou Shipyard International to support the growing logistics requirements of Europe’s space industry. The vessel, due to enter service by 2030, will combine conventional mechanical propulsion with three automated OceanWings rigid sails. No price
- Damen Shipyards Selects Everllence 175D Engines For Fuel-Flexible Tug FleetMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
Everllence has signed a framework agreement with Damen Shipyards Group, the Dutch shipbuilder, regarding the serial supply of Everllence’s 175D engine.
- U.S. Destroys 5 Iranian Oil Tankers After IRGC Targets American Warship With Ballistic MissilesMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
Before the strikes, U.S. forces instructed the crews to leave the tankers, CENTCOM said. The vessels were left inoperable after being struck.
- Houthi Group Attacks Aramco’s Oil Facility In Saudi Arabia With Drones & MissilesMarine Insight · 9/9/2026
The Houthis carried out multiple attacks on the southern parts of Saudi Arabia, targeting even an oil refinery operated by Aramco.
- H-Line goes back to New Times for newcastlemax duoSplash247 · 9/9/2026
South Korea’s H-Line Shipping has returned to dry bulk ordering with two LNG dual-fuel newcastlemaxes at China’s New Times Shipbuilding, backed by long-term employment with steelmaker POSCO. Broker reports seen by Splash put the ships at 210,000 dwt each and roughly $94m apiece, taking H-Line’s investment in the pair t
- Schoeller doubles down at Chengxi with $180m MR quartetSplash247 · 9/9/2026
Schoeller Holdings has returned to China’s Chengxi Shipyard for another four MR product tankers, doubling its 50,000 dwt series at the CSSC yard just months after completing deliveries of the first batch. Newbuilding sources put the latest quartet at $45m per vessel, giving the deal a combined value of around $180m. Th
- Japan takes hydrogen propulsion from testbed to shipSplash247 · 9/9/2026
Japan Engine Corporation has completed what it says is the world’s first hydrogen-fuelled main engine for a large commercial vessel, clearing another milestone ahead of full-scale trials at sea. The 6UEC35LSGH low-speed two-stroke engine was unveiled at J-ENG’s Akashi factory this week after achieving a hydrogen co-fir
- Enter the gigamax: Alphaliner makes the case for 27,500 teu shipsSplash247 · 9/9/2026
For a decade the 24,000 teu megamax has looked like the natural ceiling for containership size. Analysts at Alphaliner now believe the industry could be ready to break through it. The consultancy has revived a concept it first floated in 2021 for a new ‘gigamax’ class, arguing that advances in ship design, rising fuel
- Hormuz tanker war spiralsSplash247 · 9/9/2026
The maritime war around the Strait of Hormuz has escalated dramatically over the past 24 hours, with the US attacking five Iran-linked tankers and Tehran claiming to have subsequently targeted two US vessels, eight oil tankers and another 10 ships attempting to pass through the strait. US Central Command said it struck
- Viasat Commercial: How the digitally mature ship of 2030 will operateSplash247 · 9/9/2026
The next phase of digitalisation, according to Ben Palmer, president of Viasat Commercial, will be defined by measurable returns and technology that solves problems rather than creating new ones. Ben Palmer is unusually candid about what Inmarsat got wrong as maritime digitalisation accelerated over the past five years
- Nobu Su returns with radical hull rethinkSplash247 · 9/9/2026
Nobu Su, one of shipping’s most colourful fallen tycoons, is back with another attempt to shake up vessel design, calling on the industry to investigate fundamentally different hull forms rather than concentrating solely on fuels and bolt-on energy-saving devices. Su is developing a new bow and forward-hull architectur
- Former OOCL boss and Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa dies at 89Splash247 · 9/9/2026
Tung Chee-hwa, the shipping tycoon who went on to become Hong Kong’s first chief executive following the handover to China, has died aged 89. Tung died in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening surrounded by family, according to his office. Long before politics, Tung was one of the most important figures in Hong Kong shipping. T
- UK shipping launches alternative fuels coalitionSplash247 · 9/9/2026
The UK Chamber of Shipping and Cruise Lines International Association have launched a new coalition aimed at accelerating access to alternative maritime fuels and the infrastructure needed to support them. The UK Alternative Maritime Fuels Coalition brings together shipowners, fuel suppliers, producers and maritime tec
- Container trade volumes hit record high in JulySeatrade Maritime · 9/9/2026
Global container trade growth has remained strong this year in the face of geopolitical and extreme weather disruptions
- Ship recycling safety must start before the first cutSeatrade Maritime · 9/9/2026
The fatal accident in Chattogram has highlighted a risk that can arise before anyone enters an enclosed space, and why the industry must give greater attention to the first opening of long-sealed ballast tanks, H2S awareness and emergency rescue
- ONGC hands L&T fresh work off India’s west coastSplash247 · 9/9/2026
L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore (LTEH Offshore), the hydrocarbon business of Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro, has secured more work on ONGC’s Ratna–I and NLM-14 project off India’s west coast. The project involves engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning of three new wellh
- Iran warns crews of tankers in Bahrain and Kuwait to abandon shipSeatrade Maritime · 9/9/2026 · abandonment
The IRGC Navy says it will target tankers in Bahraini and Kuwaiti ports after US strikers on Iranian tankers
- U.S. Destroys Five More IRGC Tankers After Iran Targets Navy WarshipgCaptain · 9/8/2026
U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers Tuesday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a U.S. Navy warship with ballistic missiles twice over the past two days, according...
- US forces destroy five Iranian tankersSeatrade Maritime · 9/8/2026
The tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island were targeted after Iran attempted to attack a US warship
- U.S. Adds 16 Maritime Training Centers Amid Shipbuilding PushgCaptain · 9/8/2026 · training
The U.S. Maritime Administration has designated 16 additional maritime training institutions as Centers of Excellence, expanding a federal program aimed at building the nation’s maritime and shipbuilding industries workforce. The...
- Samsung Hits CMA CGM With $186 Million Shipping ComplaintgCaptain · 9/8/2026
Samsung Electronics America is seeking at least $186 million from CMA CGM in a new complaint before the Federal Maritime Commission, accusing the French shipping giant of sticking it with...
- Europe’s Largest Carbon Capture Facility Opens, Sending CO2 by Ship to North Sea StoragegCaptain · 9/8/2026
Europe’s largest industrial carbon capture facility has officially opened at Yara’s ammonia and fertilizer complex in Sluiskil, the Netherlands, creating a new cross-border CO2 supply chain that will rely on...
- Suez Canal Revival Gathers Pace as Hormuz Crisis Reroutes ShipsgCaptain · 9/8/2026
Suez Canal revenue rose 42% in July from the year earlier, as the Iran war’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and Houthi threats in the southern Red Sea led more ships to use the Egyptian waterway.
- Oil Tanker Company Says It’s Owed $55 Million in Rate DisputegCaptain · 9/8/2026
Oil tanker company Hunter Group ASA says it’s owed $55 million by a counterparty that’s disputing its contractual obligations after a surge in the world’s benchmark freight rate.
- MSC Shipmanagement Fined $1.75 Million Over Illegal Oily Waste DischargesgCaptain · 9/8/2026 · enforcement
MSC Shipmanagement Limited and the owner of the containership MSC Samira III have been ordered to pay a combined $1.75 million fine after pleading guilty to concealing illegal discharges of oily waste...
- Chinese Naval Scientists Back Big Guns On Trump-Class Warships To Counter Drone SwarmsMarine Insight · 9/8/2026
The proposed battleships would carry nine large naval guns, along with a large number of missiles and other electromagnetic weapons.
- Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Seeks $1 Billion in Damages From South Korea’s HanwhagCaptain · 9/8/2026
Arctic LNG 2, a liquefied natural gas project led by Russia's Novatek NVTK.MM, is seeking about $1 billion in damages from South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean over canceled tanker construction contracts, according to a disclosure by Hanwha.
- Qatar LNG Tanker Sails Through Strait Of Hormuz For First Time Since JulyMarine Insight · 9/8/2026
The Al Marrouna, which loaded LNG in Qatar early last month, was in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday morning local time.
- Iran Says New Anti-Ship Missile Was Tested Over US Navy Warship As Strait Of Hormuz Tensions RiseMarine Insight · 9/8/2026
The statement followed an announcement by Iran's IRGC that it had launched several missiles at a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer.
- Watch: US Forces Sink Floating Refueling Vessel Linked To Drug Trafficking In Eastern PacificMarine Insight · 9/8/2026
The operation targeted what U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) described as a fuel-support vessel connected to Los Choneros.
- TT Club warns drought is reshaping inland freight riskSeatrade Maritime · 9/8/2026
Low water on major rivers and canals is becoming a structural logistics risk, forcing cargo shifts and raising pressure across connected supply chains.
- Oman Evacuates 16 Crew From Saudi Oil Tanker Attacked By Iran In Strait Of HormuzMarine Insight · 9/8/2026
Two crew members were killed in the attack. Saudi Arabia's shipping company Bahri said last week that the two sailors who died were Filipino.
- Hapag-Lloyd vessel makes Suez Canal transitSeatrade Maritime · 9/8/2026
In a significant reversal of its Red Sea policy Hapag-Lloyd sent a service through the Suez Canal last week as global freight demand continues to rise