Maritime news

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• New Ship-Mounted Weapon System Passes 48 Tests To Protect Naval Vessels From Drone Attacks
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  The counter-drone system can be mounted on vessels and was developed by Mehler Production in about 18 months and subjected to more than 48 trials.

• CMA CGM, Bureau Veritas & SDARI Partner On AI-Powered Container Vessel Concept
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  The three companies, Shanghai Merchant Ship Design, CMA CGM, and Bureau Veritas, signed the contract at SMM 2026 in Hamburg, Germany.

• Captain & 3rd Officer Of Oil Tanker Arrested On Charges Of Negligent Homicide
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  The captain and the 3rd Officer of the oil tanker, ALSU, which was recently involved in a collision with a cargo ship, were arrested by the police.

• Norway To Help Russians Stranded In Arctic After ship Seizure
  gCaptain · 9/5/2026

  OSLO, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Norway will provide necessary assistance to Russians in the Arctic Svalbard islands following the arrest of a ship transporting passengers and supplies to the archipelago, the Nordic...

• Ecuador Says US Sinkings Of Vessels Were Part Of Joint Anti-Drug Probe
  gCaptain · 9/5/2026 · accident

  By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia QUITO, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Ecuador defended on Friday U.S. operations that intercepted and sank three Ecuadorean vessels this week, while relatives of some crew members...

• US 'destroys' three Iranian tankers after attack on US warships
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/5/2026

  Centcom said it disabled two NITC tankers and destroyed a third after Iran’s IRGC launched ballistic missiles towards two US Navy vessels.

• U.S. Destroys Iranian Tanker, Disables Two Others After Missile Attacks on Navy Warships
  gCaptain · 9/5/2026

  U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships, marking another sharp escalation in the maritime...

• Japan Plans Submarine-Launched Mach 5 Hypersonic Missile To Strengthen Long-Range Strike Capability
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  Japan’s Ministry of Defense included the plan in its FY2027 budget request released at the end of August 2026.

• COSCO Denies U.S. Allegations That Its Ships Used Concealed Equipment To Spy For Beijing
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO has denied claims that its vessels were used to collect military intelligence for Beijing.

• Indian Navy May Retire Up To Three Kilo-Class Submarines Within 5 Years
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  Russia has offered India three refurbished Kilo-class submarines with newer weapons, according to the source material.

• 46 Containers Fall Overboard From Cargo Ship Off Philippines, Coast Guard Warns Ships
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  The containers fell into the sea near Hamilo Point in Nasugbu, Batangas. The Coast Guard has started operations to recover the containers.

• World’s First Ethanol-Capable Engine Passes R&D Testing For Very Large Ore Carrier
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  The engine is bound for the third in a series of 10 × Very Large Ore Carriers ordered by Shandong Shipping for chartering to Vale.

• India Launches New System To Monitor Seafarers In High-Risk Maritime Regions
  Marine Insight · 9/5/2026

  All vessels carrying Indian crew and operating in the listed high-risk areas must be updated in the system on priority, the Directorate said.

• Panama Canal Scraps Planned October Draft Cut—for Now
  gCaptain · 9/5/2026

  The Panama Canal has postponed a planned reduction in the maximum draft for vessels using its Neopanamax locks, offering some near-term relief for ship operators even as the waterway continues...

• Coast Guard Key Bridge Inquiry Finds U.S. Ports Facing Growing Risks from Larger Ships
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026

  The U.S. Coast Guard has released a sweeping review of risks facing critical U.S. port infrastructure following the 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, finding that existing waterways...

• COSCO Denies Its Ships Collected Intelligence for Beijing
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026

  China's state-owned shipping giant COSCO rejected allegations it used concealed equipment on its vessels to collect intelligence for Beijing, calling the claims "totally unfounded" and false.

• ‘We Are Stalled’: US-Iran War Stuck With No End in Sight
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026

  The US and Iran have intensified tit-for-tat military strikes in recent days, remaining locked between ceasefire and all-out war as the White House struggles to end the six-month conflict.

• Diana Shipping Cuts Genco Stake Below 10% Weeks After Abandoning Takeover Bid
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026 · abandonment

  Diana Shipping has begun selling down its stake in Genco Shipping & Trading, dropping below the 10% ownership threshold just weeks after abandoning its contentious effort to acquire the U.S.-listed...

• Port of Oakland Advances $642 Million Harbor Widening Project for Larger Ships
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026

  The Port of Oakland and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have signed a design agreement for a $642 million project aimed at making it easier for larger containerships to maneuver...

• IMO Net-Zero Framework Holds Ground After Latest Round of Climate Talks
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026 · regulation

  The International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework emerged largely intact from another round of negotiations this week, despite a push by the United States and several oil-producing countries to weaken or...

• Port Strikes Disrupt Operations At Hamburg, Rotterdam And Other Major European Shipping Hubs
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Hapag-Lloyd said the strike is affecting vessel operations, terminal work and inland cargo transport at German ports.

• What Is a ConRo Ship? ConRo Vessel vs. Container Ships Explained
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Definition: RoRo container ship, or ConRo, is a specialised vessel that can transport both vehicles and shipping containers at the same time. The ConRo vessel carries vehicles...

• Watch: U.S. Sinks Vessel Used As ‘Floating Refueling Station’ For Drug Trafficking Operations
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  The vessel was intercepted on Sept. 2 in international waters in the Eastern Pacific, the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said.

• Keel Laid For First Royal Navy Fleet Solid Support Ship As Assembly Begins At Appledore
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  The milestone was marked by the lowering of the first block, a section of RFA Resurgent’s bow, onto the Seahorse barge in Appledore.

• Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port Falls Out Of Global Top 30 As Strait Of Hormuz Disruption Cuts Gulf Traffic
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Jebel Ali handled 3.14 million TEU in the first half of 2026, down from 7.77 million TEU a year earlier, a fall of almost 60%.

• Shippers getting less bang for lots of bucks
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/4/2026

  Soaring Pacific and Atlantic rates offset declining Asia to Europe spot as rate levels approach Covid peak, while schedule reliability heads south

• Russia Demands ‘Immediate Release’ Of Vessel Seized By Norway Over Naftogaz’s $4.2 Billion Claim
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  The seizure is linked to a $4.2 billion compensation claim by Ukraine’s state energy company Naftogaz over assets taken by Russia.

• DP World To Invest €48 Million In New Cold Chain Hub At Antwerp Port
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  DP World will be investing up to EUR 100 million to develop a new temperature-controlled logistics hub at the Port of Antwerp.

• Video: Ukrainian Naval Drone Hits Russian Offshore Support Ship In Sochi
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Nefrit is a multipurpose support ship used for oil and gas operations, offshore facilities, cargo and personnel transport.

• Wärtsilä Signs New Deal To Support World’s Largest Purpose-Built Civilian Hospital Ship
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Wärtsilä signed multi-year service agreements with Mercy Ships to improve the reliability and maintenance of its two hospital ships.

• 81% Of Crew Fatalities Linked To Illness, Not Accidents, Britannia P&I Report Finds
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Illness caused 81% of crew deaths reported to Britannia P&I Club during the 2023/24 and 2024/25 policy years.

• Small Ports Don’t Need Rotterdam’s Budget To Automate – Here’s What They’re Doing Instead
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Smaller ports do not need to automate everything at once. Many are starting with one gate, one system and solving one problem at a time.

• Real Life Incident: Vessels Collide In Dense Fog During Sudden TSS Turn
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Two bulk carriers collided in dense fog after an untracked vessel went unnoticed in a busy TSS.

• China-Russia Arctic Shipping Push Accelerates With New Ice-Class Container Ships
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026

  China’s NewNew Shipping Line and Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom are advancing plans to build five large ice-class container ships aimed at making commercial shipping on the Northern Sea Route a year-round operation.

• Real Life Incident: Tug Name Mix-Up Causes Tanker To Strike Pier During Departure
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  A simple tug-name mix-up caused a tanker to strike the pier during a night-time departure.

• BV, CMA CGM and SDARI team up on AI-assisted containership concept
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/4/2026

  Trio launch joint development project at SMM exploring decision-support tech for container vessels with focus on keeping humans in control

• COSCO brands US spying claims ‘totally unfounded’
  Splash247 · 9/4/2026

  COSCO, the world’s largest shipowner by fleet size, has strongly rejected allegations that its commercial vessels are being used to collect military intelligence for Beijing. The Chinese state-controlled group issued a statement after Reuters reported that two senior US administration officials believe COSCO ships carr

• Nanjing Shenghang lines up six chemical tankers at China Merchants yard
  Splash247 · 9/4/2026

  Chinese chemical tanker owner Nanjing Shenghang Shipping is scaling up its fleet renewal programme with plans to spend CNY994.8m ($148m) on six 13,500 dwt stainless-steel chemical and product tanker newbuildings. The Shenzhen-listed company has lined up China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry Group Nanjing Shipyard for t

• Cargo Ship Carrying 23 Indian Seafarers Catches Fire After Drone Strike En Route To Pakistan
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026 · accident

  The MV BARYON, IMO number 9151412, was sailing from the Russian port of Novorossiysk to Karachi when it was targeted.

• Yang Ming books six container ships at Hanwha Ocean
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/4/2026

  The new vessels will be LNG dual-fuel and ammonia-ready as well as featuring energy saving devices

• Korea Paving Way to Send Naval Ship to Hormuz, Reports Say
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026

  South Korea has begun preparations for a possible deployment of a naval support ship and troops to the Strait of Hormuz, local media reports said, as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the US ally over its lack of support for the war with Iran.

• Gulf Shipping Traffic Via Hormuz Keeps Below 10-day Average, Data Shows
  gCaptain · 9/4/2026

  Four commodity vessels transited the key waterway of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, down from nine a day earlier and well below the 10-day average tally of about 15, preliminary shipping data showed.

• Scorpio puts three tankers on three-year charters
  Splash247 · 9/4/2026

  Monaco-based Scorpio Tankers has put three product tankers on three-year charters carrying more than $110m in aggregate gross revenue at the disclosed headline rates. The Emanuele Lauro-led owner has fixed LR2s STI Gladiator and STI Jermyn at $40,188 and $42,500 per day, respectively, with both charters starting this m

• 40 Oil Tankers Loaded With 18 Million Barrels Of Oil For Asia Cross Hormuz Under U.S Naval Escort
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  40 Tankers carrying around 18 million barrels of crude crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, escorted by U.S Navy ships.

• 2 Sailors From U.S Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln Confined To Ship After Thai Bar Brawl
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026 · enforcement

  Two drunk sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln were involved in a fight outside a bar when a citizen called the Police to resolve the matter.

• Japan Selects Cruise Ship To Host 4000 Atheletes For 2026 Asian Games Opening In Nagoya
  Marine Insight · 9/4/2026

  Japan has chosen a cruise ship to accommodate athletes participating in the Asian Games, which will open in Nagoya on September 19, 2026.

• Containers Red Sea and Suez return – a surge in ship size
  Seatrade Maritime · 9/4/2026

  Vessel operations via the Suez Canal have gathered pace, but it is less the number of ships and more the size that are increasing as shown by the latest data

• Diana cuts Genco stake below 10%
  Splash247 · 9/4/2026

  Diana Shipping has cut its stake in Genco Shipping & Trading below 10%, continuing a rapid unwind of the position following the collapse of its takeover attempt last month. Fresh SEC filing shows Diana sold another 275,000 Genco shares on September 1 and 2 for about $7.26m. The Athens-based owner offloaded 125,000 shar

• Splash Wrap: Hormuz, Hamburg and the ghosts of the last boom
  Splash247 · 9/4/2026

  The war around the Strait of Hormuz entered an increasingly dangerous tanker-for-tanker phase this week, with the US striking Iranian state tankers in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping while a laden VLCC sits abandoned and listing off Oman. SMM, Europe’s largest shipping exhibition, hogged many headlines,

• Argentina’s shale sand rush is quietly reshaping the country’s freight and shipping map
  Splash247 · 9/4/2026

  Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale boom is creating more than an energy revolution. Its demand for silica sand may provide the cargo base needed to revive long-delayed infrastructure projects, from railways and ports to Atlantic–Pacific connections. Fernando Torres, the co-founder of Trade Up Global Business Solutions, repo