Maritime news
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- OOCL names world’s largest methanol dual-fuel container shipSeatrade Maritime · 5/8/2026
The 24,000 teu box ship built in China is the first in a series of seven methanol dual-fuel newbuildings
- China Multimodal Transport Development Alliance debuts in BeijingSeatrade Maritime · 5/8/2026
Key domestic Chinese industry players set up the Alliance to boost logistics efficiency
- US, Philippines Deploy Anti-Ship Missile System During War Games gCaptain · 5/2/2026
By Adrian Portugal BATANES, Philippines, May 2 (Reuters) – Philippine and U.S. forces on Saturday showcased the NMESIS anti-ship missile system in Batanes province, near Taiwan, during annual war games, as tensions simmer over the...
- Oil Tanker Hijacked Off Shabwa Coast, Heads Towards Somali WatersgCaptain · 5/2/2026 · piracy
May 2 (Reuters) – Yemen’s coast guard said on Saturday that the M/T EUREKA oil tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Shabwa province by unidentified armed men who boarded the vessel, seized...
- Blocked Hormuz Fuel Surge Claims Spirit AirlinesgCaptain · 5/2/2026
By David Shepardson and Laila Kearney May 2 (Reuters) – Major airlines and the U.S. government scrambled to help stranded passengers and employees after bankrupt discount carrier Spirit Airlines FLYYQ.PK ceased operations on Saturday,...
- Iran Offers Strait Deal; Trump Dissatisfied But Prefers Non-Military PathgCaptain · 5/2/2026
By Parisa Hafezi and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/WEST PALM BEACH, May 2 (Reuters) – An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S....
- Saudi Arabia Set For Oil Windfall After Hormuz Boosts PricesgCaptain · 5/2/2026
By Andrey Biryukov May 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is creating an economic split among oil exporters in the Persian Gulf, with Saudi Arabia and Oman...
- The Mediterranean’s Super-Yacht Summer Is Moving West This YeargCaptain · 5/2/2026
By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga May 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The summer yachting season is beginning to fill up along the docks of the Mediterranean, just not in the places many in the...
- World’s Largest Pure Electric Intelligent Seagoing Vessel Secures CCS CertificationMarine Insight · 5/2/2026
The ship runs entirely on electric power, supported by 10 containerised battery units that serve as its primary energy source.
- U.S. Warns Shippers Paying Iran For Safe Passage Through Hormuz Could Face SanctionsMarine Insight · 5/2/2026 · wages
Iran has earlier suggested charging transit fees as part of its proposals to end the conflict, but Washington has rejected the idea.
- IMO Progresses Work On Ship Emissions, Pollution, And Ocean ProtectionMarine Insight · 5/2/2026 · regulation
The Committee will resume its Second Extraordinary Session on Friday 4 December 2026, subject to confirmation by the 85th session.
- US Targets Iran Oil Trade Network, Sanctions China-Based Terminal, Shipping Firms And Financial IntermediariesMarine Insight · 5/2/2026
The shipments were carried out using methods designed to avoid detection, including ship-to-ship transfers involving sanctioned vessels.
- Indian Navy Takes Delivery Of Stealth Frigate Mahendragiri Equipped With Advanced WeaponsMarine Insight · 5/2/2026
Mahendragiri is the sixth ship of the Nilgiri-class frigates built under Project 17A and the fourth of this class constructed at Mazagon Dock.
- IMO Adopts World’s Largest Emission Control Area To Regulate Ship Emissions In North-East AtlanticMarine Insight · 5/2/2026 · regulation
Ships operating these waters will face binding limits on the maximum fuel sulfur content to control sulfur oxides and fine particulate matter.
- At Least 44 Iranian Seafarers Dead, 29 Injured In U.S.-Israel War On Iran, Union Files Complaint To IMOMarine Insight · 5/2/2026
Saman Rezaei, general secretary of the Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate, said the deaths took place between February 28 and April 1.
- Aircraft Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Returns To Fleet After 15-Month OverhaulMarine Insight · 5/2/2026
U.S Navy’s aircraft carrier, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower completed sea trials ahead of schedule and returned to the fleet after a 15-month overhaul.
- The World’s Largest Sailing Yacht Christened In Saint-Nazaire, FranceMarine Insight · 5/2/2026
On 29 April 2026, the Orient Express Corinthian was officially named in Saint-Nazaire, France.
- U.S President Trump Says Blocking Iranian Ships & Ports Is Profitable For His AdministrationMarine Insight · 5/2/2026
U.S President Trump said that blocking Iranian ports and redirecting ships destined to the country has proved profitable for his government.
- U.S. Targets Iran–China Oil Pipeline in Dual Sanctions Move on Shipping and FinancegCaptain · 5/1/2026
The United States escalated its pressure campaign on Iran Friday, pairing maritime sanctions with a parallel strike on the financial channels that convert oil sales into cash, in what officials...
- IMO Climate Talks Stay Alive as Carbon Plan Survives U.S. Pushback at MEPC 84gCaptain · 5/1/2026 · regulation
The International Maritime Organization has kept its landmark shipping climate framework alive following a week of high-stakes negotiations in London, setting up a decisive endgame later this year after deep divisions again...
- White House Says Iran Hostilities ‘Terminated’ as War Powers Deadline ArrivesgCaptain · 5/1/2026
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration argued that a ceasefire with Tehran had "terminated" hostilities as a legal deadline arrived on Friday for coming to Congress about the two-month Iran war.
- Exxon, Chevron Beat Profit Estimates on War-Driven Oil RallygCaptain · 5/1/2026
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. posted stronger-than-expected earnings for the first quarter as higher oil and natural gas prices outweighed production outages from the Iran war.
- US Naval Blockade Squeezes Iran’s Oil Exports, Forces Crude Onto Floating StoragegCaptain · 5/1/2026
A U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports has shrunk Tehran's oil exports, stranding a growing stockpile of crude on tankers as Iranian storage sites run out of space, shipping data showed and analysts said.
- Venezuela Oil Exports Hit 7-Year High as U.S., India, Europe Ramp Up BuyinggCaptain · 5/1/2026
Venezuela's oil exports rose 14% to 1.23 million barrels per day in April, the highest in more than seven years, fueled by more sales to the United States, India and Europe, shipping data and documents from state company PDVSA showed on Friday.
- U.S. Treasury Expands Hormuz ‘Toll’ Warning, Puts Maritime Industry on NoticegCaptain · 5/1/2026
The U.S. Treasury Department has widened its warning over reported Iranian “toll” demands in the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a new alert that lays out, in far more detail, the...
- Transpacific Defies Downtrend as Container Spot Rates Climb on War-Driven DemandgCaptain · 5/1/2026
Container spot freight rates on the transpacific trade into the North America west coast managed to defy gravity and edge up this week, while most other east-west trades witnessed a third consecutive week of declines.
- Piracy Resurfaces Off Somalia as Hormuz Crisis Stretches Naval SecuritygCaptain · 5/1/2026 · piracy
Piracy concerns are escalating rapidly off the Horn of Africa after two vessels were hijacked last week and multiple new approaches were reported across the western Indian Ocean, prompting security...
- Middle East fertiliser crisis likely to hit smaller bulk carriersSeatrade Maritime · 5/1/2026
Hormuz hold-up causing severe disruption to fertiliser cargoes out of Gulf and could lead to failed crops and a potential food crisis.
- Brazilian ministry asks to suspend Santos mega terminal bidding processSeatrade Maritime · 5/1/2026
Stakeholders seek to review and refine the Tecon Santos 10 project model after delays and disagreements.
- Decision on IMO NZF deferred to NovemberSeatrade Maritime · 5/1/2026 · regulation
Prospects for NZF adoption improve at MEPC 84 as atmosphere around decarbonisation discussions improves.
- Trump Vows to Maintain Pressure on Iran Through Naval BlockadegCaptain · 5/1/2026
US President Donald Trump vowed to maintain a naval blockade on Iran and was briefed by commanders on further military options, according to a report, underscoring the fragility of the ceasefire between the warring countries.
- Splash Wrap: Regulators, raiders and deals in Geneva shape shipping this weekSplash247 · 5/1/2026
The 84th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84) closes today. Delegates are advancing on areas of broad agreement while systematically pushing the hardest questions – notably the Greenhouse Gas Fuel Intensity mechanism and the funding architecture of the Net Zero Framework – toward the closing
- Goodwill Maritime exits the capesize segment with Genco dealSplash247 · 5/1/2026
Seven days ago, New York-listed dry bulk owner Genco Shipping & Trading revealed it was adding a modern capesize to its fleet. The company has agreed to acquire a 2019 Imabari-built, 182,000 dwt scrubber-fitted vessel, with delivery expected in June 2026. Now, sales registers link the ship to Singapore-based tonnage pr
- Report highlights Denmark’s maritime innovation weaknessesSplash247 · 5/1/2026
Denmark’s maritime sector is widely respected for its technical strength, talent and early-stage support, but a new report from Studio 30 50, developed in partnership with Danish Entrepreneurs, argues that the country’s biggest innovation challenge is not a lack of ideas. It is the lack of clear pathways to turn those
- Complexity, two-tier fleets and bunker fears dominate scene-setting opening panel at Geneva DrySplash247 · 5/1/2026
The third edition of Geneva Dry opened in characteristically candid style, with the commodities shipping outlook panel setting the scene for two days of debate by tackling the markets, the two-tier fleet, the bunker crisis, and the faltering green transition – and pulling no punches on any of them. Moderator Sam Chambe
- Clarksons builds Americas footprint with Serpac dealSplash247 · 5/1/2026
UK-based shipbroking house Clarksons is expanding its presence along South America’s Pacific coast with the acquisition of the broking business of Serpac International. The deal gives the London-listed firm a foothold in Peru, a market it sees as increasingly important as trade flows between South America and Asia cont
- BIMCO rolls out first CO2 shipping charter partySplash247 · 5/1/2026
BIMCO has introduced a new standard contract aimed at the fast-developing market for shipping liquefied carbon dioxide, as carbon capture projects begin to move from concept to execution. The world’s largest shipping association’s Documentary Committee has adopted CO2TIME 2026, a time charter party designed specificall
- Why fire safety training at sea must go furtherSplash247 · 5/1/2026 · training, accident
Marinos Kokkinis, CEO of OneLearn Global, writes for Splash today. In an industry where crews operate hundreds of miles from shore, often with limited external support, safety cannot be built on minimum standards alone. Nowhere is this more evident than in fire safety. The maritime sector has long relied on global tra
- Kids give their take on ships of the futureSplash247 · 5/1/2026
The European School Competition, which invited children across Europe to imagine the ship of the future, culminated this week in a special award ceremony during the informal meeting of EU maritime affairs ministers in Cyprus.The top four artworks came from children from Greece (pictured), Poland, Cyprus and Malta. Evdo
- War, piracy and oil demand - Maritime in Minutes April 2026 in reviewSeatrade Maritime · 5/1/2026 · piracy
A round-up of the top maritime and shipping stories in February on the Seatrade Maritime Podcast.
- Subsea7 and SLB alliance secures Angola contract with ExxonMobilSplash247 · 5/1/2026
Subsea7 has picked up a new subsea contract offshore Angola, continuing its run of work in West Africa. The Oslo-listed contractor said ExxonMobil has awarded a “substantial” engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) deal to the Subsea Integration Alliance (SIA), an alliance between Subsea7 and SLB
- NextGeo tightens grip on Rana Subsea with fresh stake buySplash247 · 5/1/2026
Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has moved to tighten its control over Rana Subsea, exercising an option to acquire a further 7.1% stake in the business. The shares were bought from Nettuno Capital for €7.25m ($8.5m), taking NextGeo’s total holding in Rana to 82.5%. The Milan-listed company, part of the Naples-based
- ONE Profit Plunges 92% as Geopolitics and Overcapacity Squeeze EarningsgCaptain · 5/1/2026
Singapore-based liner giant Ocean Network Express reported a modest but resilient profit for fiscal year 2025, navigating weak cargo demand, rising capacity, and mounting geopolitical disruption across key trade lanes. The company...
- IMO Carbon Plan for Shipping Faces Growing Revolt as U.S. Courts ‘Silent Majority’gCaptain · 4/30/2026 · regulation
The U.S. is intensifying its push against the International Maritime Organization’s proposed global carbon pricing regime, with Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Laura DiBella urging member states this week to consider alternatives to the stalled Net Zero Framework (NZF) during high-level talks in London.
- Container Rates Slip for Third Week as Oversupply Weighs on MarketgCaptain · 4/30/2026
Spot container rates extended their downward trend for a third consecutive week, underscoring the growing disconnect between geopolitical disruption and underlying market fundamentals. According to the latest weekly update from Drewry,...
- Israel Intercepts Gaza Aid Ships in International Waters, Organizers Decry MovegCaptain · 4/30/2026
Israel has intercepted aid ships bound for Gaza in international waters near Greece, flotilla organizers said on Thursday, decrying the move as an "escalation of Israel's impunity."
- U.S. Pushes International ‘Maritime Freedom Construct’ as Strait of Hormuz Remains ShutgCaptain · 4/30/2026
The U.S. is pushing for other countries to form an international coalition to restore freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a State Department cable seen by Reuters, as oil prices surged to their highest in more than four years on fears of longer-term disruptions to global fuel supplies.
- Iran War Is ‘Supercharging’ the Energy Transition, UNFCCC SaysgCaptain · 4/30/2026
The Iran war is accelerating a shift toward renewable energy as governments race to reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities, according to UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell.
- US Military Commanders to Brief Trump On Military Options Against Iran, US Official SaysgCaptain · 4/30/2026
Top U.S. military leaders including Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command, will brief President Donald Trump later on Thursday on potential military action against Iran, a U.S. official told Reuters.
- U.S. Seeks Allied Support To Form International Coalition To Restore Shipping In Strait Of HormuzMarine Insight · 4/30/2026
The US has asked its embassies to speak with partner nations and encourage them to take part in the initiative.