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14 pirates were killed in a 10-day-long operation by the Turkish Navy and Somalia’s Armed Forces.
IRGC spokesman General Hossein Mohebi called the attack a "fatal mistake" by the Trump administration during an economic war.
A passenger ferry sailing from Cyprus’s Girne (Kyrenia) Port to Tasucu Port in Turkiye sank after taking on water, as authorities investigate the cause of the incident.
Washington has overhauled the rules governing its Title XI ship and shipyard financing programme, lowering application costs and removing a potential bottleneck for projects using foreign equipment. The US Maritime Administration’s interim final rule took effect on August 28 and cuts the Title XI application fee from $
The ship is fitted with an electromagnetic aircraft-launch system that could allow it to launch fixed-wing drones such as the GJ-21.
Mexican offshore contractor Cotemar has launched legal action in New York seeking to enforce a $34.8m Mexican judgment against ABSG Consulting, a subsidiary of the American Bureau of Shipping. Cotemar values the claim at $59.4m after adding interest under Mexican and New York law. The dispute stems from work carried ou
Two merchant ships damaged in separate attacks around the Black Sea washed up on Turkey’s coast on Sunday. The Hong Kong-flagged chemical/products tanker Golden Sapling grounded at Geyikkoşan in Samsun province after drifting unmanned for several days. Turkish agency DHA reported the 19,455 dwt tanker had been damaged
The Indian Navy commissioned its second Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel (DSV), INS Nipun, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
The new framework agreement builds on existing ties to develop port, logistics, and integrated supply chain assets across key emerging markets
Turkish and Somali forces have retaken the Cameroon-flagged general cargo ship Lutuf nearly two weeks after it was seized by Somali pirates. The 1,400 dwt vessel was taken on August 17 around 4.5 nautical miles off Somalia’s coast while carrying supplies to Turkey’s TURKSOM military base in Mogadishu. Somalia’s defence
Box ship orders continue to mount as the Chinese shipowner expands fleet with 18 newbuildings
The US and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in about a month as American forces hit Iranian rocket launchers and the Islamic Republic responded by firing missiles toward Jordan.
Two crane operators have been injured after a heavylift operation went wrong at Mumbai port, sending a telescopic crane crashing against a ship before catching fire. The accident occurred at around 19:30 on Sunday at the Ballard Pier Station, close to Mumbai’s international cruise terminal, while a 140-tonne piece of c
After a long deployment in the Middle East, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Thailand's resort city of Pattaya this week, raising hopes of an economic boost, even as local authorities cracked down on parts of the sex tourism destination.
The fragile lull in the Strait of Hormuz has shattered, with the US and Iran exchanging fire for the first time in more than a month just as a fresh series of attacks on merchant shipping threatens to close down hard-won transit routes. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed on Monday that an unidentified tanker had struck
The Panama Canal has temporarily loosened parts of its booking system in an effort to make scarce transit capacity more flexible as deteriorating water conditions continue to squeeze one of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints. From booking dates beginning September 13, neopanamax customers will be allowed t
The agenda has been finalised for the inaugural Splash Singapore, with some of the biggest names in global shipping heading to the Lion City next month for a full day of market debate, technology discussion and high-level networking with hundreds of delegates already signed up. Taking place on September 24 in the Stamf
Port congestion is doing container shipping an enormous favour, absorbing 2.3m teu of vessel capacity at precisely the moment the industry is preparing for a potentially brutal release of tonnage from both newbuildings and a return to the Suez Canal. New Sea-Intelligence data shows worsening delays have rendered 6.6% o
Customers will be able to secure more than one booking slot on the same date, but transit and draught restrictions remain in place
Tensions are high the Strait of Hormuz as Iran continues hitting tankers and the US launches attacks for first time in over a month
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The number of visible commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five per day over the weekend,shipping data showed on Monday, as companies...
Hong Kong bulker owner and operator Cetus Maritime is in talks to take interests in 13 vessels from Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping in a cash-and-shares transaction tied to the handysize specialist’s planned overseas listing. Seacon disclosed in a filing that it is negotiating the disposal of certain vessel-owning sub
Greek shipowner Evangelos Pistiolis has been linked to another pair of MR tanker newbuildings, this time securing his first construction slots at South Korea’s K Shipbuilding. Market sources have tied the Central Mare-led group to two 50,000 dwt product and chemical tankers scheduled for delivery around the middle of 2
COSCO Shipping Holdings has signed up for another 18 containerships worth RMB20.27bn ($2.99bn), taking its newbuilding commitments in the segment this year to 48 vessels and around $8bn. The latest package is split between 12 LNG dual-fuel megamaxes at CSSC’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and six wide-beam feeder sh
California has sued the Trump administration and Golden State Wind over the cancellation of a 2 GW floating offshore wind lease off the state’s Central Coast, opening a new legal front over Washington’s retreat from US offshore wind. Attorney general Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission filed the case in fede
Dolphin Drilling has received a proposal that could send the Blackford Dolphin drilling unit back to Nigeria as part of an attempt to settle its long-running $105m dispute with General Hydrocarbons Limited. The Aberdeen-based rig owner said on Friday that GHL had approached it with a non-binding indicative proposal com
Greek shipping major Thenamaris has returned to containership newbuildings with four 3,200 teu vessels at China’s Hengli Shipbuilding. The Nikolas Martinos-led group has added the quartet to its newbuilding programme through dry bulk and container arm Thenamaris ConBulk, with all four ships scheduled for delivery in 20
Singapore-based large bulkers specialist Winning International Group has signed a 10-year shipbuilding and repair agreement with CSSC Beihai Shipbuilding as it continues to build out a dedicated fleet of giant bauxite carriers. The memorandum signed in Qingdao covers future newbuilding construction, routine fleet maint
Singapore has added Brazil as its 10th green and digital shipping corridor partner, linking the world’s largest bunkering hub with one of the major emerging producers of renewable fuels. The two countries have signed an agreement to establish a Singapore-Brazil Green and Digital Shipping Corridor focused on alternative
Pertamina East Natuna has gone to the rig market for a floating drilling unit for its planned exploration campaign in the North Natuna Sea, with the Indonesian operator now targeting a spud between December 2026 and March 2027. The Pertamina upstream subsidiary has opened prequalification for floating drilling rig serv
Northern Ocean expects its sole remaining semisubmersible to stay idle into the first quarter of 2027 after several drilling opportunities targeted for this year either fell away or were pushed back. The John Fredriksen-backed rig owner said Deepsea Mira remains in Walvis Bay, Namibia, and has now been without work for
JFE Engineering has completed what it says is Japan’s first domestically manufactured monopile for a commercial offshore wind development, rolling out the first foundation for the 315 MW Oga-Katagami-Akita project. The foundation was completed at JFE’s Kasaoka monopile plant in Okayama prefecture, with the company mark
The companies behind Argentina’s first large-scale floating LNG export development have secured $900m of project finance for the dedicated gas pipeline that will feed two FLNG units in the Gulf of San Matías. The San Matías Pipeline consortium, comprising Pan American Energy, YPF, Pampa Energía, Harbour Energy and Gola
The Panama Canal is temporarily relaxing key elements of its Neopanamax booking system, giving shipping companies more flexibility to secure transit slots as the waterway prepares for reduced capacity and...
By Baris Balci Aug 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) — At least six people died after a high-speed ferry carrying about 267 capsized while sailing from Kyrenia in northern Cyprus to Tasucu in southern...
Aug 29 (Reuters) – A merchant ship caught fire and sank off the coast of Romania in the Black Sea on Thursday evening, likely after being hit, Romanian President Nicusor Dan and authorities said....
By Nicholas Lua Aug 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Growing congestion at the Panama Canal is forcing some gas tankers into unusual journeys, from a rare detour around South America to the possible...
By Julia Harte Aug 29 (Reuters) – Since the United States went to war with Iran six months ago, Courtney Sanders has been helping soldiers’ families fill the gaps left by their...
The last expeditionary sea base, the USS Hector A Cafferata Jr. (ESB-8), was delivered to the U.S Navy this week in San Diego, by General Dynamics NASSCO.
The carrier has been preparing for this deployment for the entire month after leading the largest maritime exercise, the Rim of the Pacific 2026, off Hawaii.
A cargo ship caught fire and later sank off Romania on the evening of Thursday after likely being struck by a drone.
The new breakwaters will also serve an important environmental purpose by helping to limit the flow of salt water into the Curonian Lagoon.
Sweden will donate 10 Coast Guard boats to Ukraine for mine clearance, transport, towing, and rescue operations, the Swedish government said.
Iran called the new U.S. measures “economic terrorism,” saying they put the health and livelihoods of millions of civilians at risk.
The fire started at about 10:38 p.m. on Aug. 27 aboard the 7,000-ton-class Korean vessel, around 7.4 km north of Jawoldo in Ongjin County.
The platform is designed to test whether bamboo can replace the steel and plastic normally used in offshore floating solar projects.
Thousands of seafarers have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the current conflict in the Middle East began on 28 February this year.
The U.S. Maritime Administration is preparing to activate SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII for a federal mission expected to last approximately 170 days, potentially taking the vessel away from...
Swedish prosecutors have formally charged both the master and pilot of the Norwegian cargo ship Misje Verde over last month's collision with a pleasure boat near Tjörn that killed two people.
Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism," while its supreme leader said he was banning acts that could harm "social cohesion" amid concern that more financial pain could spark unrest at home.