$580,000 a Day for a Supertanker? 10 Numbers Behind the VLCC Freight Boom
DHT Holdings disclosed on November 9, 2026, that it had booked 630 of its 930 available fourth-quarter spot-market VLCC days at an…
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ADNOC Ship Damaged in UAE Waters as Tanker Takes Direct Hit Near Strait of Hormuz
ADNOC Logistics & Services confirmed on November 10, 2026, that one of its vessels was damaged in an attack inside the United…
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Maersk Megaship Topples Yantian Crane as Mega-Vessel Delays Already Reach 60 Hours
The 15,516-TEU container ship MAERSK CINCINNATI struck a ship-to-shore crane while berthing at China’s Yantian International Container Terminal around noon on November…
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Saudi Arabia’s 7-Million-Barrel-a-Day Hormuz Bypass Attacked Again. This Time, Oil Kept Flowing.
Saudi Arabia confirmed on November 9, 2026, that its East–West crude oil pipeline was attacked in the Madinah region, causing a limited…
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The End of Traditional Electronic Charts? Inside Shipping’s S-100 Transition
SHIPUNIVERSE / TECH · NOVEMBER 10, 2026 · NAVIGATION SYSTEMS The next generation of ship navigation has arrived. 10 changes owners should…
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The EU Carbon-Bill Trap: When Slower Ships Actually Cost More
SHIPUNIVERSE / CARBON COST & CHARTERING / 10 NOVEMBER 2026 THE 70% BILL IS OVER.THE 100% BILL IS COMING DUE. Eight financial…
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G7 Launches 14-Port Container Security Network. Customs Data Reveals a 68% Insider Problem
France formally launched the G7+ Ports Network to Combat Drug Trafficking on November 9, 2026, connecting 14 major seaports to strengthen intelligence…
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South Korea Clears $2.6 Billion LNG Fleet Takeover, With Just $275 Million Going to Equity Sellers
South Korea has conditionally approved the sale of Hyundai LNG Shipping to Indonesia’s Sinar Mas Group, clearing the final regulatory review of…
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8 Technologies Behind Britain’s New Underwater Surveillance Network
ShipUniverse / Naval Intelligence · November 10, 2026 Britain Is Building a £90 Million Underwater Surveillance Net: 8 Technologies That Could Change…
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Drones Are Waiting in Docks Across America’s Busiest Container Port. A 42-Page Police Contract Reveals Why
The Los Angeles Port Police disclosed details of an existing dock-based drone response system in a 42-page request for proposals published November…
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Brazil’s $635 Million Port Expansion Could Add 1 Million TEU, but a Vehicle-Terminal Lease Holds the Key
Santos Brasil announced on November 9, 2026, that it had submitted a R$3.5 billion (approximately $635 million) investment proposal to the Santos…
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Cruise Ship Crime Laws Every Passenger Should Know
SHIPUNIVERSE / CRUISE SAFETY & REGULATION / NOVEMBER 10, 2026 A Suspected Homicide Forced an MSC Megaship Back to Texas: 10 Rules…
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COSCO Bets on 24 New Supertankers as the Global VLCC Orderbook Swells to 38% of Today’s Fleet
COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation disclosed a major crude-tanker fleet expansion on November 9, 2026, covering 10 newly contracted VLCCs and plans to…
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BYD Is Putting Its Batteries on a 9,100-Car Ammonia Ship: 8 Technologies That Could Rewrite Deep-Sea Fuel Costs
Höegh Autoliners and Chinese battery manufacturer BYD announced a technology partnership on November 9, 2026, to install a containerized marine battery system…
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Alfa Laval’s $700M NAVTOR Acquisition Sparks a Maritime Software Consolidation Race
SHIPUNIVERSE / TECH · NOVEMBER 9, 2026 · INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION 10 Platforms Industrial Giants Are Watching Shipping companies have spent years buying…
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20% War-Risk Premiums: The Black Sea Voyages That Are Becoming Financially Impossible
SHIPUNIVERSE / WAR RISK & VOYAGE ECONOMICS / 9 NOVEMBER 2026 20% OF THE SHIP’S VALUE.FOR ONE EXPOSURE. Ten voyage economics tests…
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China’s 43-Million-TEU Megaport Wants AI Robots to Watch Containers From Seal Check to Cargo Unloading
Ningbo-Zhoushan Port, the world’s third-busiest container port by 2025 throughput, has issued a new tender for an artificial-intelligence and robotic inspection platform…
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Non-Tanker Ships Surge 91% as U.S. Exposes Fraudulent Registries
New maritime intelligence released November 8 identifies 278 Iran-linked vessels broadcasting flags associated with 23 fraudulent ship registries in the Middle East…
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CBP’s $293 Billion Customs-Broker Shake-Up: 63,577 Foreign Importers Face a January Deadline
U.S. Customs and Border Protection published an interim final rule on November 6, 2026, establishing new requirements for foreign importers of record…
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Three Ships Allegedly Hit, Insurance Quotes at 20%: The Black Sea’s Shipping Crisis Deepens
Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed on November 8, 2026, that its forces had struck three cargo ships in and around Ukraine’s Black Sea…
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