Two Cargo Ships Sink Near Hormuz as Attacks Spread Beyond Tankers
The Singapore-flagged 2,824-TEU containership GFS Pride has sunk after being struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz and catching…
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World’s First Ammonia-Fueled Newcastlemax Starts Commercial Service With 1,000-Tonne Green-Ammonia Bunker
CMB.TECH’s 210,000-dwt Mineral Europa has moved beyond sea trials into commercial operation, marking the first deployment of an ammonia dual-fuel system on…
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Singapore Moves LNG Storage Offshore as Bunker Demand Jumps 24%
Singapore is preparing to add dedicated LNG floating storage units inside its anchorages as marine LNG demand continues to rise. The Maritime…
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U.S. Navy Opens $15 Billion Competition for Pacific’s First Ford-Class Carrier Drydock
The U.S. Navy has formally opened competition for the massive Multi-Mission Dry Dock redevelopment at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington,…
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Big Containerships Flood Back Into Suez: Q3 Transits Jump From 16 to 166
Large containership traffic through the Suez Canal accelerated sharply during the third quarter of 2026 as major carriers continued restoring services that…
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Shipping Russian Oil to India Now Costs Up to $30 Million Per Voyage as Tanker Rates Break Records
The cost of moving Russian Urals crude from the Black Sea to India has surged to $27 million to $30 million for…
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26 Ships, 3.5M m³ of Storage and $1.4B Revenue: Inside Aegis’s $1.5B Tristar Deal
Aegis Logistics has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 89.8% of Dubai-based Tristar Holdings through its Singapore subsidiary for $809 million, transforming…
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Iran Says Container Ship Sank After Hitting Naval Mine in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said Wednesday that a containership carrying more than 2,500 containers struck a naval mine, caught fire and sank…
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Juneau Sets New Cruise Record at 1.73M Passengers Despite First-Year Daily Caps
Juneau closed its 2026 cruise season with 1,733,016 passengers, the highest annual total in the Alaska capital’s history, even as the city…
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South Korea Launches $1 Billion AI Shipyard Offensive as China Takes 76% of Global Orders
South Korea has launched a shipbuilding automation program worth more than KRW1.4 trillion, approximately $1.05 billion at October 13 exchange rates, with…
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OPEC Warns Shipping and Insurance Now Consume More Than One-Third of Energy Cargo Value
OPEC and non-OPEC ministers meeting in Riyadh on October 12 warned that disruption to maritime energy flows has pushed combined shipping and…
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China’s Largest Private Steelmaker Quietly Sets Up a Shipbuilding Company in Tianjin
Shagang Holding Group, China’s largest privately owned steelmaker, has established Jinsha Heavy Industry (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. [津沙重工（天津）有限公司], a wholly owned subsidiary registered…
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The Ship Now Costs $40 a Barrel: Tanker Shortage Is Stranding Oil in the Americas
A shortage of available crude tankers is beginning to distort the physical oil market across the Americas, pushing the cost of moving…
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France Boards and Diverts Shadow-Fleet Tanker 450 Nautical Miles South of Réunion; Russia Calls It “Piracy”
French naval forces intercepted and boarded the 110,119-dwt tanker DF Peak on October 12 more than 450 nautical miles south of Réunion…
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Strait of Hormuz Update: Oil Flows Recover Toward 80–90%, but Tanker Attacks and LNG Collapse Keep Route Far From Normal
Oil movements through the Strait of Hormuz have recovered sharply from the collapse seen earlier in the Iran war, with ship-tracking firms…
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DHT Locks Half of Q4 VLCC Spot Days at $509,100 a Day
DHT Holdings has already booked approximately half of its available fourth-quarter VLCC spot days at an average $509,100 per day, providing one…
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India Opens Dedicated Green-Methanol Bunkering Infrastructure at V.O. Chidambaranar Port
V.O. Chidambaranar Port in Thoothukudi has inaugurated a dedicated Green Methanol Bunkering and Refuelling Facility built around two 750-cubic-metre storage tanks and…
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Arctic Shipping Route Update: Northern Sea Route Traffic Breaks 2025 Total as Seasonal Container Services Take Hold
Commercial use of the Northern Sea Route accelerated materially during the 2026 navigation season, but the corridor remains far from becoming a…
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U.S. Fighter Disables Panama-Flagged Bulker After CENTCOM Says It Ran Iran Blockade
A U.S. military fighter jet struck the stern of the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman on October…
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Shipping Earnings Hit Fifth Consecutive All-Time High as ClarkSea Surges to $84,951 a Day
Global shipping earnings have broken another record, with Clarksons Research’s ClarkSea Index rising 12% in the latest week to $84,951 per day,…
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