Derecktor to Build Mobile ‘ChargeBarge’ for Vessel-to-Vessel Electric Charging
Photon Marine has received the first $1 million MegaBoost award from the NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York to demonstrate…
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Rhine Hits Physical Freight Limit as Kaub Gauge Falls to Zero and Barges Shed Cargo
The Rhine’s 2026 low-water crisis has moved beyond higher freight prices into physical limits on cargo movement. Germany’s federal waterways authority recorded…
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Five Honour 25 Crew Killed Before Puntland Forces Retake Tanker From Somali Pirates
Five crewmembers of the Palau-flagged product tanker Honour 25 were killed by Somali pirates before Puntland security forces retook the vessel on…
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Saudi Arabia Resumes Yanbu Crude Loadings as East-West Pipeline Recovery Accelerates
Saudi Arabia has resumed crude loadings from the Red Sea ports of Yanbu and Al Muajjiz after restarting the East-West Pipeline, restoring…
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Maritime AI Roundup as Fleet Rollouts, Smart Ports and Autonomous Systems Push Toward 2027
Maritime artificial intelligence is moving into a different phase in late September 2026. Recent projects are increasingly tied to operating fleets, ports…
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Marlink and NORMA Cyber Launch Fleet-Wide Maritime Cyber Response Service
Marlink and the Nordic Maritime Cyber Resilience Centre, NORMA Cyber, have launched a combined cybersecurity service that links independent fleet-wide monitoring directly…
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Cruise Lines Are Buying the 2030s as $89B Newbuild Pipeline Pushes Yard Slots to 2039
The cruise industry’s next construction cycle is already moving well into the 2030s. Cruise Industry News counted 84 cruise ships, 229,384 berths…
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Merchant Ships Queue for Red Sea Escorts as EU Admits Frigate Shortfall at Bab el-Mandeb
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on September 28 that commercial ships are waiting in line for Red Sea escort because…
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Russia Says It Struck Four Cargo Ships Serving Ukrainian Ports as Black Sea Shipping Risk Escalates
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on September 18 that its forces used Geran-4 Seeker drones to strike four dry-cargo vessels in Chornomorsk, Odesa…
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Shipping Earnings Hit Third Straight Record as ClarkSea Reaches $66,421 a Day
Global shipping earnings have pushed to another all-time high, with Clarksons Research’s cross-sector ClarkSea Index reaching $66,421 per day for the week…
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Qatari LNG Supply to Europe Remains Severely Impaired Into December as Edison Loses 35 Cargoes
QatarEnergy has extended its force majeure on LNG deliveries to Italian utility Edison into early December 2026, canceling another six cargoes and…
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New Coast Guard Rule Expands Emergency Training Across 51 U.S.-Flag Passenger Ships
The U.S. Coast Guard has finalized new passenger-ship training regulations that take effect October 26, 2026, requiring all shipboard personnel aboard U.S.-flagged…
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Middle East Crude Exports Rebound to 12.8M b/d as Hormuz Oil Movements Accelerate
Crude exports from the Middle East are on track to average about 12.8 million barrels per day in September, the highest level…
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10 Philippine Operators Added 17 Brand-New IACS-Classed Ro-Pax Ships Since 2024
Ten Philippine domestic shipping companies acquired 17 brand-new, IACS-classed roll-on/roll-off passenger vessels between 2024 and 2026, according to a consolidated fleet-renewal disclosure…
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Indonesia Ferry Disaster Death Toll Reaches 66 as 69 Remain Missing in Java Sea
The confirmed death toll from the Virgo Transport 8 ferry disaster has risen to 66, while 69 people remain missing and 108…
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Drewry WCI Slips to $4,468 as Suez Return Begins to Outweigh Carrier Capacity Cuts
Drewry’s World Container Index fell 1% to $4,468 per 40-foot container in its September 24 assessment, reversing the previous week’s increase as…
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Arctic Route Roundup: Russia Seeks $2.35B for Icebreakers as China and Korea Expand Northern Sea Route Shipping
Russia is preparing a new financing mechanism that could raise more than 200 billion rubles, about $2.35 billion, from exporters over 10…
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Gulf of Oman’s Floating Oil Hub Hits Its Limit as Saudi Rerouting Drives VLCC Rates to Record
Ship-to-ship crude transfers in the Gulf of Oman have reached practical capacity limits as Saudi Arabia redirects large volumes through the Strait…
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U.S. and Iran Explore Phased Hormuz Deal, but Tehran Says Strait Stays Closed for Now
U.S. and Iranian representatives are exploring a phased arrangement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease the U.S. economic blockade…
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Saudi Red Sea Tanker Insurance Costs Surge as Yanbu War-Risk Premium Hits 3%
War-risk insurance quoted for Saudi-linked tankers calling at the Red Sea port of Yanbu has risen to about 3% of a vessel’s…
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