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IFM Investors agrees to take control of Associated British Ports
CPP Investments and OMERS have agreed to sell their entire stakes in Associated British Ports to a fund managed by IFM Investors, in a deal that values the port group at more than £10 billion.
Aeolian Arrow chief officer lost after rescuing all 28 from Espirito Santo Express
The bulk carrier Aeolian Arrow recovered all 28 crew of the burning containership Espirito Santo Express in very high seas, but lost her own chief officer overboard during the operation.
VLCC ST3 hit off Al Jubail as UKMTO says ships stop reporting Gulf attacks
The Marshall Islands-flagged VLCC ST3 lost power after a projectile strike 68 nm north-east of Al Jubail, as UKMTO warned that most targeted ships no longer report attacks to it.
BW LPG India sells 2008-built VLGC BW Loyalty for low $80 million range
BW LPG India has agreed to sell the 18-year-old, 84,601 cu m VLGC BW Loyalty for continued trading at a price in the low $80 million range, booking an expected gain of about $52 million.
US to let approved buyers take sanctioned tankers as EU arms IRINI against shadow fleet
Washington is setting up a route for sanctioned tankers to be bought, refurbished and returned to compliant trades, while the EU has added countering Russia's shadow fleet to Operation IRINI's mandate.
Oman will not renew Salalah Port Services concession after November 2028
Oman's transport ministry has told Salalah Port Services, led by APM Terminals, that its concessions at the Port of Salalah will end on 1 November 2028 and will not be extended.
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GFS Pride sinks, Wine Trader hit, Seaways buys Bruton
GFS Pride sinks in Hormuz, seven crew are missing from Wine Trader off Romania, two war-damaged tankers ground in Turkey and International Seaways buys Bruton.
Maritime cyber leak deadline, Carnival exits, Emden base
The n0n Group's leak deadline for 38 ports and carriers falls today, Carnival halves its Australian fleet from 2028, and Germany plans a naval station at Emden.
MSC Baltic III wreck removal in Newfoundland passes two-thirds as oil sheen returns
About 68% of the tonnage of MSC Baltic III, aground in Newfoundland since February 2025, has been removed, with 7,445 tonnes recovered for recycling.
International Seaways agrees $370m takeover of Bruton and its four 300,000 dwt VLCCs
International Seaways has agreed to acquire Oslo-listed Bruton, valuing it at about $370m, adding the LNG dual-fuel VLCC Mount Vision and three newbuildings.
GFS Pride sinks in the Strait of Hormuz as three more ships are hit and ST 3 is struck
The Singapore-flagged feeder GFS Pride sank after being struck in the Strait of Hormuz on 13 October, one of four ships hit that day. All 21 crew were evacuated.
Piracy falls to 51 incidents in nine months, the lowest since 1992, as Somali hijackings rise
The IMB recorded 51 piracy and armed robbery incidents from January to September 2026, against 116 a year earlier, but crew affected rose to 105.
Wine Trader hit off Sulina with seven crew missing as drones strike Yara J in Romanian waters
Seven of the 12 crew of the tanker Wine Trader are missing after drones struck her 13 nautical miles off Sulina, while Yara J was hit inside Romanian waters.
DF Peak master arrested at Réunion as the Netherlands tables powers to detain stateless tankers
French authorities have arrested the Chinese master of the tanker DF Peak, found to have no valid flag, as the Netherlands sends parliament a bill to detain stateless ships.
War-damaged tankers Banda and Grace Romavictor driven ashore in Turkey by Black Sea storm
Two tankers damaged by drone strikes earlier this year have been driven ashore on Turkey's Black Sea coast in a storm: Banda near Kısırkaya and Grace Romavictor at Cilingoz.
n0n Group lists 38 ports, carriers and terminal IT firms, leak deadline 19 October
A data-theft extortion group calling itself n0n has posted 38 maritime and logistics organisations on its leak site, with a publication deadline of 13:27 UTC on 19 October.
Carnival pulls Carnival Adventure and Carnival Luminosa out of Australia in 2028
Carnival Cruise Line will move Carnival Adventure and Carnival Luminosa out of the Australian market after the 2027-28 season, leaving Carnival Splendor and Carnival Encounter as its only year-round ships.
Suez Canal large container transits jump tenfold as CMA CGM Pantheon makes first passage
Container ships over 130,000 net tons made 166 Suez Canal transits in Q3 against 16 a year earlier. The 24,212 TEU CMA CGM Pantheon made her first transit on 13 October.
Malaysia bans bunkering and big ships in new sensitive area off the Singapore Strait
Since 11 September Malaysia has banned bunkering, most anchoring and ships over 300 m by 40 m in a new Marine Sensitive Area at the eastern approaches to the Singapore Strait.
HS Dignity sinks off Bulgaria as search for ten missing crew is called off
Bulgaria has ended the search for crew of HS Dignity, the cargo ship sunk by a drone 17 nautical miles off Krapets on 13 October, with about ten seafarers missing.
Transocean adds $1.1bn to backlog with Equinor approval and Transocean Norge deal
Transocean has added about $1.1bn to firm backlog after Equinor approved a $1bn deal for three Norwegian semisubmersibles and Norske Shell hired Transocean Norge for two wells.
Larine Tankers sells LR1 pair Bluebird and Starling to UAE buyers for $110m
Larine Tankers, linked to the Odfjell family, has sold the 2016-built LR1 tankers Bluebird and Starling to UAE interests for about $55m each, leaving it with no ships.
HS Dignity sinks, GEM No.2 hit at Sharjah, Suez returns
HS Dignity sinks off Bulgaria, a drone hits GEM No.2 at Sharjah, Malaysia bans bunkering off the Singapore Strait and big container ships return to Suez.
Golar LNG buys NYK's Grace Dahlia as donor hull for its fourth FLNG
Golar LNG has agreed to buy NYK's 2013-built LNG carrier Grace Dahlia and convert her into its fourth FLNG, a 3.5 mtpa unit budgeted at about $2.45bn, for redelivery in 2029.
GEM No.2 tanker hit by drone at Sharjah anchorage as two more ships are struck near Hormuz
A drone hit the Panama-flagged crude tanker GEM No.2 at Sharjah anchorage on 9 October; all 22 Indian crew are safe. Two more ships were struck north of Musandam on 13 October.
Bulgaria drone sinking, DF Peak boarded, Hormuz warning
Drones sink a ship off Bulgaria, France boards DF Peak south of Réunion, Iran warns ships running dark in Hormuz and boxships return to the Red Sea.
EU lists Russian yards, Sea Owl I freed, Sunny Faith ashore
The EU lists Sevmash and Admiralty Shipyards, Sweden frees the tanker Sea Owl I, Sunny Faith is ashore near Kaliningrad and CMA CGM Gold draws union doubts.
Singapore LNG starts building third jetty for 2m tonnes a year of bunker reloads
Singapore LNG Corporation has started building a third jetty at its Jurong Island terminal, its first berth for small and mid-scale LNG carriers, due in 2H 2028.
French Navy boards sanctioned tanker DF Peak 450 miles south of Réunion
French forces boarded the EU-sanctioned Aframax DF Peak on the high seas south of Réunion on 12 October over a suspected false flag and illicit fuel transport.
US fighter jet disables bulker Ocean Molica as she tries to run the Iran blockade
A US jet hit the stern of the bulk carrier Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman on 10 October, disabling her propulsion after she left an Iranian port.
HS Dignity sinks and Chelsea 3 is hit as drones strike two ships off Bulgaria
Drones struck two cargo ships in Bulgaria's Black Sea economic zone on 13 October. HS Dignity sank off Krapets and the Chelsea 3 was towed into Varna.
IRGC says ships running dark in Hormuz will be treated as hostile after Al Maqam strike
Iran's IRGC Navy says ships crossing Hormuz with navigation systems off will be treated as hostile, after footage showed the VLCC Al Maqam on fire.
Boskalis heavy-lift ship Forte delivers SpaceX's Starship Ship 40 to Brownsville
The semi-submersible Forte arrived in Brownsville on 7 October with SpaceX's Starship Ship 40, loaded by float-on at Christmas Island after splashdown in the Indian Ocean.
Red Sea container transits hit post-crisis high as ONE sends FE1 and IOX back via Suez
Containership transits of Bab el Mandeb reached 314 in September, the most since late 2023, as the Premier Alliance moves two Asia-Europe loops back to Suez.
Storm drives Chinese-owned cargo ship Sunny Faith ashore near Kaliningrad
The Bahamas-flagged general cargo ship Sunny Faith was driven ashore at Yantarny near Kaliningrad in a storm on 9 October; her 19 crew stayed on board.
MSC Rossella III finds overboard Odyssey of the Seas passenger after 20 hours
A woman who went overboard from Royal Caribbean's Odyssey of the Seas in the Ionian Sea was found alive after the containership MSC Rossella III spotted a light.
Sweden releases sanctioned tanker Sea Owl I after seven months off Trelleborg
Sweden lifted its ban on the EU-sanctioned tanker Sea Owl I on 12 October, seven months after she was boarded off Trelleborg under a suspected false flag.
Lashing-free CMA CGM Gold enters service as Dutch dockers' union raises doubts
CMA CGM's 13,000 TEU CMA CGM Gold needs no manual lashing on deck. The Dutch union FNV doubts how the system will work and wants her inspected in Rotterdam.
Sanctioned Russian ro-ro Lady Mariia has spent 35 days at anchor off Port Said
The US-sanctioned Russian ro-ro Lady Mariia has been at anchor off Port Said for 35 days since a drone attack off Crete, broadcasting her position on AIS.
EU's largest Russia listing hits Sevmash, Admiralty Shipyards and submarine design bureaus
The EU has listed 826 Russian companies and 743 executives, including Sevmash, Zvezdochka, Admiralty Shipyards and the Rubin and Malakhit submarine bureaus.
Stena Imperator and Stena Superior join the Swedish register
Stena Bulk has moved the product tanker Stena Imperator and the Suezmax Stena Superior to the Swedish flag, the fourth and fifth ships of its programme.
MAIB: Arvia lift moved on a stored call while a technician was in the shaft
A Filipino electrical technician was crushed in a lift shaft on Arvia after the lift was returned to normal mode and answered a stored call, the MAIB has found.
HMM Platinum still at sea after container fire off Madagascar, SMIT on Lloyd's Open Form
The containership HMM Platinum was still drifting southwest of Madagascar on 10 October after a container fire, with SMIT engaged and general average likely.
CMB.TECH's Mineral Europa leaves for Australia as first ammonia-powered bulker
CMB.TECH says Mineral Europa, a 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax with a WinGD dual-fuel engine, has sailed on her maiden voyage to Australia on charter to Fortescue.
Two seafarers missing after drone hits Petro Dolphin off Sohar as IRGC widens threat
Two Indian seafarers are missing after a drone hit the tanker Petro Dolphin at Sohar anchorage on 11 October, two days after the IRGC extended its threat beyond Hormuz.
Two missing off Sohar, HMM Platinum fire, ammonia bulker
Two seafarers are missing after a drone hit a tanker off Sohar, HMM Platinum drifts off Madagascar after a fire, the MAIB reports on Arvia and Mineral Europa sails.
Abandoned Capesize Emil drifts into Bulgarian waters two months after drone strike
The bulk carrier Emil, abandoned off Odesa after a Russian drone strike on 5 August, has drifted into Bulgaria's economic zone with no salvage under way.
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