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Every Vessel Hunter story on Maritime briefing: 28 stories, from 1 September 2026 to 15 October 2026. Newest: "HS Dignity sinks, GEM No.2 hit at Sharjah, Suez returns". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
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.
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.
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.
Tanker hit off Qatar, Muuga ferry race and an Arctic loop
The Maritime Briefing of 9 October 2026: Acers struck off Qatar, Malaysia on shadow fleet transfers, TT-Line on Muuga-Vuosaari and Dubai Tower's Arctic loop.
Aframax Rio burns off Sochi, 12 hurt on On Peace in Hormuz
The Maritime Briefing of 7 October 2026: Aframax Rio on fire off Sochi, 12 seafarers injured on On Peace, Solstad buys Normand Maximus and Queen Anne moves to P&O.
Black Sea sinkings, Hormuz strikes, Japan names 35 ships
The Maritime Briefing of 6 October 2026: Alfa Watan and Royad Mammadov sunk by drones, five Hormuz incidents, Japan's first ship sanctions and a $117m VLCC resale.
Maritime Briefing of 5 October 2026
Kazimah III struck in Hormuz, Russia detains Västerbotten, the UK sanctions three Arc7 LNG carriers, LNG Canada Phase 2 is approved and Contships orders up to 30 feeders.
Maritime Briefing of 29 September 2026
The MAIB's Argos Georgia report, the shadow fleet's move to the Russian flag, Global Car Carriers' 20-ship orderbook, Dunkirk's pick of TiL and a 60,000-tonne lift for Statfjord A.
Maritime Briefing of 4 October 2026
Four tankers struck around Hormuz, five seafarers killed on Honour 25, Israel closes the ZIM review, Damen's €4.7bn claim, CMES's Simandou deal and a deeper Panama Canal.
Maritime Briefing of 28 September 2026
Fire forces the crew off Blue Carrier 2 north of Mykonos, three blockaded VLCCs head for the US with Iranian crude, Puntland frees Sibu 1 and Iran plans to sell seized ships.
Maritime Briefing of 27 September 2026
Hapag-Lloyd and FIMI revise the Zim Israel plan, the capesize Cape Falcon is refloated off Gladstone, the Netherlands dates its scrubber ban and MSC's Medlog enters Kazakhstan.
Maritime Briefing of 26 September 2026
A seafarer killed on the Cape Dao in Hormuz, salvage begins on the Caroline Bezengi, Onex's five VLCCs, Navios at HJ Shipbuilding, and Ima gas for Nigeria LNG.
Maritime Briefing of 25 September 2026
The MSC Hermes III is adrift and unmanned off Vietnam, Aramco restarts part of its East-West Pipeline, and five container lines have more ships on order than in service.
Maritime Briefing of 24 September 2026
Washington extends blocking measures to shipowners, insurers and ports; Chinese yards take 82% of first-half contracting; and the June Aster death toll reaches 77.
Maritime Briefing of 22 September 2026
Tanker freight is now large enough to reroute trade, the crew of an LNG carrier report attackers reaching cargo safety systems, and MSC opens talks on Germany's stake in Meyer Werft.
Maritime Briefing of 20 September 2026
A drone kills a master in the Black Sea while Turkey circulates a truce text, the Dali becomes the largest single loss in P&I history, and Asian port congestion passes its pandemic peak.
Maritime Briefing of 17 September 2026
A disabled tanker off Oman with two crew missing, general average on the fire-hit CMA CGM Petra, a detention at Brake on a pilot's word, and the first consolidated container inspection data since 2024.
Maritime Briefing of 16 September 2026
The TD3C benchmark passes $1m a day and ten-year-old VLCCs outprice newbuildings, Oman cancels its Salalah conference, and Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd return four more services to the Red Sea.
Maritime Briefing of 15 September 2026
Gulf crude exports pass 10m barrels a day on facilitated Hormuz transits, Somali pirates release the Sward after a ransom, and a ro-ro ferry sinks in the Java Sea with 243 aboard.
Maritime Briefing of 14 September 2026
German dock workers decide on indefinite strikes, a Qatari LNG carrier transits Hormuz for the first time since July, and liner carriers ask the IMO to cap undeclared batteries.
Maritime Briefing of 12 September 2026
Houthi forces reached the Bab el-Mandeb, a dry dock fire at Qingdao killed 25 workers, MSC kept buying secondhand tonnage and the container fleet closed on 34 million TEU.
Maritime Briefing of 11 September 2026
The day in shipping: drones damage the Suezmax Siren, fire kills five aboard a Philippine ferry with 86 missing, and Maersk restarts limited Suez transits.
Maritime Briefing, 7 September 2026: Hormuz, Congestion, Yard Money
Two seafarers dead aboard the VLCC Sidr, Jebel Ali falling out of the top ten container ports, and US East Coast box rates breaking $10,000 per FEU for the first time since 2022.
Maritime Briefing, 4 September 2026: Hormuz, Anchorages, Yard Capacity
Iranian tankers stacking up off Galle and Johore, a tug lost with six missing off Busan, and Panama paying $191.7m for full control of its oil pipeline corridor.
Maritime Briefing, 3 September 2026: Hormuz, Strikes, Korean Yards
Two VLCCs struck minutes apart in Hormuz, Rotterdam stopping for eight hours, and Chinese yards taking 57.8% of the world's LNG carrier orders.
Maritime Briefing, 2 September 2026: Hormuz, Congestion, Korean Yards
Transits through Hormuz down to five a day, Drewry rejecting the port capacity argument, and two Korean yards bidding for American naval work.
Maritime Briefing, 1 September 2026: Ferry Loss, Shadow Fleet, Record Congestion
A ferry lost off Cyprus, three shadow fleet stories in a week, 4.3m TEU waiting for a berth, and 400 ships still unable to leave the Persian Gulf.
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