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Nine Ships Struck in 24 Hours as Black Sea Grain War Escalates
Ukraine is reported to have struck as many as five bulkers around Novorossiysk while Russia claimed strikes on at least four ships, with one vessel abandoned after a drone attack set it on fire.
Iran Turns Back Chinese Tanker While Still Holding UAE Product Carrier
The IRGC says it warned off a Chinese oil tanker rather than attacking it, while continuing to detain the UAE-linked product tanker Amara near Larak Island.
Kongsberg Maritime Wins Deck Machinery Contract for Asian FPSO
Kongsberg Maritime will deliver a fully integrated mooring and deck machinery package for a new FPSO serving an offshore development in Asia, with equipment delivery due in mid-2027.
SAL Takes Delivery of MV Mila, First of Four 14K 700 Type Newbuilds
SAL has taken delivery of MV Mila, the first of four 14K 700 Type heavy lift newbuilds, equipped with two 350-tonne cranes for tandem lifts of up to 700 tonnes.
Zimbabwe Ferry Death Toll Reaches 94 in Lake Kariba Capsizing
The death toll from the capsizing of the ferry Nbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba has reached 94, with the vessel carrying about twice its rated 90-passenger capacity when it sailed.
German Seaports Halted by Daylong Ver.di Warning Strike
A daylong Ver.di warning strike stopped container and cargo handling at six German seaports including Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Wilhelmshaven, with negotiations set to resume on August 24.
MSC Tests Suez Transits as Container Volumes Rise on the Corridor
MSC has sent seven eastbound vessels through the Suez Canal and Bab el Mandeb in two weeks, as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd return services to a corridor CMA CGM never fully left.
Foreign-Build Plan for U.S. Warships Meets Congressional Resistance
A White House memorandum would allow the first two ships of a U.S. Navy series to be built in South Korea or Japan, drawing objections from lawmakers in shipbuilding districts.
Ferguson Marine to Cut a Quarter of Its Workforce in Scotland
Scotland's state-owned Ferguson Marine will shed about 70 jobs through voluntary redundancy, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as it approaches the handover of the ferry Glen Rosa.
Oil From Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Comes Ashore in Oman
Crude from the grounded Suezmax Caroline Bezengi is washing ashore in Oman, where crews are cleaning the coastline by hand while 40-knot winds keep salvage vessels away from the wreck.
Antin Completes Acquisition of Vigor Marine Group From Lone Star
France's Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed its purchase of Vigor Marine Group, the Portland-based ship repair and fabrication group with six drydocks, 29 berths and about 2,700 employees.
White House Asks Navy to Move Ford-Class Carrier Island Amidships
The White House has asked the U.S. Navy to relocate the Ford-class island amidships, a change that could add several billion dollars per carrier and disrupt work already under way on USS Doris Miller.
Houthis Push for the Red Sea Coast as Fighting Spreads in Yemen
Houthi forces are attacking south of Hodeidah in an attempt to reach the Red Sea coast, striking coastal shipping and port facilities while merchant traffic through the southern Red Sea holds up.
UAE Suspends All Trade With Iran After Antiship Missile Strike
The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade and financial transactions with Iran after two ballistic missiles targeting maritime navigation fell in and near its territorial waters.
Chief Engineer Killed as Projectile Hits Bulker Off Oman Coast
One seafarer was killed when the Greek-managed bulker Minoan Dignity was struck by an unknown projectile half a nautical mile off Oman, at the western approach to the Strait of Hormuz.
Typhoon Leaves Multi-Day Queues At Shanghai And Ningbo
Typhoon Dolphin has left multi-day vessel queues at Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan after temporary port shutdowns disrupted schedules across the region.
CK Hutchison Port Earnings Rise Despite Loss Of Panama Terminals
CK Hutchison Holdings increased first-half earnings from its ports business despite losing its Panama operations, while disruption in the Strait of Hormuz diverted cargo to Sohar in Oman.
AD Ports Profit Jumps As Fleet Doubles And Hormuz Reshapes Its Cargo
AD Ports Group almost doubled second-quarter net profit as its shipping arm expanded sharply and disruption in the Gulf pushed cargo onto alternative routes.
Firefighter Killed By Explosion At Chinese Shipyard Blaze
One fire and rescue worker has died and twelve people were injured after an explosion at a shipyard in the south-eastern Chinese province of Fujian.
Second Ford-Class Carrier Puts To Sea For Acceptance Trials
The second of the United States Navy's Ford-class supercarriers, USS John F. Kennedy, has got under way for acceptance trials, roughly six months after her builder's trials.
White House Opens Navy Shipbuilding To Foreign Yards Under New Model
A White House memorandum has ordered an overhaul of United States Navy shipbuilding that could allow foreign yards to build the first vessels in selected programmes before construction moves to American facilities.
Brazil Prepares A Larger Cruise Season As Newcomer Weighs Earlier Debut
Brazil is preparing for a cruise season larger than initially announced, with eight ships expected to operate in the country and capacity for more than 800,000 guests, a 24 per cent increase on the previous season.
Stolt Tankers Puts Around One Hundred Ships On A Shared Procurement Platform
Stolt Tankers has rolled out a third-party electronic procurement platform across roughly 100 deep-sea vessels, with the systems live since June.
Fatigued Skipper Fell Asleep Before Trawler Grounded And Sank
A prawn trawler ran aground on rocks off the west Highland coast of Scotland after its skipper fell asleep while on watch at night, according to an investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch. The vessel later sank.
Petrobras Field Passes Four Billion Barrels As Pre-Salt Turns Twenty
Petrobras has recorded a milestone at its Tupi field in the Santos Basin, which has passed four billion barrels of oil equivalent in cumulative production, the first asset in the company's 73-year history to reach that figure.
Turkish Newcomer Orders Twelve Ultramax Bulkers At Two Chinese Yards
Aqmaris Gemi, a Turkish shipowner established only last year, has ordered twelve Ultramax bulk carriers from two Chinese shipyards, with deliveries expected between 2028 and 2029.
Cochin Shipyard Hands Over Second Ice-Class Multipurpose Vessel To German Owner
Cochin Shipyard has delivered the MS Maria, the second of eight multipurpose vessels in a series being built for the German owner HS Schiffahrts, in a handover signed at the yard by directors of both companies.
Salvage Teams Board Stricken Tanker Off Oman In Monsoon Conditions
A large international salvage and pollution response operation is under way on a stricken tanker off the coast of Oman, with specialist teams having boarded the vessel to begin stabilising both the ship and its cargo.
Hapag-Lloyd Profit Falls As Hormuz Disruption Costs Six Hundred Million
Hapag-Lloyd's second-quarter profit fell to 71 million euros from 306 million a year earlier as the carrier absorbed roughly 600 million dollars of additional costs arising from the conflict in the Middle East.
Baltic Exchange Names Deputy Chief Executive In Planned Leadership Transition
The Baltic Exchange has appointed Sigrid Teig as deputy chief executive, filling a role created as part of a leadership transition announced in October 2025.
Solstad Books Construction Vessel For Six Years Of West African Subsea Work
Norwegian offshore vessel owner Solstad Maritime has signed a letter of intent with an undisclosed client for the construction support vessel Normand Cutter, covering three firm years with a further three years of options.
Thirteen States Complete Accession To Saudi-Led Maritime Coalition
Thirteen countries have formally joined a Saudi-led multinational maritime defence coalition after completing national procedures and signing its charter, while fifteen states have signed the initiative's joint statement.
Ukraine Proposes Black Sea Truce While Striking A Baltic Oil Terminal
Ukraine has proposed a mutual suspension of attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, passing the offer to Russia through a third party after weeks of escalating strikes against merchant ships and port infrastructure.
Putin Threatens Mirror Response To EU Seizure Of Shadow Fleet Cargoes
President Vladimir Putin has promised retaliation against any European move to seize merchant ships carrying Russian cargo, describing the measures as piracy and banditry and saying Moscow would respond in kind.
Battery Supplier Selected For Four Canadian Hybrid Ferries
A marine battery manufacturer has been selected to supply energy storage systems for four new hybrid-electric double-ended passenger and vehicle ferries being built for a Canadian west coast operator.
Shipowner's Orderbook Reaches Sixty-Nine Vessels, Nine Tenths In China
A diversified British shipowner has expanded its newbuilding programme to 69 vessels under construction, with roughly ninety per cent of that tonnage contracted at Chinese shipyards.
Polish Outfitter Wins Interior Work On Seven Scottish Electric Ferries
A ship interior specialist's Polish operation has been selected to deliver turnkey accommodation for seven battery-electric ferries under construction at a Gdansk shipyard for a Scottish public ferry asset owner.
Indian Yard Launches A New Offshore Patrol Vessel
An Indian state-owned shipyard has launched a new offshore patrol vessel for the country's navy, the latest unit in a class of eleven being built across two domestic yards.
China Sends Its Forty-Ninth Escort Fleet To The Gulf Of Aden
China will deploy its forty-ninth naval escort fleet to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia in the second half of August, relieving the task group that departed for the mission the previous October.
Taiwanese Line Nearly Doubles Quarterly Profit As Margins Recover
A Taiwanese container line has almost doubled its attributable second-quarter profit from the preceding three months, reaching 16.03 billion New Taiwan dollars, equivalent to about 499 million United States dollars.
Container Group Lifts Full-Year Guidance After A Sharp Ocean Rebound
A Danish container and logistics group has sharply raised its full-year guidance after its ocean division returned to strong profitability in the second quarter, and is moving towards a full restoration of services through the Red Sea.
Three Cruise Ships Bought In The Pandemic Remain Idle In Greece
A Greek ferry operator still has three former cruise ships lying idle at anchorages and quays around the country, the remainder of eight vessels it acquired between 2020 and 2023 when secondhand values collapsed.
Korean Container Line Holds A Ten Percent Operating Margin
A South Korean container carrier has reported first-half revenue of 6.121 trillion won with an operating profit of 623 billion won and net profit of 765 billion won, giving an operating margin of 10.2 per cent for the six months.
Korean Builder Takes Delivery Of Its First Owned Crude Carrier
A Korean shipbuilder's shipping subsidiary has taken delivery of a 320,000 deadweight tonne very large crude carrier, the first vessel it has owned outright since the unit was established.
Singaporean Operator Wins Subsea Diving Work In The Arabian Gulf
A Singapore-based offshore marine services company has secured a lump-sum contract for subsea diving and installation work in the Arabian Gulf, with offshore execution scheduled for the third quarter.
Two Crews From Two Conflicts Fly Home To Manila On The Same Night
Two flights arriving at Manila about two hours apart brought home seafarers from separate attacks in conflicts 2,000 miles distant from one another.
Panama Canal LNG Transits Reach A Near Three-Year High
Eleven laden liquefied natural gas carriers passed through the Panama Canal in July, up from six the previous month and the highest monthly figure since late 2023, before drought-related draft restrictions and transit caps drove gas
Largest Ship Ever To Call At Port Everglades Renews Dredging Push
The largest cargo ship ever to visit Port Everglades called in mid-August, and port officials used the occasion to press for progress on a long-delayed channel deepening project.
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