https://vesselhunter.io/news/maritime-briefing-25-october-2026 Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T05:36:48.235Z Karnakis law firm sanctioned, Norway holds Arctic LNG 2 ship, slick hits Umm Al Quwain maritime briefing, sanctions, shadow fleet, Strait of Hormuz, Arctic LNG 2, Black Sea, casualty, sale and purchase, shipbuilding, Suez Canal https://vesselhunter.io/news/2020-bulkers-babinski-ceo-ahts-fleet-skandi-peregrino Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T05:16:48.235Z 2020 Bulkers names Tom Babinski CEO as anchor-handler fleet grows to 12 with Skandi Peregrino offshore, AHTS, offshore support, Norway, sale and purchase, dry bulk, Newcastlemax https://vesselhunter.io/news/norway-detains-ya-qing-hai-yang-arctic-lng-2-carriers-renamed Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T04:56:48.235Z Norway holds Arctic LNG 2 heavy-lift ship as four renamed LNG carriers enter the Kara Sea Arctic LNG 2, Novatek, LNG carrier, sanctions, Northern Sea Route, Arctic, Norway, Russia, detention, Panama https://vesselhunter.io/news/vlcc-secondhand-prices-top-newbuildings-ds-vision-sold-96m Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T04:36:48.235Z Fifteen-year-old VLCCs now cost more than newbuildings as DS Vision goes for $96m VLCC, secondhand, sale and purchase, tankers, crude oil, Strait of Hormuz, Japan, shipbuilding, orderbook, freight rates https://vesselhunter.io/news/russian-military-freighters-africa-28-ghost-passengers-dossier-center Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T04:16:48.235Z Russian freighters to Africa carried 28 untraceable passengers, Dossier Center finds Russia, sanctions, ro-ro, shadow fleet, dark fleet, security, AIS https://vesselhunter.io/news/kmp-batumandi-ferry-fire-sinks-merak-sunda-strait Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T03:56:48.235Z Ferry KMP Batumandi sinks in Merak entrance channel a day after fire forced evacuation ferry, fire, casualty, Indonesia, ferries, search and rescue, seafarer safety https://vesselhunter.io/news/umm-al-quwain-oil-slick-gem-no-2-loyalty-rpg-gulf-flows-prewar Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T03:36:48.235Z Oil slick reaches Umm Al Quwain as Gem No. 2 is named the likely source; Gulf flows top prewar Strait of Hormuz, oil spill, pollution, VLCC, UAE, UKMTO, Kpler, Iran, crude oil, freight rates https://vesselhunter.io/news/taiwan-southwest-anchorage-cluster-75-ships-tokyo-mou-high-risk Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T03:16:48.235Z About 75 ageing ships hold station off south-west Taiwan, most flagged in six registries Taiwan, China, dark fleet, coast guard, port state control, sanctions, tankers, general cargo, security https://vesselhunter.io/news/karnakis-law-firm-sanctions-roxette-gloris-iran-shadow-fleet Vessel Hunter en 2026-10-26T02:56:48.235Z US sanctions Karnakis and Karnakis law firm and seven Roxette ships over Iran trade sanctions, OFAC, Iran, shadow fleet, Panama, Greece, Singapore, UAE, United States, dark fleet