https://vesselhunter.io/news/romania-rescues-twelve-crew-from-burning-cargo-ship-progress-iv Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Romania Rescues 12 Crew from Cargo Ship Suspected of Being Attacked Black Sea, Romania, Progress IV, search and rescue, Ukraine, Danube, maritime security, cargo ship https://vesselhunter.io/news/marad-activates-training-ship-empire-state-for-federal-service Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z MARAD Activates Training Ship Empire State for Federal Service MARAD, Empire State, SUNY Maritime, NSMV, training ship, sealift, United States, maritime academy https://vesselhunter.io/news/sweden-charges-pilot-and-master-over-fatal-tjorn-collision Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Sweden Charges Pilot and Cargo Ship Master Over Fatal Collision Sweden, pilotage, Misje Verde, collision, prosecution, VDR, bridge resource management, Tjorn https://vesselhunter.io/news/imo-says-400-ships-and-6000-seafarers-still-cannot-leave-the-gulf Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z IMO Says 400 Ships and 6,000 Seafarers Still Cannot Leave the Gulf IMO, Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, seafarers, crew welfare, Iran, maritime security, blockade https://vesselhunter.io/news/two-crew-killed-in-engine-room-fire-on-south-korean-product-tanker Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Two Crew Killed in Engine Room Fire on South Korean Product Tanker South Korea, Incheon, tanker fire, engine room, coast guard, product tanker, casualty, salvage https://vesselhunter.io/news/california-sues-interior-over-offshore-wind-lease-buyout Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z California Sues Interior Over $120M Offshore Wind Lease Buyout offshore wind, California, Interior Department, Golden State Wind, floating wind, OCSLA, litigation, energy policy https://vesselhunter.io/news/russian-flotilla-returns-to-the-mediterranean-bound-for-tartus Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Russian Flotilla Returns to the Mediterranean Bound for Tartus Russia, Tartus, Syria, Mediterranean, naval deployment, Admiral Levchenko, NATO, dark fleet https://vesselhunter.io/news/spirit-of-tasmania-iv-reaches-devonport-for-october-service-entry Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Spirit of Tasmania IV Reaches Devonport for October Service Entry Spirit of Tasmania, TT-Line, Devonport, Bass Strait, ferry, Rauma Marine, ro-ro, Australia https://vesselhunter.io/news/india-maps-100-ship-fleet-expansion-to-cut-its-freight-bill Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z India Maps 100-Ship Fleet Expansion to Cut Its $75 Billion Freight Bill India, National Shipping Board, Indian flag, fleet expansion, Sarbananda Sonowal, tonnage tax, freight costs, shipbuilding https://vesselhunter.io/news/fincantieri-floats-out-oceania-sonata-first-of-a-five-ship-class Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Fincantieri Floats Out Oceania Sonata, First of a Five-Ship Class Fincantieri, Oceania Cruises, NCLH, Oceania Sonata, cruise shipbuilding, Marghera, float out, fleet renewal https://vesselhunter.io/news/us-navy-takes-delivery-of-its-final-expeditionary-sea-base Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z US Navy Takes Delivery of Its Final Expeditionary Sea Base US Navy, expeditionary sea base, ESB-8, NASSCO, sealift, Alaska-class, naval logistics, shipbuilding https://vesselhunter.io/news/us-navy-seeks-alternative-ports-after-losing-bahrain-access Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z US Navy Seeks Alternative Ports After Losing Access to Bahrain US Navy, Bahrain, port calls, Fifth Fleet, Diego Garcia, Singapore, crew welfare, Indian Ocean https://vesselhunter.io/news/ultramax-maria-topic-begins-sea-trials-with-wingsail-and-solar Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Ultramax Maria Topic Begins Sea Trials with Wingsail and Solar Retrofit wind assisted propulsion, WHISPER, OceanWings, Solbian, Tsuneishi, Maria Topic, retrofit, decarbonisation https://vesselhunter.io/news/wheat-futures-reach-three-year-high-as-black-sea-loadings-stall Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Wheat Futures Reach Three-Year High as Black Sea Loadings Stall wheat, Black Sea, grain trade, Ukraine, Russia, Novorossiysk, Sulina, dry bulk https://vesselhunter.io/news/russian-fishing-vessel-alpha-crux-sinks-alongside-in-montevideo Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Russian Fishing Vessel Alpha Crux Sinks Alongside in Montevideo Montevideo, Uruguay, Alpha Crux, fishing vessel, stability, pollution response, salvage, Antarctic toothfish https://vesselhunter.io/news/dnv-says-efficiency-not-fuel-switching-carries-shipping-to-2050 Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z DNV Says Efficiency, Not Fuel Switching, Carries Shipping to 2050 DNV, Net Zero Framework, IMO, decarbonisation, alternative fuels, energy efficiency, CII, bunkers https://vesselhunter.io/news/hafnia-exits-andromeda-joint-venture-with-13-3-million-gain Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Hafnia Exits Andromeda Joint Venture with $13.3 Million Gain Hafnia, Andromeda Shipping, MR tanker, joint venture, BW Group, fleet renewal, sale and purchase, Clearlake https://vesselhunter.io/news/seaspan-becomes-first-foreign-owner-to-pay-p-and-i-calls-in-renminbi Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Seaspan Becomes First Foreign Owner to Pay P&I Calls in Renminbi Seaspan, China P&I Club, renminbi, marine insurance, containership, P&I, Shanghai, ship finance https://vesselhunter.io/news/japan-reviews-shipping-tax-package-as-an-economic-security-question Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Japan Reviews Shipping Tax Package as an Economic Security Question Japan, tonnage tax, MLIT, Maritime Bureau, economic security, shipping policy, fiscal reform, Japanese flag https://vesselhunter.io/news/k-line-orders-three-malaccamax-vlccs-at-nihon-shipyard Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z K Line Orders Three Malaccamax VLCCs at Japan's Nihon Shipyard K Line, VLCC, Nihon Shipyard, newbuilding, malaccamax, crude tanker, Japan, Middle East trade https://vesselhunter.io/news/etuc-joins-hague-appeal-over-non-seafarers-work-clause Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z ETUC Joins Hague Appeal Over the Non-Seafarers' Work Clause ITF, Non-Seafarers Work Clause, ETUC, Court of Appeal The Hague, lashing, dockers, EU Court of Justice, collective bargaining https://vesselhunter.io/news/mercuria-capesize-buying-approaches-1-5-million-dwt Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Mercuria's Capesize Buying Spree Approaches 1.5 Million DWT Mercuria, capesize, newcastlemax, dry bulk, Eastern Pacific Shipping, sale and purchase, commodity trader, Rio Tinto https://vesselhunter.io/news/totalenergies-completes-its-exit-from-arctic-lng-2 Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z TotalEnergies Completes Its Exit from Russia's Arctic LNG 2 TotalEnergies, Arctic LNG 2, Novatek, NordLine, sanctions, Russian LNG, divestment, shareholder loans https://vesselhunter.io/news/floatel-triumph-lined-up-for-brazilian-safety-unit-work-in-2027 Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Floatel Triumph Lined Up for Brazilian Safety Unit Work in 2027 Floatel International, Floatel Triumph, Brazil, accommodation vessel, offshore, semi-submersible, letter of intent, DP3 https://vesselhunter.io/news/finnish-appeal-court-revives-eagle-s-cable-damage-case Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Finnish Appeal Court Revives the Eagle S Cable Damage Case Eagle S, Finland, Baltic Sea, subsea cables, UNCLOS, jurisdiction, dark fleet, Gulf of Finland https://vesselhunter.io/news/thamesborg-completes-northwest-passage-a-year-after-grounding Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-29T16:38:22.910Z Thamesborg Completes Northwest Passage a Year After Grounding Thamesborg, Royal Wagenborg, Northwest Passage, Arctic shipping, Franklin Strait, grounding, carbon anodes, South Korea https://vesselhunter.io/news/sfl-orders-four-lng-dual-fuel-car-carriers-363m Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z SFL Orders Four LNG Dual-Fuel Car Carriers in 363 Million Dollar Deal SFL, car carriers, PCTC, LNG dual-fuel, newbuilding, John Fredriksen, charter backlog, shipbuilding https://vesselhunter.io/news/knot-acquires-hedda-knutsen-shuttle-tanker-113m Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z KNOT Takes 2024-Built Shuttle Tanker From Parent in 113 Million Deal KNOT Offshore Partners, shuttle tankers, Hedda Knutsen, Petrobras, Knutsen NYK, dropdown, Brazil, suezmax https://vesselhunter.io/news/orsted-shelves-1-4gw-incheon-offshore-wind-project Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Orsted Shelves 1.4GW Incheon Offshore Wind Project in South Korea Orsted, offshore wind, South Korea, Incheon, renewables, fixed-price auction, offshore installation, supply chain https://vesselhunter.io/news/victoria-opens-australia-first-offshore-wind-auction Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Victoria Opens Australia's First Offshore Wind Auction for 2GW Victoria, offshore wind, Australia, Gippsland, Bass Strait, renewables auction, offshore installation, marine contracting https://vesselhunter.io/news/keyfield-buys-mega-dredger-inai-kenanga-discount Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Keyfield Buys Mega Dredger Inai Kenanga at Steep Discount to Valuation Keyfield International, Inai Kenanga, dredging, trailing suction hopper dredger, Malaysia, distressed sale, land reclamation https://vesselhunter.io/news/nextocean-wavepredictor-motion-radar-esvagt-njord Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z NextOcean to Fit Motion Prediction Radar to SOV Esvagt Njord NextOcean, WavePredictor, Esvagt, service operation vessel, offshore wind, Dudgeon, motion prediction, gangway transfers https://vesselhunter.io/news/boskalis-completes-dover-western-docks-reclamation Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Boskalis Joint Venture Completes 53 Million Pound Dover Reclamation Boskalis, Port of Dover, land reclamation, dredging, McLaughlin & Harvey, UK ports, port infrastructure, Dover Western Docks Revival https://vesselhunter.io/news/ningbo-zhoushan-overtakes-singapore-second-busiest-port Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Ningbo-Zhoushan Overtakes Singapore as Second Busiest Box Port Ningbo-Zhoushan, Singapore, container ports, Alphaliner, Shanghai, Jebel Ali, port rankings, throughput, China https://vesselhunter.io/news/arctic-lng-2-fleet-grows-18-carriers-china-shipments Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Arctic LNG 2 Fleet Grows to 18 Carriers as China Shipments Climb Arctic LNG 2, Novatek, Northern Sea Route, LNG carriers, sanctions, Russia, China, Yamal LNG https://vesselhunter.io/news/scrap-metal-fire-bulker-cardiff-cargo-screening Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Scrap Metal Fire on Bulker at Cardiff Renews Cargo Screening Concern Federal Welland, scrap metal fire, Cardiff, lithium-ion batteries, cargo fires, Associated British Ports, MAIB, dry bulk https://vesselhunter.io/news/msc-suspends-novorossiysk-bookings-after-drone-strike Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z MSC Suspends Novorossiysk Bookings After Drone Strike on Boxship MSC, Novorossiysk, Black Sea, drone attack, container shipping, Russia, MSC Ulsan III, war risk https://vesselhunter.io/news/us-southern-command-68th-strike-drug-vessel Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z US Southern Command Carries Out 68th Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel US Southern Command, drug interdiction, Caribbean, narco-trafficking, US Coast Guard, unmanned systems, maritime security https://vesselhunter.io/news/us-moves-to-revive-prize-courts-vessel-seizures Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Washington Moves to Revive Prize Courts for Seized Merchant Vessels prize court, vessel seizure, United States, forfeiture, maritime law, Iran, Venezuela, blockade, Department of Justice https://vesselhunter.io/news/bulgaria-ratifies-seven-belgian-dutch-minehunter-transfer Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Bulgaria Ratifies Transfer of Seven Belgian and Dutch Minehunters Bulgaria, minehunters, Tripartite class, Netherlands, Belgium, Black Sea, mine countermeasures, NATO, Ukraine https://vesselhunter.io/news/kongsberg-solstad-sbm-deepwater-installation-vessel Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Kongsberg to Equip Solstad and SBM Offshore Deepwater Newbuild Kongsberg Maritime, Solstad Offshore, SBM Offshore, anchor handling, deepwater construction, offshore vessels, newbuilding, deck machinery https://vesselhunter.io/news/wind-propulsion-fleet-passes-100-vessels-smm-hamburg Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Wind Propulsion Fleet Passes 100 Vessels Ahead of SMM Hamburg wind propulsion, IWSA, SMM Hamburg, decarbonisation, wing sails, Oceanbird, WISAMO, rotor sails https://vesselhunter.io/news/black-sea-attacks-drive-grain-shipments-down-eight-percent Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Black Sea Attacks Drive Global Grain Shipments Down Eight Percent Black Sea, grain trade, BIMCO, Ukraine, Russia, dry bulk, Odesa, food security, port attacks https://vesselhunter.io/news/hijacked-tanker-asana-years-of-ais-tracking-gaps Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Hijacked Tanker Showed Years of Tracking Gaps Before Pirate Seizure piracy, Somalia, Asana, Pole Star Global, AIS gaps, dark fleet, Gulf of Aden, tanker security https://vesselhunter.io/news/sri-lanka-2026-offshore-licensing-round-mannar-basin Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Sri Lanka Opens Four Mannar Basin Blocks in 2026 Licensing Round Sri Lanka, Mannar basin, offshore licensing, oil and gas exploration, upstream, South Asia, PDASL https://vesselhunter.io/news/rsgt-cma-cgm-434-million-jeddah-terminal-venture Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z RSGT and CMA CGM Commit 434 Million Dollars to Jeddah Terminal CMA CGM, Red Sea Gateway Terminal, Jeddah Islamic Port, Saudi Arabia, container terminals, Vision 2030, Mawani, Red Sea https://vesselhunter.io/news/bw-lng-177000-cbm-three-tank-carrier-design Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z BW LNG Stretches the 174,000 CBM Workhorse to a 177,000 CBM Design BW LNG, LNG carriers, HD Hyundai Samho, GTT, Mark III membrane, DNV, newbuilding, gas shipping https://vesselhunter.io/news/k-line-kobe-terminal-40-percent-foreign-trade Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z K Line Move Makes Kobe Terminal Handler of 40 Percent of Port Trade K Line, Port of Kobe, Kobe International Container Terminal, Japan, container terminals, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, transshipment https://vesselhunter.io/news/invasive-species-risk-gulf-of-california-lng-traffic Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Report Flags Invasive Species Risk From Gulf of California LNG Traffic ballast water, biofouling, invasive species, Gulf of California, LNG terminals, Mexico, IMO, marine environment https://vesselhunter.io/news/cocaine-hidden-sea-chest-strainers-ship-singapore Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Cocaine Found Hidden in Sea Chest Strainers of Ship Off Singapore Singapore, cocaine, drug smuggling, sea chest, Police Coast Guard, Central Narcotics Bureau, ship security, parasitic smuggling https://vesselhunter.io/news/navios-partners-274-million-first-half-net-income Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Navios Partners Posts 274 Million Dollar First-Half Net Income Navios Maritime Partners, earnings, dry bulk, tankers, containerships, Angeliki Frangou, newbuildings, shipping results https://vesselhunter.io/news/eastern-pacific-expands-orca-ai-after-fleet-trial Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Eastern Pacific Expands Orca AI Rollout After 130,000-Mile Trial Orca AI, Eastern Pacific Shipping, navigation technology, collision avoidance, computer vision, maritime AI, bridge systems https://vesselhunter.io/news/us-navy-waives-post-shakedown-uss-massachusetts Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z US Navy Waives Post-Shakedown Period for Submarine USS Massachusetts US Navy, USS Massachusetts, Virginia-class, submarines, Newport News Shipbuilding, HII, naval shipbuilding, sea trials https://vesselhunter.io/news/damen-launches-fcs-2710-tumar-kazakhstan Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Damen Launches Fast Crew Supplier Tumar for Kazakh Emergency Ministry Damen, Fast Crew Supplier, Kazakhstan, search and rescue, oil spill response, Caspian Sea, Twin Axe, emergency response vessels https://vesselhunter.io/news/qatar-lng-exports-collapse-96-percent-18-cargoes Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Qatar LNG Exports Collapse 96 Percent to Just 18 Cargoes in Six Months Qatar, LNG, Ras Laffan, QatarEnergy, Strait of Hormuz, Nakilat, gas prices, force majeure, energy security https://vesselhunter.io/news/typhoon-shuts-zhoushan-bunker-anchorages-lead-times Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Typhoon Shuts Zhoushan Bunker Anchorages as Asian Lead Times Stretch Zhoushan, bunkering, VLSFO, typhoon, Singapore bunkers, marine fuel, South Korea, fuel supply https://vesselhunter.io/news/petrobras-foz-do-amazonas-discovery-equatorial-margin Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Petrobras Amazon Basin Find Opens Brazil's Last Offshore Frontier Petrobras, Foz do Amazonas, Equatorial Margin, offshore drilling, Brazil, Ibama, oil spill response, pre-salt https://vesselhunter.io/news/judge-dismisses-most-remaining-dali-economic-claims Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Judge Dismisses Most Remaining Dali Economic Damage Claims Dali, Key Bridge, Baltimore, Grace Ocean, Synergy Marine, maritime law, economic loss, Robins Dry Dock, limitation of liability https://vesselhunter.io/news/ctf-151-25-piracy-incidents-horn-of-africa Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Task Force Handled 25 Piracy Incidents in Six Months Off Horn of Africa piracy, Combined Task Force 151, Horn of Africa, Gulf of Aden, Royal Navy, Somalia, Operation Atalanta, maritime security https://vesselhunter.io/news/canada-west-coast-ports-409-billion-cargo-value Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Canada's West Coast Ports Handle 409 Billion Dollars of Cargo Port of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Nanaimo, Canada, trade diversification, Roberts Bank Terminal 2, LNG Canada, port economics https://vesselhunter.io/news/port-houston-economic-impact-nears-one-trillion Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Port Houston Impact Study Puts Economic Activity Near One Trillion Dollars Port Houston, Houston Ship Channel, economic impact, liquid bulk, petrochemicals, US ports, Martin Associates https://vesselhunter.io/news/tanker-struck-unknown-projectile-musandam-hormuz Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Tanker Struck by Unknown Projectile Northwest of Musandam Peninsula Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO, Musandam, tanker attack, Metro Venetian, Oman, shipping security, Iran https://vesselhunter.io/news/iaea-launches-atlas-nuclear-power-at-sea Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z IAEA Launches ATLAS Initiative to Bring Nuclear Power Back to Sea IAEA, ATLAS, nuclear propulsion, small modular reactors, decarbonisation, floating nuclear power, maritime regulation https://vesselhunter.io/news/dnv-maritime-forecast-2050-fleet-flexibility Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z DNV Urges Owners to Build Fleets That Survive the Wrong Fuel Call DNV, Maritime Forecast to 2050, decarbonisation, IMO Net-Zero Framework, alternative fuels, energy efficiency, newbuilding strategy https://vesselhunter.io/news/container-lines-urged-catch-dangerous-cargo-at-booking Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-28T04:55:47.179Z Container Lines Urged to Catch Dangerous Cargo Risk at Booking Stage container fires, dangerous goods, Thetius, Tigris Systems, misdeclared cargo, TT Club, IMDG, cargo screening