https://vesselhunter.io/news/record-port-congestion-4-3m-teu-typhoon-saudel Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Record 4.3m TEU Waiting for a Berth as Typhoons Hit Chinese Ports Again port congestion, Shanghai, Ningbo, typhoon, Linerlytica, Sea-Intelligence, Yangshan, schedule reliability, Panama Canal https://vesselhunter.io/news/core-power-marad-50-nuclear-powered-merchant-ships Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Core Power and MARAD Sign Seven-Year Plan for 50 Nuclear Merchant Ships nuclear propulsion, Core Power, MARAD, BWX Technologies, LNG carrier, container ship, shipbuilding, Jiangnan https://vesselhunter.io/news/rotterdam-port-strike-4-september-waiting-times Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Dutch Ports Stop Work for Eight Hours in 4 September Strike Rotterdam, port strike, FNV, CNV, container terminals, Amsterdam, Zeeland, waiting times, low water https://vesselhunter.io/news/houthi-tufan-1-drone-boat-outpost-destroyed-red-sea Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Yemeni Forces Destroy Houthi Drone Boat Outpost on the Red Sea Coast Houthis, Tufan-1, Red Sea, unmanned surface vessel, Yemen, maritime security, Bab el Mandeb, IRGC https://vesselhunter.io/news/imo-piracy-gulf-of-aden-90-seafarers-held Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z IMO Says More Than 90 Seafarers Are Held as Piracy Returns to the Gulf of Aden piracy, Gulf of Aden, Somalia, IMO, seafarers, Seamull, Lutuf, BMP, Djibouti Code of Conduct https://vesselhunter.io/news/sinokor-73-vlcc-purchases-largest-tanker-operator Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Sinokor Buys 73 VLCCs for $6bn and Becomes the Largest Tanker Operator Sinokor Maritime, VLCC, MSC, secondhand, tanker market, Strait of Hormuz, sale and purchase, fleet https://vesselhunter.io/news/imo-400-ships-6000-seafarers-persian-gulf Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z IMO Says 400 Ships and 6,000 Seafarers Still Cannot Leave the Persian Gulf Strait of Hormuz, IMO, seafarers, Iran, tankers, maritime security, evacuation, Persian Gulf https://vesselhunter.io/news/northern-sea-route-russia-india-vietnam-talks Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Russia Opens Northern Sea Route Talks With India and Vietnam Northern Sea Route, Russia, India, Vietnam, Rosatom, Arctic, icebreakers, sanctions, FESCO https://vesselhunter.io/news/fayard-third-russian-lng-tanker-before-january-ban Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Danish Yard Takes a Third Russian-Linked LNG Tanker Before the January Ban Fayard, Russian LNG, Yamal, Arc7, sanctions, Boris Davydov, Novatek, Dynagas, EU https://vesselhunter.io/news/urals-crude-returns-to-vlccs-sts-transfers-asia Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Urals Crude Returns to VLCCs for Asia as Freight Costs Climb Urals, VLCC, ship-to-ship, sanctions, Russia, China, India, freight rates, shadow fleet https://vesselhunter.io/news/bam-arion-auctioned-rotterdam-crew-finally-paid Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Bulker BAM Arion Sold at Auction in Rotterdam and the Crew Are Finally Paid BAM Arion, judicial sale, Rotterdam, crew wages, maritime lien, Blue Astra Maritime, arrest, Waalhaven https://vesselhunter.io/news/marad-activates-training-ship-empire-state Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z MARAD Activates the Training Ship Empire State for Federal Service Empire State, MARAD, SUNY Maritime, NSMV, training ship, US Merchant Marine, Diego Garcia, sealift https://vesselhunter.io/news/maritime-briefing-1-september-2026 Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Maritime Briefing, 1 September 2026: Ferry Loss, Shadow Fleet, Record Congestion maritime briefing, daily shipping news, shadow fleet, piracy, port congestion, Rotterdam, sanctions, tanker market, Hormuz https://vesselhunter.io/news/filo-jet-ferry-capsizes-cyprus-crew-charged Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Filo Jet Ferry Capsizes off Cyprus With 267 on Board, Crew Charged Filo Jet, Cyprus, ferry, passenger safety, Turkey, casualty, search and rescue, Filo Denizcilik https://vesselhunter.io/news/caroline-bezengi-wreck-intact-still-leaking-oman Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z VLCC Caroline Bezengi Still Leaking Crude off Oman After Ten Weeks Caroline Bezengi, VLCC, Oman, salvage, oil spill, sanctions, Ambrey, dark fleet, Hallaniyat Islands https://vesselhunter.io/news/royal-navy-tracks-russian-escort-group-english-channel Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z Royal Navy Shadows Russian Escort Group Through the Channel Royal Navy, shadow fleet, Russia, English Channel, sanctions, Admiral Levchenko, Sparta, General Skobelev, Ireland https://vesselhunter.io/news/eu-irini-boards-tanker-mv-sun-shadow-fleet Vessel Hunter en 2026-09-01T04:18:45.671Z EU Mission Boards Tanker MV Sun in Sixth Shadow Fleet Interception Operation Irini, MV Sun, shadow fleet, sanctions, Mediterranean, flag state, European Union, tanker https://vesselhunter.io/news/turkish-somali-forces-retake-hijacked-coaster-lutuf Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z Turkish and Somali Forces Retake the Hijacked Coaster Lutuf off Somalia Somalia, piracy, Turkey, Lutuf, general cargo, Gulf of Aden, IMO, Puntland, seafarers https://vesselhunter.io/news/panama-canal-loosens-booking-rules-stretch-capacity Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z Panama Canal Loosens Booking Rules to Stretch Shrinking Transit Capacity Panama Canal, transit slots, neopanamax, LNG carrier, LPG carrier, Gatun Lake, draught restrictions, container shipping, El Nino https://vesselhunter.io/news/cosco-orders-18-boxships-2026-spend-reaches-8bn Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z COSCO Orders 18 More Boxships as 2026 Newbuilding Spend Reaches $8bn COSCO, containerships, newbuilding, LNG dual-fuel, CSSC, Shanghai Waigaoqiao, Huangpu Wenchong, feeder ships, China https://vesselhunter.io/news/cetus-maritime-talks-13-seacon-ships-pre-ipo Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z Cetus Maritime in Talks for 13 Seacon Ships Ahead of a Planned IPO Cetus Maritime, Seacon Shipping, handysize, dry bulk, Hong Kong, IPO, consolidation, sale and purchase, fleet https://vesselhunter.io/news/ghl-proposes-blackford-dolphin-return-nigeria-settlement Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z GHL Proposes Blackford Dolphin Return to Nigeria to Settle $105m Claim Dolphin Drilling, General Hydrocarbons, Blackford Dolphin, Nigeria, arbitration, offshore drilling, semisubmersible, Oil India, rig market https://vesselhunter.io/news/northern-ocean-deepsea-mira-idle-until-2027 Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z Northern Ocean Sees Deepsea Mira Idle Until at Least Early 2027 Northern Ocean, Deepsea Mira, offshore drilling, Namibia, Shell, semisubmersible, Odfjell Drilling, refinancing, rig market https://vesselhunter.io/news/jfe-completes-japan-first-domestic-offshore-wind-monopile Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z JFE Completes Japan's First Domestically Built Offshore Wind Monopile JFE Engineering, offshore wind, monopile, Japan, Akita, Kajima, DEME, Vestas, foundations https://vesselhunter.io/news/klaipeda-begins-largest-port-expansion-in-its-history Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z Klaipeda Begins Work on the Largest Port Expansion in Its History Klaipeda, Lithuania, port expansion, breakwater, Tilsta, Curonian Lagoon, Baltic, military mobility, port investment https://vesselhunter.io/news/nclh-20bn-fleet-renewal-five-ships-leave-by-2028 Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z NCLH Pushes a $20bn Fleet Renewal as Five Ships Leave by 2028 NCLH, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, cruise newbuildings, Cordelia Cruises, fleet renewal, charters, residential cruising https://vesselhunter.io/news/us-iran-strikes-resume-third-tanker-hit-hormuz Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z US and Iran Trade Fire as Third Tanker Is Hit in Strait of Hormuz Strait of Hormuz, Iran, United States, tanker, sea mines, IRGC, IMO, Oman, maritime security https://vesselhunter.io/news/crane-fire-injures-two-heavylift-mumbai-port Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z Crane Fire Injures Two During Heavylift Discharge at Mumbai Port Mumbai, India, port accident, heavylift, crane, Ballard Pier, Vienna, cargo handling, port safety https://vesselhunter.io/news/port-congestion-absorbs-2-3m-teu-suez-capacity-reset Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-31T10:59:14.131Z Port Congestion Absorbs 2.3m TEU as Container Fleet Faces a Suez Reset container shipping, port congestion, schedule reliability, Suez Canal, Sea-Intelligence, Linerlytica, orderbook, Asia, teu-mile demand