https://vesselhunter.io/news/maersk-fourth-methanol-9000-teu-tacoma Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Maersk takes delivery of fourth 9,000-TEU methanol-capable containership Maersk, methanol, container shipping, newbuilding, alternative fuels, Tacoma Maersk, decarbonisation https://vesselhunter.io/news/bencros-fender-emission-reduction-certificates Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Bencros issues verified CO2 reduction certificates alongside marine fenders Bencros, marine fenders, emission reduction certificates, Bureau Veritas, Scope 3, recycled rubber, decarbonisation, SMM Hamburg https://vesselhunter.io/news/royal-t-gadus-battery-electric-short-sea Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Royal T Shipyards advances battery-electric version of GADUS dry cargo series Royal T Shipyards, battery electric, short sea shipping, dry cargo, GADUS, Thecla Bodewes, zero emission, Netherlands https://vesselhunter.io/news/acta-gemini-long-term-charter-sofia-rwe Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Acta Gemini starts long-term RWE charter at Sofia offshore wind farm Acta Marine, RWE, Sofia offshore wind farm, SOV, offshore wind, Dogger Bank, Tersan Shipyard, walk to work https://vesselhunter.io/news/singapore-brazil-green-digital-shipping-corridor Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Singapore and Brazil sign green and digital shipping corridor agreement Singapore, Brazil, green shipping corridor, MPA, alternative fuels, bunkering, decarbonisation, maritime digitalisation https://vesselhunter.io/news/hccr-hamburg-empty-containers-rail-block-trains Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z HHLA repair unit moved 20,000 TEU of empty boxes by rail from Hamburg HHLA, HCCR, Port of Hamburg, empty containers, rail freight, block trains, hinterland, intermodal https://vesselhunter.io/news/ooil-first-half-profit-falls-record-volumes Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z OOIL first-half profit falls 24% despite record OOCL container volumes OOIL, OOCL, container shipping, first half results, COSCO, liner revenue, bunker costs, TEU https://vesselhunter.io/news/zim-golden-share-cade-review-hapag-lloyd Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Israeli golden share and Brazilian review slow Hapag-Lloyd's Zim acquisition Hapag-Lloyd, Zim, CADE, merger, golden share, Israel, Brazil, container shipping, consolidation https://vesselhunter.io/news/schedule-reliability-july-2026-lowest-level Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Container schedule reliability falls to 56.4% in July, the lowest of 2026 schedule reliability, Sea-Intelligence, container shipping, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Wan Hai, MSC, port delays https://vesselhunter.io/news/china-middle-east-box-rates-pass-10000 Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z China to Middle East box rates pass $10,000 as September pressures build freight rates, Middle East, US East Coast, Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, port congestion, MSC, container shipping https://vesselhunter.io/news/navy-extends-carrier-deployments-iran-conflict Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z US Navy plans carrier deployments beyond seven months as Iran conflict runs on US Navy, carrier deployment, Iran, Theodore Roosevelt, Operation Epic Fury, Arabian Sea, 5th Fleet, naval logistics https://vesselhunter.io/news/chengxi-palanca-tokyo-asphalt-carrier-series Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z CSSC Chengxi hands over Palanca Tokyo, completing asphalt carrier series CSSC Chengxi, Kumiai Senpaku, asphalt carrier, shipbuilding, Palanca Tokyo, newbuilding, China, tanker https://vesselhunter.io/news/k-shipbuilding-six-product-tankers-368-million Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z K Shipbuilding books six product tankers worth $368m for 2028 delivery K Shipbuilding, product tanker, newbuilding, South Korea, MR tanker, LR1, IMO, shipbuilding order https://vesselhunter.io/news/dutch-port-workers-strike-4-september Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Dutch port workers to strike at Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Zeeland on 4 September Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Zeeland, FNV Havens, port strike, Netherlands, Contargo, Betuweroute https://vesselhunter.io/news/kim-heng-sells-bridgewater-offshore-umbilicore Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Kim Heng sells 70% of Bridgewater Offshore to Umbilicore for $26.8m Kim Heng, Bridgewater Offshore, Umbilicore, Singapore, offshore marine, divestment, Catalist, cable laying https://vesselhunter.io/news/singapore-western-island-semakau-bukom-merger Vessel Hunter en 2026-08-30T09:27:49.057Z Singapore to merge southern islands into a new industrial Western island Singapore, land reclamation, Jurong Island, Semakau, Bukom, Pulau Sudong, energy hub, industrial development 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/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/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/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/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