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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
An aerial view of a containership in the Panama Canal's neopanamax locks
News

Panama Canal Traffic and Tonnage Rise Despite El Niño Challenges

The Panama Canal reported growth in vessel traffic, tonnage and revenue in fiscal year 2026, as stronger demand from energy carriers and containerships helped

2 hours ago
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on as he speaks to the media at the World Bank on the day of a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, in Washington, D.C.
News

U.S. Sanctions Law Firm, Shipping Agents and Nine Vessels in Iran Shadow Fleet Crackdown

The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels accused of helping Iran move oil and other

4 hours ago
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Soho Square, a crude oil tanker, is at anchor in the Galveston Bay
Shipping

Middle East Oil Flows Near Prewar Levels Defy Hormuz Attacks

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Oil shipments from the Middle East are showing little sign of buckling in the face of Iran’s more frequent and

5 hours ago
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Crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, where it is expected to discharge crude oil, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026
News

IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels

The cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East Gulf to Asia has surged to more than $37 per barrel, over five times prewar levels, as an increasingly

6 hours ago
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
News

Two More Tankers Struck as Maritime Attacks Spread Across Persian Gulf

Two more tankers have been struck by unidentified projectiles in separate incidents near the Strait of Hormuz and in the northern Persian Gulf, adding to a

7 hours ago
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Army Corps Moves to Overhaul How U.S. Dredging Projects Are Awarded
News

Army Corps Moves to Overhaul How U.S. Dredging Projects Are Awarded

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overhauling how it manages dredging contracts nationwide, moving toward a centralized approach intended to reduce costs,

October 20, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
News

Iran Claims More Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz, But Evidence Remains Elusive

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed Tuesday that a supertanker caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz, adding to a series

October 20, 2026
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a seafarers enters an enclosed space on board a ship
Accidents

After 354 Accidents, Shipping Industry Urged to Rethink Enclosed Space Safety

A new survey of more than 900 seafarers has exposed a persistent gap between safety procedures and the realities of working aboard ships, prompting renewed

October 20, 2026
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Russia's shadow fleet vessels in unofficial anchorage area in the Gulf of Finland
Shipping

Trump’s Plan to Revive Sanctioned Tankers Faces Tough Sell

(Bloomberg) — A US plan to rehabilitate sanctioned tankers to boost oil supply may attract only a sliver of the dark fleet, as existing contracts,

October 20, 2026
Total Views: 572

A satellite image of side-by-side ships at sea, off the coast of Sohar, Oman, June 9, 2026
News

Kpler Expands ‘Dark Fleet’ Tracking With Airbus Satellite Deal

Maritime data provider Kpler has reached an agreement with Airbus to expand its ability to track vessels that disappear from conventional ship-tracking

October 20, 2026
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Arctic community
News

EU Puts Icebreakers, Shipping Security at Center of New Arctic Strategy

The European Union unveiled a new Arctic strategy Tuesday aimed at strengthening maritime security, expanding icebreaker capacity and protecting critical

October 20, 2026
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Monday, October 19, 2026
A drone view shows the Russian-flagged tanker Bratsk, under U.S. sanctions for links to the Russian state-owned shipping company Sovcomflot, in Baniyas
News

U.S. to Allow Dark-Fleet Tankers to Shed Sanctions, Wright Says

The Trump administration is authorizing the sale of sanctioned oil tankers in an effort to allow the vessels to start legitimately shipping crude, US Energy

October 19, 2026
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Soho Square, a crude oil tanker, is at anchor in the Galveston Bay
News

Jones Act Waiver Faces New Scrutiny Over Foreign Crews, Taxes

Congressional scrutiny of the Trump administration’s Jones Act waiver is growing, with Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-Calif.) demanding answers about whether

October 19, 2026
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The liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Nikolay Yevgenov at the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG Terminal. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Shipping

Russian Oil Exports by Arctic Route Jump Amid World Freight Crisis

Russia's oil exports through its Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2026 have already exceeded last year's by nearly 50%, with some 20 million barrels shipped to

October 19, 2026
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Guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) enforces the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports against M/T Stream after it attempted to sail to an Iranian port,
Shipping

Iran’s Main Oil Terminals Remain Empty as US Blockade Bites

Iran’s main oil-loading terminals have remained empty for weeks, adding to signs that a US naval blockade of the country is throttling Tehran’s

October 19, 2026
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Polymetallic nodules pictured on the sea floor
News

U.S. Sets First Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale for November

The Trump administration has scheduled the first offshore mineral lease sale in U.S. history, opening more than 31 million acres of seabed near American Samoa

October 19, 2026
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Sunday, October 18, 2026
Bulk carrier Aroyat arrives to the sea port of Chornomorsk. Photo REUTERS/Stringer
Shipping

Ukraine Talks with Turkey, India, Egypt Over Grain Corridor

By Daryna Krasnolutska, Volodymyr Verbianyi and Olesia Safronova Oct 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine is in talks with Turkey, Egypt and India on the

October 18, 2026
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Saturday, October 17, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Shipping

Iran’s Guards Say Two Tankers Hit Mines In Strait Of Hormuz

DUBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Saturday that two oil tankers had caught fire after hitting naval mines

October 17, 2026
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Crew missing after drone sinks ship in Bulgaria's Black Sea
Shipping

Baltic Block Of Russian Grain May Open Black Sea, Latvia Says

By Milda Seputyte and Aaron Eglitis Oct 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Europe should block the transit of Russian grain through Baltic ports as that may

October 17, 2026
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Friday, October 16, 2026
Airbus RoRo vessel Spirit of Toulouse docked in Shanghai with six towering white Norsepower rotor sails installed along its deck.
News

Wind-Assisted Shipping Gains Ground as Airbus RoRo Adds Rotor Sails

French shipowner LD Armateurs has completed the installation of six towering rotor sails aboard Spirit of Toulouse, a new roll-on/roll-off vessel being built

October 16, 2026
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