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Tuesday, October 13, 2026
File image shows the Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake supertanker
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Supertankers Turn From Gulf Oil Transfer Hub Amid Iran’s Attacks

A growing number of empty supertankers have been turning away from the Persian Gulf as escalating Iranian attacks threaten a critical transfer hub for wartime

October 13, 2026
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General cargo vessel ALFA WATAN, one of the two vessels attacked in drone strikes in the Black Sea off NATO member Bulgaria
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11 Missing as Drone Attacks Strike Two Ships Near NATO Waters

Eleven sailors were missing at sea on Tuesday from a ship sunk by a drone attack off the coast of Bulgaria, possibly the second deadly sinking of a cargo

October 13, 2026
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South Korean President Hails Arctic Container Shipping Trial, but Commercial and Sanctions Questions Remain
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South Korean President Hails Arctic Container Shipping Trial, but Commercial and Sanctions Questions Remain

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung welcomed the PanStar Acro and its crew home on Tuesday after the container ship completed the country’s first round-trip

October 13, 2026
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Monday, October 12, 2026
Christening of Matson containership 'Makua' at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Oct. 10, 2026.
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Matson Christens First Aloha Class Containership at Hanwha Philly Shipyard

Matson has christened the first of three new Jones Act containerships at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, marking another milestone in the carrier’s $1 billion

October 12, 2026
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Photo caption (L to R): Ted Garrish, United States Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, and John McDonald, ABS Chairman and CEO
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ABS, U.S. Energy Department Team Up on Nuclear-Powered Ships

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have signed an agreement to advance the use of nuclear power in commercial

October 12, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
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Six Ships Struck in Single Day as Hormuz Attacks Accelerate

Six commercial vessels were reported struck in and around the Strait of Hormuz on October 11, including five tankers and a container ship, as attacks on

October 12, 2026
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Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
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Soaring Tanker Rates Leave Americas Awash in Crude Oil

Dense heavy crude, which oil refiners around the world favor for its typically low cost, is piling up in the Americas as soaring freight rates have stifled

October 12, 2026
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Deadly Attacks on Saudi Arabia Risk Wider War That Draws In US
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Deadly Attacks on Saudi Arabia Risk Wider War That Draws In US

This weekend’s deadly attacks on Riyadh’s main airport have demonstrated the ability of Yemen’s Houthis to strike at the heart of Saudi power, raising

October 12, 2026
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TOTE's LNG-powered Isla Bella underway
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Shipping’s LNG Boom Faces a Methane Problem

For a decade, LNG has been sold to shipowners as the sensible bridge fuel. Cleaner than heavy fuel oil, widely available and backed by mature engine

October 12, 2026
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Aerial view of the red-hulled tanker Sea Owl 1 underway at sea. Photo: Swedish Coast Guard.
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Sweden Releases Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker After Seven-Month Detention

Swedish authorities have cleared the sanctioned tanker Sea Owl 1 to leave the country after nearly seven months at anchor, following confirmation that the

October 12, 2026
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Sunday, October 11, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Iran Says US Response To Its Proposal To Reopen Hormuz Was ‘Insufficient’

DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The United States’ response to Iran’s seven conditions in a proposal to reopen the strategic Strait

October 11, 2026
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Thermal imagery showing an explosion near the stern of a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman during a U.S. military strike on October 10, 2026.
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More Tankers Hit in Hormuz as U.S. Strikes Cargo Ship

October 11, 2026
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Saturday, October 10, 2026
The PanStar Acro, South Korea's first such commercial voyage to Europe via the Arctic, make its way to the port of Felixstowe
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South Korea Completes Arctic-Europe Commercial Voyage

By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) – A South Korean container ship completed the country’s first commercial round trip to Europe via

October 10, 2026
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Friday, October 9, 2026
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Trump Strikes Diesel Deal With Putin to Lower Fuel Prices Ahead of Midterms

President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia has agreed to release millions of tons of diesel fuel into U.S. and global markets following a telephone call

October 9, 2026
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Shipping containers at the Port of Montreal
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From Policy to Practice: Shipping’s Regulatory Autumn Puts Proof on Trial

The past fortnight has delivered a clear reminder that the industry’s regulatory problem is no longer a shortage of rules. It is the widening distance

October 9, 2026
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Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
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Global Oil Tanker Shortage is Getting Worse By the Day

For a sign of just how extraordinary oil shipping costs have become, consider this: It’s now more expensive to hire a tanker from the US to China than to

October 9, 2026
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Two tankers with Saudi oil exit Red Sea over weekend, data shows
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Second Ship Struck Inside Persian Gulf in Three Days

A commercial vessel was struck by a projectile in the Persian Gulf on Friday, sparking a fire onboard in the second reported attack on shipping inside the Gulf

October 9, 2026
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The methanol-fueled container vessel Laura Maersk arrives for an official naming ceremony in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 13, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little
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Ethanol Could Offer Shipping Another Path to Lower Emissions

A new study from the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping finds that ethanol could become a practical alternative fuel for ships,

October 9, 2026
Total Views: 651

Thursday, October 8, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
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Saudis in Talks to Formalize Hormuz Shuttles in Fight for Market

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia is in talks with customers to offer oil loadings next year outside the Strait of Hormuz in long-term contracts, formalizing a

October 8, 2026
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U.S. Sanctions 22 More Tankers in Crackdown on Iran’s Shadow Fleet
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U.S. Sanctions 22 More Tankers in Crackdown on Iran’s Shadow Fleet

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 22 tankers and dozens of individuals and companies linked to Iran’s oil trade, expanding its campaign

October 8, 2026
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