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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Ukrainian drones strike oil terminal in St Petersburg as Putin's 'Davos' gets under way
News

Russia and Ukraine Press on With Energy Strikes Despite Trump

Russia hit petrol stations in Kyiv on Tuesday and Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery, as the warring sides carried on with strikes on each other's energy

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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Containership APL Dublin alongside a terminal at the Port of Los Angeles with Coast Guard vessels in the foreground.
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Cargo Operations Disrupted After Containers Go Overboard

Three shipping containers fell from a vessel into the water at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing authorities to establish a safety zone while crews

September 15, 2026
Total Views: 2188

Smoke and flames visible aboard the Panama-flagged tanker El Gaia off Oman.
News

Oman Says ‘El Gaia’ Being Towed to Port; Two Crew Missing

Omani authorities said Tuesday that the Panama-flagged tanker El Gaia is being towed to port after a fire aboard the vessel was brought under

September 15, 2026
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Berlin Maersk
Shipping

Maersk Keeps Defying Bearish Expectations as Shares Soar

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S keeps giving analysts reasons to reconsider their bearish views on its shares. The stock has surged nearly 60% this year as a boost to

September 15, 2026
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Incidents

Russia Accuses Danish Military Helicopters of making Dangerous Maneuvers Near Its Warships

Russia has accused Danish military helicopters of making dangerous maneuvers near its warships in the Baltic Sea and handed an official note to Copenhagen

September 15, 2026
Total Views: 940

EU Leaders Back Finnish Push for Arctic Icebreaker Fleet
Security

EU Leaders Back Finnish Push for Arctic Icebreaker Fleet

European leaders have backed a stronger role for the European Union in the Arctic, with Finland pushing for a joint icebreaking capability as the region

September 15, 2026
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Defense

Iran Urges US To Accept Proposal To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz

DUBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign

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

News

U.S. Claims Control of Hormuz as Ship Attacks Hit New High

U.S. Central Command says the United States and its regional partners control the Strait of Hormuz, citing more than 40 commercial ships moving through the

News

Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as UKMTO Says Most Ship Attacks Go Unreported

Conflicting traffic figures and competing claims of control are making it increasingly difficult to establish what’s happening in the Strait of Hormuz,

Defense

Five Arrested in NATO Warship Services Fraud Probe

Five people have been arrested in Norway as part of an international investigation into suspected fraud and bribery involving a company providing port services


Monday, September 14, 2026
Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
Ports

Port of Los Angeles Caps Record Summer as U.S. Import Strength Holds Up

The Port of Los Angeles capped its strongest three-month cargo stretch on record in August, adding to evidence that Southern California’s container gateway

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 1139

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

U.S. Rejects Iran’s Mine Claim as Hormuz Shipping Threat Remains Severe

U.S. Central Command is disputing an Iranian claim that a Panama-flagged tanker recently struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the ship was

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 1823

Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
News

Oil Tanker Rates Top $1 Million a Day as Hormuz War Squeezes Fleet

The cost of hiring an oil tanker on the industry’s benchmark trade route topped $1 million a day for the first time, as the Iran war leaves too few ships

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 1436

Canadian Coast Guard Ship Judy LaMarsh, a red-and-white light icebreaker, underway on calm waters of the Great Lakes.
News

Canadian Coast Guard Adds First Large Great Lakes Vessel in More Than 30 Years

The Canadian Coast Guard has officially welcomed the CCGS Judy LaMarsh into its fleet, marking the first addition of a large vessel to its Great Lakes

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 1400

Traffic at Yemen's southern port of Aden steady after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers
News

New Attacks in Hormuz and Saudi Test Nerves as War’s Spread Worsens Oil Disruption

New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 704

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Iran Urges US To Accept Proposal To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz
Defense

Iran Urges US To Accept Proposal To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz

DUBAI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign

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

U.S. Claims Control of Hormuz as Ship Attacks Hit New High
News

U.S. Claims Control of Hormuz as Ship Attacks Hit New High

U.S. Central Command says the United States and its regional partners control the Strait of Hormuz, citing more than 40 commercial ships moving through the

Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as UKMTO Says Most Ship Attacks Go Unreported
News

Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as UKMTO Says Most Ship Attacks Go Unreported

Conflicting traffic figures and competing claims of control are making it increasingly difficult to establish what’s happening in the Strait of Hormuz,

Five Arrested in NATO Warship Services Fraud Probe
Defense

Five Arrested in NATO Warship Services Fraud Probe

Five people have been arrested in Norway as part of an international investigation into suspected fraud and bribery involving a company providing port services


Monday, September 14, 2026
Gulf States Postpone Iran Talks as Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia
News

Gulf States Postpone Iran Talks as Houthis Strike Saudi Arabia

TAIZ, Yemen/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Arab states in the Gulf called off a meeting with Iran planned for Monday, while Yemen’s Houthis

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 776

A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
News

Swedish Club Warns Cape Horn Is No Simple Panama Canal Alternative

A tightening Panama Canal is once again forcing shipowners to weigh longer routes around South America, but the Swedish Club is warning that Cape Horn and the

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 13607

A Maersk containership is seen near Suez Canal Bridge which is known as the "Peace Bridge" in the Suez Canal, Egypt, August 6, 2023. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS
News

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Accelerate Return to Suez Despite Red Sea Risks

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are significantly expanding their return to the Suez Canal, shifting four additional Gemini Cooperation services away from the Cape of

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 1531

The Evolution of Offshore Emergency Response
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The Evolution of Offshore Emergency Response

On the evening of July 6, 1988, a gas leak ignited on the Piper Alpha platform in the North Sea. The explosion damaged the control room and destroyed power,

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 2120

Indonesia Rescuers Battle Turbulent Seas in Search for 129 People After Passenger Ship Capsizes
Incidents

Indonesia Rescuers Battle Turbulent Seas in Search for 129 People After Passenger Ship Capsizes

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers including the coast guard and the navy raced on Monday to board a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 1716

Corporate News

October 13, 2026

ABS Helps Industry Put Augmented Reality to the Test

Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains

October 12, 2026

Moxie Media to Launch Moxie Connect 2026 Event Alongside the International WorkBoat Show

Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at

October 12, 2026

Connecting maritime digitalisation to process

While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively,

October 12, 2026

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy Sign MOU on Maritime Applications of Advanced Nuclear Technology

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The

October 9, 2026

Thordon Bearings adds production plant to meet growing demand

Thordon Bearings has opened a new manufacturing facility as part of its strategic response to robust growth across all business segments and rising demand for its sustainable

October 7, 2026

Asia’s maritime community to take centre stage at upcoming WISTA 2026

The strength, dynamism and diversity of Asia’s buoyant maritime community will be evident at the 2026 WISTA AGM and Conference gathering in Kuala Lumpur later this month, as

October 7, 2026

ABS Issues AIP and Completes Basic Design Review for SHI’s Entire FLNG Topsides Facilities

ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) and completed a basic design review (BDR) for a natural gas liquefaction system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the

October 5, 2026

From Residue to Resource – the Rise and Risks of Marine Biofuels

By Mark Smith, Director – Decarbonisation, NorthStandard While corn, sugarcane, wheat, or vegetable oils can be converted into fuel, their

Corporate News

October 13, 2026

ABS Helps Industry Put Augmented Reality to the Test

Augmented reality (AR) can help industrial crews perform tasks more efficiently and consistently, but widespread deployment will depend on demonstrating that productivity gains

October 12, 2026

Moxie Media to Launch Moxie Connect 2026 Event Alongside the International WorkBoat Show

Moxie Media will host its first dedicated user event, Moxie Connect: User Conference 2026, a complimentary event open to all maritime professionals, on Wednesday, December 2, at

October 12, 2026

Connecting maritime digitalisation to process

While the technology needed to digitalise maritime operations is already here, much remains to be done to ensure organisations and their people are equipped to use it effectively,

October 12, 2026

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy Sign MOU on Maritime Applications of Advanced Nuclear Technology

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance modern commercial nuclear technology at sea. The

October 9, 2026

Thordon Bearings adds production plant to meet growing demand

Thordon Bearings has opened a new manufacturing facility as part of its strategic response to robust growth across all business segments and rising demand for its sustainable

October 7, 2026

Asia’s maritime community to take centre stage at upcoming WISTA 2026

The strength, dynamism and diversity of Asia’s buoyant maritime community will be evident at the 2026 WISTA AGM and Conference gathering in Kuala Lumpur later this month, as

October 7, 2026

ABS Issues AIP and Completes Basic Design Review for SHI’s Entire FLNG Topsides Facilities

ABS has issued approval in principle (AIP) and completed a basic design review (BDR) for a natural gas liquefaction system developed by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the

October 5, 2026

From Residue to Resource – the Rise and Risks of Marine Biofuels

By Mark Smith, Director – Decarbonisation, NorthStandard While corn, sugarcane, wheat, or vegetable oils can be converted into fuel, their


Monday, September 14, 2026
Aerial view of DP World’s Southern Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port showing container stacks, quay cranes, and berthed container vessels along the Red Sea waterfront
Ports

Ports Giant DP World Redraws Hormuz Logistics With Truck Bet

Ports giant DP World is expanding its overland logistics network in a bet that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — vital for its flagship container and

September 14, 2026
Total Views: 1335

Sunday, September 13, 2026
Satellite imagery shows the Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline before and after attack
Energy

Saudi Pipeline Outage Threatens Loss Of 4% Of Global Oil Supply

By Alex Lawler and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 1980

Facilities of CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk
Energy

Trump Demands Ukraine Halt Refinery Strikes As Diesel Surges

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Sep 13, 2026, (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said he’d warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 1616

offshore oil platform off California
Energy

California Gas Station With $9.99 Diesel Exemplifies Fuel Crisis

By Will Kubzansky Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –At a fuel station in San Diego where diesel is retailing for $9.99 a gallon, Californians can take

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 1917

Shipping containers at the Port of Montreal
Shipping News

Carney Pushes Idea Of Making Canada ‘Associate Member’ Of EU

BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring

September 13, 2026
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Sunday, September 13, 2026
View shows a civilian cargo vessel damaged by a Russian missile strike in the Black Sea.
Defense

Russia Hits Odesa Again As Black Sea Shipping Disrupted

By Bloomberg News Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia carried out a large airstrike on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa and the surrounding region as

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 1381

A satellite image shows black smoke rising from an area of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline south of Medina
Energy

Iraq Under Pressure After Drone Strikes Close Key Saudi Pipeline

By Khalid Al-Ansary and Devika Krishna Kumar Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq is moving to contain the fallout from attacks that caused the closure of

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 1301

A ship is illuminated by fire from a burning vessel, after Iranian explosive-laden boats appear to have attacked two fuel tankers in Iraqi waters setting them ablaze, according to port, maritime security and risk firms, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released March 12, 2026
Shipping

Crew Of Vessel Attacked In Hormuz Strait Evacuated

CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime ?Trade

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 3051

Oil tanker Al Shaffiah sails at the sea near the Omani coast, as seen from Musandam
Defense

US Limits Air Defense Time Slots For Tankers Sailing Through Hormuz

Sept 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. has asked tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection

September 13, 2026
Total Views: 1460

Friday, September 11, 2026
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began setting conditions for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, April 11, as two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers conducted operations
Defense

Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Actor Used Claude to Compile U.S. Navy Targeting Data

Anthropic says it disrupted an Iran-linked user that used its Claude artificial intelligence models to track U.S. naval forces, compile targeting material and

September 11, 2026
Total Views: 4630