Oil spill. Calm Seas Unlock Salvage Race at Stricken Russian Tanker off Yemen
Post-monsoon lull gives salvors first clear window to offload 100,000 tonnes of sanctioned crude from the grounded.
- Energy. Iran’s Tanker War Sends Oil to $136—Who Pays the $1.4m Daily Price?
- Conflicts. Black Sea Attacks Injure Two Indian Seafarers as Drone Strikes Surge
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War. Oil Tanker Attack Off Qatar: First Fatal Strike West of Hormuz in a Month
A tanker was hit by multiple projectiles 51 nautical miles off Qatar’s coast, with casualties reported.
$1.46bn FPSO bond smashes records—why investors are betting on Angola’s oil
Yinson Production prices largest-ever FPSO project bond outside Brazil, backed by Angola’s Agogo vessel
South Africa. South Africa’s Ports Break Free: Why the Split Could Cost Billions
Shipwrecks
Conflicts. 11 Seafarers Missing as Bulgaria Halts Search After Black Sea Strikes
Bulgaria called off the search for 11 missing crew members after two cargo ships were struck by drones off its Black.
Oil spill. 23 Indian Crew Rescued as Drone Attack Sets Black Sea Tanker Ablaze
Engine room. MSC Crew Abandoned 38,193-DWT Ship After Engine Room Flooding Off Vietnam
Fishing Vessel. Bulker Collision Off Singapore: How a Fishing Vessel Survived
Headlines
Regulation. FMCSA Shutdown of CDL School Under Fire: Did Regulators Overreach?
A New Jersey trucking school sues FMCSA after emergency removal from training registry.
Shipping. Indian Navy Rescues Injured Vietnamese Mariner in Remote Ocean Rescue
A medical emergency at sea triggered a swift evacuation near India’s southernmost point on October 4.
Offshore. China’s 4,500m Robot Arms Race: What the South China Sea’s New Explorer
Naval. Why the US Navy’s Only Pirate-Flagged Warship Honours a Pearl Harbor Hero
Conflicts
Conflicts. IRGC Escalates: 100+ Tanker Strikes Reshape Gulf Shipping Routes
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards expand attacks beyond Hormuz, slashing crude exports by a third in a week
Conflicts. Black Sea Shipping at Risk: Turkey’s Warning Over Grain and War
War. Ghost Ship Adrift: Russian Drone Strike
Opinion
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How growing global trade is changing routes, partners, and ports
Ports
Ports. Houston Ship Channel Widens to 700 Feet: The $1 Trillion Trade Boost
Project 11 expands the nation’s busiest waterway by 170 feet.
Insurance. $750m merger creates first transport mutual spanning shipping to ports
UK P&I Club and TT Club members approve merger to form United Transport Mutual Limited with $888m reserves
Shipyards
Shipyards. $247m deal reshapes global ship repair: HD Hyundai swallows Goltens
South Korea’s HD Hyundai acquires Dubai-based Goltens for $247.5m to dominate marine engineering and repair services.
Defence. U.S. Missile Tracking Ships Get $500m Boost: First Hull Due in 2030
Economy & Markets
Stock Markets(FP)
Logistics. $185M Gamble: Why CH Robinson’s RXO Deal Could Reshape Freight
CH Robinson’s $5.8bn RXO bid at 42x EBITDA hinges on $300m cost cuts within two years—shareholders are sceptical.
Logistics. Walmart slashes order fulfilment from 12 steps to 5 with new California hub
900,000 sq ft Stockton facility cuts manual tasks and boosts West Coast delivery speed
Business. AI in Logistics: The $300m Gamble That Could Backfire
C.H. Robinson’s $300m synergy target from RXO deal hinges on AI translating decades of human expertise into code.
World Economy
Sanctions. US Cuts Off Iran’s Shadow Fleet: 22 Tankers Blacklisted in One Strike
Washington blacklists 22 vessels and 27 firms moving Iranian oil under false flags to Asia.
Energy. Iran’s Tanker War Sends Oil to $136—Who Pays the $1.4m Daily Price?
Benchmark Gulf-East Asia tanker rates surge past $1.4 million per day after Iran’s 20th strike this month.
Capacity. Freight Rejections Soar 400% as Trucking Capacity Collapses
World seaborne trade
Daily tonnes through 1,400+ ports · 7-day average · last 6 months
Energy
Energy. Malaysia Slams Brakes on Bunkering: $245k Fine for Violating New Strait
Malaysia enforces 12-knot speed limit and bans large tankers from sensitive waters near the Strait of Malacca.
Energy. Why 18-year-old LNG carriers are selling for millions amid Hormuz chaos
Sales of vintage LNG carriers surge as Strait of Hormuz disruptions reshape global gas trade.
Renewables
Decarbonisation. Why Waiting for Global Shipping Rules Could Sink Your Fleet
Battery-electric ferries now undercut diesel by up to 15% on whole-life costs, study reveals
Decarbonisation. 12,000-Tonne CO₂ Cut: How CMA CGM and DSV Are Reshaping Shipping
FP Week Week 43 · 2026
Everything Rallied Except The Yards That Build The Ships
Fifty-two of 54 tracked names closed higher on the session
Shipping & Offshore
ENPASA. Tankers Gain Shore-Like Internet at Sea: How ENPASA’s Digital Leap Changes
ENPASA’s tankers Recoleta and Caleta Rosario now run Inmarsat’s NexusWave for seamless ship-to-shore data and unlimited.
Shipping. AI Compliance Platform Saves Small Fleets From Regulatory Nightmare
Dotra Compliance’s AI-driven system helps carriers avoid out-of-service orders and lost loads by tracking deadlines and.
Shipping. 76% Fewer Safety Deviations: How One Tanker Fleet Cut Risks with AI Eyes
Prime Tanker Management’s FleetVision platform slashes PPE, bridge and technical deviations by up to 76% in 60 days.
Shipping. US Coast Guard Rescues 55-Year-Old Crewman 86 Miles Off Hawaii
A medical evacuation was performed from the Ocean Gladiator as it carried decommissioned US Coast Guard cutters to the.
Containers
Container volumes. 17.46m TEUs: Why August’s box boom could fade by Christmas
Global box volumes hit 17.46 million TEUs in August, but CTS warns of slowing growth ahead
Containers. US Container Imports Hit Record 2.55m TEU in September—But
September volumes surged 10% year-on-year to 2.55 million TEU, but analysts predict a sharp slowdown by year-end.
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Fishing
Aquaculture. Farmed Fish Feed Devours Wild Stocks: The $313bn Industry’s Dark Secret
Over a fifth of all marine life caught globally is ground into feed for farmed fish, a five-year investigation reveals.
Enforcement. South Korea Boosts Patrol Fleet to $1.6bn as Illegal Fishing Surges
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