War. Russia Strikes Ukraine Port: Cargo Ship and Data Centre Hit
Russian forces claim to have targeted a military cargo ship and a data centre at Chornomorsk Port.
- Conflicts. Black Sea Attack: 3 Indian Seafarers Rescued After Ship Hit En Route
- Shipping. US Coast Guard Rescues 55-Year-Old Crewman 86 Miles Off Hawaii
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Electric Tugs. 4,838kWh Batteries Power Next-Gen Electric Tugs—Here’s the Deal
AYK Energy secures ABS-certified 4,838kWh battery systems for four fully electric Svitzer TRAnsverse tugs under.
Morocco Scraps $300m Casablanca Shipyard Tender After Sovereignty U-Turn
Morocco’s ports agency cancels 30-year concession tender for Africa’s largest planned shipyard.
Offshore. $1.46bn FPSO bond smashes records—why investors are betting on Angola’s oil
Shipwrecks
War. Ghost Ship Adrift: Russian Drone Strike
The 292-metre German-owned bulker Emil has been drifting unmanned for 65 days after a drone attack near Odesa.
Shipping. US Coast Guard Rescues 55-Year-Old Crewman 86 Miles Off Hawaii
Conflicts. 11 Seafarers Missing as Bulgaria Halts Search After Black Sea Strikes
Oil spill. 23 Indian Crew Rescued as Drone Attack Sets Black Sea Tanker Ablaze
Headlines
Shipping. Fire on HMM Platinum: 2,300 Containers at Risk as Ship Heads
A 5,593 TEU containership suffers blaze off Madagascar, forcing salvage under Lloyd’s Open Form and potential general.
Oil Spill. NYK Drill Tests 100,000-Ton Bulk Carrier Oil Spill Response
NYK simulated a 300-metre bulk carrier grounding and fuel oil spill off Kagawa Prefecture on September…
Fleet reduction. FSL offloads ageing tanker as fleet shrinks to five vessels
Regulation. FMCSA Shutdown of CDL School Under Fire: Did Regulators Overreach?
Conflicts
Energy. Hormuz Shutdown: Who Really Controls the World’s Oil Chokepoint?
Iran’s blockade slashed 95% of traffic through the 20-mile Strait, sending global oil markets into chaos.
Defence. Royal Navy’s Submarine Gap: No Attack Boats Operational
Energy. Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal: A Drop in the Barrel for U.S. Prices
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. Rheinmetall’s €138m Gamble: Can Romania’s Mangalia Shipyard Rise Again?
German defence giant pays €138 million ($154m) to revive Romania’s bankrupt Black Sea yard and secure a €920 million.
Shipyards. $247m deal reshapes global ship repair: HD Hyundai swallows Goltens
Economy & Markets
Stock Markets(FP)
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.
Marine. HD Hyundai Pays $247m to Buy Global Engine Repair Giant Goltens
South Korean group secures 28-engineering centres across 15 countries in $247 million deal
World Economy
Sanctions. Baltic states demand EU blocks Russian grain routes through Europe
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania urge Brussels to halt Russian grain transit via EU ports and rail networks.
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?
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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
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Everything Rallied Except The Yards That Build The Ships
Fifty-two of 54 tracked names closed higher on the session
Shipping & Offshore
From. 20-Hour Ordeal: Woman Rescued After Falling From Cruise Ship Off Greece
A 44-year-old passenger was found 70 nautical miles off Zakynthos after nearly a day adrift in the Mediterranean.
Freight. Shipping earnings hit $85k a day—why the boom won’t stop
ClarkSea Index soars 12% in a week to $84,951 per day, crushing the 2007 peak as war reshapes global routes.
Heritage. 80-Year-Old Paddle Steamer Defies Time: How Waverley Still Sails the UK
The world’s last seagoing paddle steamer marks 80 years with a historic Tower Bridge passage and £3m refit.
Voyage planning. MyRA 2.0: How One Platform Cuts Voyage Planning Time by Half
Teledyne Raymarine Commercial launches browser-based MyRA 2.0 to streamline compliant voyage planning and ship-shore.
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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