Conflicts. 300 Days at War: USS Frank E. Petersen’s Record-Breaking Return to Hawaii
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer covered 85,000 nautical miles and warded off over 100 Iranian missiles during its.
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Conflicts. Strait of Hormuz Attack: Fire Erupts on Tanker After Mystery Strike
UKMTO reports vessel hit by unidentified projectile in critical oil chokepoint, crew safe but damage unknown
Mozambique LNG boost: SLB OneSubsea lands $1bn subsea deal with ExxonMobil
Joint venture to deliver subsea trees, manifolds and control systems for Rovuma LNG’s first phase offshore Mozambique.
Piracy. Somali pirates kill five crew in first fatal hijacking in over a decade
Shipwrecks
Fishing Vessel. Bulker Collision Off Singapore: How a Fishing Vessel Survived
A Chinese fishing vessel narrowly avoided disaster after a bulker’s bow struck its stern in Singapore’s congested.
Merchant mariner. 174,000 Tonne Bulker Floods Off Vietnam: Reef Strike Suspected
Shipping. 76 Dead as Philippine Ferry Fire Exposes Maritime Safety Crisis
Java Sea. 140 Missing After 39-Year-Old Ferry Capsizes in Java Sea Storm
Headlines
Coast guard. 1,300-Mile Medevac: How the US Coast Guard Saved a Seafarer in the Atlantic
A critically ill crewmember was rescued from a boxship 1,300 nautical miles from shore after onboard treatment failed.
Logistics. $250k Damage: Truck Driver Rams Aldi Store in Deliberate Nashville Crash
A 34-year-old driver intentionally crashed an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer into an East Nashville Aldi, police confirm.
Freight Crime. $230K in dimes stolen: How a Philadelphia theft ring targeted parked trucks
Disaster. 76 Dead as Philippine Ferry Fire Leaves Families in Agony
Conflicts
War. Ukraine Strike on Turkish Bulker Leaves One Seafarer Missing Near Russia
The 18,315 dwt Aroyat was hit by an aerial drone near Novorossiysk.
Trafficking. Michigan truck haul: 368 lbs of heroin and 174 guns seized in single stop
Geopolitics. China’s New South China Sea Map: Why the World Should Worry
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Ports
Safety. 55 Deaths in a Decade: Why US Ports Still Can’t Tame Marine Fires
A GAO report reveals 886 nearshore fires in a decade, with a quarter classified as serious.
Shore Power. India’s JN Port Cuts Emissions by 63% With $70m Shore Power Revolution
Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port secures $70 million IFC blue financing to eliminate diesel generators at berth by 2028.
Shipyards
Shipyards. $142m gamble: Why Precious Shipping is betting big on China’s ultramax
Thai owner signs $35.45m apiece for four 64,500 dwt ultramaxes at Taizhou Sanfu, defying market sceptics.
Research Vessel. UK Pledges £152m for Shipyards: Three New Docks and a Research Vessel
Economy & Markets
Stock Markets(FP)
Hapag-Lloyd. $4.2bn ZIM deal collapses: Israel demands fresh start for Hapag-Lloyd
Israel’s Government Companies Authority halts review of $4.2bn Hapag-Lloyd-ZIM merger, forcing a complete restructuring.
Business. India’s Seven Islands Shipping smashes $500m fleet value barrier
Mumbai-based tanker operator now owns 29 vessels worth $612.9m after latest $15.5m purchase.
Cruising. Carnival’s $1.9bn Profit Shatters Records—Why Cruise Demand Won’t Slow
Carnival Corporation posts all-time high net income of $1.9bn in Q3 2026, with bookings accelerating into 2028.
World Economy
Shipping. Why AI can’t replace the human touch in shipping deals
A panel at Splash Singapore reveals why sincerity in chartering remains a uniquely human skill—even.
World Economy. US Freight Market Defies Gloom: Rates Rise as Capacity Exits
Load-to-truck ratios ease to 1.3-1.5 but still support double-digit rate hikes, says Covenant Logistics CEO
Freight. Diesel at $6.53: Why Truckers Are Earning 50% More as Costs Soar
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Energy
Offshore. Caspian gas bonanza: TotalEnergies unlocks 6bn cu m with Absheron FID
French major and partners sanction $4bn Absheron Full Field Development to quadruple output by 2029
Energy. 200,000m³ LNG Carriers: The $85m Secret to Slashing Shipping Costs
Lloyd’s Register study reveals 200,000m³ LNG carriers could cut transport costs while accessing 88 global terminals.
Renewables
Daimler warns: EPA’s NoX fines could cost truckmakers $7,000 per engine
Daimler opposes EPA’s non-compliance penalties, arguing they undermine investments in cleaner engine technology.
Ethanol bunkering. Maersk Fuels 9,000-TEU Ship With 100% US Ethanol in Industry First
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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
Offshore. Samos locks in nine-year MOPU charter off Malaysia with $1bn upside
Singapore-based Samos Energy secures four-year firm bareboat charter with five extension options for West Desaru MOPU.
With. Rhine at 1m Depth: Barge With 168 Mercedes Vans Strands in Düsseldorf
A Dutch-flagged barge carrying 168 Mercedes vans grounded on a sandbar after departing Düsseldorf.
Nuclear-powered containership. Nuclear-Powered 15K TEU Ship Gets Green Light: The Future of Shipping?
ABS grants approval in principle for a 15,000 TEU nuclear-powered containership concept developed with KRISO and KAERI.
Search. 71 Dead as Java Sea Ferry Search Hits Day 16: Why Divers Still Can’t Reach
Indonesian authorities recover five more bodies from the capsized Virgo Transport 8.
Containers
Shipping. First bulk-to-box conversion cuts 5,000 tonnes—but gains 2,528 teu
COSCO Guangdong completes 3-month refit of 53,000 dwt bulker into 2,528 teu feeder
Containers. Asia-US container rates hit $9,600: Why shipping costs won’t crash
Trans-Pacific spot rates remain near July highs as U.S. demand resists Golden Week slowdown and Asian ports stay.
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Fishing
Enforcement. South Korea Boosts Patrol Fleet to $1.6bn as Illegal Fishing Surges
Seoul allocates $266m to expand its 3,000-ton patrol fleet from 11 to 17 vessels by 2030.
Narcotics. U.S. Hits Ecuador’s Fishing Fleet with Sanctions
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