Navy. 321-day war deployment breaks USS Abraham Lincoln crew
California connects 5,000 sailors and Marines returning from the Middle East with counselling.
- Energy War. St. Petersburg Oil Terminal Ablaze: Ukraine Drone Strike
- Oil crisis. Supertanker ablaze: 2m barrels of oil lost after Hormuz mine strike
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Energy. Maersk’s 5,000-Tonne Ethanol Bunkering Sets New Global Benchmark
Singapore operation delivers nearly twice the volume of Barcelona’s July trial.
Somali Pirates Hijack 8 Ships as Global Piracy Hits 1992 Low
IMB reports 51 incidents in nine months, the lowest since 1992, but Somali gangs now account for 94% of hostage cases.
Shipyards. Morocco Scraps $300m Casablanca Shipyard Tender After Sovereignty U-Turn
Shipwrecks
Maritime Tragedy. Rescuer Drowned as Burning Boxship Crew Saved 1,700 km off Brazil
Chief officer of Portuguese bulker Aeolian Arrow lost during rescue of 28 crew from stricken 11,800-TEU Espirito Santo.
Strait. Helicopter Rescue: Injured Seafarer Airlifted 44 Miles Off Oman
Bosphorus strait. 6,000-Ton Chemical Tanker Drifts Toward Istanbul’s Historic Shoreline
Conflicts. Black Sea Attack: 3 Indian Seafarers Rescued After Ship Hit En Route
Headlines
Offshore. Greenpeace activists face 10 years in prison over Scarborough gas protest
Two protesters charged after scaling Woodside’s 70,000-tonne floating production unit off Western Australia.
Cruise. Viking Honours Seven Travel Advisors as Godparents for New River Fleet
The luxury cruise line names seven new river vessels in a simultaneous ceremony across Europe and…
Surveillance. Taiwan Deploys V-BAT Drones to Secure Its Maritime Borders
Logistics fraud. $9.4m fraud verdict exposes COVID glove trade chaos
Conflicts
War Crimes. Ukraine Charges Russian Captain for War Crimes
Ukraine’s Security Service accuses Mykola Telagin of transporting stolen grain from Crimea to Syria under false.
Geopolitics. Taiwan Expels 16 Chinese Vessels From 4 Maritime Zones
Blockade. Freedom Flotilla delays Gaza mission to 2027 after breakdowns
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Ports
Ports. Crowley Debuts 95-Ton Bollard Pull Tug for LA-Long Beach Ports
The 82-foot Venture, built in the U.S., joins Crowley’s West Coast fleet to assist mega-vessels in San Pedro Bay.
Shipbuilding. Rheinmetall and MSC turn Romania’s Mangalia into dual-use shipyard hub
German defence giant and Swiss carrier pay €134m to revive bankrupt yard for military and commercial vessels
Shipyards
Maersk. Maersk’s India Drydock Debut: Why This Vessel Changes the Game
Maersk Chattogram arrives at L&T’s Kattupalli Shipyard on 20 October for India’s first Maersk drydocking.
Shipbuilding. Nanjing Tanker triples LR2 fleet with Dalian quartet order
Economy & Markets
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Fleet costs. Volvo locks in powertrain repairs with single monthly payment for fleets
New Silver Service Contract bundles engine, transmission and clutch repairs into Volvo’s Blue maintenance plan for VNL.
Business. Reederei Nord promotes two insiders as CEO shifts focus to new ships
John Wessel and Pit Neubert step up to CFO and COO as Kurt Klemme turns to newcastlemax orders at Wuhu Shipyard.
Lng dual-fuel. MSC-backed GCC doubles down with two more 8,600-ceu car carriers
The latest additions to GCC’s orderbook push its newbuilding programme to 22 LNG dual-fuel vessels.
World Economy
Logistics. DHL lifts 2026 profit forecast to $7.8bn on peak season strength
The German logistics giant now expects earnings before interest and taxes to exceed €7bn ($7.8bn) for 2026.
Conflicts. Oman joins EU-led pledge to block navigation tolls in key straits
Sultanate aligns with 60 nations to uphold UNCLOS and reject Iran’s Strait of Hormuz fees
Digital. AskChief CEO: Shipping’s AI edge lies in deployment
World seaborne trade
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Energy
Energy. Greenpeace Boarding Halts $12.5bn Scarborough Gas Project: 2 Arrested
Woodside Energy pauses pre-commissioning work at 98% complete offshore LNG project.
Technology. AI and Nuclear Power Redefine Shipping’s Future at ABS Summit
Maritime leaders in New York debate how AI, robotics and nuclear energy will transform global fleets and ports by 2030
Renewables
Renewables. Trump Administration Moves to Block Second Offshore Wind Project
US Justice Department files to remand Maryland Offshore Wind approval, citing alleged gaps in environmental review.
Energy. India’s first 92 kWh LTO battery wins maritime approval: why it matters
FP Week Week 44 · 2026
Everything Rallied Except The Yards That Build The Ships
Fifty-two of 54 tracked names closed higher on the session
Shipping & Offshore
Freight Fraud Soars as Thieves Target $564k Loads in Peak Season
Q2 2026 losses hit $304.6m despite a 25% drop in reported incidents as criminals shift to high-value heists.
Accountability. US Coast Guard’s SASH prevention programmes lack central oversight
RAND report reveals fragmented policies and slow case timelines erode trust in the Coast Guard’s sexual assault.
Matson. Matson’s $1bn gamble: first of three 3,600-TEU ships christened
The 850-ft Makua, first of three Aloha Class vessels, will enter service in Q1 2027 with LNG-ready dual-fuel engines.
AR in Maritime: ABS Sets Safety Rules Before Industry Adopts Tech
New ABS guidance helps operators assess augmented reality’s impact on safety and efficiency in industrial tasks.
Containers
Floating container. 3,000 TEU on a deck the size of two football pitches: meet the ship
The 2024-built Fan Zhou 8 carried 3,116 TEU on an open deck measuring 256m by 51m.
Container schedule. US-bound containers face 6-day delays as global schedules collapse
Global container schedule reliability hit 27% on-time in September, with Asia-to-North America delays nearing 7 days.
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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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