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
Energy. Iran’s Tanker Strikes Surge as Oil Flows Defy Strait of Hormuz Threats
Three tankers hit in 24 hours as crude shipments through the chokepoint reach 16.5 million barrels per day
War. Ukraine Strike on Turkish Bulker Leaves One Seafarer Missing Near Russia
Trafficking. Michigan truck haul: 368 lbs of heroin and 174 guns seized in single stop
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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. $5.1bn Overhaul: Truman’s Nuclear Reactors Get Second Life
The USS Harry S. Truman begins a four-year, $5.1 billion refuelling and modernisation programme at Newport News.
Defence. US Navy Orders 30 Unmanned Warships in $1.2bn Autonomous Push
Economy & Markets
Stock Markets(FP)
Logistics. AI Turns Warehouse Cameras Into Throughput Machines—Without New Hardware
Seeteria’s platform uses existing cameras to slash idle dock time and boost capacity by hours per shift
$2M cargo theft ring busted: how thieves bought real truck firms
A Los Angeles jury convicted two men for a scheme that used legitimate trucking companies to steal $2 million in goods.
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.
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
World seaborne trade
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Energy
Energy. Canada Doubles LNG Output: Why This $23bn Bet Could Reshape Global Energy
Kitimat facility to reach 28 million tonnes per year as Shell and partners approve Phase 2 expansion.
Energy. LNG Prices Plummet as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Eases: Who Wins?
LNG spot prices drop from 2026 peaks despite just 20% of pre-war volumes transiting Hormuz
Renewables
Offshore. €150m North Sea wind cable deal: Boskalis lands Zeevonk phase one
Dutch contractor wins €50m-€150m contract to install 149 km of 66 kV cables for 1 GW Zeevonk wind farm phase one.
Renewables. Offshore wind fleet to double as IWS orders €295m CSOV quartet
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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
Manifest. 77 Dead: Philippine Ferry Captain Charged Over Fatal Manifest Fraud
Philippine Coast Guard files criminal complaint against Roel Sarmiento for falsifying passenger records on the.
Marketing. Maritime influencers: the £1.2bn shift reshaping shipping’s image
UK creator partnerships hit £966m in 2025, with maritime brands tapping micro-influencers for authentic engagement.
Rescue. 4-Metre Waves, 30-Knot Winds: How a 3.5-Hour Rescue Saved a Sailor 100
A UK-flagged trawler’s crewmember was airlifted from 100 miles northwest of Cabo Vilán under extreme conditions.
Thieves target NVIDIA-branded AI trailers—find 40,000 pounds of sand inside
Two PlusAI trailers stolen from a California warehouse contained only sand, used for autonomous truck testing.
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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