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
Sanctions. US Blocks $3M Cuba Fuel Shipments: The Sanctions Crackdown No One Saw
90 biodiesel shipments carrying 620,000 gallons seized at Florida and Texas ports in latest US enforcement action.
Conflicts. China Blocks Philippine Medevac with Water Cannon
Energy. Iran’s Oil Exports Hit Zero: The Strait of Hormuz Blockade
Opinion
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How growing global trade is changing routes, partners, and ports
Ports
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
Ports. HD Hyundai Unites 12 Korean Giants to Fast-Track Marine Nuclear Power
HD Hyundai has taken a bold leap toward revolutionizing maritime propulsion by assembling a 12-member consortium to.
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)
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
CMA CGM. Samsung demands $186m from CMA CGM over ‘unlawful’ container charges
Samsung Electronics America files FMC complaint alleging $148m in disputed demurrage and detention fees
Monaco. Monaco’s maritime cluster swells to 51 firms
The principality now hosts 51 maritime firms employing over 1,000 people, as shipping tycoons flee London’s tax reforms.
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. 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.
Energy. Tokyo Gas unlocks Indonesia’s 17,000-island LNG puzzle with floating hubs
Japanese utility acquires 100% of PT AGP Indonesia Utama to replace diesel.
Renewables
Decarbonisation. 12,000-Tonne CO₂ Cut: How CMA CGM and DSV Are Reshaping Shipping
CMA CGM and DSV partner to slash 12,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions over two years using second-generation biofuels.
Decarbonisation. Ammonia bulker sails: shipping’s zero-carbon bet takes to the waves
FP Week Week 42 · 2026
Everything Rallied Except The Yards That Build The Ships
Fifty-two of 54 tracked names closed higher on the session
Shipping & Offshore
Autonomy. Sea Machines Hires Ex-Foss Director to Build US Navy’s Unmanned Fleet
Courtney Bradbury takes charge of large-scale autonomous vessel programmes.
Offshore. $5.1bn Angola oil play turns to Progeco for deepwater lifeline
Italian group leads five-year consortium to steer Azule Energy’s 95,000 bpd Greater PAJ development
Offshore. BP’s Trinidad gas play turns to EnerMech for critical subsea test run
UK oilfield specialist EnerMech wins pre-commissioning work on BP’s 62,000 boe/d Ginger development off Trinidad.
CMA CGM. World’s first lashing-free containership sails: CMA CGM’s 13,000 TEU
HD Hyundai delivers the first vessel to eliminate manual lashing using extended cell guides and a 40 ft portable bench.
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
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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