Shipping
RCL bets big on feeders: $128m quartet to revive Bangkok-Singapore roots
Thailand’s Regional Container Lines orders four 1,900 TEU vessels at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong.
Headlines
Hormuz Standoff: Who Blinks First as US Blockade Hits 100% Effectiveness?
Iran’s frozen funds and stalled oil exports push Tehran toward intensified attacks on shipping and foreign bases.
Headlines
Indian Captain Faces 10 Years in UK Prison Over Russian Oil Cargo
Ajay Pant arrested after British commandos seized the tanker Smyrtos carrying 98,000 tonnes of Russian oil
Shipyards
Japan’s Shipyards Need 12,000 Workers: But Birthrate Hits 1.14
Tokyo’s $6.5bn plan to double capacity by 2035 collides with a shrinking workforce and a record-low birthrate.
Conflicts
US Navy Blocks 70 Ships From Iran: The Strait of Hormuz Standoff Escalates
CENTCOM reports 70 merchant vessels redirected, 3 disabled and 2 boarded since reinstating Iran blockade.
Shipwrecks
22 Lives at Stake: Iron Ore Ship Sinks in Bay of Bengal
A Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 72,000 tonnes of iron ore vanished with 22 crew members missing.
Conflicts
Iraq Wins Rare Strait of Hormuz Access for Oil Tankers—But at What Cost?
Tehran grants limited passage to Iraqi crude shipments after Baghdad’s diplomatic push.
Conflicts
SPY-6 Radar Crushes Missile Tests: How the U.S. Navy’s New Shield Stops
The Raytheon-built AN/SPY-6 radar aboard the USS Jack H. Lucas tracked and neutralised air and missile threats during.
Offshore
Underwater data centres: AI’s new frontier or an environmental gamble?
Tech giants test submerged servers to cut energy use by 30% amid AI-driven demand surge
Conflicts
US Blocks 10 Ecuador Fishing Vessels in Record Cocaine Bust
Washington sanctions 15 individuals and freezes 10 vessels linked to a network moving 40 tons of cocaine monthly
