Conflicts
IRGC Escalates: 100+ Tanker Strikes Reshape Gulf Shipping Routes
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards expand attacks beyond Hormuz, slashing crude exports by a third in a week
Headlines
NYK Drill Tests 100,000-Ton Bulk Carrier Oil Spill Response
NYK simulated a 300-metre bulk carrier grounding and fuel oil spill off Kagawa Prefecture on September 30.
Business
Walmart slashes order fulfilment from 12 steps to 5 with new California hub
900,000 sq ft Stockton facility cuts manual tasks and boosts West Coast delivery speed
Shipping
AI Compliance Platform Saves Small Fleets From Regulatory Nightmare
Dotra Compliance’s AI-driven system helps carriers avoid out-of-service orders and lost loads by tracking deadlines and.
Ports
Houston Ship Channel Widens to 700 Feet: The $1 Trillion Trade Boost
Project 11 expands the nation’s busiest waterway by 170 feet.
Shipping
BIMCO’s retrofit deal unlocks $2.4tn energy shift for shipping
BIMCO adopts 2026 addendum to split retrofit costs and fuel savings between owners and charterers.
Business
AI in Logistics: The $300m Gamble That Could Backfire
C.H. Robinson’s $300m synergy target from RXO deal hinges on AI translating decades of human expertise into code.
Shipping
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
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.
