Conflicts
Strait of Hormuz: Two Tankers Hit as Iran Escalates Oil War
Unidentified projectiles strike two crude carriers within hours.
Conflicts
Three US Carriers Head to Iran as Strait of Hormuz Talks Collapse
Washington deploys USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Makin Island as Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day peace plan.
Business
AI Tracks $60,000 in Missing Cheese: How One Retailer Caught the Thief
Computer vision and yard-management data linked five short shipments to a specific truck and driver.
Shipping
California Highway Patrol mourns first officer death
Officer Brian Liles, 44, died after his motorcycle collided with a semi-truck on State Route 99 near Tipton, California.
Renewables
India Cuts Green Methanol Costs by 42%: The $240m Port Bet
Deendayal Port Authority’s new e-methanol plant in Kandla will produce at $750 per ton.
Shipwrecks
MSC Crew Abandoned 38,193-DWT Ship After Engine Room Flooding Off Vietnam
25 crewmembers evacuated as MSC Hermes III took on water 186 miles east of Vietnam on September 22.
Offshore
Kotug snaps up Dubai’s Vortex Offshore in Middle East power play
Rotterdam-based towage specialist takes majority stake in Dubai’s Vortex Offshore.
Conflicts
Six Tankers Hit in a Week: Is Hormuz the New War Zone for Oil?
Two more strikes in the Strait of Hormuz bring weekly attacks to six, as US-Iran tensions escalate
african
South Africa’s port reform: why Durban’s 20-day delays forced Pretoria’s
Cabinet backs plan to spin off Transnet National Ports Authority as standalone entity to tackle chronic congestion
World Economy
Amazon RelayCon 2026: Carriers Demand More Than Rates
Over 1,000 carriers attended Amazon’s annual event, doubling last year’s turnout.
