Headlines
Tug Capsizes in Salvage Drama: 10 Crew Safe
The Philippine Coast Guard stages spill response gear after the SL Sual 1 sinks off western Luzon during a refloat.
Business
Jones Walker Bolsters Maritime Legal Firepower in Louisiana
US law firm adds five attorneys, including maritime specialist Doug Truxillo, to its Lafayette office
Renewables
Hybrid Ships Cut Fuel Costs by 30%—How ZF’s Tech Is Steering the Shift
ZF’s integrated hybrid and electric propulsion systems slash emissions and fuel use for commercial vessels worldwide.
Shipyards
$8.2bn icebreaker deal: Canada’s Arctic lifeline gets a frozen facelift
Ottawa commits C$11.3bn to six Polar Class 3 icebreakers at Quebec’s Chantier Davie.
Conflicts
Houthi Missile Slams Saudi VLCC as Red Sea Exports Plunge by a Third
The 320,926 dwt Amzan was hit 63 nautical miles off Yanbu, cutting Saudi Arabia’s northern Red Sea crude exports by at.
Shipping
Brazil’s cruise gamble: 30,000 berths to lure global travellers
Brazil is banking on an extra 30,000 berths and a regional partnership push to break out of a stagnant cruise market.
Offshore
Icebreaker Botnica lands 45-day offshore job in South Africa
TS Shipping’s multipurpose icebreaker Botnica will replace an offshore single buoy mooring in a 45-day campaign.
Shipping
Shipping’s top minds ditch slides for blunt talk at Splash Singapore
Inaugural conference on September 24 scraps presentations to focus on unfiltered industry debate
Headlines
Seafarers in crosshairs: Why merchant crews deserve real protection
The death of a chief engineer in the Strait of Hormuz exposes the industry’s failure to shield civilian crews from.
Conflicts
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Fees: Who Pays—and Who Decides?
Tehran approves service charges for ‘authorised’ vessels transiting the world’s busiest oil chokepoint.
