The IRGC said it struck U.S. Saildrone Explorer hull 5838 at the Hormuz entrance on 10 September as CENTCOM reported…
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Twenty-Five Dead on Ocean Melody After Fire During Repairs at Qingdao Beihai
A fire on the Liberia-flagged Supramax Ocean Melody at CSSC Qingdao Beihai on 10 September killed 25 people during repair…
WSC Asks IMO to Close the SP188 Gap That Lets Lithium Battery Containers Travel Undeclared
The World Shipping Council asked governments on 10–11 September 2026 to close a gap in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods…
Saudi East-West Pipeline Is Stopped After Iraq-Origin Drones as the Yanbu Bypass Goes Offline
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said on Friday, 11 September 2026, that the East-West crude pipeline — Petroline — had…
VLCC Earnings Hit Record Territory as Hormuz Shuttle Trade Reprices Effective Supply
Baltic Middle East-China VLCC earnings printed near $800,000 a day as Gulf of Oman shuttle fixtures and TD34 records showed…
Houthi Capture of Mokha Collapses Bab el-Mandeb Transits From 30 Ships to Six
Houthi forces seized Mokha on 10 September and pushed toward Dhubab and the Hanish Islands as Bab el-Mandeb transits fell…
IMO Safety Chief Warns Four Theatres Now Threaten Shipping at Once, From Hormuz to the Black Sea
IMO maritime safety director Damien Chevallier says Hormuz, the Red Sea, waters off Somalia and the Black Sea are simultaneous…
Liberia Holds Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Transits at ISPS Level 3 as the Threat Arsenal Widens
Liberian-flagged ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden remain at ISPS security level 3 as Liberia and NAVCENT…
NOx Engine Recertification Rules Are in Force After 1 September as MEPC.398(83) Goes Live
MEPC.398(83) recertification procedures for substantially modified or re-tiered marine diesel engines entered into force on 1 September 2026, with an…
MSC Shipmanagement and Owner Pay $1.75 Million After MSC Samira III Oil Record Book Case
MSC Shipmanagement and the owner of MSC Samira III were sentenced to a combined $1.75 million and four years of…
