MEPC.398(83) recertification procedures for substantially modified or re-tiered marine diesel engines entered into force on 1 September 2026, with an…
Category: Maritime Regulations
Yemen Coast Guard Detains Sanctioned Tanker Nereida After Ras Isa Call Without UNVIM Clearance
Yemen’s government Coast Guard intercepted the OFAC-listed product tanker Nereida in the Gulf of Aden after an unauthorised Ras Isa…
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…
Paris and Tokyo MoU Cargo-Securing CIC Is Live as China MSA Checks Ten Items Through November
The 2026 Port State Control Concentrated Inspection Campaign on cargo securing is no longer a planning circular. It opened on…
EU ETS 70 Percent Surrender Deadline Falls on 30 September as EUA Prices Sit Near €83
Shipping companies have 23 days to surrender EU Allowances covering 70 percent of verified 2025 CO2 in the maritime EU…
IMO Net-Zero Talks Keep GHG Pricing on the Table but Leave Operators Without Final MARPOL Text
ISWG-GHG 22 closed in London without a clean Annex VI text. A majority still backs a central GHG price and…
Marmara Collision Report: Watch Failures and Dark AIS Left 10 Missing After 11-Minute Sinking
A Silivri expert report says the 2 September Marmara TSS collision that sank Tuğberk İmamoğlu in 11 minutes, with 10…
Iran Plans Exclusion Zone Beyond Hormuz as US Blockade Redirects 92 Ships
On 6 September 2026 Iran said it will announce an exclusion zone beyond Hormuz. Identified ships entering the belt would…
UKMTO: Hormuz Traffic About 90 Percent Below Baseline; Southern Route Highest Risk
UKMTO said AIS-detected Hormuz transits remain about 90 percent below pre-conflict baseline, with the southern Omani corridor accounting for most…
After US–Iran Tanker Tit-for-Tat, Hormuz Reopen Talks Face Fresh Credibility Test
On 6 September, operators weighed overnight CENTCOM–IRGC tanker strikes against earlier corridor and demining diplomacy, with SEVERE conditions and suppressed…
