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Uljanik Brodogradnja, Pula
Shipbuilding

Croatia accepts Turkish firm's bid for local shipyard Uljanik

Jens Karsten
Port of Port Hedland, Western Australia
Dredging

Jan de Nul begins bypass channel dredging at Port Hedland, Western Australia

Gareth Havelock
Elise, the first in a series of project cargo vessels ordered by SAL Heavy Lift
Heavy Lift

SAL Heavy Lift inks MOU with Chinese yard for five 14,600DWT newbuildings

Jens Karsten
Mineral Europa
Bulkers

CMB Tech ammonia-powered bulker completes sea trials ahead of first Australia voyage

Alan Bosworth
Kharg Island crude oil shipping facility, Iran
Tankers

Oil prices drop after Trump cites productive talks with Iran

Reuters
Baru
Tankers

Klaveness Combination Carriers hits Q3 fleet earnings projection

Alan Bosworth
Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman
Incidents

Danger zone widens as unknown projectile strikes vessel off UAE

Reuters
Increase in bauxite orders from China to drive surge in capesize bulker demand, shipping exec claims
Bulkers

Capesize slump drags Baltic dry bulk index down to six-week low

Reuters
A US Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced a man with a medical condition from a cargo ship 86 miles offshore Hawaii Oct. 7, 2026.
Coast Guard

VIDEO | US Coast Guard medevacs crewmember from cargo ship carrying donated patrol boats off Hawaii

Alan Bosworth
Neptun Alpha offshore production platform in Black Sea
Drilling & Production

Windfall taxes to hit OMV third-quarter net income by up to $225m

Reuters
Speciality
Tankers

First Ship Lease to sell product tanker after end of charter

Alan Bosworth
Crude oil tankers at Calhoun Port in Point Comfort, Texas
Tankers

Costly shipping pushes Asian refiners to abandon US crude purchases

Reuters
Singapore LNG Terminal
Ports & Terminals

Singapore LNG targets 2028 completion for third Jurong Island terminal jetty

Reuters
US forces board the sanctioned tanker Davina in the Indian Ocean
Crime & Piracy

US tightens grip on Iranian oil trade with sanctions on 17 tankers

Reuters
UK forces boarded the Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Smyrtos
Crime & Piracy

UK sanctions 12 tankers helping Russia evade oil curbs

Reuters
Vive Ut Vivas
Tankers

VESSEL REVIEW | Vive ut Vivas – Trafigura welcomes 319,000DWT VLCC to fleet

Baird Maritime
Shaun 3
Tankers

VESSEL REVIEW | Shaun 3 – Indian-owned oil tanker to provide bunkering and supply services off Oman

Baird Maritime
Excelerate Energy taps Singapore shipbuilder for FSRU conversion
FPOs/FPSOs

Excelerate Energy taps Singapore shipbuilder for FSRU conversion

Jens Karsten
DP World London, a container vessel owned by Elbdeich Reederei and chartered by DP World's Unifeeder division (representative photo only)
Container Shipping

Elbdeich Reederei orders two more containerships, taking orderbook to eight

Gareth Havelock
Tanker News Roundup | October 9 – Focus on Asian yards: deliveries to Malaysia, China and Qatar plus orders from Greece and Turkey
Tankers

Tanker News Roundup | October 9 – Focus on Asian yards: deliveries to Malaysia, China and Qatar plus orders from Greece and Turkey

Baird Maritime
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