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The Project 3050.1A buoy tender Leonid Komarov
Other Workboats

New Russian inland buoy tender enters service

Jens Karsten
Rendering of Compagnie Maritime Nantaise's hybrid Ro-Ro with rigid sails in the upright position
Ro-Ro

Sogestran subsidiary orders hybrid Ro-Ro fitted with questionable rigid sail technology

Rafael Sanches
Launch of Sagar Manthan, a new ocean research vessel being built for India's National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, September 9, 2026
Research, Environment & Training

Indian yard launches new ocean research vessel

Gareth Havelock
Screenshot of video footage of the burning ferry June Aster off Palawan province in the Philippines, September 9, 2026. Of the 134 people who were on board the ferry, five are confirmed dead while only 42 have been safely rescued as of September 10, 2026.
Accidents

Five dead, over 80 missing after underway ferry catches fire in Western Philippines

Jens Karsten
The CalMac ferry Glen Sannox underway
Ro-Pax

Scotland's Transport Secretary criticised for being unaware of gas leak on ferry

Gareth Havelock
L3Harris’ C-UxS system
Weaponry

US Navy selects counter-drone system for littoral defence

Will Xavier
A 14-metre troop transport boat
Naval Auxiliary/Support

Finnish Navy to receive new troop transport boats

Will Xavier
Queen Mary 2
Cruise

Cunard cruise ship Queen Mary 2 to get additional staterooms, upgraded spaces following refurbishment

Jens Karsten
Tung Chee-hwa, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, at the opening of the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Hong Kong, February 22, 2011
Shipping

OBITUARY | Tung Chee-hwa, former Hong Kong Chief Executive and past Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association

Gareth Havelock
Stormrunner Sea Machines Robotics.jpg
Unmanned Security Systems

Sea Machines secures US Special Operations Forces autonomy contract

Alan Bosworth
FPSO Pazflor, operating in Angola
Drilling & Production

TotalEnergies bets $10b on Angola to help sustain oil output

Reuters
The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika escorting a vessel through ice on the Northern Sea Route
Container Shipping

Arctic containership voyage from China reaches Britain

Reuters
Tanker at Port of Novorossiysk
Acts of War

Russian Black Sea fuel terminal ablaze after overnight drone barrage

Reuters
Demonstration of autonomous at-sea refuelling
Unmanned Security Systems

US Navy and industry partners demonstrate autonomous at-sea refuelling

Alan Bosworth
STS operations on a Suezmax oil tanker
Tankers

Ship-to-ship oil transfers outside Hormuz offered by Kuwait Petroleum

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

Higher vessel rates across all segments lift Baltic dry bulk index

Reuters
Hercules Star
Incidents

Suspected drone strike on oil tanker leaves one dead off Dubai

Reuters
Bulwark Dynamics' autonomous landing craft
Unmanned Security Systems

Bulwark Dynamics raises $6.8m for autonomous vessel production

Alan Bosworth
Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project
Gas

Shunning Russian gas was a costly mistake, Kremlin tells Europe

Reuters
Map of Angola offshore blocks
Exploration & Development

ANPG and ExxonMobil make fresh oil discovery in offshore Angola

Reuters
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