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Astarte
Bulkers

Diana Shipping signs charter deal with Aquavita for Kamsarmax bulker

Alan Bosworth
Panama Canal
Shipping

OPINION | Rising slot fees signal growing pressure on Panama Canal route

Reuters
LNG carrier at Gate terminal, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Gas

Winter LNG price surge looms as Europe runs low and Hormuz stays shut

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Strait of Hormuz commodity traffic drops well below average

Reuters
Front Vosso, a Frontline VLCC (representative photo)
Tankers

Surging tanker freight rates help Frontline post higher H1 2026 profit

Alan Bosworth
Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry accident
Accidents

Indonesian rescuers to right capsized ferry in search for 129 missing

Reuters
Loading LNG onboard a tanker
Gas

OPINION | Asia balks at soaring spot LNG prices, handing a lifeline to Europe

Reuters
Asef missiles Houthis
Security

US quietly meets Houthis in Oman after rapid Red Sea advance

Reuters
PNS Hunain, a Yarmook-class offshore patrol vessel of the Pakistan Navy
Incidents

India claims navy ship hit by Pakistani vessel in collision off Oman

Will Xavier
Mitsui Ocean Sakura
Cruise

Mitsui Ocean Cruises christens ex-Seabourn ship

Jens Karsten
Callaway Parker
Inland Tug Operations

VESSEL REVIEW | Callaway Parker – New inland pusher tug to support Parker Towing's liquid cargo transport activities

Baird Maritime
Oceanus 1
Offshore Construction

VESSEL REVIEW | Oceanus 1 – Taiwan's Co-Asia Marine Technology acquires cable layer with 8,000-tonne capacity

Baird Maritime
Tug News Roundup | September 17 – Deliveries to Brazil and US plus ongoing construction in India and Chile
Tugs

Tug News Roundup | September 17 – Deliveries to Brazil and US plus ongoing construction in India and Chile

Baird Maritime
Philippine Coast Guard personnel use a liferaft to evacuate some of the passengers from the grounded ferry Roromaster 5 off Occidental Mindoro province, September 17, 2026. The ferry ran aground 30 metres from shore while nearing Occidental Mindoro's Port of Abra de Ilog.
Accidents

Ferry runs aground off Occidental Mindoro, Philippines; all 114 passengers rescued

Gareth Havelock
Map of southern Vietnam
Accidents

Vietnamese tour company employee charged for assigning skipper involved in fatal capsizing

Jens Karsten
Test firing of a TESEO MK2/E anti-ship missile
Weaponry

Validation firing completed for future Italian Navy anti-ship missile

Will Xavier
Enforcer
Coast Guard

New North Sea patrol vessel delivered to Netherlands Coastguard

Will Xavier
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Incidents

Passengers evacuated following chemical leak on ferry in Rostock, Germany

Jens Karsten
A Los Angeles Fire Department 40-foot small boat approaches a US Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach 45-foot response boat-medium crew in Los Angeles Harbor, September 14, 2026. The US Coast Guard, Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Port Police responded to a report of three containers entering the water in Los Angeles Harbor during a container offload.
Accidents

US Coast Guard, partners respond to fallen shipping containers at Port of Los Angeles

Gareth Havelock
Test-firing of a ground-launched variant of Castelion's Blackbeard hypersonic missile
Weaponry

US Navy awards production delivery order for Blackbeard hypersonic missiles

Will Xavier
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