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The Russian-owned factory trawler Kapitan Yunak (representative photo only)
Trawling

Sildarvinnslan offer accepted for 90-metre trawler reportedly built for Russian owner

Gareth Havelock
The ocean liner United States in the mid-1950s (colorised version of a black and white photograph by an unknown author)
Passenger

Contractors begin sinking former liner United States off Florida for artificial reef

Jens Karsten
Polferries' ferry Varsovia
Ro-Pax

Zegluga Polska to become strategic investor in Polferries operator PZB

Gareth Havelock
Rendering of the 50-passenger electric hydrofoil vessel
Ferry

UK firm unveils electric hydrofoil with 50-passenger capacity

Jens Karsten
Oscar Wilde
Ferry

Court approves €1.2b management buyout of Irish Ferries parent

Alan Bosworth
Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz
Acts of War

Iran targets ship navigation systems on Omani island, damage unclear

Reuters
Agioi Fanendes
Tankers

US firms look less likely to import idled tanker's Russian diesel

Reuters
HNLMS Snellius
Naval Ships

Dutch Navy survey ships escort four Russian vessels through North Sea

Alan Bosworth
Map showing Libya and the Mediterranean Sea
Exploration & Development

Libya's NOC, Repsol-led consortium in talks for oil exploration in 2027

Reuters
COSCO Shipping tanker
Tankers

COSCO Shipping Development places large order for 16 VLCCs worth $2b

Reuters
Santa Monica
Ferry

South Korea's Seaworld Express Ferry to halt southern island catamaran service

Alan Bosworth
Bulk carriers in the port of Paranagua, Brazil
Bulkers

Broad vessel gains lift Baltic dry bulk index for sixth straight session

Reuters
Port of Acu, Brazil
Tankers

Asian buyers pounce on lower-priced crude from Africa, Brazil as freight rates drop

Reuters
Puteri Mayang, a Hyundai LNG Shipping vessel
Tankers

South Korea conditionally approves Hyundai LNG Shipping sale to Indonesian firm

Alan Bosworth
The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika escorting a vessel through ice on the Northern Sea Route
Tankers

Russian oil exports to Asia via Arctic jump 50 per cent as usual routes disrupted

Reuters
Hapag-Lloyd boxship
Container Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd upgrades earnings outlook for third time this year

Reuters
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's facilities in Taizhou, Jiangsu province
Shipbuilding

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding secures $6.98b in 2026 orders, exceeding annual target

Alan Bosworth
Fires at the Port of Fujairah, March 2026
Tankers

OPINION | No-war, no-peace reality makes Persian Gulf energy riskier, costlier

Reuters
MHI Vestas wind farm
Offshore Wind

Vestas shares drop after broken offshore blade slices Q3 profit

Reuters
The Argentine Navy Almirante Brown-class destroyers ARA Sarandi (nearest to camera) and ARA La Argentina steam alongside the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a bilateral maritime engagement in the Atlantic Ocean, April 29, 2026.
Naval

In reciprocal move, Iran designates Argentina's navy and air force as "terrorist entities"

Reuters
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