Maritime News

Safe Bulkers expands investor reach with Athens listing

Greek dry bulk owner Safe Bulkers has cleared the final regulatory hurdles for a dual listing of its shares on Euronext …

27 May 2026

Blue Water Marine Capital and Horizon Offshore Services Announce Strategic Cross-Purchase Agreement

Blue Water Marine Capital, headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland, and Horizon Offshore Services, based in Houston, Texas,…

27 May 2026

Jones Act Waiver Reshapes U.S. Oil Trade as Foreign Tankers Flood Domestic Routes

The Trump administration’s emergency Jones Act waiver is rapidly reshaping U.S. oil flows, opening domestic shipping rou…

27 May 2026

SPR Oil Heads to California for First Time Amid Iran War Disruptions

A cargo of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve headed to California this month for the first time ever, ship t…

27 May 2026

APC seals MarineLINE tanker recoating contract with Sterling Ocean Shipping

AVON, OHIO headquartered manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has begun work on a recoating programme for Sterli…

27 May 2026

India says 10 sailors detained in 2025 by Iran released

Ten Indian sailors, detained in Iran in July 2025 on an oil tanker, have been released after “sustained diplomatic engag…

27 May 2026

Indian Register of Shipping Awards Type Approval Certification to GRSE for Marine Hull and Line Valves

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) is pleased to announce the handover of Type Approval Certificate to Garden Reach Shipb…

27 May 2026

Britannia Group Realigns Senior Team For Growth

Changes in the leadership team at Britannia P&I Club will see Helen Todd being promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer wi…

27 May 2026

Weekly Tanker Time Charter Estimates, May 27 2026

27 May 2026

HOT PORT NEWS from GAC

Oil jetty out of service 27 May 2026, Lome, Togo • Oil Jetty unavailable until June 7, 2026. • Vessels directed to ore w…

27 May 2026

MMG App updated with Hantavirus guidance

The MMG is an easy-to-use medical App designed specifically for seafarers, providing up-to-date guidance on both physica…

27 May 2026

Lee vows efforts to foster shipping, port industries as strategic sectors

President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday pledged to foster the shipping and port industries as national strategic sectors in…

27 May 2026

Statement on $283M Pier B Rail Expansion Grant Agreement with Department of Transportation by Port of Long Beach CEO Dr. Noel Hacegaba

Following the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners’ authorization of a $283 million grant agreement with the U.S. De…

27 May 2026

xGeorgia Ports raises record $661,000 for United Way

The Georgia Ports Authority and its employees have pledged a total of $661,000 to United Way of the Coastal Empire to su…

27 May 2026

Weekly Dry Time Charter Estimates, May 27 2026

27 May 2026

Top Recycler GMS Gets U.S. Approval to Scrap Ships Hit With Sanctions

LONDON, May 27 (Reuters) – Dubai-based GMS has won U.S. government approval to scrap four container ships that were unde…

27 May 2026

Scorpio Tankers Dumps Older LR2 Tankers in $286 Million Fleet Shakeup

Scorpio Tankers is moving to reshape its product tanker fleet, announcing agreements to sell four LR2 tankers while lini…

27 May 2026

Fed Official Says Global Energy Demand May Need to Fall if Hormuz Stays Shut

The world may need to find a way to get by on less oil and gas if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed much longer dueto …

27 May 2026

Opinion: The Three Maritime Action Plan Provisions That Could Matter Most

Sean Pribyl and Rear Admiral James Watson, USCG (ret.) As Maritime Week put the spotlight squarely on Washington, D.C.’s…

27 May 2026

U.S. Navy Quietly Escorts Oil Tankers Through Strait Of Hormuz Amid Rising Gulf Shipping Risks

A Greek supertanker carrying about two million barrels of crude oil was escorted through the waterway off Oman with US N…

27 May 2026