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Russia Recovers Black Box From Damaged LNG Tanker After Mediterranean Drone Attack
The vessel was targeted using at least two unmanned aerial vehicles and at least three unmanned boats carrying explosive…
26 May 2026
Hyperion Systems Unveils Southern Hemisphere’s First 3D-Printed Uncrewed Surface Vessel
The 4.6m ASTRA hulls will be 3D printed using LFAM and recycled polymer waste by a consortium led by Hyperion Systems.
26 May 2026
Iran Claims It Shot Down ‘Hostile Drone’ Over Persian Gulf Using New ‘Arash-e Kamangir’ Defence System
The interception took place near Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, close to one of the world’s most important oil shippi…
26 May 2026
China Sends First Batch Of Promised 60,000 Tonnes Of Food Aid To Cuba Amid Worsening Crisis
The shipment arrives as Cuba faces worsening fuel shortages, long power cuts and disruptions to transport and public ser…
26 May 2026
Fire Erupts On Cargo Ship At Germany’s Largest Port, Leaving 8 Seriously Injured
Seven injured people were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, while another person was treated at the scene by para…
26 May 2026
Indian Navy Plans AI-Driven Overhaul Of Weapons Management System With Military-Grade Encryption
The Indian Ministry of Defence is looking for companies to design and build a digital system to manage the Navy’s weapon…
26 May 2026
U.S. Conducts Self-Defence Strikes On Iranian Boats And Missile Sites Near Strait Of Hormuz
Two Iranian boats were laying mines in the strait and US forces also responded after a missile targeted one of its warpl…
26 May 2026
Already stretched barge services now threatened by falling river levels
Hobbled by an influx of ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) arriving at ports, Europe’s inland waterways are now conte…
26 May 2026
3 Myanmar Sailors Die Due To Lack Of Oxygen Onboard Cargo Ship In Indonesian Waters
Three sailors from Myanmar died while working on board a foreign cargo vessel in Indonesian waters.
26 May 2026
Baltic Dry Index climbs to 3085 up 94 points
Today, Tuesday, May 26 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 94 points, reaching 3085 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled …
26 May 2026
U.S Allows Ships Sanctioned Over Iran Trade To Be Scrapped
Dubai-based GMS, a buyer of ships and offshore vessels for recycling, said that it received the first U.S permit to buy …
26 May 2026
German Shipbuilder To Construct World’s First Fully Electric Battery-Powered Cruise Ship
German shipbuilding company Meyer Werft is planning to construct the world’s first fully electric battery-powered cruise…
26 May 2026
World’s Largest LNG-Powered Container Ship Launched In Shanghai
The world’s largest LNG-powered container ship made its maiden call at the Shanghai Yangshan Port on May 22, 2026.
26 May 2026
Explosives Found On LPG Tanker At Russia’s Ust-Luga Port In Alleged Sabotage Attempt
The explosives were later defused in a joint operation involving the FSB, Russia’s Defence Ministry and the National Gua…
26 May 2026
US and Iran Clash Near Hormuz Even as Both Tout Talks Progress
US and Iranian forces clashed near the Strait of Hormuz overnight, highlighting the tension between the two sides even a…
26 May 2026
Taiwan Tracks Second Chinese ‘Combat’ Patrol in a Week, Sends Ships and Jets to Monitor
Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the isla…
26 May 2026
Logistical Nightmare Awaits 1500 Ships Stranded In Strait Of Hormuz Even After U.S-Iran Deal
Vessels will need guidance on the routes to take to prevent ship collisions, accidents and groundings, given that the st…
26 May 2026
OceanX: Saudi Arabia PIFing along; politicisation; CMA CGM vs Zim vs others
We just got another reminder of how political shipping and logistics have become. As also confirmed now in our circles a…
26 May 2026
New EU-Mexico trade deal will open new markets, says ESC
European shippers and forwarders have welcomed the new free-trade agreement between the EU and Mexico, which was inked a…
26 May 2026
AI infrastructure boom reshaping freight flows and driving modal shift
DHL, Expeditors, and Matson are all pointing to the same thing: AI infrastructure rapidly becoming one of the logistics …
26 May 2026
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