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17-Year-Old US Navy Sailor Killed In 1941 Pearl Harbour Attack To Receive Military Burial After 82 Years
The USS West Virginia was one of the US Navy battleships stationed at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on Decembe…
25 May 2026
Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists Freed From Israeli Custody Allege Severe Abuse And Sexual Assault
Some detainees were transferred onto Israeli landing craft converted into temporary prison ships using shipping containe…
25 May 2026
3 Killed, 1 Seriously Injured After Lifeboat Plunges Into Sea From Petronas Offshore Vessel Off Malaysia
A rope or hook attached to the boat is believed to have detached, causing the lifeboat and all four workers to fall into…
25 May 2026
U.S. Naval Blockade Of Iran Redirects 100 Commercial Vessels Near Strait Of Hormuz
The blockade began after Iranian officials blocked the waterway and threatened to charge tolls on vessels using the rout…
25 May 2026
ISM coasters and mini bulkers – Week 21
Activity has slackened somewhat on the South Atlantic Supramax/Ultramax shipping market, with June vessel count graduall…
25 May 2026
Singapore’s LSFO arbitrage arrivals from the West to fall in May, June: traders
Singapore’s low sulfur fuel oil arrivals from the Western markets are set to fall for the fourth consecutive month in Ma…
25 May 2026
Gas Shipping Markets Growing Stronger
LNG The LNG spot market firmed this week with the arb opening, especially in the Atlantic basin. On the BLNG1 Australia–…
25 May 2026
Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111): Key outcomes on autonomous ships, GHG safety and situation in the Strait of Hormuz
The International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee met for its 111th session from 13 to 22 May 2026 in …
25 May 2026
GMS Week 21 – PASSAGE OPENS, WINDOW CLOSES
The Week 20 “stalemate holds” thesis has been materially challenged by the most concrete reopening signal of the war. Pr…
25 May 2026
The index that moves with the market: why contracted rates deliver
Contracted rate indexes like XSI-C capture freight rates at the moment of booking, giving a two-week head start over car…
25 May 2026
EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime: The double dividend of LNG compliance in 2026
How LNG creates compliance value under both EU maritime regulations in 2026 — and why most shipping companies are only c…
25 May 2026
Moeve strengthens operations with new tanker agreement
UK-based Suardiaz Group’s subsidiary, Suardiaz Energy, has signed an agreement to deploy its newly acquired chemical tan…
25 May 2026
Tanker resale premiums soar as owners chase faster delivery amid war
As competition intensifies to secure ships that can be put to work moving crude immediately, the benchmark for prices in…
25 May 2026
China secures over 90% of global new VLCC orders: report
Since the beginning of this year, China’s shipbuilding industry has been continuously landing new orders, securing more …
25 May 2026
Why London Gateway Works for Global Trade’s Mega Container Ships
When the Marit Maersk called at London Gateway, it was more than a routine port visit. It highlighted why modern shippin…
25 May 2026
Port of Pasaia installs shore power system
The Spanish port of Port of Pasaia has completed the installation of an onshore power supply (OPS) system. The system al…
25 May 2026
Panama Canal plans for water shortages as US NOAA forecasts 98% chance of El Niño
Water levels at the freshwater lake that fuels operations at the Panama Canal have been kept at historically high levels…
25 May 2026
Report: MAGPIE project demonstrates that safe ammonia bunkering in ports is possible
The port of Rotterdam has successfully demonstrated in 2025 that ship‑to‑ship ammonia bunkering can be carried out safel…
25 May 2026
Cape of Good Hope captures ~43% share of US-Asia LPG voyages
The Cape of Good Hope accounted for roughly 43% of USGC-to-Asia LPG voyages in April 2026, a record since October 2016, …
25 May 2026
More US cargoes signal China – but will they arrive?
Four cargoes loaded with US LNG are currently showing China as a destination after more than a year without trade, but i…
25 May 2026
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