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Weekly Vessel Valuations Report, May 19 2026
Bulkers: S&P activity remained active across the major segments this week, with Ultramax tonnage drawing particular inte…
19 May 2026
Shipmanagement Market Report 2026
How shipmanagement is evolving to stay in step – or ahead – of the needs of shipowners in the coming years forms the bas…
19 May 2026
U.S. Probes Claims Chinese Firms Restricted Container Production Before COVID, CBS Says
Federal investigators are probing whether Chinese container manufacturing giants deliberately throttled global shipping …
19 May 2026
Trump Says Iran Strike Called Off After Gulf Allies Appealed
(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump said he held off on a new bombardment of Iran planned for Tuesday at the request…
19 May 2026
Not All Bunkers Are Equal, And Neither Are the Additives
The demulsifier that resolves a distillate water-in-fuel emulsion cleanly and quickly may have no appreciable effect on …
19 May 2026
Georgia Ports Container Volumes Slip as Savannah Expansion Push Continues
Georgia Ports Authority reported a 2.5% decline in container volumes through April as softer market conditions and last …
19 May 2026
U.S. Targets 19 Tankers, Shadow Banks in Major New Iran Sanctions Crackdown
The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled one of its broadest sanctions actions yet under its “Economic Fury” campaig…
19 May 2026
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said wer…
19 May 2026
Indonesia Intensifies Talks To Free Tanker Crew Held By Somali Pirates Near Puntland
The Palau-flagged product tanker was captured on April 21-22 near Hafun in Somalia’s Puntland region while carrying petr…
19 May 2026
Sweden Detains Second Crew Member As Sanctioned Tanker Sea Owl I Faces False Flag Probe
The tanker has been anchored outside Trelleborg, after the Swedish Coast Guard boarded it over suspicions it was sailing…
19 May 2026
Israel And Türkiye Reject Russian Bulk Carrier Carrying Alleged Stolen Ukrainian Grain
The vessel left anchorage near the Turkish port of Iskenderun after waiting for permission to enter port, according to U…
19 May 2026
Russian Drone Hits Chinese Cargo Ship Near Odesa Ahead Of Putin-Xi Talks
Ukraine’s navy said the bulk carrier KSL Deyang, operated by a Chinese crew, was hit while sailing towards Ukraine’s Ode…
19 May 2026
Iran’s New Hormuz Shipping Authority Launches Official X Account, Declares Unauthorised Transit “Illegal”
In its first post, the authority said it would provide “real-time updates” on operations and developments in the Strait …
19 May 2026
India Repatriates Over 3,200 Seafarers From Gulf As Regional Tensions Escalate
According to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, more than 1.72 crore LPG cylinders were delivered across India i…
19 May 2026
Oman Sea Will Become Graveyard Of U.S Navy, Says Iran, If America Does Not End Hormuz Blockade
Gulf of Oman could become a ‘graveyard’ for U.S Navy ships if the U.S. does not end its naval blockade, warns Iran.
19 May 2026
2 Filipino Seafarers Return Home After Strait Of Hormuz Drone Attack, 5 Crew Still Under Treatment In Oman
The seven Filipino crew members were injured after the vessel was hit by a drone on May 5 while transiting the Strait of…
19 May 2026
ATAI: Engineering the Digital Nervous System of Global Logistics
This article highlights how Gangadhar Gude transformed ATAI from a solution addressing truck congestion at an Indian por…
19 May 2026
World’s First Offshore Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center Begins Operations Off Shanghai
The world's first wind-powered underwater data center, connected to an offshore wind farm has become operational off Sha…
19 May 2026
Tourist Footage Captures China’s Most Advanced Type 093B Nuclear Submarine Off Hainan Coast
The footage was recorded recently by a Russian tourist in Yalong Bay near Sanya.
19 May 2026
Iran Introduces Bitcoin-Backed Insurance For Ships Crossing Strait Of Hormuz
Iran believes the project could generate more than $10 billion in revenue, although no timeline or detailed business mod…
19 May 2026
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