Maritime News
Latest shipping industry updates, IMO regulations, and seafarer news — updated daily.
Fed Governor Stephen Miran resigns, cites deregulation wins
Federal Reserve Board member Stephen Miran submitted his resignation on Thursday, with his departure set to take effect …
15 May 2026
HOT PORT NEWS from GAC
Hantavirus: Mandatory submission of Maritime Declaration of Health 15 May 2026, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Vessels c…
15 May 2026
Panama Canal Aims to Avoid Repeat of 2023 Drought Crisis as El Niño Looms
The Panama Canal is not planning vessel passage restrictions for the remainder of 2026 even if an El Niño weather patter…
15 May 2026
Trump Says Patience With Iran ‘Running Out’ After Xi Talks on Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran was running out and that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed…
15 May 2026
Iran Announces Strait Of Hormuz Is Open To All Ships If They Cooperate With Its Navy
Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to commercial traffic, but ships must cooperate with the Iranian N…
15 May 2026
U.S Plans To Deploy Warships In Bangladesh, Closer To India & China
The United States and Bangladesh are signing defence agreements, which will allow America to deploy its naval warships i…
15 May 2026
France Confines Over 1,700 Cruise Passengers After Gastroenteritis Outbreak On British Cruise Ship
A separate incident onboard involved the death of a 92-year-old British passenger during a stop in Brest in northwestern…
15 May 2026
IEA Warns Global Oil Supply Will Fall Short Of Demand This Year As Hormuz Crisis Deepens
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are expected to recover faster compared to other producers in the region.
15 May 2026
Kuwait Says It Arrested 4 IRGC Operatives Aboard Fishing Boat Chartered For Hostile Actions
The ministry said the four men admitted during questioning that they had been assigned by the IRGC to infiltrate Kuwaiti…
15 May 2026
Families Demand Rescue Of 10 Pakistani Crew Aboard Oil Tanker Seized By Somali Pirates For Over 23 Days
The vessel was taken on April 21, about 30 nautical miles from the coast, with 17 crew members on board, including 10 Pa…
15 May 2026
UAE Will Double Oil Export Capacity Bypassing Hormuz by 2027
The United Arab Emirates will double its capacity to export crude oil bypassing the Strait of Hormuz by next year, as it…
15 May 2026
Second Japan-Linked Oil Tanker Transits Hormuz After PM Takaichi Contacts Iran
The Panama-flagged tanker, identified as Eneos Endeavor, crossed the strait and is now expected to continue its voyage t…
15 May 2026
China Fines CMA CGM, MSC And Hapag-Lloyd Over Freight-Rate Violations At Major Ports
The inspections were carried out at the ports of Guangzhou, Qingdao and Ningbo in August, September and November 2025.
15 May 2026
Container spot rates still rising – but demand looks set to soften
Container spot rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades posted double-digit increases this week on the back of n…
15 May 2026
U.S Firm Reveals New MANTIS UUV That Can Detect Mines, Conduct Surveys & Map The Seabed
A U.S firm has revealed a UUV named MANTIS, which can detect naval mines, conduct search & recovery missions, offshore i…
15 May 2026
U.S. Navy Funds 16 Boeing Orca Drone Submarines To Face China In The Indo-Pacific
U.S Navy has shifted Orca-based Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle from an experimental prototype to part of its pl…
15 May 2026
China in new crackdown on carriers for ‘freight rate violations’
China is stepping up its crackdown on container transport service providers for regulatory breaches, as the industry nav…
15 May 2026
Baltic Dry Index falls to 3151 down 44 points
Today, Friday, May 15 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 44 points, reaching 3151 points. Baltic Dry Index is compi…
15 May 2026
Watch: U.S. Interdicts $45.8 Million Cocaine Load In Rare Triple Interdiction Off Colombia
The US Coast Guard said the seizure stopped nearly 2.3 million potentially lethal doses of cocaine from reaching the Uni…
15 May 2026
U.S Navy Sailors Receive Operational Training For ODIN Laser Weapon System That Can Blind Drone Sensors
U.S Navy sailors are receiving training to operate and maintain a new laser-based defence system that can blind the sens…
15 May 2026
Get personalised maritime news
Join Sailr Network to receive news curated for your rank, vessel type, and trade route.
Join Sailr Network