16 OCT 2026 Crew wellbeing is becoming increasingly important, as many shipping companies realize that crew morale directly impacts safety, efficiency, workload, and retention. One issue that directly affects morale is crew interaction and isolation. Research such as the Seafarers Happiness Index from The Mission to Seafarers reports that the …
Read More »BULK CARRIER SINKS WEEKS AFTER DEADLY STRAIT OF HORMUZ STRIKE
15 OCT 2026 A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being hit by projectiles in separate incidents, maritime officials said on Wednesday. Attacks around the waterway have surged over the past 10 days, with Iran …
Read More »PANAMA MOVES TO REVOKE REGISTRY FROM THREE TANKERS SANCTIONED BY U.S.
Panama is working to revoke its flag from three tankers sanctioned last week by the United States 15 OCT 2026 The Panama Maritime Authority is highlighting that it is moving quickly to expel three tankers that were sanctioned days ago by the United States in the ongoing efforts to pressure …
Read More »SOUTH KOREAN CONTAINERSHIP COMPLETES DEMONSTRATION ARCTIC VOYAGE
Panstar Acro returning to Korea after the round trip through the Arctic on the NSR 14 OCT 2026 South Korea’s containership Panstar Acro arrived back in Busan on Sunday, October 11, completing a 50-day round trip through the Arctic to Europe and back along Russia’s Northern Sea Route. While the …
Read More »SWEDEN RELEASES SANCTIONED TANKER AFTER SEVEN-MONTH DETENTION
Sea Owl 1 was banned from sailing from Sweden since March due to the lack of a legal flag 13 OCT 2026 The Swedish Transport Agency confirmed that it has lifted the ban on a Chinese-owned tanker that had been detained since March during a crackdown on false flag and …
Read More »TWO SEAFARERS MISSING IN DRONE ATTACK ON PRODUCT TANKER OFF OMAN
12 OCT 2026 Two seafarers are missing after a drone attack on a tanker off the coast of Sohar, Oman, the latest suspected Iranian strike conducted far from the main conflict zone around the Strait of Hormuz. The location is particularly notable because it is off the coast of a …
Read More »DECARBONIZATION IN SHIPPING IS MORE THAN A SINGLE DECISION
10 OCT 2026 The maritime industry entered 2026 with less regulatory certainty than it had a year earlier, not more. The most consequential piece of global shipping regulation of the decade, the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, was agreed in principle in 2025: a global fuel standard that lowers the …
Read More »U.S. HITS CHINESE-OWNED FREIGHTER, CLAIMING IT RAN BLOCKADE ON IRAN
11 OCT 2026 For the first time in weeks, U.S. forces have used kinetic methods to disable a ship in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly running the American blockade on Iran. On Saturday, an American fighter jet struck the stern of the freighter Ocean Molica. The crew were uninjured and …
Read More »MORE TANKERS STRUCK AS IRGC EXPANDS THREAT AGAINST NON-COMPLIANT VESSELS
Plotting of recent attacks as the rate has escalated (JMIC) 09 OCT 2026 The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Navy issued a statement on Friday, taking credit for a series of recent attacks on tankers, saying it was increasing enforcement on non-compliant vessels and the range of strikes. This came as …
Read More »HD HYUNDAI DELIVERS WORLD’S FIRST “LASHING-FREE” CONTAINERSHIP TO CMA CGM
First vessel to use the new Lashing-Free system was recently delivered to CMA CGM (HD Hyundai) 08 OCT 2026 South Korean shipbuilding group HD Hyundai is reporting the delivery of its first container vessel using the company’s newly developed “Lashing-Free” system that eliminates the need for workers to manually secure …
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