A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain 25 SEPT 2026 Regulatory uncertainty is becoming a major factor in shipowners’ investment decisions as the industry weighs vessels and fuel systems that will remain in service for decades, according to DNV’s latest Maritime Forecast to 2050. …
Read More »WORLD MARITIME DAY 2026: IMO WARNS SHIPPING RULES ARE UNDER STRAIN AS SEAFARERS FACE DEADLY ATTACKS
24 SEPT 2026 The global maritime industry is marking World Maritime Day on Thursday with an unusually immediate backdrop: merchant ships under attack, seafarers being killed and some of the world’s most important shipping routes disrupted by conflict. The International Maritime Organization has chosen “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence” as …
Read More »EU SHIP RECYCLING FIGHT ESCALATES OVER INDIAN BEACHING YARDS
Workers carry a rope line to fasten a decommissioned ship at the Alang shipyard in Gujarat, India 24 SEPT 2026 A fight over whether Indian shipbreaking yards using the controversial beaching method should qualify under European environmental rules is widening, with steelmakers, recyclers, trade unions and environmental groups now urging …
Read More »BIG THREE, IN THE SHIP REGISTRY BUSINESS THERE’S THE BIG THREE AND EVERYONE ELSE.
23 SEPT 2026 The ship registry industry is undergoing a sea change. As business booms with the global fleet reaching approximately 112,500 vessels and 2.44 billion deadweight tons in 2025, growth is consolidating around the most trusted and capable flags. These have evolved into sophisticated, round-the-clock regulatory service organizations built …
Read More »IRAN KEEPS UP PRESSURE, HITTING ANOTHER TANKER AS US ASSERTS HORMUZ IS OPEN
The latest series of Iranian attacks included El Gaia struck last week and evacuated with the aid of the Omanis 22 SEPT 2026 Iran hit another tanker on September 21 in the Strait of Hormuz, causing injuries to two seafarers and maintaining its assertion to have control over the waterway. …
Read More »TWO MORE TANKERS HIT IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ AS ATTACKS MOUNT
22 SEPT 2026 Two more tankers have been struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with two seafarers injured, extending a string of attacks against commercial shipping through the strategic waterway. UK Maritime Trade Operations said Monday that military authorities reported an inbound tanker was struck by an unknown projectile …
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