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- Grounded bulk carrier off Queensland is still stuck September 23, 2026Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned 2022-built Capesize bulk carrier Cape Falcon (IMO 9916202) remained aground on Tuesday September 22nd , four days after it had run aground off Gladstone, central...
- Dangers of lithium-ion storage and recommended responses September 23, 2026Global transport and logistics mutual TT Club, UK P&I Club and Brooks Bell have published a new whitepaper examining the growing operational, safety, environmental and contractual risks associated...
- Container vessel abandoned off Vietnam, crew rescued safely September 23, 2026All 25 crew members of the container vessel MSC Hermes III (IMO 9350317) were rescued after they abandoned ship in a lifeboat when the vessel was about 300km east of Vietnam, Singapore’s Maritime...
- Red Sea mission needs more warships, says EU’s Kallas September 23, 2026EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said that EU members sho (#prcf)uld commit to a substantial increase in the number of maritime security patrols in the Red Sea. She suggested, that EUNAVFOR...
- CENTCOM’s Cooper claims that Iran blockade is 100% effective September 23, 2026CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper, while expressing no opinion on the strategies that President Trump was reported to be choosing between, has said that 110 Iran-linked merchant vessels had been..
- Russia adapts fertilizer and coal terminals in the north to carry Black Sea grain September 23, 2026The geopolitical instability in the Black Sea, Persian Gulf and Red Sea continues to redraw global shipping patterns. Some Russian companies appear to have decided that the threat to bulk carriers...
- IUMI 2026: Cargo insurance market continues to soften September 23, 2026The cargo market continued to soften through 2025, although global cargo premiums still rose by $24.2bn in 2025, representing a 6.9% increase year on year and continuing an upward trend over the...
- Saudi Arabia gets oil into circulation via ships September 23, 2026Saudi Aramco loaded about 14m barrels of crude oil on seven VLCCs inside the Mideast Gulf on Sunday September 20th according to TankerTrackers.com. The kingdom suffered a major hit to its east-west...
- IUMI 2026: Nuclear offers promise, but faces regulatory challenges September 23, 2026Neil Roberts, Policy Forum Chair at IUMI, said in Rotterdam on Tuesday that nuclear propulsion offered a viable alternative to fossil fuels for maritime transport, addressing the immense power...
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