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- October vessel strikes dampen surge in September LNG shipments through Hormuz October 5, 2026A spurt in the number attacks on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz at the beginning of October has put something of a dampener on the news that 21 LNG cargoes were estimated to ....
- USCG seizes vessels bound for Cuba with diesel fuel October 5, 2026Over the past couple of months it appeared that the US was taking a softer line towards Cuba, on humanitarian grounds. However the US Coast Guard announced on October 2nd that it ....
- Italy says EU naval mission in Red Sea still insufficient October 5, 2026Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has repeated that contributions to an EU naval mission protecting Red Sea shipping remain insufficient. Italy is pushing its western European ....
- Misje Verde captain and pilot found guilty of negligence October 5, 2026A Swedish court has found both the captain of the cargo vessel Misje Verde (IMO 9927433) and the pilot who was aboard at the time guilty of negligence in the summer boating ....
- MSC says containership evacuated as precaution after water ingress October 5, 2026The evacuation of container ship MSC Hermes III (IMO 9350317) on September 22nd when it was off the coast of Vietnam has led to some speculation as to precisely what ....
- Sanctioned tankers loiter over subsea cables near UK October 5, 2026Two sanctioned tankers that loaded at Primorsk a day apart ran matching drift-and-reposition loiters over the gas pipelines feeding St Fergus, which is the terminal that supplies a ....
- MAIB issues assessment of vessel grounding October 5, 2026The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has initiated a preliminary assessment into the grounding on October 1st of the Genesis (A19) a 30-meter UK-registered longliner .....
- Tysers P&I Club review results #2: Britannia October 5, 2026Britannia’s chair Egied Verbeeck summarizes 2025 as a significantly improved year after ....
- Average general increases of 5% expected in 2027, says Lockton October 5, 2026Independent broker Lockton has said that it anticipates average general increases / targets of 5% for policy year 2027/28 ....
- Marine round-up : 5th October 2026 October 5, 2026The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced an additional booking slot at the Neopanamax Locks for booking dates beginning October 15th. This will increase daily capacity by one ....