Marine Hull
The latest marine hull and machinery related news and analysis.
- Bulk carrier holed in Vietnamese port dock allision October 22, 2026A serious berthing incident in Vietnam on Sunday October 18th has led to new safety regulations being imposed ahead of anticipated bad weather. Japanese-owned bulk carrier Aquacharm ....
- Bulgaria recovers drone fragments from Chelsea 3; second ship sinks October 22, 2026Salvage efforts were continuing off Bulgaria after a series of vessel attacks off the coast of Bulgaria last week. Officials are now reporting that drone fragments have been ....
- Philippines acts after June Aster’s fatal fire October 22, 2026The Philippines Department of Labour and Employment has suspended the operations of six vessels of Atienza Interisland Ferries following the fatal fire that gutted the RoRo ferry .....
- Hackers breached propulsion system of US-bound oil tanker October 22, 2026FBI and US Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer ....
- Marine round-up : 22nd October 2026 October 22, 2026UKMTO’s Warning 180-26 reports a time-late report (source, the ship’s captain) of an incident 30nm southeast of Al Faw, Iraq, in which his tanker was struck by an unknown projectile ....
- Near-miss off Port Said shows risks of crowded seas and shadow-fleet tankers October 21, 2026Footage has emerged of a dangerous near-miss between three tankers at Port Said anchorage on October 17th. Crude oil tanker Opal (IMO 9286023) and the oil products/chemical tanker ....
- Recorded SoH transits on the decline October 21, 2026Strait of Hormuz crossings observed by Kpler fell sharply last week, according to preliminary data. Attacks on merchant shipping continued and many shipowners seemed to have ....
- Old Tankers, New Tactics October 21, 2026Six months into the war between Iran and the US, Qatar, one of the world’s major LNG exporters, found itself in certain difficulties. Even limited shipments had all but stopped ....
- Marine round-up : 21st October 2026 October 21, 2026Because of the riots in France on Satrday night, P&O Cruises, a brand of Carnival, changed the itinerary of cruise ship Iona (IMO 9826548), The planned call at Le Havre on October ....
- Fire reported on bulk carrier off Indonesia October 20, 2026Bulk carrier Prima Sentosa (IMO 9506708) was reported to have suffered a fire on October 16th off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. There were carrying 26 .....