South Korean partners trial autonomous mobile robot aboard a cargo vessel, demonstrating its potential for shipboard monitoring and operations in confined environments

Digitalisation Fleet Performance & Maintenance

Houthis claim 'maritime embargo' against Saudi Arabia

20 Jul 2026by Jamey Bergman

Houthi spokesperson says militia’s blockade is in response to a "comprehensive blockade on our ports and airports by land, sea and air"

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Clarksons: Strait of Hormuz transits again fall 90% against pre-war traffic levels

20 Jul 2026by Jamey Bergman

Shipbroker Clarksons’ data and analytics arm said traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped back to very low levels in the wake of several vessel attacks and boardings

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Dynacom vessel on fire, abandoned off Oman

20 Jul 2026by Jamey Bergman

Maritime intelligence firm Vanguard Tech named the vessel as Dynacom’s 2025-built, 75,000-dwt LR1 tanker Kavomaleas

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

HD Hyundai, Kiewit Offshore Services unveil strategic partnership

20 Jul 2026by David Foxwell

Companies plan to ‘support US shipbuilding’ and collaborate on domestic market shipbuilding opportunities

Shipbuilding & Design

Low-GHG methane offers LNG-capable ships compliance bridge, but supply and cost remain key

20 Jul 2026by Paul Morgan

A new DNV white paper, Methane in Shipping, sets out a case that will interest the roughly 800 LNG-capable ships now trading, and 600 more on order, excluding LNG carriers

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Fuels & Lubricants

War-risk salvage needs an integrated offering

20 Jul 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Tatham & Co partner, Stephen Askins, explains why there is a role for security companies in salvage, but salvors should take the lead

Middle East Conflict Piracy

IMCA appoints Natalie Carroll as head of competence and training

20 Jul 2026by David Foxwell

Ms Carroll most recently served as chair of IMCA’s competence and training committee

Regulations & Compliance

Fugro to survey route for Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan pipelines

20 Jul 2026by David Foxwell

Geodata will be collected for key projects in Timor-Leste

Offshore Contractors

How Caterpillar is mapping decarbonisation routes for tug fleets

20 Jul 2026by John Snyder

Caterpillar Marine strategy manager for electrification, Carlos Martinez, discusses drop-in biofuels, methanol and electrification, highlighting the trade-offs between capex, emissions, and long-term operating costs

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Business & Finance Fuels & Lubricants Propulsion

SAAM battery-electric tug gains LR's low-noise class certification

20 Jul 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Tugboats built by Sanmar with onboard batteries have proven they emit low radiated noise

Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells

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Tanker boarding off Yemen linked to Somali piracy

Hyundai and Kia test autonomous robot onboard cargo ship

Houthis claim 'maritime embargo' against Saudi Arabia

Clarksons: Strait of Hormuz transits again fall 90% against pre-war traffic levels

Dynacom vessel on fire, abandoned off Oman

HD Hyundai, Kiewit Offshore Services unveil strategic partnership

Low-GHG methane offers LNG-capable ships compliance bridge, but supply and cost remain key

War-risk salvage needs an integrated offering

IMCA appoints Natalie Carroll as head of competence and training

Fugro to survey route for Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan pipelines

How Caterpillar is mapping decarbonisation routes for tug fleets

SAAM battery-electric tug gains LR's low-noise class certification

Opinion

AI will be a gamechanger for tugs, salvage

Shipowners look to LNG to bridge a wider gap

The strait that changed everything

Battery technology tugs become mainstream, methanol fuelled vessels emerge

Does the current chaos create opportunities for LNG shipping?

Record orderbook shows cruise shipping’s growth is linked to sustainability

The Beijing Convention – an international framework on Judicial Ship Sales

Towage, salvage impacted by Middle East war

Seafarers: vulnerable and in the crosshairs

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