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

One tanker attacked off Oman, two boarded in region as 'military escalation is now driving the operating picture'

17 Jul 2026by Jamey Bergman

UKMTO received a report of an attack on an unnamed tanker indicating a strike on the vessel had caused minor structural damage to the port side, with no casualties

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Dry bulk revival fuels fleet renewal surge

17 Jul 2026by John Snyder

With freight rates near multi-year highs and fleet renewal accelerating, Greek shipowners are leading a new wave of dry bulk investment

Business & Finance

US strikes VLCC en route to Iran's Kharg Island, sanctions IRGC 'weapons procurement' network

16 Jul 2026by Jamey Bergman

The US said it has again begun enforcement of a naval blockade against Iran, disabling a tanker that the US military said had ’ignored multiple warnings’

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Cape Shipping expands VLCC orderbook with single vessel order in Japan

16 Jul 2026by Georgios Georgiou

The Adrianopoulos family led owner has been particularly active in the newbuilding market this year

Business & Finance Shipbuilding & Design

Trump walks back Strait of Hormuz toll plan, says Gulf States will invest in US

15 Jul 2026by Jamey Bergman

A day after US President Donald Trump proposed a 20% fee for cargo protection, he said the fee would be replaced by ’massive’ forthcoming investment and trade deals from ’various Gulf States’

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

VLCC ordering hits all-time high with half the year still to go

15 Jul 2026by Georgios Georgiou

Brokers are struggling to keep track as orders continue to pile up week after week

Business & Finance Shipbuilding & Design

UAE says Iranian cruise missiles strike two tankers, with two dead and 14 injured; US resumes blockade

14 Jul 2026by Jamey Bergman

IMO has confirmed the deaths of two seafarers and injuries to 14 in strikes on crude oil tankers that the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defence attributed to Iran

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Ukraine drone unit claims strikes on over 100 Russian vessels; IMO condemns attacks on seafarers

14 Jul 2026by Riviera News

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces say they have targeted more than 100 Russian-linked vessels over more than a week of attacks on maritime logistics in the Sea of Azov

Safety & Incidents

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big Data Digitalisation Int. Tug & Salvage Maritime Optimisation & Communications Optimisation & Communication Ports Tug & Towage Services Tugs / Workboats Vessel Optimisation

AI will be a gamechanger for tugs, salvage

More tug owners and port operators are deploying artificial intelligence and digitalisation to increase efficiency and cut costs

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Shipowners look to LNG to bridge a wider gap

12 Jun 2026by Andrea Lazzaro

Business & Finance Floating LNG Forecasts LNG Shipping LNG Shipping & Terminals Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

The strait that changed everything

05 May 2026by Edwin Lampert

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Battery technology tugs become mainstream, methanol fuelled vessels emerge

04 May 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Gas Ships LNG Shipping LNG Shipping & Terminals Middle East Conflict

Does the current chaos create opportunities for LNG shipping?

04 May 2026by Eduardo Perez Orue

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

27 Apr 2026by John Snyder

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The Beijing Convention – an international framework on Judicial Ship Sales

24 Apr 2026by Riviera News

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Towage, salvage impacted by Middle East war

01 Apr 2026by Martyn Wingrove

Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Seafarers: vulnerable and in the crosshairs

31 Mar 2026by John Snyder

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