Maritime risk analyst predicts reprisals will continue for 48 hours or less, during which time Iran will "enforce control of SoH by VHF hailing and further attacks"

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Qatar confirms attack on LNG carrier as ships come under fire in Hormuz and Red Sea

07 Jul 2026by Jamey Bergman

Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs official says Qatar holds Republic of Iran "fully legally responsible for this attack," a "grave and explicit violation of international law"

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Ballast VLGC enters Gulf on short-term fixture at sky-high rates

06 Jul 2026by Georgios Georgiou

More shipowners could be tempted to enter the Gulf amid current strong fixing levels

Business & Finance Middle East Conflict

Steam LNG carriers set for short-lived gains from early Hormuz transits

29 Jun 2026by Georgios Georgiou

Analysts report increased interest in steam vessels for Middle East Gulf-Strait of Hormuz transits

Business & Finance Middle East Conflict

VLCC attack signals shift in Hormuz threat level, but talks look likely to resume

29 Jun 2026by Jamey Bergman

A VLCC was struck by an ’unidentified projectile’ amid a restart of conflict and intensified rhetoric from the US and Iran that raised threat warnings for the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Evergreen: attacked box ship was following UKMTO Hormuz route; IMO: vessels still transiting

26 Jun 2026by Jamey Bergman

Statements follow IMO confirmation that the vessel was not sailing under the IMO and Oman-led navigation framework aimed at evacuating more than 10,000 seafarers stuck in the Middle East Gulf

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Container ship attacked off Oman; IMO pauses evacuation in Strait of Hormuz

26 Jun 2026by Jamey Bergman

Attack off Oman comes one day after Oman and the IMO released a navigation framework aimed at evacuating more than 10,000 seafarers stuck in the Middle East Gulf

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Day of the Seafarer: crews under fire and shipping staring down double-barreled workforce and skills shortage

25 Jun 2026by Jamey Bergman

As IMO reminds the world that seafarers face serious dangers daily, lobbies warn over a growing shortage of trained officers and digital skills

Middle East Conflict Safety & Incidents

Opinion

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Shipowners look to LNG to bridge a wider gap

Policy delays and rising compliance costs position LNG firmly as shipping’s leading pragmatic fuel of choice for decarbonisation, writes WinGD business development head, Andrea Lazzaro

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The strait that changed everything

05 May 2026by Edwin Lampert

Alternative Fuels Batteries & Electrical Systems Generators Hybrid Electric & Fuel Cells Hybrid Propulsion Int. Tug & Salvage Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Methanol Naval Architecture & Ship Design Ports Shipyards Terminals Tug & Towage Services Tugs / Workboats

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

Business & Finance Cruise Ships Forecasts Passenger Ship Technology Passenger Shipping

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

27 Apr 2026by John Snyder

Business & Finance Container Shipping & Port Technology Dry Cargo Home Regulations & Compliance Sale & Purchase Tanker Shipping & Trade Tankers

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

Air Pollution & GHG Emissions Fuels & Lubricants LNG Bunkering Marine Propulsion Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Ports & Terminals Regulations & Compliance

Singapore doubles down on LNG, but eyes multi-fuel future

09 Mar 2026by John Snyder

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