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An advisory from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, relayed by MarineLink, reports a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on 21 September 2026; two seafarers sustained minor injuries.
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An advisory from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, relayed by MarineLink, reports a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on 21 September 2026; two seafarers sustained minor injuries.
Hong Kong’s Jinhui Shipping has contracted Jiangmen Nanyang Ship Engineering to build two mid‑sized bulk carriers for a combined $71.4m as part of a fleet renewal and expansion programme, MarineLink reported on 21 September 2026.
Vard has delivered Dong Fang Offshore's first newbuild SOV, the Orient Inspirer, two months early, and Dong Fang has approved a second vessel from the Norwegian yard with a value of up to $86 million, MarineLink reported on 21 September 2026.
A government outlook cited by reports shows iron ore export earnings dropping by about a third by 2030–31 in 2025–26 dollars, while export volumes fall only around 2 percent.
A Maersk Asia Pacific market update published on 20 September 2026 warns that Q4 planning must account for holiday peaks, shifting trade requirements and growing technology use across air, ocean and inland logistics.
MarineLink reported on 21 September 2026 that visible transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to 17 commodity vessels over the weekend, down from 37 a week earlier, amid continuing Gulf tensions.
A Japanese consortium reported completing the world’s first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering to an ammonia-fuelled vessel on 17 September at a quay within Japan Marine United’s Ariake Shipyard.
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