The IMO has launched a survey to gather information on the level of implementation and use of Maritime Single Window systems and to understand their impact on administrative workload, sources indicated on 6 November 2026.
Wärtsilä will deliver dual‑fuel engines and thrusters for the first FLNG units under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries for the U.S.‑based Delfin LNG project, a report said on 5 November 2026.
After under a year of live use with shipowners and managers, AskChief has reached 100 vessels and is now opening its specialised AI for Technical and HSQE teams to the wider market, sources indicated on 5 November 2026.
A large majority of MEPs on the European Parliament’s ENVI Committee voted on 4 November against adding Shree Ram and YSI Recyclers to the 16th List of European ship recycling facilities and urged the European Commission not to approve beaching yards under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation.
Sources indicated that MPC Oceanic Group AG will acquire a 41% stake in Marlow Navigation, creating a long-term strategic partnership while leaving Marlow operationally independent.
A The report dated 5 November 2026 finds that improvements at container terminals are being undermined by underinvestment in the roads, railways and inland connections that move cargo away from ports.
Fujairah’s low-sulphur marine gasoil sold at an approximately $430/mt premium to Singapore this week, widening by about $180/mt since early September as October prices reached levels not seen since late 2021, sources report.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the army said separate statements reported five oil tankers and a tugboat had caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, sources indicated on 5 November 2026.
2024-built container ship MSC Catania gets under way after clearing berth 9 at the port of Felixstowe, UK
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