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Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has granted Cyber Security Type Approval to Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave after assessment against IACS UR E27, a development reported on 8 September 2026.
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Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore has granted Cyber Security Type Approval to Inmarsat Maritime’s NexusWave after assessment against IACS UR E27, a development reported on 8 September 2026.
The Department for Transport has released the Official Statistics: UK Ship Register Statistics: July 2026, the monthly update documenting vessels joining and leaving the register between January 2015 and July 2026.
The UK Department for Transport has published methodology notes titled Guidance: Developing faster indicators of transport activity information, dated 9 September 2026, to assist development of timelier transport activity indicators for topical issues.
A memorandum signed at the SMM trade fair in Hamburg sets out cooperation between DNV and GRSE on shipbuilding, digital tools, green technologies and skills development to support India’s maritime and defence growth.
Tehran warned it could declare a maritime exclusion zone across the Persian Gulf and strike United States energy infrastructure, linking the move to alleged US "economic warfare" and recent Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia.
Sources published Banchero Costa’s Week 36 market note on 8 September 2026, reporting a marginal 2024 decline in global crude loadings of 0.2% followed by a recovery in 2025.
Dynagas LNG Partners LP reported net income of $33.4 million and earnings per common unit of $0.82 for the six months ended 30 June 2026, and an adjusted net income of $28.2 million, according to a The report dated 8 September 2026.
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