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A model of the Greek salvage tug AIGAION PELAGOS was placed on display at the International Maritime organisation headquarters in London after a ceremony on 9 September attended by the IMO Secretary-General and Greek embassy representatives.
Sources indicated that only 12 commodity vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and Sunday, a decline of nearly two-thirds from the previous weekend's 35, citing Reuters and the latest shipping data.
The Swedish Club has marked a quarter-century of its Marine Insurance Course, a programme that organisers say has educated more than 1,000 maritime professionals; this year's Gothenburg intake totalled 38 delegates from 25 companies and 10 countries.
MarineLink has carried Xeneta’s weekly briefing for 21 September 2026, which presents freight-rate and capacity movements across global container trades together with analysis from Xeneta chief analyst Peter Sand.
MarineLink reports that Jan De Nul has ordered a second trenching support vessel, an exact sister to the Isambard K. Brunel, to increase its capacity for burying subsea energy cables.
The Baltic Dry Index advanced by 29 points to reach 3,399 on Monday, 21 September 2026, according to a report from reports.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Shipbroker Gibson’s weekly note, cited by reports on 20 September 2026, records unprecedented VLCC assessments, prompting questions over the rally’s sustainability.
A short-lived softening in Capesize freight was recorded this week, with the Pacific region most affected and C5 rates sliding from the low $17s into the mid-$16s before sentiment steadied.
Carriers’ capacity controls and an extended peak season pushed container spot rates from east Asia and China higher to the United States this week, while liquid tanker markets ex the US Gulf showed mixed outcomes.
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, opened in mid‑May 2026, has issued three tranches of blacklisted vessels totalling 77 names while analytics report continued use of an unauthorised southern corridor.
A The report on 20 September 2026 records Rhine levels at 20 cm on 18 September and cites forecasts that levels could fall to zero by the end of the month, posing a threat to barge traffic on a key European fuel artery.
U.S. Central Command says intensified mine‑clearance and naval escort operations have produced a two‑week surge in oil and LNG transits through the Strait of Hormuz, marking the highest flow in six months.
Sources indicated modest divergence across key VLCC indices on 20 September 2026: TC1 rose to WS82, TC20 fell to $16.35m and TC15 firmed to $7.2m.
Three weeks after an early‑September attack on a Saudi pipeline near Yanbu, crude trade patterns and freight markets have been altered and diesel supplies into Europe reduced, with knock-on effects for gas and coal prices.
Drewry’s Intra‑Asia Container Index advanced 6% to $1,402 per 40ft, with the composite measure registering an all‑time high for a fourth successive week amid geopolitical and typhoon‑related supply chain disruption.
Ankara is attempting to negotiate safe passage for commercial shipping in the Black Sea after strikes on vessels and port infrastructure disrupted grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, according to a 20 September 2026 report.
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.
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.
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.
reports reports that India’s overall coal imports have fallen in 2026 even as shipments from Russia increase, with shipbroker Banchero Costa citing AXS Marine tracking that global seaborne coal loadings rose 1.7% in Jan–Aug to 866.8 million tonnes.
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index advanced for a second session on Friday, rising about 1% to 3,370 points, while the capesize sector climbed 2% to 5,768, sources indicated on 18 September 2026.
Sources indicated on 18 September 2026 that exceptional VLCC spot earnings of about $1m a day have refocused attention on how shipowners balance spot exposure with the predictability pooling can offer.
reports reports Xeneta’s weekly update showing carriers capitalising on rising freight rates on the Far East–US trade, with analyst insight from Peter Sand.
Thomas A. Kazakos, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, addressed an Arria-Formula meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on 17 September 2026, urging protection of maritime security, freedom of navigation and the established international legal framework.
Sources indicated on 18 September 2026 that fresh strikes off Yemen's Red Sea coast and a reported detention in the Strait of Hormuz have left both regional chokepoints simultaneously affected.
Sources carried a Best Oasis Limited weekly note on 18 September 2026 stating that the Indian recycling market remained firm and buying sentiment was positive.
A converted ammonia carrier has been certified for ship-to-ship bunkering by China Classification Society, a notable technical step even as recent leaks underline safety concerns, sources indicated on 18 September 2026.
Sources indicated on 18 September 2026 that Houthi control of Perim, a pumping‑station attack on the East–West pipeline and freight rates above $1 million a day combined to create acute disruption to crude flows.
reports on 18 September 2026 carried Affinity Tanker Weekly, which reported an across-the-board rise in VLCC rates and a fall in Strait of Hormuz transits linked to an escalating Middle East war.
A week 38 market note, published 18 September 2026 by reports and attributed to Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A., records the Kamsarmax Bora 81/2014 as committed to undisclosed interests.
reports on 18 September 2026 said Iran and Oman have nearly finalised a shipping corridor in the Strait of Hormuz, but a parliamentary spokesperson emphasised this would not amount to reopening the strait.
Gibson Shipbrokers, as reported on 18 September 2026, records extraordinary VLCC voyage assessments this week, with TD3C above $1.2 million per day and TD34 beyond $750,000 per day.
Sources indicated on 18 September 2026 that Italy plans a naval deployment to shield its merchant fleet transiting the Bab el-Mandeb as Houthi forces increase their hold on the chokepoint.
The ConTex container ship time charter assessment index increased by 2 points to 1,646 in week 38, a small 0.1% weekly rise and 1.7% gain overall, according to a VHBS summary published via reports on 18 September 2026.
A reports item dated 18 September 2026 reports that Japan Engine Corporation, with Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Yanmar Power Solutions, has completed land‑based testing of what is described as the world’s first hydrogen‑fuelled engine for large commercial vessels under a NEDO development programme.
Azane Fuel Solutions AS has entered a supply agreement with Yara Norge AS to secure ammonia for its marine fuel activities, a move described as an important step in building a reliable supply chain for lower‑emission shipping.
At the official launch of London International Shipping Week 2027 the UK Maritime Minister told an audience of more than 250 that the sector is crucial to the Government’s growth mission, sources indicated on 18 September 2026.
YM Weight, the fourth of five 15,500 TEU LNG dual-fuel newbuilds from HD HHI, was named in Ulsan on 17 September and assigned to Yang Ming’s Asia–West Mediterranean MS2 service.
reports, citing Bloomberg, reported that the Vivit Africa LNG experienced a sudden systems failure earlier this month while en route from the United States to Italy; the crew described the incident as a suspected cyber attack.
A NYK-operated pure car and truck carrier made the first recorded call at Chan May Port on 18 September 2026, enabling the region's first export shipment of finished vehicles and creating a new logistics option for central Vietnam.
Japan Engine Corporation, with Kawasaki and Yanmar under NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund Project, has completed the 6UEC35LSGH hydrogen engine for large commercial vessels, with the report citing more than a 95% greenhouse gas reduction compared with conventional heavy‑fuel‑oil engines.
Sources indicated on 18 September 2026 that unions have intensified industrial action at South Korean shipyards, with Hanwha Ocean stopping all Goliath cranes on 18 September.
On 18 September 2026, Georgia Ports Authority staff handed out breakfast and cooling items to drivers at terminal gates across its facilities, including Savannah and Brunswick, in recognition of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
The EIA reported a 44 billion cubic feet rise in US natural gas storage in its latest weekly release, published by reports on 18 September 2026, a result below forecasts that points to stronger demand.
