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reports on 2 October 2026 carried Lion Shipbrokers’ Week 40 market note, which said China’s National Day Golden Week from 1 to 7 October produced a slow week for bulk carriers.
The Department for Transport published accredited provisional estimates of personal injury accidents and casualties on public roads in Great Britain for the year ending June 2027, with updates to accompanying materials and Crime Survey analysis.
The Department for Transport published its final Official Statistics report on sustainable aviation fuel supplied under the SAF Mandate for the calendar year 2026, dated 2 October 2026.
The Department for Transport has released its final statistical account for the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation, recording renewable fuel supply in the UK for January–December 2026.
The Department for Transport released official statistics on 2 October 2026 summarising responses to a short set of questions about security screening asked of departing passengers at selected UK airports during 2026.
MOL Ocean Bulk will operate two 210,000‑tonne ore carriers under a 25‑year contract with Vale International; the ships are fitted with tri‑fuel systems able to burn ethanol, methanol or heavy fuel oil, MarineLink reported on 2 October 2026.
The Baltic Dry Index climbed eight points to 3,148 on Friday 2 October 2026, according to a report from reports. The London-based Baltic Exchange compiles the index from a daily survey of agents worldwide and cites cargoes such as coal, grain and iron ore.
The Singapore Registry of Ships has reached its 60th year and said it will modernise registration systems to better serve a fleet moving towards alternative fuels, MarineLink reported on 2 October 2026.
Sources report that steeper freight rates have made western arbitrage flows uneconomical, trimming low-sulfur fuel oil arrivals to Singapore in October.
The ICCT has urged a common methodology to assess green‑corridor fuels, calling for life‑cycle, well‑to‑wake measurement in carbon dioxide‑equivalent terms, sources indicated on 2 October 2026.
A The report on 2 October 2026 says alleged arms transfers, training and expanding contacts between the Houthi movement and Al‑Shabab could strengthen both groups and widen threats to Red Sea shipping, a stance echoed by US Africa Command.
An IMO‑commissioned study finds that switching the Sea of Marmara ferry fleet to hybrid and electric vessels could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 63%, while bringing economic and health benefits.
reports and ENGINE price data show Durban’s Hi5 spread rose from $80/mt on 1 September 2026 to $308/mt on 2 October 2026 after a sharp increase in VLSFO while HSFO remained broadly flat.
Timsah Shipbuilding Company, an affiliate of the Suez Canal Authority, is reported to be considering a partnership with Kenyan firm Tunasco to form a specialised ports and marine construction company in Kenya, a move presented as part of the authority’s effort to expand into African markets.
Sources report that Thanh Hoa’s yards are now producing newly built ships of several thousand tonnes and a 250 billion VND shipbuilding and repair project is due to start.
Five Dutch port authorities have called on European policymakers to turn the EU Ports Strategy into practical, adequately funded measures to enable investments in sustainable energy, infrastructure and resilience.
Bunge and ABP say agribulk storage and handling at Immingham has moved more than one million tonnes of grains and oilseeds since the partnership began in 2022, according to a 2 October 2026 report.
A pilot at Valenciaport Sandbox tested a passive radiative cooling film from startup Cooling Photonics on containers at the Transbase Soler depot last summer, with the trial recorded as very positive by reports.
Pemex told reports that August crude exports fell 45% year on year to 275,737 barrels per day as the state company stepped up domestic refining and processed 1.2 million barrels per day.
Delegates at the Globoil vegetable oils conference in Mumbai on 30 September said the recent escalation of the Russia–Ukraine war is set to keep Black Sea sunflower oil shipments below historical norms across the 2026–27 marketing year.
Acta Marine has christened its commissioning service operation vessel Acta Hercules in IJmuiden, bringing the company closer to completing a four-vessel newbuild programme, MarineLink reported on 2 October 2026.
DNV has granted an Approval in Principle to a blue ammonia FPSO concept developed by BW Offshore and McDermott International, a step MarineLink says advances offshore low‑carbon ammonia production.
MarineLink reported on 2 October 2026 that Golden Energy Offshore Services has won two charters for the large PSV Energy Swan, with a combined firm value of about $8.7 million and the first contract carrying roughly one month of firm employment.
The Marine Management Organisation on 2 October 2026 published guidance setting out its evidence strategy, the requirements it applies to evidence and the reports linked to those arrangements.
The Marine Management Organisation’s October 2026 study examines whether acoustic deterrents are practical and affordable for the small static‑net fleet, and provides an economic modelling tool informed by south‑west stakeholder engagement.
Liskow has expanded into New England and strengthened its maritime practice with the arrival of three attorneys, MarineLink reported on 1 October 2026.
MarineLink on 1 October 2026 carried a Windward intelligence brief reporting that three Chinese state-linked vessels conducted survey operations over Pacific undersea cable corridors, citing the Guam cable hub and the Japan–United States route.
A MABUX assessment, reported on 1 October 2026, says October bunker prices will remain unstable amid Middle East tensions and constrained product supplies.
A weekly broker note cited by reports on 1 October 2026 identifies rising cargo flows, increased tonne-mile demand and constrained vessel availability as the principal reasons the Capesize segment has outperformed other dry bulk classes in recent months.
reports and Windward data show a marked increase in Suez transits between March and September 2026, a shift that industry sources say will free up capacity and put downward pressure on container rates.
Sources indicated on 1 October 2026 that crude exports via the Strait of Hormuz have essentially returned to prewar volumes, aided by U.S. escorts and pipeline rerouting, but deliveries of refined fuels remain constrained.
Sources report that demand in Houston remains steady and conventional bunker grades were generally available within four to eight days as of 1 October 2026.
The third ECONSHIP conference finished in Chios on 25 September 2026 after three days of academic sessions organised by the University of the Aegean and the University of Piraeus.
Drewry’s global container throughput index fell 3.3 per cent month on month in July, the analyst’s calendar‑adjusted series shows.
Unaudited third‑quarter figures show Stolt‑Nielsen’s profit rose to $84.4m and revenue to $776.5m for the three months to 31 August 2026, compared with $64.0m profit and $699.9m revenue in Q3 2025.
ABS, HD KSOE and Siemens have signed a memorandum of understanding, announced at Gastech 2026 and reported on 1 October 2026, to combine CFD and digital-twin methods to rapidly model ammonia dispersion for safety assessment.
Members of ROCRAM-CA met IMO experts and national focal points on 25 September to begin developing a regional strategy to enhance coordination and cooperation across six Central American maritime administrations, sources indicated on 1 October 2026.
Precious Shipping has entered into four shipbuilding contracts for 64,500 DWT Ultramax bulk carriers with Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering Co., Ltd., the company disclosed to the SET on 1 October 2026.
AVS Global Ship Supply has launched Home at Sea, a campaign that stresses the role of food, routines and reliable provisioning in improving seafarer wellbeing, according to reports on 1 October 2026.
Hapag-Lloyd will establish a local presence in Namibia and open new offices in Rwanda and Burundi from 1 October 2026, the carrier’s latest move to broaden its operations in Africa, a report says.
Siemens Energy will act as system integrator for the hybrid power plant of a new Commissioning Service Operation Vessel being built by Marco Polo Marine in Batam, Indonesia, and has contracted EST‑Floattech to supply its Octopus High Energy battery package.
Hanwha Ocean says it will respond "strictly according to the law" after a branch of the Korean Metal Workers' Union occupied cranes at its Geoje plant, a The report said on 1 October 2026.
Shinas, Oman's northernmost port, intends to begin supplying marine fuels and has set a first‑phase capacity target of 200,000 metric tons per month, sources indicated on 1 October 2026.
Sources indicated on 1 October 2026 that US corn and soyabeans fell sharply on 30 September after a USDA Grains Stocks report showed higher corn inventories; Platts assessed October CIF New Orleans corn at $222.75/mt, down $7.95/mt.
MarineLink reports a 1.8 per cent year‑on‑year increase in U.S. Great Lakes limestone shipments for September to 2.7 million tonnes, though volumes remained 5.8 per cent under the five‑year monthly average with year‑to‑date volumes at 15.9 million tonnes.
A notice republished by reports on 1 October 2026 says the 15,785 tonne bulk carrier XIE HAI 107 will be offered by online public bidding on the Shipbid platform on 29 October 2026.
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh formally opened Brookes Bell’s new Liverpool office on 24 September 2026, unveiling a commemorative plaque in a ceremony attended by local civic officials.
Nakilat has taken delivery of Energy North, a 90,000-cbm dual-fuel LPG/ammonia carrier built by HD Hyundai Samho and reported on 1 October 2026.
