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Sources published a Gibson tanker report on 4 September 2026 that quotes an announcement attributed to President Trump and credits Gibson Shipbrokers Ltd with the claim about '65 billion barrels'.
reports reports that BIMCO expects global container capacity to reach a new high of 34 million TEU once a small number of ships under construction are handed over.
Persistent congestion on the Danube is reducing the pool of small general cargo and short-range dry bulk vessels available to the Black Sea trades and is likely to sustain higher freight rates through the grain export season, sources indicated on 2 September 2026.
Brittany Ferries halted the transport of live farm animals, including unweaned calves, on 1 September 2026, a step MarineLink describes as a milestone in NGO efforts to end long-distance live transport and press for enforcement of animal welfare laws.
PIRIOU has delivered the Atlantis to NEWTOWT earlier this summer, the first vessel delivered to the new French shipowner after its takeover of TOWT; the ship joins Anémos and Artémis as the fleet's third sailing cargo vessel.
A MarineLink report on 31 August 2026 said about 80 vessels queued to enter the Danube for passage to Ukraine's river ports, and a shipper noted a gradual rise in the number being allowed through.
MarineLink reported on 31 August 2026 that visible commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five per day over the weekend of 29–30 August 2026 as companies acted cautiously amid continuing attacks on ships.
The company has adopted MSM as its trading name and moved its Dubai head office to new premises in Jumeirah Lakes Towers, reflecting a name already widely used by staff and partners.
Freight rates for Pakistan–US trade have risen sharply this year, reaching $7,900 per container in places, as war‑risk insurance and fuel costs climb amid the conflict in Iran.
A.P. Moller - Maersk has moved to weekly fuel-surcharge reviews in response to rising bunker costs linked to the situation in the Middle East, Port Technology International reported on 27 August 2026.
Preliminary Kpler data cited by Al Jazeera and CNBC and summarised by reports show just five commercial tankers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, a figure reported below the 10-day average amid renewed diplomatic activity.
Shipping data published by MarineLink on 25 August 2026 show just two tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, 24 August, the lowest daily tally of commodity vessel transits since early May and far below the recent 10‑day average of 14.
Odfjell SE reported a significantly higher financial result for the second quarter of 2026, citing higher earnings and increased fleet capacity as the principal drivers, with safety performance continuing to be strong.
Crowley has announced a weekly container service connecting Port Houston with Santo Tomás de Castilla in Guatemala and Puerto Cortés in Honduras, MarineLink reported on 19 August 2026.
The alliance responded after sources indicated a Liberian‑flagged container ship leaving Ningbo to attempt the Northern Sea Route and a South Korean company buying a vessel for an Arctic crossing.
Preliminary data published on 18 August 2026 recorded six commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a modest increase from the weekend that left crossings in single digits amid stalled U.S.-Iran peace talks.
CMA CGM Group has appointed Natasha Griffin as chief executive of its North American arm, which will be based in Norfolk, Virginia and oversee the Group’s shipping, logistics, intermodal and supply chain activities.
Proposed guidelines would strengthen verification, ownership records and oversight after the IMO reported 529 ships falsely flying a country’s flag.
The Singapore-flagged Maersk Sebarok completed an initial Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea passage, but the company said no wider network change followed.
UNCTAD reports that longer voyages, volatile freight markets and constrained uptake of alternative fuels pushed shipping ton-miles to a record increase in 2024 while overall trade growth is forecast to stagnate in 2025.
A proposed international regime would combine a fuel-intensity standard with an economic mechanism for ocean-going ships above 5,000 gross tonnage.