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Maersk suspends operations in Oman's Salalah Port due to security incident

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 28, 2026

Maersk, a Danish container shipping company, has temporarily suspended?its operations?at the Port of Salalah in Oman. This was due to a security incident which occurred on Saturday morning. The shipping giant released a statement saying that all Maersk crew were safe and accounted.

Data shows that Saudi Arabia is increasing Yanbu crude oil production to circumvent the Hormuz blockade.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 24, 2026

Shipping data show that Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Yanbu port exported nearly 4 million barrels of crude oil per day in the past week. This is a significant increase over exports before the Iran War broke out. Saudi Aramco is working on a plan that…

UK looks at expanding its regulatory powers to combat energy price gouging and profiteering

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2026

Keir Starmer, Britain's Prime Minister, said on Monday that his government may re-examine the powers of the Competition Regulator to combat price gouging in the energy market. Starmer, a member of a parliamentary committee, said: "We are looking at ways to combat 'profiteering.

Starmer: UK must prepare for a prolonged Middle East conflict

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2026

Keir Starmer, British Prime Minister, said on Monday that Britain must prepare for the possibility that a war with Iran could last for some time. He added that there were no "meaningful" concerns about energy supply. Starmer said that the emergency…

As ships reroute to the Cape, African bunkering hubs benefit

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2026

The number of ships diverting around the Cape of Good Hope is increasing, as the Middle East war has reshaped global shipping routes. This boosts the role of Africa as a hub for bunkering. Since late 2023 when Houthi attacks against Red?Sea?shipping?began…

Iran opens the Hormuz Strait to all ships except those with a 'traitorous' connection

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2026

Iranian media reported that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to all ships except those linked to "Iran's enemy", according to reports published on Sunday. Ali Mousavi made his comments in an interview with Xinhua on Friday, just before U.S.

Iran is ready to work with IMO for Gulf maritime security, IMO representative states

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2026

The Iranian representative at the U.N. maritime agency, reported the semi-official Mehr News Agency on Sunday, said that Iran is ready to "cooperate" with the International Marine Organization to "improve?"maritime safety 'and protect seafarers within the Gulf.

Operator says that the Greek tanker, which was hit by an unidentified object, suffered minor damage.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 14, 2026

The manager of Maran Tankers, said that a Greek-flagged vessel, the Maran Homer was struck by an unidentified object on 'Saturday as it waited for orders to enter Caspian Pipeline Consortium Terminal (CPC) at Novorossiysk. The vessel was struck…

Ship trackers reveal that another tanker carrying Iranian oil has passed through Hormuz.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 10, 2026

Data from ship trackers revealed that a supertanker?with 2 million barrels?of Iranian crude oil onboard?sailed?through?the?Strait of?Hormuz the previous day. This vessel is one of at least five others shipping oil to?Asia?since February 28.

EIA: Brent oil prices will remain above $95/bbl for the next two months due to conflict in the Middle East

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 10, 2026

Brent 'oil prices will remain above $95 per barrel for the next two months, according to the Energy Information Administration in its short-term energy outlook report. Brent crude futures will then drop below $80 per barrel in the third quarter…

Ship tracking data shows that a Greek-operated oil tanker carrying Saudi cargo passes through Hormuz.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 9, 2026

Analysis from ship tracking?platforms Kpler?and Lloyd's List?Intelligence on Monday showed that a?Greek operated oil tanker?sailed?through the Strait?of Hormuz?with?a?cargo?of Saudi Arabian crude?and its destination listed as India. MarineTraffic data showed that the Shenlong Suezmax tanker…

US agency to insure maritime losses up to $20 billion in Gulf

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 6, 2026

?The ?U.S. The U.S. The President Donald Trump ordered on?Tuesday the DFC to provide financial and political guarantees for maritime trade within the Gulf, after the transit of oil and liquefied gas tankers?had halted in the Straight?of Hormuz…

Data shows that Russia's Black Sea Novorossiysk Port will accept tanker for loading diesel after suspension.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 5, 2026

Sources and LSEG data show that a tanker is seen heading 'to Russia's Black Sea Port?of Novorossiysk to?"load _diesel" after the facility had suspended operations Monday due to a drone strike. According to shipping?data the Cameroon flag tanker…

Russian gas tanker sinks after explosions in the vicinity of Libya, says maritime authority

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 4, 2026

In an advisory seen by. "A distress signal was received on March 3, 2026 at 8:00 pm by the commercial tanker named Arctic Metagaz. The note said that information indicates the tanker suffered sudden explosions, followed by a massive fire. The…

Sources: Malta-flagged container vessel hit by projectile at Hormuz and abandoned

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 4, 2026

Shipping sources reported that the crew of the Maltese container ship Safeen Prestige abandoned ship after it was damaged by a projectile as it sailed towards?the top of the Strait of Hormuz? on Wednesday. Vanguard, a British maritime risk management company…

Shipping CEO: About 10% of the global container fleet is caught up in Hormuz backlog

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 2, 2026

Jeremy Nixon (CEO of Ocean Network Express) said that container ships accounted for about 100 of the 750 ships backed up around 'the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. Nixon told a container shipping conference in Long Beach California that "about…

Asian airline shares drop as US-Iran conflict disrupts traveling and raises oil prices

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 1, 2026

Airline shares fell on Monday. Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific and Australia's Qantas Airlines, as well as Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, and Singapore Airlines all dropped more than 5%. This was after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes against?Iran over the weekend…

One presumed deceased and five still missing after tugboat sinks off South Africa

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 1, 2026

A multi-agency maritime agency said that one person was 'presumed dead' and five crew members were reported missing after a tug boat sank near South Africa’s southern coast. The ship sank around 80 nautical miles south-east of Mossel Bay, in South Africa's Western Cape province.

Venezuela prepares larger oil cargoes to export and targets India

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 24, 2026

Four sources and shipping data indicate that buyers and trading houses of Venezuelan oil chartered the very large crude carriers to export the South American nation?since the Caracas-Washington deal was signed. This move will boost deliveries to India.

Denmark talks to Ukrainian drone manufacturer Skyfall about hosting production

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 24, 2026

The Danish defence ministry announced on Tuesday that Ukrainian drone manufacturer 'Skyfall' is in discussions with the country about becoming the'second defence firm from the war-torn nation to set up production on Danish soil. The firm stated…

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