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September 14, 2026
Officials say that hundreds of Indonesian rescuers, including the coastguard and navy, raced to board the passenger ship on Monday as they searched for the 129 people still missing. Six confirmed deaths were reported. Rescue agency reported that the Virgo transport 8 ship…
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September 14, 2026
On Monday, the Polish defence minister said that the military had retrieved what appeared to be a Russian drone floating in the Baltic Sea off the coast of northern Poland. Drone incursions have been reported in countries on NATO's eastern flank…
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September 14, 2026
Arab states in Gulf cancelled a planned meeting with Iran for Monday. Yemen's Houthis then launched a?new attack on Saudi Arabia following fighting that extended Middle East conflict to another theater and further endangered global oil supplies.
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September 2, 2026
According to a government website, Iran has added new ships that it considers non-compliant and subject to fines or confiscation if they try to sail through Strait of Hormuz. Tehran announced on August 24 that it had blacklisted 45 tankers for…
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August 21, 2026
CMA CGM, the French container-shipping giant, announced a "inland emergency fee" on Friday due to the disruption of inland barge traffic caused by the low water levels along the Rhine. CMA-CGM stated that the low 'waterline' had resulted in a'reduction of transport capacity…
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August 12, 2026
The U.N. shipping agency reported on Wednesday that oil from a large slick of oil leaking from the tanker Caroline 'Bezengi has reached 'Oman's' mainland. Oil is drifting off to the northeast (of Oman's Al-Qibliyyah Island), with reports that some oil has reached the mainland.
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August 12, 2026
The Houthis, a group of Yemeni armed forces that are allied with Iran, attacked a ship on Tuesday in the Bab el-Mandeb strait at the southern entry to the Red Sea. According to Houthi news agency Saba, three Pakistanis were killed in the attack.
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August 11, 2026
United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on 'Tuesday' that it received a report about an incident involving a tanker ship and military forces, in the Gulf of Oman. This was after the vessel type had been changed from a tanker ship to a containership.
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August 10, 2026
Danish shipping group Maersk announced 'on Monday that another container service within its Gemini network, with Germany's Hapag-Lloyd, will resume sailing in the Red Sea and Suez Canal as part of a gradual return to this area. Most shippers…
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August 5, 2026
Yemen's Houthis, who are allied with Iran, said on Wednesday that they had launched a missile strike on a Saudi tanker near the Red Sea port of Yanbu in the Kingdom and another on a Saudi tanker in Aden's Gulf. Saudi Arabia has not confirmed either incident.
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July 31, 2026
Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC), a company that owns five very large crude carrier (VLCC) ships, has purchased them for $590 million. This is to expand its fleet, as the conflicts in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz are reducing the supply of tankers.
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July 28, 2026
Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy foreign minister of Iran's state TV said that the country has proposed to Oman a temporary agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Under this arrangement one direction of traffic will pass through Iranian water and…
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July 23, 2026
Five trading sources report that Saudi 'Aramco' has offered to load additional crude cargoes?from Egypt’s mediterranean port of???????????????Sidi Kerir. This could indicate a possible shift in export routes, as _Houthi threats against shipping…
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July 23, 2026
Logistics ?group Kuehne und Nagel lifted its operating profit guidance for ?2026 on Thursday after stronger-than-expected ?second-quarter earnings and said ?it expected ?the second half to be at least as strong as the first. It has joined a…
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July 22, 2026
CMA CGM will impose a 'fuel surcharge for emergency situations' following the re-escalation of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, the French shipping company announced in an announcement posted on its website. Fuel prices have risen sharply…
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July 19, 2026
CPC said on Sunday that two oil tankers had been?attacked off the coast of Russia's Black Sea, adding that?oil loads were suspended. CPC reported that the ASIA and NISSOS-IOS tankers had been attacked during loading operations. CPC said that the ASIA tanker was attacked during loading operations.
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July 13, 2026
The U.N. shipping agency announced on Monday that more details are awaited following the statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump. He said in a post that he was reinstating Washington's naval blockade against Iran, and Washington would…
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July 9, 2026
Offshore Norway, an industry group, said that Norway's oil and?gas?production was reduced by 2.4?million boe so far this year due to a pay strike being held by oil service employees. In 2025, Norway will produce more than 4,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from offshore fields.
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July 7, 2026
The office of President Emmanuel Macron announced that French shipping 'group CMA CGM' signed a partnership agreement with Syria on Tuesday. Macron was in Damascus for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa which had been disrupted due to bomb explosions.
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July 5, 2026
'Qatar announced on 'Sunday, that maritime activities will re-start with 'immediate effect. The advisory of June 29th had called for?the suspension of fishing and sailing boats until further notice. Commercial shipping, however, was exempted.
