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Ship recycling drought leaves record...
Ship recycling has sunk into its longest sustained slump in more than half a century, just as the global...
Six Ships Struck in Single...
Six commercial vessels were reported struck in and around the Strait of Hormuz on October 11, including five tankers...
Expert thinking on mental health...
Observed every year on October 10, World Mental Health Day brings global attention to mental health, encourages open conversation...
India’s Aegis takes over Dubai...
India’s Aegis Logistics has struck a deal to acquire 89.8% of Dubai-based Tristar for $809m, taking control of a...
Isle of Man’s flagship vessel repairs expected to cost around £5 million...
posted on: Oct 15, 2026
Repairs and dry-docking work on the Manxman are now expected to cost around £5m, with the Steam Packet confirming the bill will be paid directly by the company from its own reserves. The state-owned ferry operator has also confirmed the flagship is still expected to return to service towards the end of November, after specialist work on its propulsion shafts, liners and bearings was completed in Denmark. However, the company has now clarified that figure was the threshold at which shareholder consent was required, rather than a final estimate of the cost. It said the current estimate for the total cost of the dry docking and repair works is in the region of £5m. Get your latest local news for free in your email inboxSubmitI’d also like to receive offers & updates from Isle of Man Today. Privacy notice The company said there would be no recourse to government...
Available does not mean accessible: The hidden gap in seafarer welfare...
posted on: Oct 15, 2026
Seafarer welfare is often measured by what is provided: shore leave, connectivity, welfare centres, transport, medical support and recreational facilities. But recent evidence from Australia exposes a more fundamental question. Can seafarers actually use what is supposedly available to them? The distinction between provision and effective access may be one of the most important gaps in how maritime welfare is currently assessed. The Seafarer Port Welfare Survey, conducted by ASWC and released by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), collected 436 responses from seafarers visiting Australian ports. Despite the country’s established network of welfare services and Port Welfare Committees, respondents identified several barriers to accessing support. Of the 202 seafarers who answered the relevant question, 55, approximately 27%, reported being unable to go ashore. Fast cargo operations, short port stays, inspections and onboard responsibilities were among the main obstacles. Limited transport options, long distances between terminals and port gates,...
What should ‘Bangladesh First’ mean for foreign policy?...
posted on: Oct 13, 2026
Mohammad Sofi Ullah Bangladesh’s foreign policy has reached a crucial stage as the dynamics of great-power competition, geopolitics, technology, energy security and geoeconomics transform the international system. As Bangladesh contends with an uncertain and increasingly multipolar international environment, it can no longer base its foreign policy exclusively on traditional relationships and friendships. As an emerging economy occupying a geostrategic position, Bangladesh needs to adopt an approach to foreign policy that places national interests at its centre. In this context, “Bangladesh First” emerges as a relevant strategic paradigm for navigating the complexities of the changing international order. This approach in no way implies isolationism; rather, international relations theory emphasises the formulation of policies that safeguard a state’s sovereignty, security and economic prosperity (Nuechterlein, 1976). For Bangladesh, any foreign policy strategy must therefore address a fundamental question: “How will this contribute to the country’s economic development?” In the new millennium, diplomacy...
Two Seafarers Missing in Drone Attack on Product Tanker off Oman...
posted on: Oct 13, 2026
Two seafarers are missing after a drone attack on a tanker off the coast of Sohar, Oman, the latest suspected Iranian strike conducted far from the main conflict zone around the Strait of Hormuz. The location is particularly notable because it is off the coast of a neutral country: Iran recently negotiated a maritime power-sharing agreement for the strait with the Omani goverment. UKMTO confirmed the attack on Sunday. The Indian government later identified the vessel involved as the Petro Dolphin, a small product tanker. Nine survivors have been rescued and the SAR operation continues for the two missing sailors, Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said in a statement on Sunday. Unverified video footage purporting to show the attack has been circulating on local social media, below. Petro Dolphin is a 4,000 dwt coastal product tanker built in 2004. It is UAE-owned and operated, and has no port state control...
US Coast Guard intercepts ship carrying fuel to Cuba...
posted on: Oct 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The United States (US) Coast Guard says it has concluded the successful interdiction of a Motor Vessel (M/V) Grace following a coordinated international enforcement effort confirming the vessel’s “illicit trafficking” of fuel to Cuba. The US Coast Guard said in early September, a Coast Guard tactical team boarded M/V Grace in the Caribbean Sea. It said M/V Grace was transiting to Cuba, carrying fuel, and was believed to be employing tactics common amongst the “dark fleet.” Following the boarding, the US Coast Guard said it escorted the M/V Grace to Progreso, Mexico, where a Mexican Navy (Marina) inspection team confirmed the presence of large quantities of fuel in the vessel’s ballast tanks. The vessel was also carrying several containers believed to contain illicit fuel, the US Coast Guard said. “The unsafe stowage of fuel in ballast tanks represents an inherent hazard to the marine...
U.S. Hits Chinese-Owned Freighter, Claiming it Ran Blockade on Iran...
posted on: Oct 13, 2026
For the first time in weeks, U.S. forces have used kinetic methods to disable a ship in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly running the American blockade on Iran. On Saturday, an American fighter jet struck the stern of the freighter Ocean Molica. The crew were uninjured and the vessel was fully disabled, U.S. Central Command reported. The vessel had departed an Iranian port at some point prior to the strike and was moving through the Gulf of Oman, the command claimed in a statement. It was the fourth merchant ship that CENTCOM has disabled in connection with the ongoing blockade of Iranian ports, which resumed in its current form on July 14. The number does not count the 10 “head-for-an-eye” retaliatory strikes that the U.S. military conducted on Iranian tankers for each Iranian attack on GCC-linked tonnage. Historical AIS data provided by Pole Star Global suggests that Ocean Molica arrived...
Tanker attack off Qatar widens threat as Hormuz incidents surge...
posted on: Oct 13, 2026
A tanker was struck by multiple projectiles off Qatar, hundreds of miles from the Strait of Hormuz, as attacks and harassment of commercial vessels in and around the strategic waterway reached their highest weekly level since the US-Iran war began. The latest incident occurred at about 1900 UTC on October 7, when the master of a tanker reported that the vessel had been hit by multiple projectiles approximately 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). Casualties were reported, although authorities have not yet provided details on their number or severity. The vessel was later identified as tanker Acers, managed in Greece. The attack is significant because it occurred deep inside the Arabian Gulf rather than in or immediately around the Strait of Hormuz. It is reportedly the first tanker attack in the western half of the Gulf in several...
UAE Rescues 22 Crew Members After Oil Tanker Catches Fire In Gulf...
posted on: Oct 13, 2026
Oct 10 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates National Guard said on Saturday it had rescued 22 Asian crew members after a fire broke out aboard an oil tanker in Gulf waters. The National Guard said its Coast Guard received a distress report from the crew and dispatched specialist teams, which located the vessel. All of those rescued were in stable condition, it said. The statement did not identify the tanker. source :...
The Continuously Shifting Control of the Strait of Hormuz...
posted on: Oct 13, 2026
A lot has been written about the Strait of Hormuz this year. It is a vital global energy choke point situated between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, bordered by Iran to the north and Oman and the United Arab Emirates to the south. In the oil and tanker markets it was well known as a potential risk factor because roughly 20% of the world’s seaborne oil trade (crude oil and refined products) passes through this 20-24-mile-wide passageway. However, after the start of the U.S. – Iran conflict on February 28 of this year, the Strait of Hormuz has also featured frequently in the mainstream press, and it has become a household name. Shortly after the start of the conflict, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz “closed”, wreaking havoc in the oil markets. Ever since, there has been a tug of war between the United States and...
Morning News Brief — October 12, 2026
posted on: Oct 12, 2026
Morning News Brief — October 12, 2026 1. World developments Ukraine says Russia has already violated a newly announced energy ceasefire. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine halted refinery attacks, but Russia subsequently struck a thermal-power plant in Kharkiv. Kyiv learned of the U.S.-brokered arrangement through the media and fears it requires unilateral Ukrainian concessions. reuters.comWhy it matters: The alleged violation raises doubts about whether the ceasefire can survive and deepens the rupture between Kyiv and Washington over the U.S.–Russia diesel agreement. The European Union added nearly 1,600 Russian sanctions listings. More than half reportedly target companies and individuals connected to ballistic-missile production and Russia’s wider military-industrial network. reuters.comWhy it matters: Europe is moving in the opposite direction from Washington, which recently relaxed restrictions on Russian diesel, exposing a widening split in Western sanctions policy. AI investment is helping keep global growth near 3%, according to the IMF. The fund...
Attacks, piracy and dark-fleet risks surge in Q3 2026...
posted on: Oct 12, 2026
Global shipping faced one of its most dangerous quarters in recent history during Q3 2026, as attacks on merchant vessels increased across the Middle East and Black Sea, piracy returned to the Gulf of Aden and the use of false flags and dark-fleet tactics expanded, according to Windward’s latest analysis. The Windward Q3 2026 Maritime Risk Report identifies a sharp deterioration in the maritime security environment, with Iran, Russia, Ukraine and the United States all carrying out strikes affecting commercial shipping during the quarter. Hormuz attacks double as vessels turn to dark convoys The Strait of Hormuz emerged as one of the most acute areas of risk. Windward recorded 45 attacks on ships in the Middle East Gulf between July and September, compared with 25 in Q2 and 22 during February and March. The nature of the attacks also changed. Tankers accounted for 87% of vessels targeted, up from...
Littoral combat ship project faces fresh delay, first delivery now April 2027 — AG...
posted on: Oct 12, 2026
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): Malaysia’s littoral combat ship project faces another delay as its contractor proposed to push the first vessel’s handover to April 2027. The proposed date is nearly eight months later than the contractual handover date of Aug 26, 2026, and about four months behind the government’s latest target of December this year. The Royal Malaysian Navy submitted the contractor’s proposed revised date to the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) on Aug 11, according to the auditor general’s latest report. The auditor general warned that even the December target was at risk as critical construction, system integration, testing and commissioning work remained incomplete. As at June 25, LCS 1 was 85.47% complete compared with 99.35% planned, putting it 108 days behind schedule. The delay extends across the entire five-vessel programme. Overall physical progress stood at 78.99%, versus 86.54% planned, leaving the project 7.55 percentage points behind schedule. The...
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