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RMI Investigation: Crew member dies...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator has issued an investigation report into an incident where a...
Runa Khan, Founder of Friendship,...
By Raeed Abd-Allah Chowdhury On 31 August 2026, Runa Khan, Founder of Friendship, was named one of the three...
Hydrogen sulphide in ballast water...
Hydrogen sulphide dissolved in stagnant water and sediment inside the ship’s ballast tank went undetected because ballast tanks were...
Russia Doubles Its LNG Dark...
By Stephen Stapczynski Sep 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia has almost doubled the fleet of tankers ferrying liquefied natural gas from...
Philippines’ richest billionaire agrees to buy African port operator spanning three countries...
posted on: Sep 3, 2026
International Container Terminal Services, or ICTSI, signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in TLG Acquisition Holdings, according to a Philippine Stock Exchange disclosure dated 28 August. ICTSI is controlled by Filipino ports and casino magnate Enrique Razon Jr, whose fortune Forbes estimated at $21.8 billion in its 2026 Philippines rich list. The acquisition price was not disclosed. The transaction also remains conditional on regulatory approval and other completion requirements. ICTSI has therefore agreed to buy TLG but does not yet control the business. What ICTSI is buying TLG provides port and cargo-handling services for bulk commodities and agricultural products. Its businesses operate across important trade corridors in Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa. ICTSI will purchase a 74% stake from entities managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers. The remaining 26% will be acquired from South African investment company Mokobela Shataki. ICTSI will own all the shares in the...
CENTCOM denies IRGC claim that supertanker struck mines in Strait of Hormuz...
posted on: Sep 3, 2026
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has rejected a claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that a supertanker struck two naval mines while transiting the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz, saying that no vessel has hit mines in the strategic waterway. The IRGC claimed on August 31 that an unidentified supertanker had attempted to use what Iranian authorities described as an unauthorized route through the southern part of the Strait of Hormuz when it struck two mines. Iranian reports said the vessel caught fire and was brought to a complete stop, but did not identify the tanker or provide details about its crew. CENTCOM subsequently dismissed the report as false. In a statement published on August 31, the U.S. military said, “No ships have hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz,” describing the allegation as another IRGC attempt to intimidate regional commercial shipping through disinformation. The...
Smart Suits: The Next Frontier in Maritime Surveyor Safety...
posted on: Sep 3, 2026
Smart Suits: The Next Frontier in Maritime Surveyor Safety Smart surveyor in a cargo hold. Illustration generated for The Maritime Blog; the equipment represents a developing concept, not a specific commercial product. The image shows a maritime surveyor equipped with an integrated gas detector, body camera, biometric monitor, location tracker, communications headset, headlamp, gloves, and protective Smart Suit inside a ship’s confined space. by Ghulam Suhrawardi PPE stands for Personal Protective Equipment, clothing and equipment worn to reduce exposure to workplace hazards. For maritime surveyors, PPE commonly includes: Safety helmet High-visibility vest or coveralls Safety shoes or steel-toe boots Gloves Safety goggles Hearing protection Respirator or breathing apparatus Life jacket or personal flotation device Portable gas detector A “smart suit” is an advanced form of PPE that may incorporate sensors, location tracking, gas monitoring, fall detection, cameras, and automatic emergency alerts. Maritime surveying has always required technical expertise, good...
Tanker hit by three projectiles in Hormuz
posted on: Sep 2, 2026
A tanker has been struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani side of the waterway, the latest attack on commercial shipping amid renewed US-Iran hostilities. UK Maritime Trade Operations said the incident occurred at around 20:00 UTC on Monday, approximately 17 nautical miles east of Khasab, Oman. The Liberia-flagged Senegal Prosperity was completing an outbound transit when it was hit. No casualties or pollution have been reported and the tanker has not been identified. The attack follows another tanker strike near Khasab on August 29, when an inbound vessel was hit by an unknown projectile around 12 nautical miles north of the Omani port. UKMTO also reported a separate incident on Monday involving a tanker and unidentified military forces farther east of Oman in the Indian Ocean. Few details have been released. The latest incidents come as fighting between Washington and Tehran resumes after...
Turkish-Somali Forces Free Hijacked Cargo Ship Off Somalia...
posted on: Sep 2, 2026
Turkish and Somali forces have freed the cargo ship Lutuf after a 10-day operation against pirates who hijacked the vessel off Somalia’s Puntland coast earlier this month, according to Somalia’s Ministry of Defense. The Cameroon-flagged vessel was hijacked on August 17 in waters off Jiifle in the Eyl district of Somalia’s Nugaal region, becoming one of six merchant ships being held by pirates in the region. In a statement, Somalia’s defense ministry said the Turkish Navy, working with the Somali National Armed Forces, maintained pressure on the pirates until the remaining attackers abandoned the vessel. “During the 10-day operation, four boats used by the pirates were destroyed, while 14 pirates died,” the ministry said. Somali authorities said forces subsequently took full control of the Lutuf and that the vessel has “now safely resumed its voyage.” The ministry did not provide details about how the 14 alleged pirates were killed or whether there were...
U.S. Military Says It Has Cleared Iran’s Mines From Strait of Hormuz Shipping Lanes...
posted on: Sep 2, 2026
U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper says U.S. forces have cleared sea mines laid by Iran from the internationally recognized shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz, offering new details on the military operation behind President Donald Trump’s declaration that the waterway had been cleared. Cooper made the announcement in a video posted to X, saying U.S. forces had spent months clearing mines from the Strait’s Traffic Separation Scheme, the established lanes historically used by commercial shipping. “These are the long-standing lanes international shipping has historically used to transit the Strait of Hormuz,” Cooper said. “Over the past few months, our forces have meticulously and quietly cleared them of sea mines using a combination of Navy divers, Navy SEALs, and U.S. air power from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.”nextstay “The circumstances were challenging and dangerous, to say the least, but we got the job done,”...
U.S. Navy is Looking for an Alternative to Bahrain for Mideast Port Calls...
posted on: Sep 2, 2026
Deprived of access to its Mideast base in Bahrain, and realizing the consequences of leaving its carriers at sea for too long, the U.S. Navy is searching for alternative destinations to send strike groups for port calls around the Indian Ocean. In a call with reporters this week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said that the service is looking at new options around the region where it can send carriers for resupply and R&R. Kenya, Diego Garcia, India and even Singapore – which would be 3,000 nautical miles away from the usual Arabian Sea operating area – are all possibilities on the menu, he said. Recent complaints surrounding the USS Abraham Lincoln’s ultralong at-sea deployment suggest that continuous operations can lead to morale and PR challenges after the 250-day mark. During the carriers’ time on station in the Arabian Sea, Lincoln crewmembers’ families publicized allegations of food shortages, unsanitary conditions...
Lessons learned: Don’t rush, even during urgent tasks...
posted on: Sep 2, 2026
IMCA draws lessons learned from an incident where a crew member sustained an injury to their shoulder as they were descending a flight of stairs into an ROV hangar. What happened? Whilst stepping over the coaming of the weather tight door, they lost their footing on the top step at which point they reached out grabbing the door mechanism to try and stabilize themselves. As their hand remained fixed to the mechanism, both legs and lower body slipped off the top step. This resulted in their entire body weight pulling abruptly against their stationary left arm. The sudden drop created stress and a severe “wrenching” force on the shoulder joint, resulting in the injury. Credit: IMCA Why did it happen? Task Demands – Perceived time pressure (in a hurry) – A request was made for the individual to investigate a burst freshwater line. The crew member was rushing – even with good...
Hormuz compliance clash traps owners between Tehran and Washington...
posted on: Sep 1, 2026
Shipowners trading through the Strait of Hormuz have been placed in a fresh compliance bind after Iran blacklisted 45 ships and threatened fines, detention and cargo confiscation, while Washington warned that complying with Tehran’s transit regime could trigger US sanctions. Iran’s newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) published the “non-compliant vessels” list over the weekend, accusing the ships of breaching its arrangements for passing through the strategic waterway. The authority also warned that vessels carrying out ship-to-ship transfers, transhipment or other operations with listed ships would be added to the blacklist. Owners seeking removal must apply to Iran’s maritime authorities and provide an explanation. The list covers VLCCs, product tankers, LNG and LPG carriers, containerships and bulkers linked to some of the industry’s best-known names, including ADNOC Logistics & Services and its Navig8 subsidiary, Bahri, Sinokor, Stolt-Nielsen, Klaveness Combination Carriers, Shipping Corporation of India, Dynacom and GasLog. ADNOC...
Canada doubles down on shipbuilding with $8.2bn Quebec icebreaker order...
posted on: Sep 1, 2026
Canada has unveiled its biggest shipbuilding contract in Quebec’s history, committing C$11.3bn ($8.2bn) to six new Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers at Chantier Davie in Lévis. Prime minister Mark Carney said the programme would be carried out “on a scale that has not been seen in generations”, creating close to 5,000 jobs during construction and contributing around C$650m a year to Canadian GDP. The six Polar Class 3 ships will replace ageing heavy and medium icebreakers deployed in Atlantic Canada, the St Lawrence, the Great Lakes and the Arctic. Construction is scheduled to start in 2027, with the first vessel due five years later and the full series in service by 2038. Under Ottawa’s Buy Canadian policy, the vessels will use Canadian steel and other domestic materials, with the government framing the order as much around industrial policy and Arctic sovereignty as fleet renewal. The contract is the latest sign...
OCIMF: Sharing good-quality data can produce valuable insights to improve safety...
posted on: Sep 1, 2026
In an exclusive interview with the newly appointed Managing Director of OCIMF, Don Davis shared his priorities and broader vision for the inspection system. Following the implementation of SIRE 2.0, which supports a move away from viewing inspections as simple checklist exercises, OCIMF is now assessing inspection data to identify areas for further improvement. At the same time, vessel operators and crews need to understand the purpose behind inspections rather than preparing simply to meet individual requirements. More broadly, the industry needs to stop treating human factors as separate from technical or operational safety. SAFETY4SEA: You have taken the helm of OCIMF at a significant point in its evolution. What are your immediate priorities as Managing Director? Don Davis: I’m very excited to be assuming the OCIMF MD role, since maritime safety is so personally important to me. I’m fortunate to be joining OCIMF at a time of strength for the organisation, having implemented and...
ClassNK puts source-backed AI into survey work for shipowners and ship managers...
posted on: Sep 1, 2026
ClassNK has launched Survey Compass, an AI assistant designed to help shipowners and ship management companies find and assess classification survey requirements. The service combines natural-language search with direct links to source documents, giving users a faster way to prepare for surveys while keeping professional judgement with the people handling the work. ClassNK has launched an AI assistant designed to help shipowners and ship management companies deal with classification survey requirements, giving users a direct way to search relevant documents and retrieve supporting information. Survey Compass is available through the ClassNK Customer Hub for Ship in Service. Users can ask questions in natural language, after which the system searches classification survey documents and provides a concise answer with links to the source material. The approach is notable because survey work leaves little room for an answer that cannot be checked. ClassNK says Survey Compass uses a retrieval-based method, drawing...
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