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Drone Attack Damages Fuel Tank at Oman’s Duqm Port

Mar 03, 2026

A fuel tank at Oman’s Duqm commercial port was hit on Tuesday when the facility came under attack from several unmanned aircraft, the state news agency said, citing a security source, on the fourth day of U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, which has responded by targeting neighbouring countries…

America’s Maritime Action Plan Creates Opportunity for St. Louis Region

Mar 02, 2026

The advancement of the recently announced America’s Maritime Action Plan (MAP) is embraced by the ports in the bi-state St. Louis region as a unique opportunity to play a role in this comprehensive federal framework.  The MAP is a blueprint for rebuilding the nation’s maritime strength…

About 10% of Global Container Fleet Caught in Hormuz Backup

Mar 02, 2026

Container ships account for roughly 100 of the 750 ships ensnared in the Strait of Hormuz backups following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, Jeremy Nixon, CEO of container carrier Ocean Network Express (ONE), said on Monday.'About 10% of the container ship global fleet is caught up in this…

Sugar Prices Rise Ahead of Iran War Fears

Mar 02, 2026

World sugar prices headed higher on Monday on fears the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, which is disrupting global energy supplies, will prompt Brazilian cane mills to produce more ethanol and less sugar.Ethanol is a cane-based biofuel. If mills…

J.F. Lehman & Company Acquires Forged Solutions Group

Mar 02, 2026

J.F. Lehman & Company, an alternative asset manager focused on the aerospace, defense, government, maritime, environmental and infrastructure sectors, has announced that investment affiliates, including JFL Equity Investors VI, L.P., have acquired Forged Solutions Group…

ClassNK Issues AiPs for Bulk Carrier Concept Designs

Mar 02, 2026

ClassNK has issued approvals in principle (AiPs) for the concept designs of Bulk Carrier installed with a Membrane-based Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System (OCCS) and 83,000m3 Ammonia Carrier with IMO Type B Independent Tank developed by Oshima Shipbuilding Co…

Qatar Stops LNG Output, Other O&G Fields Shut as War Rages

Mar 02, 2026

Qatar halted its production of liquefied natural gas on Monday as Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran and Tehran's retaliation prompted precautionary shutdowns of oil and gas facilities across the Middle East.Saudi Arabia shut its biggest domestic oil refinery after a drone strike…

U.S. Flag Tanker Damaged, 150 Vessels Stranded with Strait of Hormuz Close

Mar 02, 2026

Insurance companies are cancelling war risk coverage for vessels in the Gulf as the widening Iran conflict disrupted shipping, leaving at least four tankers damaged, two seafarers killed and 150 ships stranded around the Strait of Hormuz.Shipping through the strait between Iran and Oman…

Norwegian Cruise Line Projects Weak Profits

Mar 02, 2026

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings forecast annual profit below Wall Street expectations, as demand for its higher‑priced voyages softened amid economic uncertainty and rising geopolitical tensions.Shares of Norwegian fell about 7% in premarket trading…

Maritime Vessel Uptake of Alt Fuels Proceeds ... Slowly

Mar 02, 2026

According to the latest figures from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform, 17 new orders for alternative-fuelled vessels were placed in February 2026.This was almost entirely accounted for by LNG-fuelled vessels (14), with all of these orders placed by the container segment…

OPEC+ Responds to Hormuz Shutdown

Mar 01, 2026

OPEC+ has decided to increase its crude oil production target by 206,000 barrels per day (bpd) for April against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical risk as conflict in the Middle East escalated rapidly over the weekend.Oil markets will enter…

Vessels Diverted Around Cape of Good Hope

Mar 01, 2026

Shipping companies Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM are rerouting vessels around Africa, away from the Suez Canal and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.'Due to the deteriorating…

At Least Three Tankers Hit in Gulf

Mar 01, 2026

At least three tankers were damaged off the Gulf coast and one seafarer was killed as Iranian retaliation for U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran exposed ships to collateral damage, shipping sources and officials said on Sunday.Risks to commercial shipping have surged in the past 24 hours…

Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update: February 27, 2026

Feb 27, 2026

Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst:“The recent tariff ruling by the US Supreme Court will have knock-on impacts for ocean container shipping, but this will be nuanced and unlikely to cause a huge increase in frontloading demand, even though tariffs…

Maersk Reroutes Some Cape of Good Hope Sailings Due to Unforeseen Constraints in the Red Sea

Feb 27, 2026

Denmark's Maersk said on Friday it will temporarily reroute some of its sailings around the Cape of Good Hope, and thus away from the Suez Canal, after experiencing unforeseen constraints in the Red Sea region.The container shipping group last…

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