Hormuz Shuttle Tankers: An Evolving Trend Amid the Iran War
Examining the growing shuttle tanker trade through the Strait of Hormuz and ship-to-ship transfers in the Gulf of Oman
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IMO Renews Call to Stop Attacks on Seafarers and Commercial Ships
?To date, IMO has verified 80 attacks on merchant vessels in the and around the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in at least 22 deaths of seafarers. The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr.
Ballast Water Management: The D-2 Standard Is In Force
Holding the certificate no longer settles the question. Since D-2 became mandatory for every ship in scope, inspectors have moved from verifying documents to sampling what actually leaves the ship, and the findings that follow are rarely about the treatment plant. By MarineCraft Journal · 18 September 2026 · 8 mins read … Read more
OOCL Sends First Ship Through Suez as Canal Highlights Growth
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) joined the growing number of container lines returning to the Suez Canal, sending its first ultra-large vessel through the canal as part of Cosco’s strategy to resume some of its normal routes for Cosco and…
CMA CGM Invokes General Average After Cargo Hold Fire
With salvage efforts underway after a cargo hold fire, CMA CGM has informed customers that it is invoking General Average for the incident involving the CMA CGM Petra.
Three Containers Fall Off a Boxship During Cargo Ops at Port of LA
[Brief] On Monday morning, three containers fell off the side of a boxship at the Port of Los Angeles, prompting a coordinated response from the Coast Guard and local officials. At about 1120 hours, the Coast Guard base for Los…