MarineCraft News Desk

The MarineCraft Journal is written and reviewed by MarineCraft Global's technical team in Malaysia. Every article is checked against primary sources: IMO instruments and SOLAS chapters, Tokyo MOU inspection data, class society and OPITO guidance, and Malaysian regulators including CAAM, DOSH and the Marine Department. Sources are listed at the foot of each article so you can check a claim rather than take our word for it. Where we get something wrong, we correct it and say so.

Damen Delivers CF 3850 CF Anja to Juru Agentura Forsa

August 8, 2026 by MarineCraft News Desk

Tanker rates set to soar on Houthi attack fears in Red Sea

[By: Damen Shipyards Group] On 3 August, Damen Shipyards Group delivered a Combi Freighter (CF) 3850 to Lithuania-based Juru Agentura Forsa. The handover of the vessel, named CF Anja, took place during a ceremony attended by Director Antanas Anilionis and Technical…

War Risk Insurance Pays $11M for Loss of Mayuree Naree

August 8, 2026 by MarineCraft News Desk

The Thai shipping company Precious Shipping reports it has received a payment of $10.98 million on the war risk insurance related to the bulker Mayuree Naree, which was destroyed during an attack in the Strait of Hormuz.

Precious Shipping Receives $11M Hormuz War Risk Payout

August 8, 2026 by MarineCraft News Desk

Insurance loss payment relates to loss of the Mayuree Naree and crew compensation

Klaipeda Container Terminal Strengthens Berth Planning With Portchain Quay

August 8, 2026 by MarineCraft News Desk

Mexican Port of Manzanillo container volumes up 9.9.% in H1

[By: Portchain Connect] Following the successful implementation of Portchain Connect, Klaipeda Container Terminal is taking the next step in its digitalization by implementing Portchain Quay. Portchain today announced that Klaipeda Container Terminal will be implementing Portchain Quay.

Shipping Moves Out of the Way as Typhoon Dolphin Nears China

August 8, 2026 by MarineCraft News Desk

Typhoon Dolphin passed Okinawa on Friday morning, heading for the center of China's coastline and forcing marine traffic to move out of the way. Several of China's biggest ports have already begun a temporary closure in preparation for the storm's…

Med Marine’s Latest RAmparts 2500-W Tugboat Takes to the Water

August 8, 2026 by MarineCraft News Desk

[By: Med Marine] MED MARINE has launched a new RAmparts 2500-W tugboat from the slipways of EREGLI SHIPYARD, bringing another vessel built for its own fleet one step closer to service.