Iran Exploits Attack on Small Product Tanker to Assert Hormuz Control
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy continues its campaign of attacking vessels and exploiting the incidents to assert that it has total control over the Strait of Hormuz.
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Globus Maritime Takes Delivery of Newbuild Ultramax Bulk Carrier
Dry bulk shipping company Globus Maritime has taken delivery of the GLBS Olympia, an Ultramax dry bulk carrier constructed at Nihon Shipyard in Japan. The vessel has a carrying capacity of approximately 64,000 DWT.
VLCC Orders Top $20B in Biggest Buying Spree in 25 Years
Shipowners have already ordered more than twice as many supertankers this year as in all of 2025, a buying spree worth over $20 billion that is the biggest for at least 25 years, as the US-Iran war redraws trade routes…
Hackers Infiltrate Systems of Two US-bound Ships, Officials Say
US Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of Mexico last month after indications that hackers had broken into their computer networks, the agencies said on Thursday.The unusual operation, carried…
Drone Attack Kills Master, Injures Three Crewmembers in Black Sea
Overnight Wednesday, Russian and Ukrainian forces traded drone strikes against each others' shipping in the Black Sea. On one Ukraine-bound vessel, the master was killed and at least three crewmembers were injured when a Russian drone damaged the deck and…
Longship’s Newest 6,250DWT Shortsea Cargo Vessel Floated Out
Dutch shipbuilder Ship and Steelbuilding (SAS) has launched a new shortsea cargo vessel ordered by local owner the Longship Group. Longpower is the fourth unit in a series of eight dry cargo vessels to be built for Longship by a…