- — Panama Canal Chief: Surge in Unreserved Ships Is Fueling Record Auction Prices
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at 8/26/26 7:25amKey supply and demand data show the market pressures fueling the record auction prices at the Panama Canal.- — Japan Energy Plan Seeks to Back Pipelines Bypassing Hormuz
- at 8/26/26 5:41amJapan plans to support the construction of pipelines that bypass the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran war laid bare the country’s vulnerability to disruptions in Middle Eastern oil supplies.
- — Iran and Oman Plan for Temporary Hormuz Corridor as Impasse With US Persists
- at 8/26/26 5:37amIran has held new talks with neighboring Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, blockaded over nearly six months of conflict, with Oman's foreign minister saying he was hopeful a temporary corridor through the waterway could be announced soon.
- — Panama Canal Auction Hits New Record at $5.3 Million
- at 8/25/26 2:19pmBy Ruth Liao, Lucia Kassai and Nicholas Lua (Bloomberg) A shipper needing to transit the Panama Canal bid a record $5.3 million to secure its spot, according to people familiar...
- — Iran Vows to Resist Widened U.S. Sanctions, Says Washington Seeks Talks
- at 8/25/26 12:29pmIran pledged to fight back against expanded U.S. sanctions aimed at isolating its economy, expressing confidence that major trading partners would resist the pressure campaign and saying that Washington was keen to revive talks.
- — Turkey Braces For Potential Gas Squeeze as U.S. Targets Iran Trade
- at 8/25/26 12:04pmTurkey, a key US ally and Iran’s third-largest trading partner, is at risk of losing a key energy supplier if Washington makes good on a threat to economically isolate Tehran.
- — SpaceX to Build $100 Billion Spaceport on Louisiana Gulf Coast
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at 8/25/26 11:40amSpaceX plans to invest $100 billion in a massive new launch facility on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, a project the company says could eventually support thousands of launches a year. The... - — In-depth Suezmax study makes CAPEX case for T-BOSS® sterntubeless shaftline system
- at 8/25/26 11:16amAn in-depth evaluation study based on reference data from a Suezmax crude oil tanker has demonstrated the benefits of using Thordon Bearings’ innovative T-BOSS®shaftline solution instead of a conventional oil...
- — Iran and Oman Unveil Framework for Future Management of Strait of Hormuz
- at 8/25/26 11:16amIran and Oman have unveiled a framework for restoring safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, including a temporary shipping corridor, joint mine-clearing operations and further talks over the future...
- — IMO Sounds Alarm as Somali Pirates Hold More Than 90 Seafarers
- at 8/25/26 10:11amThe International Maritime Organization is calling for urgent action against a resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden, where six merchant ships and more than 90 seafarers are now...
- — Trump Says U.S. Navy Has Cleared All Mines From Strait of Hormuz
- at 8/25/26 9:17amPresident Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the U.S. Navy has cleared all mines from international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, even as the multinational maritime security center overseeing threats...
- — Malacca Strait States Will Keep Waters ‘Free, Open and Safe’
- at 8/25/26 4:30amIndonesia, Malaysia and Singapore — countries that share the primary stewardship of the Strait of Malacca — said on Tuesday they were committed to keeping the narrow corridor and the waters around it “free, open and safe for international shipping.”
- — Commodity Vessel Transits Through Strait of Hormuz Hit Three-Month Low, Data Shows
- at 8/25/26 4:26amJust two tankers transited the key energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, for the lowest daily tally of commodity vessels since early May, with both entering the Gulf, shipping data showed.
- — Iran Blacklists 46 Ships On Hormuz ‘Non-Compliant’ List
- at 8/24/26 4:47pmIran has published a list of 46 vessels it says violated its arrangements for transiting the Strait of Hormuz, warning that the ships could face fines, detention, seizure or confiscation...
- — U.S. Threatens Iran’s Trading Partners in New Economic Pressure Campaign
- at 8/24/26 3:42pmTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened economic punishment against any country doing business with Iran as part of what he called an “economic D-Day” campaign to isolate the country and end nearly six months of war.
- — U.S. Takes Next Step Toward Nuclear-Powered Commercial Ships
- at 8/24/26 3:30pmThe U.S. Maritime Administration has signed an agreement with nuclear technology developer CORE POWER to explore a pathway toward U.S.-flagged nuclear-powered commercial ships, expanding the Trump administration’s push to bring...
- — Trump Administration Launches Sweeping New Iran Sanctions Campaign Targeting Shipping and Oil Trade
- at 8/24/26 3:22pmThe Trump administration on Monday launched a sweeping new economic campaign against Iran, expanding the threat of secondary sanctions to the shipping sector while targeting dozens of companies, individuals and...
- — Canada Bets $11 Billion on Six New Icebreakers as Arctic Shipbuilding Race Accelerates
- at 8/24/26 11:08amCanada is committing more than C$11 billion ($7.95 billion) to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, the country’s biggest shipbuilding contract in Quebec’s history, as Arctic nations race to replace aging fleets and expand their ability to operate in increasingly strategic northern waters.
- — Cost to Ship a VLCC Through Hormuz Hits $20 Million, TotalEnergies CEO Says
- at 8/24/26 10:10amBy Mitchell Ferman and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) The cost of shipping oil cargoes on a supertanker through the Strait of Hormuz is about $20 million, the boss of TotalEnergies SE...
- — Houthis Escalate Saudi Shipping Campaign With VLCC Strike
- at 8/24/26 10:06amUKMTO says a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile about 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, early Monday, sparking a fire on the main deck. All crew...
- — Inmarsat Maritime and SK telink deepen strategic partnership to accelerate NexusWave adoption in South Korea
- at 8/24/26 7:37amInmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, and South Korean telecommunications services provider SK telink have signed an agreement to advance maritime digitalisation across the country’s shipping industry. The agreement will strengthen...
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