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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency published Guidance: MGN 480 (M) Amendment 3 on 20 August 2026, setting out the extent of shipowner liability under the Maritime Labour Convention (2006) as amended.
OneOcean, Lloyd’s Register’s maritime digital solutions business, has named Dr Claus Reimers as Chief Product & Technology Officer to lead product and technology strategy and to accelerate digital, data and AI development, MarineLink reported on 20 August 2026.
Hutchison Ports Pakistan will spend US$76 million across 2026–27 to acquire electric quay cranes, RTGCs, e-trucks and trailers for its Karachi terminal, and has taken delivery of an initial shipment, Port Technology International reported on 20 August 2026.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken a lease on four berths at the recently expanded South Pier in Port Island Phase 2 at the Port of Kobe, with the harbour works carried out by Kobe-Osaka International Port Corporation.
CK Hutchison has initiated international arbitration against Panama, seeking US$1.5 billion for alleged breaches of an investment protection treaty that it says targeted its Balboa and Cristóbal terminals; the company notified Panama of the dispute on 4 February 2026, Port Technology International reported on 20 August 2026.
reports reports that IBEX 2026 will convene at the Tampa Convention centre from 6 to 8 October with new networking formats, waterfront evening events and mentorship programmes.
Port Technology International has reported that ASIPONA Lázaro Cárdenas is investing in two road projects in Lázaro Cárdenas City under the Public Works Investment Plan 2025–2030 to strengthen port logistics and connectivity.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch published a report on 20 August 2026 detailing a man overboard from the Sea Eagle, a lone‑operated creel fishing vessel, south‑east of Montrose, Scotland, with one presumed fatality.
DP World has launched a new warehousing facility in Johor, the first of two planned in Malaysia, extending its integrated logistics services across Southeast Asia, Port Technology International reported on 20 August 2026.
An ATSB investigation reported by MarineLink has identified insufficient planning and inadequate risk controls as contributors to the grounding of the tug Sea Pelican while paired with the barge Rocksea in Port Adelaide on 10 June 2025.
MarineLink reports a ten-year high in piracy-related incidents off Somalia; Danish Shipping has produced an analysis using IMB figures.
Helsinki Shipyard has been awarded the contract to construct Finland’s next state icebreaker, Aino, in a procurement announced by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency on 19 August 2026.
MarineLink reported on 19 August 2026 that a South Korean container ship will depart for Europe via an Arctic passage on 22 August to test whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially viable, a voyage that depends on Russian cooperation and may provoke diplomatic unease.
Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy, MARAD Administrator Stephen M. Carmel, Representative Michael Cloud and Port of Corpus Christi leaders convened on 19 August 2026 to launch a new collaborative effort to explore nuclear maritime technologies, MarineLink reported.
Crowley has announced a weekly container service connecting Port Houston with Santo Tomás de Castilla in Guatemala and Puerto Cortés in Honduras, MarineLink reported on 19 August 2026.
Front‑month September natural gas futures rose 9.6 cents as forecasts for hotter weather and firm oil prices underpinned the market ahead of a federal storage report.
reports released its Weekly Tanker Time Charter Estimates dated 19 August 2026, a dated weekly snapshot that serves as an indicative reference for tanker hire levels.
reports’s valuation bulletin for the week to 18 August 2026 reports broad stability in bulker prices, with modest upward pressure confined to older Panamax vessels.
Northern Ireland Maritime and Offshore, supported by Belfast Harbour, has joined the Port Innovators Network, expanding international collaboration on port innovation and technology.
MacGregor has adapted proven transfer technology for a liquid CO2 bow transfer system intended to allow direct ship-to-well injection and to support the EU’s carbon capture and storage objectives.
The Department for Transport has published the first provisional release of the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation statistics for 2026, providing an initial government account of renewable fuel supply for the calendar year.
The carrier will acquire a 25 per cent interest in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II B.V. from APM Terminals, securing long‑term automated terminal capacity and supporting the terminal’s expansion, Port Technology International reports on 19 August 2026.
MacGregor’s Q2 2026 interim report, published via MarineLink on 19 August 2026, records strong order intake across all divisions and improved profitability through disciplined execution and cost control.
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has published Guidance: MGN 470 (M) Amendment 3, dated 19 August 2026, setting out a list of merchant shipping notices and guidance notes linked to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
Border Force officers, acting on intelligence, recovered a 2.9-tonne consignment of cocaine concealed in a container of bananas at London Gateway Port on 6 August, a Port Technology International report says.
EDECS Group has secured a contract from DP World to redevelop seven operational yards at Terminal 1 of Dar es Salaam Port, with construction already under way as part of the Dar es Salaam Port Modernization Project, Port Technology International reported on 19 August 2026.
The Marine Management Organisation has opened a central GOV.UK page on 19 August 2026 to gather reports and provide updates about a bloom of common octopus in South West England.
The Port of Corpus Christi has granted $200,000 to two local educational institutions to support STEM teaching and prepare students for careers linked to port activity, Port Technology International reported on 19 August 2026.
The Port of San Diego Board certified an Environmental Impact Report and authorised a Coastal Development Permit for the Tidelands Avenue Electric Truck Hub proposed by Skychargers, LLC, and permitted staff to sign a non-binding Term Sheet while lease negotiations continue.
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell 63 points, or 2.2%, to 2,815 on 18 August 2026, ending a two-session rise as capesize and panamax rates softened, sources indicated.
A report dated 18 August 2026 from reports highlights a growing divergence between thermal and metallurgical coal flows, with regionally varied demand patterns shaping seaborne trade.
TAPA APAC’s TIS Second Quarter 2026 Intelligence Report, reported via reports on 18 August 2026, compiles 125 cargo crime incidents and 148 counterfeit cases across 13 APAC countries and records direct cargo losses in excess of USD 4.8 million.
The Maritime Anti‑Corruption Network has standardised over ten years of incident reports into tools designed to support operational decision making, with backing from The Danish Maritime Fund, reports.
The alliance responded after sources indicated a Liberian‑flagged container ship leaving Ningbo to attempt the Northern Sea Route and a South Korean company buying a vessel for an Arctic crossing.
A Broker’s Insight carried by reports on 18 August 2026 warns that disruptions to Middle Eastern flows and an unclear Qatari recovery are the principal factors behind current LNG market uncertainty.
An entrusted sale notice published on 18 August 2026 sets an online public bidding for the multipurpose vessel MV “ZJ2026-0043” on 28 August via shipbid.net.
Kongsberg Maritime will provide a fully integrated mooring and deck machinery solution for a new FPSO destined for an offshore development in Asia, sources indicated on 18 August 2026.
Shipping movements in June and July briefly swelled crude volumes at sea, yet analysts warn this may not be enough to avert tighter physical balances.
SEA-LNG has added Colombian importer Amazónica LNG to its roster, the move marking the industry group’s entry into South America and confirming a joint venture between Retramar and Affinity Energy.
Edition 3.1 updates safety requirements for methanol, ethanol and hydrogen and incorporates the IMO’s MSC.1/Circ.1701 interim guidance on hydrogen, sources indicated on 18 August 2026.
ZeroUSV has unveiled the first Oceanus17-class USV, The Lady of the Lake, presented as a long-endurance, multi-tasking platform at a naming ceremony in Plymouth.
A new analysis from reports, published on 18 August 2026, says disruptions over the past two years have forced a rethink of route choice, scheduling and the role of strategic chokepoints in global trade.
Data from VIKAND’s commercial clinical records echoes Gard’s 2026 Crew Claims Report, showing cardiovascular disease accounts for a small share of onboard consultations yet generates the largest financial burden among crew health claims.
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has authorised a ₹334.89 crore internal flyover of 3.584 kilometres at Visakhapatnam Port Authority to improve cargo evacuation and ease congestion within port precincts.
The Marine Management Organisation has set out how it is collecting reports, publishing landings data and engaging stakeholders after fishermen in South West England reported increased Octopus vulgaris sightings during 2025–26.
APM Terminals Elizabeth has contracted Konecranes to supply 34 electric Rubber-Tyred Gantry cranes, with an option for six additional units, in a procurement linked to a wider modernisation programme at the Port of New York and New Jersey, Port Technology International reported on 18 August 2026.
A vessel transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile on 18 August 2026, suffering engine room damage and at least one crew injury, with the remaining crew assisted by the Omani Coast Guard, according to MarineLink's report of a UKMTO notification.
Preliminary data published on 18 August 2026 recorded six commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, a modest increase from the weekend that left crossings in single digits amid stalled U.S.-Iran peace talks.
