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New orders for US-manufactured durable goods were essentially unchanged in August 2026 at $338.6bn, diverging from forecasts for a modest decline and driven by falls in transport equipment and fabricated metal products.
MarineLink reported on 25 September 2026 that SAAM Towage has taken delivery of five tugboats so far this year as part of an ongoing fleet renewal programme.
Marea Scale Models has launched in the UK, bringing its AI-assisted design process Ai Refloat to the European maritime market; the process is described as producing highly detailed, accurate and immediately recognisable models.
MarineLink reports that Aderco’s 2055G+ programme uses continuous measurement to turn verified fuel-performance gains into Gold Standard carbon credits.
ARC Freedom (IMO 9505041), a Large Car and Truck Carrier, has been added to American Roll‑On/Roll‑Off Carrier Group Inc.'s U.S.-flagged fleet, MarineLink reported on 25 September 2026.
Washburn & Doughty has handed over the tug Mary McAllister to McAllister Towing in Maine; the vessel is the sixth of seven ABS-classed, 84-metric-ton bollard-pull, low-emission tractor tugs, MarineLink reported on 25 September 2026.
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has published Guidance MIN 688 (M) Amendment 5: Code of safe working practices: 2026 edition, dated 25 September 2026, which provides details of the 2026 amendments to the Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seafarers (COSWP).
NYK used the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers to present the NYK Group’s initiatives aimed at practical deployment of ammonia-fuelled vessels, MarineLink reported on 25 September 2026.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has published an amendment to MIN 734 to draw attention to charitable and welfare services available to seafarers, fishers, cadets, retired seafarers and their families across the United Kingdom.
PaxOcean will build an Ulstein‑designed service operation vessel for NYK Line at its Graha yard in Batam, intended for offshore wind projects in Taiwan and the broader Asia‑Pacific, with delivery slated for around 2029, MarineLink reported on 25 September 2026.
The International Union of Marine Insurance has issued a Crew Wellbeing Checklist for Hull & Machinery insurers to ensure the human element is incorporated into risk appraisals, sources indicated on 25 September 2026.
Sources indicated on 25 September 2026 that IUMI described the offshore energy insurance market as challenging in 2025, with premium gains reflecting currency effects and changes in business mix rather than underlying expansion.
The IMO sub‑committee finalised changes to interim guidance on methyl and ethyl alcohol fuels and agreed a harmonised performance standard for lashing software at its 12th session, held 14–18 September 2026.
Sources indicated on 25 September 2026 that US President Donald Trump said his administration would act to prevent the IMO from adopting a global emissions-pricing mechanism.
Following a security reassessment of the Red Sea, Maersk and Hapag‑Lloyd have said AE19 and AE15 will transit the Suez Canal rather than round the Cape of Good Hope, a report dated 25 September 2026 states.
Sanjeev Sanyal told News18 DEFCON 2026 that India could suffer serious economic disruption if three to four global shipping lines were to restrict access, a report by sources said on 25 September 2026.
Sources indicated on 25 September 2026 that a cargo ship laden with 524 special containers departed Jiangyin port for the Port of Manzanillo, inaugurating a new direct container service between Jiangsu and Mexico with an estimated transit of around 22 days.
PROSTEP has entered a memorandum of understanding with Seoul-based Lattice to pursue deployment of its OpenPDM integration technology in South Korea’s shipbuilding industry, sources indicated on 25 September 2026.
Early tests of Suez Canal routings have shortened India–Savannah transit by around 10–14 days, with port officials citing faster inventory fulfilment and lower carrying costs for importers.
A DP World whitepaper published for World Maritime Day 2026 warns that the sea-borne networks carrying an estimated $14 trillion of containerised goods are being tested by geopolitical, climate and policy pressures.
The European Investment Bank is to lend €100 million to the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority to modernise Lithuania’s main port and strengthen its role in defence, energy and Baltic trade.
A joint analysis from Chatham House and the Forest Stewardship Council, summarised by reports on 25 September 2026, warns that accelerated biofuel mandates could intensify competition for key crops and vegetable oils through 2030, potentially raising agricultural commodity prices.
IFAPA told the 6th International Ferro Alloys Conference in Goa that rising steel output creates a new growth runway for India’s ferro‑alloys sector and an opportunity to strengthen its global role, sources indicated on 25 September 2026.
Reports that the United States and Iran are discussing a phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz prompted a modest fall in Brent futures, even as a Houthi missile attack on Saudi Arabia sustained geopolitical uncertainty.
Bassim Khudair says Iraq is in talks with OPEC to secure a higher crude output quota to compensate for production losses during decades of conflict, a report published on 25 September 2026 states.
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs has taken delivery of the DP2 multipurpose support vessel TVO Mariner for LD TravOcean, enhancing the subsidiary’s capability for subsea cable installation, repair and protection work, MarineLink reported on 25 September 2026.
The Marine Management Organisation published guidance on 25 September 2026 covering the importance of seagrass, steps to avoid damage and the MMO’s support for recovery in England.
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued a report and safety flyer, dated 25 September 2026, on the foundering of the fishing vessel Argos Georgia about 190 nautical miles east of Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, in which 13 people died.
The UK Marine Management Organisation published a provisional Official Statistics release on 25 September 2026 setting out landings by UK and foreign vessels at UK ports and UK vessel landings abroad for August 2026.
Ship-to-ship crude transfers in the Gulf of Oman are operating at full capacity after Saudi Arabia diverted exports from the Red Sea, according to industry sources and a MarineLink report dated 25 September 2026.
The VLCC sector has seen a sharp revaluation in 2026, with the fastest acceleration since late July as strong freight earnings fed directly into secondhand values, sources indicated on 24 September 2026.
IUMI’s latest research, presented in Rotterdam on 24 September 2026, shows growth in the reported global hull premium base alongside signs of a softening market, delegates were told.
A reports analysis dated 24 September 2026 finds a 41.3% year‑on‑year drop in Chinese June crude imports was absorbed by inventory withdrawals while refinery runs remained above 12.4 mb/d.
A The report dated 24 September 2026 says Colombia’s position in the global coal market is shifting as robust exports and renewed market access meet persistent logistical disruption and operational risk.
Delegates at BIMCO’s Maritime Security Symposium 2026 warned that regional conflicts and sophisticated criminal networks have created interlinked threats to shipping and urged stronger preparedness, information sharing and co‑operation.
A senior International Union of Marine Insurance official told reports on 24 September 2026 that insurers have suffered multi‑billion‑dollar losses while providing war‑risk cover for energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, despite an uptick in headline premiums.
Delegates at a Lisbon event in mid-September urged coordinated updates to seafarer training and certification to meet the demands of alternative fuels and advancing shipboard technologies.
The ferry trade association told reports the European Commission’s proposed revision of the EU Emissions Trading System could accelerate maritime decarbonisation, provided the final legislation secures shore power and reliable grid connections through Member State obligations.
Sources indicated on 24 September 2026 that bunker demand is strong at the Port of Houston and prompt availability across HSFO, LSMGO and VLSFO is tight, with specific notice periods cited. Conditions at the Galveston Offshore Lightering Area were described as manageable.
An economic adviser to the Prime Minister told reports on 24 September 2026 that India, which presently builds less than one per cent of the world’s ships, has the basic strengths to expand to a top-four shipbuilding position over the next decade.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the OceanEye International Alliance on 24 September 2026, with over 30 nations signing up to strengthen and sustain global ocean observation.
Vendors UAB-Online and Dropboard have deepened their technical integration to surface berth planning inside operational planning systems, aiming to reduce reliance on spreadsheets and separate tools.
A The report on 24 September 2026 said the disputes at Hanwha Ocean and HD Hyundai persist as South Korea’s shipbuilding sector expands under a US–Korea cooperation project and stronger demand for high value vessels.
Accelleron reports that more than 100 of its ACCX300-L low‑speed turbochargers have been committed in projects during the four months after the platform’s April 2026 launch.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. announced the delivery of Puteri Kelantan, an LNG carrier built for Petronas LNG Ltd., which was handed over on 24 September 2026 at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China.
The Nautical Institute’s forthcoming second edition of Guidelines for Collecting Maritime Evidence, Volume 2 focuses on identifying, recovering and preserving electronic evidence from onboard systems, sources indicated on 24 September 2026.
World Steel Association figures reported put global crude steel output at 144.2 million tonnes in August 2026, a 1.2% fall from the year before, with divergent regional performances.
Sources indicated that India’s Bharat Petroleum issued a spot tender on 23 September 2026 for a November-delivery LNG cargo priced to the JKM, seeking 3.1–3.8 TBtu for delivery to Dahej.