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The Department for Transport has published Making active places 2026 and the Transport Secretary set out the government’s approach to active travel at the making active places conference on 22 September 2026.
Crowley has joined Junior Achievement Americas in an initiative to broaden student access to careers in maritime transportation, logistics and supply chain management that are essential to Puerto Rico's economy, MarineLink reported on 22 September 2026.
Crude slipped to its lowest level in two weeks on Tuesday after reports that Iran could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days and Saudi Arabia would resume exports from Yanbu, easing immediate supply worries.
The Baltic Dry Index increased by 33 points to reach 3,432 on Tuesday, 22 September 2026, according to a report by reports. The London-based Baltic Exchange compiles the index from a daily survey of agents and the figure covers prices for dry bulk cargoes including coal, grain and iron ore.
Data from Signal Ocean, reported by MarineLink on 22 September 2026, show Caribbean Basin crude shipments higher by 234 million barrels year-on-year, the equivalent of about 880,000 barrels per day and a 45% increase versus 2025.
The UK Department for Transport has released its workforce management information for August 2026, a transparency dataset reporting on staff numbers and the costs of employing them.
MASNA Ventures, the kingdom’s first defence-focused venture capital fund, is reported to be increasing investment in domestic manufacture of US and allied defence technologies after a Houthi advance highlighted regional vulnerabilities.
A OneCare Group online panel will bring together crewing, safety, insurance and wellbeing specialists on 23 September to examine how maritime policy produces outcomes for seafarers, sources indicated.
reports reports that Maersks suspected drive for more than 40 very large containerships has triggered direct competition between South Korean and Chinese shipyards.
Sources indicated on 21 September 2026 that tanker freight rates have jumped and initial fuel shortages are surfacing in several regions as disruption tied to the closure of Hormuz spreads, a weekly note from shipbroker Intermodal says.
The Baltic Exchange dry bulk freight index rose for a third straight session on Monday to 3,399 points, with capesize rates advancing to 5,839, reports reports.
A report published on 21 September 2026 says the shipping consequences of China’s thermal coal imports will depend more on which vessels carry the cargo and where it is loaded than on headline volumes, with Panamax outperforming Supramax in early 2026.
Sky‑high freight from Asia, led by China, has made Chinese polypropylene shipments unworkable into parts of Latin America, strengthening demand for US product but producing only modest cargo volumes.
A report summarised from reports on 21 September 2026 finds near-term supply and premiums steady while insurers prepare for structural shifts driven by geopolitics, trade-route change, technology and decarbonisation.
Sources published the NCFI weekly reading of 2,535.3 points for the week ending 18 September, citing the Ningbo Shipping Exchange’s weekly index chart.
Trafigura has set up Volare Shipping Ltd. to own and scale a modern fleet of oil tankers, beginning with six VLCCs and eight newbuilds, with commercial management handled by Trafigura’s shipping arm.
ABS has awarded an approval in principle for the basic design of a 22,000 CBM bunker vessel by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and HD KSOE, a milestone announced at Gastech 2026.
Sources published a 21 September 2026 note, citing Xclusiv Shipbrokers Inc., that the VLCC market saw a pronounced repricing during 2026 with the strongest acceleration observed since late July.
Clashes in Yemen’s highlands on 21 September 2026 between Houthi militants and Saudi-backed forces threaten terrain that overlooks a vital maritime chokepoint, creating fresh uncertainty for crude supply routes tied to Saudi Arabia.
Sources indicated on 21 September 2026 that the Liberian Registry took part with the Liberia Maritime Authority and China’s Maritime Safety Administration in a series of technical meetings aimed at strengthening cooperation between the Liberian flag and a major port state authority.
Brullo Shipping Group has finalised a deal with Anhui Shipyard for three tankers, accelerating a renewal programme for subsidiaries Augustadue and Navalmed, sources indicated on 21 September 2026.
Diana Shipping Inc. has entered a time charter for the Ultramax dry bulk vessel m/v DSI Polaris with Dai An Ocean Shipping Company Limited, the company said via a wholly owned subsidiary, according to reports.
Wirana Shipping says certificates alone cannot secure safer, greener recycling; practical, routine oversight is needed, reports reports.
A white‑label integration announced on 21 September 2026 will place BetterSea’s FuelEU compliance platform and marketplace inside GTT Marine’s Vesper Insights product, the trade press reported.
A model of the Greek salvage tug AIGAION PELAGOS was placed on display at the International Maritime organisation headquarters in London after a ceremony on 9 September attended by the IMO Secretary-General and Greek embassy representatives.
Sources indicated that only 12 commodity vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and Sunday, a decline of nearly two-thirds from the previous weekend's 35, citing Reuters and the latest shipping data.
The Swedish Club has marked a quarter-century of its Marine Insurance Course, a programme that organisers say has educated more than 1,000 maritime professionals; this year's Gothenburg intake totalled 38 delegates from 25 companies and 10 countries.
MarineLink has carried Xeneta’s weekly briefing for 21 September 2026, which presents freight-rate and capacity movements across global container trades together with analysis from Xeneta chief analyst Peter Sand.
MarineLink reports that Jan De Nul has ordered a second trenching support vessel, an exact sister to the Isambard K. Brunel, to increase its capacity for burying subsea energy cables.
The Baltic Dry Index advanced by 29 points to reach 3,399 on Monday, 21 September 2026, according to a report from reports.
Vard has delivered Dong Fang Offshore's first newbuild SOV, the Orient Inspirer, two months early, and Dong Fang has approved a second vessel from the Norwegian yard with a value of up to $86 million, MarineLink reported on 21 September 2026.
Hong Kong’s Jinhui Shipping has contracted Jiangmen Nanyang Ship Engineering to build two mid‑sized bulk carriers for a combined $71.4m as part of a fleet renewal and expansion programme, MarineLink reported on 21 September 2026.
An advisory from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, relayed by MarineLink, reports a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on 21 September 2026; two seafarers sustained minor injuries.
MarineLink reported on 21 September 2026 that visible transits through the Strait of Hormuz fell to 17 commodity vessels over the weekend, down from 37 a week earlier, amid continuing Gulf tensions.
Shipbroker Gibson’s weekly note, cited by reports on 20 September 2026, records unprecedented VLCC assessments, prompting questions over the rally’s sustainability.
A short-lived softening in Capesize freight was recorded this week, with the Pacific region most affected and C5 rates sliding from the low $17s into the mid-$16s before sentiment steadied.
Carriers’ capacity controls and an extended peak season pushed container spot rates from east Asia and China higher to the United States this week, while liquid tanker markets ex the US Gulf showed mixed outcomes.
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority, opened in mid‑May 2026, has issued three tranches of blacklisted vessels totalling 77 names while analytics report continued use of an unauthorised southern corridor.
A The report on 20 September 2026 records Rhine levels at 20 cm on 18 September and cites forecasts that levels could fall to zero by the end of the month, posing a threat to barge traffic on a key European fuel artery.
U.S. Central Command says intensified mine‑clearance and naval escort operations have produced a two‑week surge in oil and LNG transits through the Strait of Hormuz, marking the highest flow in six months.
Sources indicated modest divergence across key VLCC indices on 20 September 2026: TC1 rose to WS82, TC20 fell to $16.35m and TC15 firmed to $7.2m.
Three weeks after an early‑September attack on a Saudi pipeline near Yanbu, crude trade patterns and freight markets have been altered and diesel supplies into Europe reduced, with knock-on effects for gas and coal prices.
Drewry’s Intra‑Asia Container Index advanced 6% to $1,402 per 40ft, with the composite measure registering an all‑time high for a fourth successive week amid geopolitical and typhoon‑related supply chain disruption.
Ankara is attempting to negotiate safe passage for commercial shipping in the Black Sea after strikes on vessels and port infrastructure disrupted grain exports from Russia and Ukraine, according to a 20 September 2026 report.
A Japanese consortium reported completing the world’s first ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering to an ammonia-fuelled vessel on 17 September at a quay within Japan Marine United’s Ariake Shipyard.
A Maersk Asia Pacific market update published on 20 September 2026 warns that Q4 planning must account for holiday peaks, shifting trade requirements and growing technology use across air, ocean and inland logistics.
A government outlook cited by reports shows iron ore export earnings dropping by about a third by 2030–31 in 2025–26 dollars, while export volumes fall only around 2 percent.
reports reports that India’s overall coal imports have fallen in 2026 even as shipments from Russia increase, with shipbroker Banchero Costa citing AXS Marine tracking that global seaborne coal loadings rose 1.7% in Jan–Aug to 866.8 million tonnes.