Every published Maritime Gazette report remains available here, organised in reverse chronological order across shipping, ports, vessels, trade, policy, safety and the wider maritime industry.
A new InfluenceMap study, summarised by reports on 13 November 2026, finds widespread public backing in the shipping and fuels sectors for an IMO climate agreement but records divergent public positions on core design elements.
OPEC said dirty tanker spot freight rates shot up in October, with record VLCC earnings pushing Suezmax and Aframax rates higher amid constrained vessel availability.
Danish Ship Finance’s November review, reported on 13 November 2026, finds the strongest earnings boom in over twenty years alongside marked buyer caution and a widening valuation gap.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has named Pirika, Inc. as recipient of the first grant from its social contribution vehicle, the MOL BLUE Ocean Fund, to support a demonstration of an AI‑enhanced system to collect beach debris.
A cargo ship struck the Tacony‑Palmyra Bridge on 12 November 2026, leaving the span unable to close and producing significant congestion on the Philadelphia side, according to a Pennsylvania lawmaker.
Nikkiso CE&IG’s Cryogenic Services Business Unit overhauled seven cryogenic pumps on the LNG tanker Ekaputra 1 within a 10-day dry-dock period for owner Humolco, with the work completed ahead of schedule, a report dated 13 November 2026 says.
Portchain announced that Euroports’ container terminal in the Port of Rauma will join Portchain Connect to speed and improve berth alignment through digital handshakes and secure data sharing.
Parekh Marine Services has been credited with supporting the loading of 6,650 cars onto MV Morning Pilot at Mundra Port, a figure reported as a new national benchmark.
A The report dated 13 November 2026 says price action is lifting global rates even as analysts retain a tactical bearish stance and warn of concentrated AI event risk.
The 2026 Leading Maritime Cities (LMC) report by DNV and Menon Economics has again ranked Singapore as the world’s leading maritime city, with the city-state topping three of five assessed pillars, MarineLink reports.
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will observe the 20th anniversary of the Clean Air Action Plan with a special stakeholder meeting and a harbour tour of the San Pedro Bay port complex aboard Harbor Breeze's new zero-emission vessel, MarineLink reported on 13 November 2026.
Sources published a report on 13 November 2026 recording a fall in the Baltic Dry Index. The item presents two different index numbers for the same date.
Seaway7 has installed the first inter-array cable at Ørsted's 2.9GW Hornsea 3 in the UK North Sea, opening a campaign to lay over 536 kilometres of 66kV inter-array cable.
A report published on 13 November 2026 finds Singapore still top of the maritime-city rankings while Piraeus has advanced, as the sector navigates geopolitical shifts and regional decarbonisation demands.
After months of online drafting, BIMCO’s LAYUPMAN revision subcommittee met for two days at ITIC’s London offices in a session described as bringing the revised agreement closer to completion, sources indicated on 13 November 2026.
Sources indicated on 12 November 2026 that shipowners are maintaining elevated newbuilding activity to grow exposure in both wet and dry bulk sectors.
A MEMA study published on 12 November 2026 and reported concludes that US ethanol can be used in methanol-capable ships with limited modification, offering a near-term option while low-emission methanol supplies are constrained.
The US Federal Maritime Commission chair says the IMO may reach consensus on an alternative Net‑Zero Framework in the coming weeks, with a final text expected in 2027; meetings are set for 23 November–4 December 2026, a The report said.
reports urged the maritime sector to remember service and sacrifice on 11 November, noting the role of ABP’s ports and citing Southampton’s requisitioned docks in the First World War.
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has urged Member States to strengthen enforcement of existing maritime safety and security regulations in and around the Strait of Hormuz, sources report on 12 November 2026.
A consortium of ten Korean maritime organisations has seen its joint proposal accepted as the starting point for IMO work on safety guidelines for onboard carbon capture and storage systems, sources indicated on 12 November 2026.
Costamare Bulkers reported an unaudited third‑quarter net income of US$17 million and said 24 of its 29 owned vessels were on period charters, according to a summary published on 12 November 2026.
Hamburg-based Ernst Russ reported EUR 118.8m in revenues and EUR 47.9m EBIT for the first nine months of 2026, and has placed two product/chemical tankers into service while its charter backlog rose by around 38%, a company update reported on 12 November 2026.
Sources report that the storage tank for a liquefied biogas liquefaction plant at the Port of Gothenburg has been installed; Nordion Energi is building and will own the plant, which is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2027.
InterManager has confirmed two new members, Alpha Navigation and Maryam Shipmanagement, in a development reported on 12 November 2026.
Following an April 2026 share agreement, Wallenius SOL will adopt the trading name Wallenius Link with effect from 12 November 2026, sources indicated on 12 November 2026.
Finland's armed forces said they had detected "a strike" on a Russian warship in the Baltic Sea a day earlier, but that the broader security situation remained stable and it was not clear whether there were casualties or what caused the strike.
Prices rose by more than $1 a barrel on Thursday as shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and broader geopolitical tensions offset early-session declines from rising crude output, MarineLink Maritime News reported on 12 November 2026.
Export Finance Norway will provide guarantees of up to USD 183 million to support OMS Group’s financing of two Ulstein-built fibre-optic cable-laying vessels, securing funding for a four-vessel newbuilding programme.
An industry study reported on 12 November 2026 finds that US-produced ethanol could power methanol-capable vessels with limited modifications to engines and bunkering infrastructure, offering an interim fuel option while low-emission methanol supplies are constrained.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has launched an application process for licences to operate up to two LNG floating storage units in its anchorages, aiming to increase LNG bunkering capacity, MarineLink reported on 12 November 2026.
The Baltic Dry Index rose 61 points to 3,020 on 12 November 2026, according to a report by reports.
MarineLink reports that between January and October 2026 dry bulk scrapping fell 36% year‑on‑year to 3 million DWT, with just 70 ships recycled, the lowest level in 18 years.
MarineLink reports that Israel-based Sealartec will advance autonomous launch and recovery technology from a U.S. Navy testbed to an operational evaluation on a Legend-class National Security Cutter.
A liquefied biogas bunkering facility at the Port of Gothenburg is due to begin operations in the second quarter of 2027, providing a new renewable fuel option for ships calling at the port, MarineLink reports.
Sources indicated that the sector must pair investment in scalable, bankable projects with strengthened human capacity in developing States to enable a shift to zero emission shipping in line with IMO goals.
Ulsan Port Authority and industrial partners supplied 800 tonnes of renewable energy-based e-ammonia to the newly launched VLAC Terra Clove on 25–26 October via a Port-to-Ship bunkering system, a development welcomed by Pacific Environment.
Sources indicated on 11 November 2026 that the US Treasury may consider proposals from legitimate shipping actors to buy vessels under sanction and restore them to regulated trade on a case-by-case basis.
reports on 11 November 2026 summarised Best Oasis’s weekly bulletin, which reported strong buyer interest for ships destined for recycling in India while local steel markets softened.
reports’s November 11 report shows 168 secondhand sales in October, with tankers rising to 82 deals while dry bulk fell to 57.
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index rose to 2,959 points, marking a sixth consecutive session of gains and its strongest reading since 8 October; the capesize segment climbed 5.5%.
Lloyd's Register has expanded its Digital Maturity Index with an AI maturity assessment unveiled at Smart Maritime Network Singapore 2026, a measure meant to help shipowners and operators benchmark their readiness for artificial intelligence.
Eni, Fincantieri and RINA presented the second edition of the Sustainable Maritime Transport Outlook in Rome on 11 November 2026; Bain & Company Italy provided technical support and sources published the report.
A Week 45 2026 market note republished by reports cites Banchero Costa & C S.p.A data showing bauxite made up 4.4% of seaborne dry bulk trade in 2025 and was reported as rising to 4.9.
Sources published an ENGINE outlook on 11 November 2026 reporting tight prompt bunker availability in the ARA and advising buyers to allow five to seven days lead time; independently held ARA fuel oil stocks were reported 2% higher in November so far.
A short Pitch Book instalment published on 11 November 2026 names Italy's chronic weaknesses yet urges readers to consider why the country might still belong in a series about Europe's strengths and opportunities.
Fujairah Oil Industry Zone figures published on 11 November show oil product stocks dropped 10% in the week to 9 November, with heavy distillates down 25%, sources report.
UMOE Advanced Composites has completed five MEGCs at its Jiaxing plant and dispatched them to an Australian joint venture, in the company’s first international commercial MEGC delivery from China.
