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 report from reports dated 26 October 2026 examines how marine insurers are confronting an "evidence gap" that complicates the pay-or-reject decision in claims handling.
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency issued an official maritime safety bulletin and has instructed operators to review the published notice.
Russian diesel shipments have begun to cross the Atlantic, yet market observers warn that vessel availability and compliance issues will slow a full recovery.
Xeneta's weekly market update, summarised on 25 October 2026, reports higher spot rates from the Far East to Europe even after sailings through the Red Sea resumed, with analyst Peter Sand highlighting demand pressures.
Sources report a steady rebound in the Capesize market during the week of 25 October 2026, with the BCI 182 5TC rising from $30,518 to $34,380 amid stronger Pacific demand and miner participation.
A scenario-based framework in DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 is presented as a practical tool for shipowners to weigh transition risk against cost across short- and long-term horizons, illustrated through a VLCC case study.
A weekly broker note republished by reports on 25 October 2026 reported a marked easing in Russian seaborne crude loadings heading into mid‑October, a development market participants are treating as a short‑term signal for tanker demand and logistics.
S&P Global vessel‑tracking data, cited by reports on 25 October 2026, shows the Malta‑flagged tanker Agioi Fanendes en route to New York carrying Russian diesel, while the Kremlin has said shipments will continue "on a regular basis."
Sources indicated on 25 October 2026 that the VLCC market showed mixed direction this week, with gains on key Middle East Gulf routes offset by weakness in Mediterranean-East rates.
A weekly snapshot of Rotterdam bunker prices shows B30‑VLSFO lagging conventional VLSFO gains, narrowing the premium to $155/mt while Dutch sellers may generate tradable ZRE A tickets for low‑carbon fuel sales.
A draft revision of the EU Emissions Trading System would set aside up to 110 million allowances between 2028 and 2040 to support certain low‑carbon bunker fuels, a The report says.
Drewry’s benchmark Intra‑Asia Container Index rose by $6 to $1,459 per 40ft on 25 October 2026, with most intra‑regional trades remaining stable as congestion eases, sources report.
A The report dated 25 October 2026 says a project to convert ageing LNG carriers into floating storage and regasification units is drawing attention as a potential new market for shipbuilders in Korea.
The preliminary S&P Global UK Manufacturing PMI climbed to 52.8 in October 2026, its strongest reading since May, driven by the fastest output growth in just over two years.
Delegates at the Global Maritime Forum Annual Summit in Shanghai urged international regulation to ensure early industry efforts on decarbonisation become a shared, global transition, sources indicated on 23 October 2026.
reports says higher iron ore imports into China this year are contributing support to the dry bulk market, with shipbroker Banchero Costa noting global loadings rose 3.5% in 2025.
reports's 23 October 2026 Market Insight introduces a Commodity Freight Watch that focuses on the commodity drivers shaping cargo availability, supported by Signal Ocean Platform data.
The Baltic Exchange’s benchmark for dry bulk freight ended a four-day run of gains on 23 October 2026, falling 1.2% to 2,660 points, with the panamax index plunging to its lowest since 24 August.
A The report dated 23 October 2026 describes a widening network of methanol bunkering sites, suppliers and delivery vessels in Europe, Asia and parts of North America.
A reports weekly note dated 23 October 2026 recorded a rebound in the Baltic Dry Index from 2,545 on 15 October to 2,693 on 22 October, led by Capesize earnings, which undercut a brief opportunity for recycling buyers.
Two new reports from OneOcean and Thetius, reported 23 October 2026, show a large majority of maritime professionals believe current training fails to equip crews for digitally enabled vessel operations.
The Drewry World Container Index rose 2% in the assessment dated 22 October 2026, a headline figure reported on 23 October 2026.
Port authority figures cited by reports show Antwerp-Bruges sold 2.16 million tonnes of bunker fuel in Q3, up 5% from Q2 and outpacing Rotterdam.
reports on 23 October 2026 published a Gibson Shipbrokers report entitled "Gibson tanker report – Diesel, Drones and Donald," noting recent easing of sanctions and OFAC General License 135 dated 9 October.
ClassNK has published the Onboard Carbon Capture Systems Implementation Framework, a practical handbook intended to help shipowners, operators and other stakeholders assess the introduction of onboard carbon capture systems, sources indicated on 23 October 2026.
SMM data cited by reports shows China’s iron ore inventory across 35 main ports at 147.75 million tonnes on 23 October 2026, down 750,000 tonnes month on month, while average daily port pick-up rose to 3.21 million tonnes.
HD Hyundai has signed an agreement with US construction giant Kiewit to form a joint venture that will directly build a shipyard in the United States, a report says.
A company summary carried by reports on 23 October 2026 says Konecranes delivered strongly in the third quarter; the full unaudited interim report for January–September 2026 is attached and available online.
Taiwan's Coast Guard told MarineLink that militia vessels operating with coast guard ships represent an expansion of what it termed "battlefield preparation" around Taiwan and into the western Pacific, and that the pattern is putting pressure on Japan and the Philippines.
Brent crude futures rose on 23 October 2026, touching their strongest level since early May after Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia and a reported oil spill in the UAE raised fresh concerns over Middle Eastern supply.
MarineLink cites a Washington‑based think tank’s dataset to report October 2026 as the worst month for attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and adjacent waters since records began in 2017.
Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Hung Cao visited Fincantieri’s Marinette and Sturgeon Bay yards on 23 October 2026 as the company highlighted investments in automation, advanced manufacturing and expanded shipbuilding capacity, MarineLink Maritime News reported.
Sanmar Shipyards has handed over SAAM XIMBAL, a BOGAÇAY Class tug built in Türkiye and previously known as BOGAÇAY XCVI, marking the 18th SANMAR-built tug delivered to SAAM Towage since 2018.
A Department for Transport paper published on 23 October 2026 sets out ministerial and official engagement with stakeholders during the Airports National Policy Statement review and the draft Heathrow Expansion consultation.
Three organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding to progress planning for a floating dry dock and marine repair facility at the Port of Argentia in Newfoundland and Labrador, MarineLink reported on 23 October 2026.
A reported drone strike sank a cargo ship off Romania’s Black Sea coast on 23 October 2026, killing at least one sailor and leaving three missing; President Nicusor Dan blamed Russia for an escalation on NATO’s eastern flank, MarineLink reported.
The Baltic Dry Index fell by 33 points to 2,660 on Friday 23 October 2026, the London-based Baltic Exchange's daily dry bulk freight gauge, sources indicated.
The fourth Port Entrepreneurship International Congress, organised by Opentop, concluded in Valencia with more than 650 delegates from the maritime, port and logistics sectors, a reported record for the event.
HD Hyundai and Kiewit Maritime Co. will form HD Kiewit Shipbuilding LLC to develop a new shipyard in the United States, with construction targeted for 2027 and full operations expected by 2029, MarineLink reported on 23 October 2026.
Sources indicated on 23 October 2026 that freight, rather than diesel price differentials, was the decisive factor closing the US export window into Europe after prompt US Gulf Coast worldscale assessments jumped sharply then eased.
ZEMBA and Hapag-Lloyd have concluded an inaugural low-emission shipping tender in October 2026, achieving 82,000 mtCO2-equivalent emissions reductions through liquefied biomethane across eight voyages and 17 contracts.
The International Maritime organisation has warned that about 6,000 crew members remain trapped near the Strait of Hormuz as attacks on commercial vessels increase amid the continuing conflict between the United States and Iran.
After talks in Beijing on 23 October 2026, China and Djibouti issued a joint statement urging the protection of shipping lanes through the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait and warning of a deteriorating security situation.
Platts has proposed methodological changes to how compliant fuels are treated in bunker consumption calculations for tanker and dry bulk assessments that involve Emission Control Areas, with a proposed effective date of 4 January 2027.
The Merchant Shipping (Regulation of Entry of Ships into Coastal Waters) Rules, 2026 were notified on 16 September 2026 and supplant the 2012 rules; a published summary describes an expanded scope applying to Indian and foreign ships.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries held a naming ceremony on 22 October at its Ulsan shipyard for Terra Clove, a 93,000-cubic-metre vessel reported as the world’s largest ammonia-powered ship.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and Eastern Pacific Shipping marked the christening of Terra Clove, a 93,000‑cubic‑metre Singapore‑registered Very Large Ammonia Carrier, at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, according to a report dated 23 October 2026.
The DACMA Competence centre, opened by eFuel Group and DACMA GmbH at the Hamburg Blue Hub on 23 October 2026, will test modular direct air capture units and prepare the technology for international applications in collaboration with Canadian developer Deep Sky.
