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.
Sources indicated that the Baltic Dry Index climbed 140 points to 3,628 on Friday, 4 September 2026; the London-based Baltic Exchange compiles the index from a daily survey of agents and it covers freight prices for dry bulk cargo including coal, grain and iron ore.
GTMaritime has introduced GT Hub Operate, a module that permits shoreside IT teams to send software deployments directly to vessels and ties the platform’s asset and vulnerability view to actionable deployment tools.
An industry study led by Lloyd's Register and A.P. Moller - Maersk, with ports in Charleston and Felixstowe, will examine the security and safeguarding measures needed for a theoretical nuclear-powered UK–US container service.
The IMO took part in the IAEA High‑Level Forum in Washington, D.C. that launched ATLAS, an initiative intended to bolster cooperation on the safe, secure and safeguarded use of nuclear technologies at sea.
Sources indicated on 4 September 2026 that strong bunker demand in Houston tightened prompt availability for conventional grades, with HSFO and VLSFO cited at five to seven days' lead time and LSMGO at four to five days.
Klaveness Dry Bulk loaded clinker in Cam Pha, Vietnam in August 2026 and discharged in Ivory Coast, its first such cargo in several years and a sign of shifting clinker supply patterns to West Africa.
Everllence has confirmed R&D testing and verification of an ethanol-capable B&W G80 engine at HD Hyundai in Korea; the engine is earmarked for the third ship in a ten-vessel very large ore carrier order placed by Shandong Shipping.
Sources indicated that Yang Ming and Hanwha Ocean have concluded a shipbuilding contract for six 13,000 TEU class LNG dual‑fuel container vessels, signed by the companies’ chief executives.
bound4blue has completed the fitting of four 22‑metre eSAIL® suction sails to Marflet Marine’s Santiago I, with preparatory work in Zhoushan and final installation at EDR Antwerp Shipyard.
Gard has warned Members and clients about the dangers of bulk cargo liquefaction after a fatal incident in the Bay of Bengal, drawing attention to some iron ore fines shipments from India’s east coast.
A 40,000 dwt MR1 product oil tanker concept from Deltamarin has secured an Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas, a development presented at SMM in Hamburg and reported on 4 September 2026.
HHLA’s Executive Board has revised the group’s expectations for the 2026 financial year after reviewing recent business performance and updated estimates, pointing to extensive automation and infrastructure works at Hamburg container terminals. Report dated 4 September 2026.
Mwani Qatar reported on X on 3 September 2026 that Hamad, Ruwais and Doha ports handled about 120,000 tonnes of bulk cargo in August 2026, a 168% increase on July, with livestock throughput also up, sources indicated on 4 September 2026.
Futures moved toward CNY 730 per ton and were on track for a second straight weekly gain as shipping disruptions, higher fuel costs and pre-holiday restocking in China supported prices, a The report said on 4 September 2026.
Copper futures traded around $6.57 per pound on 4 September 2026, supported by a cluster of supply‑side challenges including an export ban from Congo, weaker production in Chile and Peru and weather disruptions tied to El Nino.
reports on 4 September 2026: Iraq’s exports increased in August while ICE Brent traded above US$95 per barrel amid renewed US–Iran hostilities and missile activity in the Gulf, with the market’s next moves hinging on Hormuz shipments.
Energy Information Administration figures published via reports show US residual fuel oil production rose 13% in August versus July, with production at 343,000 b/d while supply and imports declined.
A MarineLink report dated 4 September 2026, citing Wirana Shipping, says competition for a limited number of end-of-life vessels is prompting Indian recyclers to submit highly speculative bids that may result in sizeable losses.
Seoul has begun a formal review of measures, explicitly including military options, aimed at supporting freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the presidential office said on 4 September 2026, while denying that a deployment decision had been taken.
At SMM 2026 in Hamburg, Everllence and TT-Line confirmed long-term service agreements covering two RoPax newbuilds at China Merchants, a report by MarineLink dated 4 September 2026 says.
MarineLink, citing state-owned Anadolu Agency, said Turkish authorities were searching for ten crew members after a cargo ship sank off the coast of Istanbul following a collision.
reports on 3 September 2026 reported that shipbroker Xclusiv has identified a summer-time weakening in Black Sea dry bulk flows as exports from Russia and Ukraine fell, leaving grains trade disrupted despite a wider market rally.
Operational rerouting and a sharp increase in shuttle and ship-to-ship transfers have sustained clean tanker trade amid a Strait of Hormuz standoff, but a pipeline of newbuilds risks a market reset, sources indicated on 3 September 2026.
reports reports that BIMCO expects global container capacity to reach a new high of 34 million TEU once a small number of ships under construction are handed over.
The Baltic Dry Index rose 4.7% to 3,488 points on 3 September 2026, the strongest reading since October 2021, with reports citing increased demand for iron ore, coal and other dry bulk cargos.
EmissionLink told a panel at SMM in Hamburg that shipping must move beyond individual fuel procurement and aggregate demand if investors are to finance alternative fuel production at scale.
PortXchange told reports on 3 September 2026 that record levels of global port congestion reveal an industry that still too often reacts rather than acting from a shared operational picture.
A months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has propelled a basket of listed shipping stocks to their highest levels in over ten years, but the rapid rally has left the sector facing an uncertain next chapter.
Fujairah Oil Industry Zone data published on 2 September show a 0.8% rise in total oil product stocks in the week ended 31 August, driven by gains in light and middle distillates while heavy distillates fell to a two‑month low.
An Approval in Principle confirms a 114,000 DWT product and crude tanker concept that can be converted to LNG, methanol or ammonia, giving owners the option to defer fuel-system installation amid continuing uncertainty over the marine-fuel mix.
A Joint Development Project between a classification society, a liner operator and a design institute will evaluate the feasibility of an assisted containership concept that augments onboard decision making.
Hanwha Ocean announced two new contracts in early September 2026, including an order from Yang Ming for six liquefied natural gas dual-fuel containerships and a separate sale of three VLGCs to an Oceania owner, bringing combined value to just over 2 trillion won.
Scorpio Tankers has published an update to its third quarter 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and confirmed time charter‑out agreements for three product tankers, a company notice reported on 3 September 2026.
Alfa Laval has added a skid-mounted variant to its PureBallast 3 Ultra range, offering a prefabricated package designed to reduce space requirements and shorten installation schedules.
Sources indicated on 3 September 2026 that eCap Marine will provide its integrated hydrogen energy power systems, eCap H2EPS, for two additional hydrogen-powered bulk carriers being delivered to GMI.
Sources indicated on 3 September 2026 that Equinor has received its first liquefied natural gas cargo loaded at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana, destined for Europe, with further deliveries scheduled for Asian customers.
Near‑continuous attacks disrupting Black Sea shipments have driven global wheat prices to record highs and prompted increased demand for Australian and North American supplies, sources indicated on 3 September 2026.
Norwegian authorities detained a Russian cruise vessel in Arctic waters on 3 September 2026 to help Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz enforce a $4.22 billion compensation award tied to assets taken after Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea.
The International Bunker Industry Association will gather leaders from the marine energy and shipping communities in New York from 10–12 November 2026 to consider regulation, fuel quality and related issues, sources indicated on 3 September 2026.
Sources indicated on 3 September 2026 that Ukrainian drones struck the Russian oil export port of Ust-Luga and started a large fire, with the Leningrad Region governor saying more than 52 aerial threats were shot down on 2 September 2026.
Port Otago has contracted Konecranes to supply ten hybrid Noell straddle carriers fitted with twin‑lift spreaders and the complete Noell Fleet Management System; the order was booked in June 2026 with delivery by the end of August 2027.
The Department for Transport has published an independent regulatory review of the Office of the Rail and Road, prepared by Dr Richard Judge and dated 3 September 2026.
The Department for Transport has issued an official monthly update to the UK Ship Register statistics, supplying a time series that runs from January 2015 through to July 2027.
The Department for Transport has issued a monthly statistical bulletin titled Official Statistics: UK Ship Register Statistics: June 2027, covering ships joining and leaving the UK Ship Register between January 2015 and June 2027.
The UK Department for Transport has posted its Official Statistics: Port arrivals statistics: 2025 on 3 September 2026, presenting the formal annual dataset of vessel arrivals at United Kingdom ports for 2025.
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 3 September 2026 published MGN 481 (M) Amendment 2, providing supplementary guidance on compliance with Part 7 of the MS MLC, 2006 regulations 2014.
BIMCO, ECSA, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and the World Shipping Council welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to add two Indian ship recycling facilities to the updated European List, sources indicated on 3 September 2026.
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