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Marine NewsTurkish Navy and Somali Forces Retake MV Lutuf, 14 Pirates Killed
2026-08-29: Turkish Navy and Somali forces retook the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship MV Lutuf, killing 14 Somali pirates; the ship had been seized on August 17
31 Aug 2026
Marine NewsGLOVIS NOVA ships record 7,738 Tesla EVs from Shanghai to Zeebrugge
2026-07-27: car carrier GLOVIS NOVA loaded 7,738 Tesla electric vehicles at Shanghai’s South Port Terminal and sailed for Zeebrugge, Belgium, setting a record
30 Aug 2026
Marine NewsTwo Missing After French Fishing Trawler Sinks in the English Channel off Plymouth
2026-08-29: French fishing trawler Maranello sinks in the English Channel south-west of Plymouth; 5 aboard, 3 rescued, 2 missing.
30 Aug 2026
Marine NewsSix Dead and Over 100 Missing After Passenger Ferry Capsizes off Northern Cyprus
2026-08-30: A Filo Jet passenger ferry with 267 people aboard capsized off Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, killing at least 6 and leaving
30 Aug 2026
Marine NewsEight Dead After Motor Banca Capsizes on Zambales Lake, One Still Missing
2026-08-27: Motor banca with 13 Aeta community members capsized on Mapanuepe Lake, San Marcelino, Zambales; 8 dead, 1 still missing as of August 30. (Philstar,
30 Aug 2026
Marine NewsTyphoon Saudel Shuts Ningbo Terminals, Shanghai Waits Stretch to 11 Days
2026-08-26: Typhoon Saudel forced Ningbo-Zhoushan container terminal closures and Hapag-Lloyd warned of up to 11-day vessel wait times at Shanghai Yangshan;
30 Aug 2026
Marine NewsMalacca Strait Nations Pledge Open, Safe Waters at Singapore Forum
2026-08-25: At the 17th Co-operation Forum in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore pledged to keep the Straits of Malacca and Singapore free, open and
30 Aug 2026
Marine NewsRecord 244 Chinese Government Ships Spotted Around Taiwan in July
2026-08-27: New analysis shows China deployed a record 244 government ships around Taiwan in July 2026, more than four times the July 2025 count; 152 more
30 Aug 2026
Marine NewsOne Dead and 72 Rescued After Migrant Boat Carrying 110 Crosses the English Channel
2026-08-29, One migrant dies and 72 rescued after boat carrying more than 110 people attempts English Channel crossing near Gravelines.
29 Aug 2026
Marine NewsFORTE Departs Christmas Island with SpaceX Starship Ship 40 Bound for Texas
2026-08-28, Boskalis semi-submersible FORTE departs Christmas Island carrying SpaceX Starship Ship 40 bound for Port of Brownsville, Texas.
29 Aug 2026
Marine NewsSirius Wins Design Deal for Two 144-Metre Construction Vessels at Chinese Yard
Sirius Design & Integration (Norway) signs contract to design 2+2 optional 144.7m construction support vessels for Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, China;
29 Aug 2026
Marine NewsMotor Yacht Catches Fire and Sinks off Čiovo, Croatia; All 6 Evacuated Safely
2026-08-24: Motor yacht catches fire and sinks near Čiovo island in the Croatian Adriatic; all six people aboard safely evacuated, no injuries, no sea
29 Aug 2026
Marine NewsVietnamese Squid Boat Sinks in South China Sea with 50 Aboard, 18 Missing
2026-08-28: Squid-fishing vessel QNa 90859 TS with 50 aboard sinks in South China Sea near Truong Sa (Spratly Islands) zone; 32 rescued, 18 still missing.
29 Aug 2026
Marine NewsDominican Republic-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks in Romania’s Black Sea EEZ After Reported Strike
2026-08-27: Dominican Republic-flagged cargo vessel PROGRESS IV struck and sunk in Romania’s Black Sea EEZ ~15nm south-east of Sfântu Gheorghe; all 12 crew
28 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIran Turns Back Tanker Haana, Asserting Oman Corridor Is Void
2026-08-27
28 Aug 2026
Marine NewsDP World and EDECS Expand Dar es Salaam Terminal 1 With Seven New Cargo Yards
DP World contracted EDECS to expand Terminal 1 at Dar es Salaam Port, adding seven cargo yards across 90,000 square metres. Announced August 19, 2026. Terminal
28 Aug 2026
Marine NewsTanker Struck Near Strait of Hormuz Entrance, UKMTO Issues Warning 121-26
A tanker was hit by an unknown projectile near the Strait of Hormuz entrance on August 25. The crew extinguished the fire; all on board were safe. UKMTO issued
28 Aug 2026
Marine NewsCMA CGM Commits $434m to New Jeddah Terminal in Saudi Gateway Push
2026-08-25: CMA CGM and RSGT signed a $434 million deal to develop Terminal 4 at Jeddah Islamic Port, adding 2.6 million TEUs of annual capacity and 10 new
28 Aug 2026
Marine NewsHormuz Shipping Marks Slim Gain as Traffic Crawls Back
2026-08-27: Kpler data shows 10 visible commodity vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, up from 8 Tuesday, still below a 10-day average of
28 Aug 2026
Marine NewsSOMO and QatarEnergy Offer Crude for Loading Inside Hormuz at Record Discounts
2026-08-24: Iraq’s SOMO and QatarEnergy issued spot crude tenders for September loadings inside the Strait of Hormuz; SOMO offered Basrah Medium and Basrah
27 Aug 2026
Marine NewsIran and Oman Push Deal to Reopen Hormuz, Ban Military Vessels
2026-08-26: Iran’s Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabadi described an Oman-brokered framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, with a proposed ban
27 Aug 2026
Marine NewsMSC Sends Ships Back Through Suez Canal After Nearly Two Years
2026-08-24: MSC begins routing container ships back through the Suez Canal on four east-west services, ending nearly two years on the Cape of Good Hope detour.
27 Aug 2026
Marine NewsMSC Halts Novorossiysk Bookings After Drone Strikes Container Ship
2026-08-26
26 Aug 2026
Marine NewsMigrant Boat Capsizes off Tunisia, at Least 11 Dead
2026-08-22: migrant boat capsized off Tunisia’s coast; 2 bodies recovered, about 12 missing; at least 11 confirmed dead by 24 August.
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