Maritime News

November 11 ------ As shipping continues to navigate disruptions caused by the conflict involving Iran, concerns are growing over the risks facing seafarers operating in high-risk waters and the industry’s responsibility to protect them. During DNV’s Market Views videocast, titled Resilience versus transparency: Operating in high-risk waters, Carl-Johan Hagman, President and CEO of NYK Group Europe, and Jakub Walenkiewicz, DNV’s Director of Maritime Markets & Trade, discussed

November 11 ------ The European Union plans to invest EUR50 million to build a joint Romanian-Bulgarian maritime security hub for the Black Sea region. The plan responds to a wave of attacks on Ukraine-linked shipping in the western waters of the Black Sea; Ukraine, the EU and Romania have attributed the attacks to Russia, but Bulgaria has declined to name a suspect. The new security hub will be tasked with supporting trade, protecting critical infrastructure and sharing info

November 11 ------ Over the past week, 3 to 9 November, two incidents of piracy or armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported to the ReCAAP ISC. Two incidents of armed robbery against ships in Asia (one CAT 3 and one CAT 4) were reported to the ReCAAP ISC. Both incidents occurred onboard bulk carriers while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in Singapore Strait (SS) on 2 Nov and 4 Nov 2026. Some engine spares were stolen and one crew

November 11 ------ Techouse has secured a contract from Black & Veatch to supply heat recovery steam generation (HRSG) modules for Golar LNG's fourth floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, with the system expected to reduce fuel consumption by 20-25% compared with conventional gas turbine-only systems. The contract covers two HRSG modules weighing approximately 1,000 tons each, along with supporting systems, Techouse announced on November 10. Techouse will deliver the

November 10 ------ A new Dryad Global report highlights the growing threat of Somali piracy to commercial shipping, as renewed hijackings and expanding mothership operations raise concerns over vessel and crew security. The “Maritime disruption in the Gulf of Aden and Somali Basin 2025–26” report, authored by Dryad Global analyst Joshua Harrison, examines the factors driving the resurgence of piracy across the region. It identifies political instability in Somalia, constraint

November 10 ------ Taiwanese carrier Evergreen has returned to the Red Sea route after a three-year absence, a sign that the industry is increasingly confident in the security situation off the coast of war-torn Yemen. On Saturday, the boxship Ever Eon became the first Evergreen vessel to transit the Suez Canal in years, according to the canal authority. SCA Chairman Ossama Rabiee welcomed the vessel on her eastbound journey from the Netherlands to Singapore, and he had the a

November 10 ------ A vessel was detained for approximately one month after anchoring and conducting an unauthorized ship-to-ship transfer within Malaysia’s newly designated Marine Sensitive Area. In an advisory published on November 9, Skuld reported the first known case of illegal anchoring under Marine Sensitive Area Notice 01/2026. The vessel was detained for approximately one month after violating Malaysia’s new anchoring and ship-to-ship (STS) transfer restrictions, high

November 10 ------ Two fishermen from California who had gone out for marlin fishing instead reeled in a cruise ship musician who is believed to have been in the water for around nine hours. It was late morning on Friday, November 6, when the fishermen said they were returning from their trip and thought they saw something in the water and went in to investigate. The Coast Guard reports the Good Samaritans were about 10 miles northeast of Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island off