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Panama Canal Adds Transit Capacity as Rainfall Brings Relief

The Panama Canal is easing restrictions on vessel draft and daily transits after improved rainfall and water-saving measures helped stabilize conditions in the waterway’s drou...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
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EU’s Kallas Says Two Countries May Send Ships to Counter Houthis

(Bloomberg) — Two countries signaled interest in sending ships to counter Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas said.  Kallas has been pr...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
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U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Separate Talks With Mediators on Monday or Tuesday

Sept 28 (Reuters) – Qatari mediators are likely to hold separate talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and with the US side on Monday or T...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
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Europe Draws More LNG as Hormuz Crisis Tightens Global Market

European imports of liquefied natural gas are rising ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter, as prolonged disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz threaten to intens...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
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A.P. Moller Capital Takes Majority Stake in Euroports

A.P. Moller Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Euroports Group, adding one of Europe’s largest bulk and breakbulk terminal operators to its growing portfolio of...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
GLOBAL MARITIME

NBC News: Eight Marines Injured in Previously Undisclosed Iranian Attack in Hormuz

Eight U.S. Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile struck a vessel they were operating aboard in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, according to a previously u...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
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Philippines Accuses Chinese Vessel of Spoofing Location in Northern Waters 

The Philippine Coast Guard accused a Chinese research vessel on Monday of spoofing its location while loitering off Batanes, the country's northernmost island group near Taiwa...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
GLOBAL MARITIME

Rhine Drops Below Shipping Threshold as Freight Costs Rise

Water levels in the Rhine River plummeted to record lows over the weekend, threatening transport on a key shipping corridor for energy and industrial commodities across central ...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
GLOBAL MARITIME

The Great Lakes Towing Company Orders Two New Damen Tugs from Great Lakes Shipyard

Hulls 11 and 12 will continue the company’s fleet renewal and expansion program and its long-term investment in  Great Lakes shipping The Great Lakes Towing Company announced...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
GLOBAL MARITIME

At Sea, Confined Spaces Leave No Room for Error

On a laid-up mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), a worker descended alone into the leg to check on a diesel pump being used for dewatering operations. When he didn’t return,...

Global Maritime 28 Sep 2026
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Iran Says Won’t Soften Demands As Trump Rejects Hormuz Offer

By Eltaf Najafizada and Courtney Subramanian Sep 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iran stuck to its seven-day proposal for reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, saying it won�...

Global Maritime 27 Sep 2026
GLOBAL MARITIME

Russia Says It Struck Vessels In Ukraine

MOSCOW, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The Russian defense ministry said on Sunday its forces had carried out overnight drone strikes on logistics centers, port and transport in...

Global Maritime 27 Sep 2026