Aug 31, 2026 — The Panama Canal Authority is tightening draft restrictions as a renewed El Nino-linked drought squeezes water levels, after a liquefied petroleum gas tanker paid a record $5.3 million in a priority-transit auction to skip the queue.
Aug 31, 2026 — Armed pirates hijacked the Cameroon-flagged cargo ship M/V Lutuf off Somalia’s Puntland coast this week, taking its ten-member crew hostage in the latest sign of a sharp resurgence in Horn of Africa piracy.
Aug 31, 2026 — At least six people were killed, including two rescue workers, after suspected Houthi missile strikes hit the Egyptian-owned cargo ship Tihamah near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, with ten more injured.
Aug 31, 2026 — DP World and contractor McLaughlin & Harvey have started the main dredging campaign for London Gateway’s new Berth 5, a key milestone toward making the Thames Estuary port the UK’s largest container facility.
Aug 31, 2026 — COSCO Shipping Holdings has contracted 18 new containerships worth RMB20.27 billion ($2.99 billion), taking its 2026 newbuilding commitments in the segment to 48 vessels and roughly $8 billion.
Aug 31, 2026 — Greek shipowner Evangelos Pistiolis has secured his first construction slots at South Korea’s K Shipbuilding with an order for two MR product and chemical tankers.
Aug 31, 2026 — DP World and contractor McLaughlin & Harvey have started the main dredging campaign for London Gateway’s new Berth 5, a key milestone toward making the Thames Estuary port the UK’s largest container facility.
