Sep 6, 2026 — The Panama Canal Authority has delayed a scheduled reduction in the maximum draft for Neopanamax Locks for the second time in weeks, citing water levels and a strengthening El Niño.
Sep 6, 2026 — Turkish authorities have detained nine crew members of the tanker Alsu and continue searching for ten missing sailors from the cargo ship Tugberk Imamoglu, which sank within minutes after the two vessels collided in the Sea of Marmara.
Sep 6, 2026 — Greek Shipping Minister Vassilis Kikilias underscored the strategic importance of Greece-Japan maritime cooperation, noting Greek owners rank as Japanese shipyards’ second-best customers for newbuilding orders.
Sep 5, 2026 — South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean has secured a contract worth roughly $1.06 billion from Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport to build six 13,650-TEU LNG dual-fuel container ships at its Geoje shipyard.
Sep 5, 2026 — A South Korean harbor tug capsized while assisting an MSC containership off Busan, killing one crew member and leaving six others missing as a multi-day search operation continues.
Sep 5, 2026 — Norwegian authorities impounded the Russian-owned expedition vessel Professor Molchanov at Barentsburg, Svalbard, after a court order sought by Ukraine’s Naftogaz to enforce a $4.22 billion arbitration award over the 2014 seizure of Crimean energy assets.
Sep 6, 2026 — Greek Shipping Minister Vassilis Kikilias underscored the strategic importance of Greece-Japan maritime cooperation, noting Greek owners rank as Japanese shipyards’ second-best customers for newbuilding orders.
