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U.S. forces reported that they have disabled a third tanker off Oman, accused of violating the blockade.

Three Indian seafarers have been confirmed dead after the US military attacked the oil products tanker Settebello in the Gulf of Oman.

Baltic Dry Index was down for the tenth successive session at 2,729 points.

The U.S. may be keeping barrels moving through Hormuz, but the market will still price the Strait as a military corridor, not a normal trade lane.

EU sanctions targeting maritime service vessels could tighten access to compliant support tonnage, potentially pushing charterers toward more reliable and more expensive suppliers.

VARAMAR’s move into ownership is a clear capacity-control play, adding four modern 5,200 DWT MPP vessels as ageing general cargo tonnage tightens and demand for efficient break bulk capacity grows.

Hapag-Lloyd AG expects robust Asia–West demand to absorb some overcapacity risk, with widening trade imbalances keeping more tonnage tied into the main east–west routes.

Patero says shipping is back on investors’ radar, with listed tanker returns leading the charge.

The long-running Thorco Projects bankruptcy fight has finally closed, with the Stadil family settling the last DKK185m claim/

Pioneer Navigation, LLC’s shutdown after just two years underlines how unforgiving the bulk operating market remains, even for teams built around high-profile hires and international expansion.

Sea Cargo Charter signatories have slightly improved their climate alignment, but remain 11.6% behind the IMO’s minimum trajectory.

Rotterdam has marked a step forward for autonomous shipping, with a MAGPIE project demonstration showing an inland vessel sailing independently between terminals in a busy port environment.

Azov–BlackSea grain flow strengthened this week, with exports up 13.5% above 2m tons, while vegoil softened across export, discharge and en-route volumes.

Fuel and fertilizer are becoming the real pressure points for grain markets, with Hormuz disruption now threatening not just freight and input costs, but 2026/27 crop output and global food security.

Toepfer Transport GmbH’s multipurpose index edged lower in June, with 12,500 dwt F-type heavy lift rates slipping to $12,682/day

Brazil is setting the tone for the soybean market, with Conab now projecting a record 180.3MT crop.

The Arconian cocaine seizure underlines a growing security concern: organised crime is increasingly targeting general cargo vessels.

Seven Pacific island nations have launched the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership, a new body to modernise domestic shipping with cleaner vessels, better maritime infrastructure and seafarer workforce development.

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