CSN Summer Holidays: 12 to 21 August 2026
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European drought snarls inland commodity flows, cuts power supplies
Rhine, Danube river levels hit record lows in key chokepoints Inland…
Oil producers buy tankers directly to navigate blocked routes
Oil-producing countries that have frequently experienced blockages in major…
Diana Shipping announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Florida with NYK
Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and…
DFDS enters Baltic Sea space charter agreement and expands capacity on strait of Gibraltar
Space charter agreement with TT Line covering freight and passengers…
Exclusive CSN Interview: Kratinos Socratous on the Evolution of Capo Bay Hotel and the destination’s branding as 'Protaras Riviera'
Welcome to a special feature on Cyprus Shipping News. While our daily focus…
OpenGate Capital to acquire Maersk Training, the Global Safety Training and Gas-Safety Services Business of Maersk
OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, announced today that it has…
Route avoidance is no longer enough: The Houthis strike a Saudi tanker off Yanbu
The Houthi campaign has moved beyond the assumption that geographic distance…
A new investment in state-of-the-art equipment to enhance productivity and improve service quality at the Thessaloniki port
Eight new hybrid Straddle Carriers, as part of the new growth phase of the Port…
Dark Tanker transits dominate Hormuz since 14 July
Since the renewed naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz took effect on 14…
Summer vacation at sea: 35 “Summer Seafarers” aboard Hapag-Lloyd ships
35 pupils are getting a taste of seafaring aboard Hapag-Lloyd ships Several…
Strait of Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer and industrial trade
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the vulnerability of global…
Flag States urged to accelerate approval of digital training record books
Maritime e-learning provider MarinePALS is calling on flag States that continue…
DORIC WEEKLY INSIGHT 07 AUGUST 2026
Please find below the DORIC Market Insight for the week ending 7th August……
Portsmouth International Port’s shore power system goes live
In a huge forward step for the UK maritime industry, ferries and cruise ships…
‘Last chance’: Bessent says Hormuz deal is in sight after Trump’s warning on Iran talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told CNBC a deal to reopen the Strait of…
Shipping industry letter to UN officials
Joint open letter in relation to no compulsory tolls or charges being…
Asian Shipowners' Association statement on International Straits Passage under International Law
The Asian Shipowners' Association (ASA) calls upon all States to uphold the…
Diana Shipping announced Time Charter Contract agreements
Diana Shipping, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and…
Navigator Gas announces signing of $121.8 Million financing for two Newbuild Ammonia Carriers in Navigator Amon joint venture
Navigator Holdings, the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet of…
TEN announces delivery and naming of the third in a series of twelve DP2 Shuttle Tankers ordered at Samsung Heavy Industries, South Korea
$3.5 billion of minimum contracted revenue from 82 vessel pro-forma fleet…
Prevented ocean plastic gains interest in food-grade recycled polymer market
Chemical recycling faces regulatory hurdles R-PP demand expected to…
European natural gas prices fall as Trump announces direct talks with Iran
European natural gas prices dropped on Monday after President Donald Trump…
Rolling five-year review of seafarer syllabus to ensure training fit for the future
A new rolling review of the UK maritime syllabus has been launched, led by the…
A second Qatari LNG Carrier struck as 22 Chinese vessels cross the Red Sea unharmed
GASLOG SHANGHAI, a Bermuda-flagged LNG tanker carrying Qatari LNG, was struck…
China cements global shipbuilding lead as vessel orders surge, marine economy gains pace in H1
China reinforced its global lead in shipbuilding and offshore engineering in…
From Hormuz to the Black Sea: Maritime battlefields are shaping ‘a new world order’
The Strait of Hormuz is rattling global trade, but the waterway is just one…
4 ways maritime pros use charts, routes and ETAs on the same map
Ask ten maritime professionals what they need from a tracking platform and…
Five months on: The Middle East War’s continued impact on Atlantic Basin LNG
The Middle East conflict continues to weigh on the Atlantic Basin LNG market…
A Renewed Chapter on the Strikes: The Capesize Pacific in Focus
August opens with a renewed chapter on the Port Hedland strikes. Using AXS Dry…
Iranian retaliation reaches Damietta: A new front opens beyond the Gulf and the Red Sea
A drone struck ENERGOS WINTER, a U.S.-managed LNG floating storage unit at…
Lemissoler names first two Dual-Fuel Methanol Bulk Carriers
MV Lem Azalea and MV Lem Plumeria are the first vessels in the company's…
Venezuela steps in as the Hormuz crisis re-routes VLCC trade out of the Gulf
Throughout the first half of 2026, the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has…
IMO relies on Jamaica’s expertise as global seafarer training rules face overhaul
Jamaica’s seafarer training expertise is helping to shape the overhaul of…
From products to crude: how the strikes reshaped Russia's seaborne exports
Ukraine's strikes on Russian ports and refineries stepped up sharply after…
Combined Rudder Trunk and Shaft Line repair completed on Ferry in Greece
From in-house manufacturing to final shaft alignment, MarineShaft delivered a…
Two closed corridors: Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb both effectively shut to Tanker Traffic
Operational Overview Both major Gulf corridors are effectively closed to…
Top Ships announces acquisition of three High Specification Newbuilding MR Tankers and Potential Gross Revenue Backlog of about $0.93 Billion
TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient…
#ListeningToSeafarers survey launched as part of the STEER Project
The Nautical Institute calls on seafarers worldwide to share their views on…
Global refining has become the real supply constraint
Refining, rather than crude supply, has emerged as the primary constraint on…
Mounting industry pressures reshape the role of the ship manager
Geopolitical disruption, decarbonisation, crew shortages, cyber risk and rising…
Your documents already have a voice - It is time we learned to listen
Why the future of maritime compliance is not more paperwork, but proactive…
EU ETS billions should not fund fuels alone, says PortXchange
On 17 July 2026, the European Commission proposed a targeted revision of the…
EU’s 21st Sanctions Package: Full Maritime Services Ban Shelved
The EU’s 21st sanctions package has been released and, as anticipated, the…
EC approves Dutch state aid for ships running on green methanol, hydrogen
The European Commission has approved the Netherlands’ state aid scheme to…
Oil markets under-pricing geopolitical supply shock, warns Mirae Asset
Global oil markets are moving through a fragile phase in which geopolitical…
TotalEnergies approves the development of the Cronos Gas field to supply Europe with LNG in Cyprus
Cronos is Cyprus’ first gas development Cronos gas will reach Europe through…
Korea backs shipbuilders to adopt domestic green, autonomous equipment
The government is reviewing a plan to support the expense of installing…
Diana Shipping announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Philadelphia with Classic Maritime
Diana Shipping , a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and…
LPG import recovery faces hurdles despite strong July uptick
Global LPG markets began July with a sense of cautious optimism. Seaborne LPG…
EU maritime emissions rose in 2025 as more ships entered MRV reporting scope - ENGINE
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by ships on EU-linked voyages increased in…
Carbon cost “reimbursement right” in shipping’s EU ETS is largely unenforceable, new study finds
Shipowners and ship managers who pay the bill for emissions under the EU…
Charting a New Course: Countering China's Dominance in Global Shipbuilding
Matthew Funaiole testified before the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and…
Is Europe’s gas market inching towards a winter crisis?
Supply disruption set to define winter prices Hopes that the war in the…
Oil markets reprice risk as US–Iran ceasefire falters again, says GlobalData
The ceasefire agreed between the US and Iran in June 2026 came under renewed…
Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage
Yemen’s Houthi fighters claim to have attacked shipping in the Red Sea – a…
ISSPL Limited (formerly known as IRClass Systems and Solutions Ltd and IRClass Systems and Solutions Pvt Ltd) Announces Name Change
ISSPL Limited (formerly known as “IRClass Systems and Solutions Limited” and…
Coral Expeditions and Australian Geographic Focus the Lens on Nature with New Photography Voyages in the Kimberley
Coral Expeditions and Australian Geographic are extending their long-standing…
Columbia Group and AD Ports Group appoint Xanthos Kyriacou as CEO of Noatum CSM
The Board of Noatum CSM has announced the appointment of Xanthos Kyriacou as…
Verizon signs deal with Google worth over $1 billion
Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said on Friday the company has secured a deal…
Gulf oil producers race to build alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz as oil nears $100
Gulf oil producers are spending billions of dollars on pipelines designed to…
Port of Rotterdam remains resilient in an uncertain world
Total throughput at the port of Rotterdam rose by 0.4% in the first half of…
Houthi threat to Saudi port traffic adds fresh Red Sea shipping risk: analysts
The Houthis’ latest threat to strike tankers calling at Saudi Arabian ports…
Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat
At least seven oil tankers have made U-turns close to Yemen since the…
Statement on the recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement: “I…
Port of Piraeus receives double distinction at the "Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026" awards
PPA S.A. received two prestigious distinctions at the "Protagonists of the…
Ship Recycling: European Shipowners strongly welcome inclusion of two Indian yards on the European list
European Shipowners | ECSA strongly welcomes the European Commission’s proposal…
The Nautical Institute calls for seafarer safety to remain a shared priority amid heightened maritime tensions
The Nautical Institute has called on the international maritime community to…
Trump threatens to strike Iranian bridges, power plants for Hormuz ship attacks
The U.S. will target bridges and power plants in Iran in response to…
EmissionLink warns cheap FuelEU compliance could weaken fuel transition
EmissionLink has warned that falling FuelEU Maritime surplus prices could make…
Inland Tank-Barge Safety Guide second edition, updated July 2026, released in five languages
OCIMF and the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine have…
Improving injury rates should not distract the offshore industry from the risks that still claim lives, warns IMCA
Improving injury rates are masking the continued threat of fatal accidents…
Shipping in Our DNA: Exclusive Interview with Mr Eleftherios Papadopoulos, Managing Director & Ms Rea Papadopoulou, Deputy Director of J.& E. Papadopoulos SA
In this exclusive interview for Cyprus Shipping News, Adonis Violaris speaks…
Iranian crude flows to Singapore up sharply in July on brief US sanctions relief
Iranian crude flows to Singapore rose sharply in July following a temporary…
Capital Ship Management, K Shipbuilding and Lloyd's Register target scalable wind-assisted propulsion for MR tanker sector
The project will assess whether wind-assisted propulsion can deliver…
Tanker attacks at CPC disrupt oil loading for Kazakhstan main export route
Caspian Pipeline Consortium oil loading was disrupted again July 20, after a…
Strong growth in earnings for global terminal operators has led to a surge in capital investment during 2025 as container handling demonstrates remarkable resilience amid supply chain shocks
Global port throughput volumes in 2025 demonstrated remarkable resilience,…
2nd CSN Northern European Crewing Conference Hamburg, 22nd September - Save the Date
“Crewing 5.0: Bridging the Gap Between Digital Efficiency and Human…
Columbia Group’s CEO sets out priorities for next phase of growth
Columbia Group CEO, Andreas Hadjipetrou, has set out his priorities for the…
Piraeus Port Authority and the National Technical University of Athens sign Memorandum of Understanding
Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.) and the National Technical University…
New BIMCO survey explores challenges and best practices in operational crewing and rest hour compliance
As fatigue management, crewing and seafarers rest feature increasingly on the…
India issues guidelines for seafarers to ‘avoid’ voyages to Strait of Hormuz
The Directorate General of Maritime Administration of India has issued…
Euro area international trade in goods deficit €7.8 bn
The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €7.8 bn deficit in trade in…
Shipping firms shun Hormuz as U.S.–Iran clashes escalate, risk surges
As armed clashes between the United States and Iran continue, scuttling…
Lufthansa Cargo, WiseTech Global, and IBS Software shape the future of air cargo with ONE Record
First seamless data transfers of shipment records made possible through close…
Tanker owners weigh USGC as Hormuz tensions compromise Persian Gulf flows
Tanker owners are eyeing the US Gulf Coast as renewed tensions at the Strait…
Strait of fire: US-Iran hostilities continue as talks collapse - ENGINE
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has launched further strikes on sites along…
Maritime Accident at the Port of Souda
A maritime accident occurred on today at the port of Souda when a passenger…
KICKSTER FuelEU marketplace publishes first independent FuelEU readiness assessment of the EU MRV Fleet
The first year of FuelEU Maritime implementation marks a major milestone in the…
Success at the 4th CSN Mediterranean Crewing Conference: Bridging the Gap Between Digital Efficiency and Human Reliability
We are delighted to report the highly successful conclusion of the 4th CSN…
TOP Ships announces sale of ECO MR Product Tanker Newbuilding for about $6.25 million
TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient…
Port of Piraeus publishes its 2025 sustainability report
PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and…
European Shipowners urge Commission to deliver on key EU ETS conditions
European shipping represents a geopolitical asset for Europe, facilitating the…
SEA.AI and Team Malizia share how real-world Antarctic data is shaping the future of maritime AI
In Antarctic waters, danger often appears without warning. A…
KJ Pittalis Foundation launches scholarship programme supporting education and opportunity for Young Cypriots
The KJ Pittalis Foundation announced the launch of its Scholarship Programme,…
Trump’s Hormuz toll plans bring oil supply risks back in spotlight
President Donald Trump has proposed to impose a 20% fee on…
35 incidents of Armed Robbery against ships in Asia reported in first Half of 2026
- Lowest number of incidents recorded for January to June period since 2019 The…
Navigator Gas announces signing of Definitive Agreements to sell eight Gas Carriers and its shareholding in Unigas Joint Venture
Navigator Holdings Ltd., the owner and operator of the world’s largest fleet…
SES, Airbus and Dutch Municipality of Noordwijk to Build Satellite Optical Ground Station for EAGLE-1
The parties signed a ground lease agreement allowing installation of the…