Archive News

October, 2026
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Thu08Oct	Q3 Was the Most Dangerous Quarter for Global Shipping: Windward Iran attacked 45 commercial ships in the Gulf during Q3, up from 25 in Q2, Windward says.
Thu08Oct	TFG Marine Deploys MFMs Across More Than 90% of Bunker Fleet The firm installed a mass flow meter on its third vessel on the US Gulf Coast.
Thu08Oct	Japanese LNG Bunkering Vessel Completes 200th Operation The Kaguya is the first LNG bunkering vessel operating in Japan since 2020.
Thu08Oct	Malik Supply Hires Bunker Trader in Denmark Mathias Krogsgard joined the firm as a bunker trader last month.
Thu08Oct	Battery-Powered Fleet Surpasses 2,000 With Norway Leading: MBF The Maritime Battery Forum says the actual global fleet could be higher, with China's battery-powered vessels underrepresented in its registry.
Thu08Oct	Construction Begins on New LNG-Fuelled Disney Cruise Ship Meyer Werft has laid the keel for Disney Cruise Line's latest cruise ship at its Papenburg shipyard in Germany.
Thu08Oct	Tanker Hit by Multiple Projectiles Off the Coast of Qatar The incident marks the first reported attack on a vessel in the Gulf, away from the Strait of Hormuz, since September 9.
Thu08Oct	AYK Energy to Supply Batteries for Four Svitzer Electric Tugs The four electric tugs are being built at Cochin Shipyard in India.
Thu08Oct	Weekly Vessel Scrapping Report 2026: Week 40 Have you sold bunkers to a recently scrapped vessel? Check here with VesselsValue's demolition sales from October 1 – October 7, 2026.
Thu08Oct	Cargill Pilot Demonstrates Up to 51 tonnes CO2 Savings From Port Call Optimisation A Global Maritime Forum report based on Cargill's pilots found that aligning vessel arrivals with berth availability can cut fuel use and emissions.
Thu08Oct	India and EU Explore Green Shipping Corridor with Focus on Ammonia and Methanol The initiative aims to link India's green fuel production with European demand for low-carbon marine fuels.
Wed07Oct	Peninsula Completes First LNG Bunkering Operation at Port of Sagunto Levante LNG fuelled a "K" Line car carrier at the port north of Valencia in September.
Wed07Oct	Oil Extends Losses On Fast-Track IEA Crude Stock Release To Europe Meanwhile, Trump considers more strikes against Iran prior to the Midterms.
Wed07Oct	Marine Fuel Quality Risks Becoming More Localised: Integr8 Fuels The company says ULSFO quality notifications more than doubled to 6.7%.
Wed07Oct	Malaysia Launches Green Bunkering Regulatory Roadmap Malaysia will streamline bunkering licences from February 2027 under a new single-window approval system.
Wed07Oct	Kaohsiung Bunker Barge to Go Out of Service for Maintenance The barge will undergo maintenance from October 12 to 17, limiting CPC's bunkering capacity at Kaohsiung Port.
Wed07Oct	Over 800,000 Mt of Annual Demand Flowing Through Bunkering Services Initiative Bunkering Services Initiative was launched last year in the ARA hub to bring more transparency to the bunkering market.
Wed07Oct	Black Sea Attacks Linked to Drop in Turkish Bunker Operations in September: Spotbarge Spotbarge founder Sebastiaan Kosman tells Ship & Bunker that the firm observed a 20% drop in bunker operations in September.
Wed07Oct	MISC Names New Dual-Fuel LNG Carrier for QatarEnergy Charter The 174,000 m3 vessel is the first of three LNG carriers secured under a 15-year charter deal with QatarEnergy.
Wed07Oct	Singapore Introduces Bill to Give More Powers to MPA Singapore has introduced a bill to expand MPA's powers over port operations, cybersecurity and emerging maritime technologies.