Ten crew members are missing after the Turkish-flagged general cargo ship Tugberk Imamoglu sank following a collision with the product tanker Alsu in the Sea of Marmara on September 2, The Maritime Telegraph reports.
Maersk plans to test wind-assisted propulsion on an 8,700-TEU containership, The Maritime Telegraph reports. The vessel will receive a large rotor sail in mid-2027 to assess whether wind-assisted propulsion can help reduce fuel use and emissions.
CSSC Shipping is expanding its dry bulk portfolio with 10 new 80,000 dwt bulk carriers in China, Splash 247 reports. The deal is worth around $481 million and will add a large block of new tonnage to the company’s fleet.
DP World has named its first methanol dual-fuel vessel, DP World London, during a ceremony in Aarhus, Denmark. The new container ship is part of the company’s fleet modernisation strategy and its move toward lower-emission shipping solutions, Marine Insight reports.
The Panama Canal is changing its booking system to give shipping companies more flexibility as water conditions put pressure on available transit capacity, Splash 247 reports. The temporary changes will apply to Neopanamax vessels and are designed to make better use of the canal’s limited capacity.
Greek shipowner Enesel is expanding its return to the dry bulk market with a new 210,000-dwt Newcastlemax at a Chinese shipyard. Splash 247 reports that the latest deal brings Enesel’s dry bulk newbuilding programme to nine vessels, little more than a year after the company exited the sector.
Seaspan has reached investment grade status after Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) upgraded its issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings to BBB- from BB+, Seaspan announced on August 27. KBRA also affirmed Seaspan’s senior secured debt rating at BBB.
Two of Maersk’s largest container ships passed through the Suez Canal together on August 22, Maritime Executive reports. The move is part of Maersk’s efforts to return more vessels to the Suez-Red Sea route and improve sailing efficiency.
More than 90 seafarers are being held by pirates and armed robbers in the Gulf of Aden and nearby waters as piracy resurges in the region, Splash 247 reports, citing the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Canada’s largest icebreaker, CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, reached the North Pole on August 16 during its 2026 Arctic mission, Maritime Executive reports. The vessel is collecting scientific data to help Canada map the limits of its continental shelf under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Helsinki Shipyard has won a contract to build Finland’s next icebreaker, Splash 247 reported. The 96-meter vessel, named Aino, will replace the 1954-built Voima. Construction is planned to start in 2027, with delivery scheduled for September 2029. Sata Shipbuilding in Pori will produce the steel and ship blocks, while final assembly will take place in Helsinki.
Container shipping is slowly returning to the Suez Canal as major carriers reassess the security risks in the Red Sea. The Maritime Executive reports that MSC is the latest major carrier to test the route.
