
The Swedish Club Warns of Cape Horn Risks as Panama Canal Capacity Tightens
The Swedish Club warns shipowners of weather, navigation and liability risks on Cape Horn and Strait of Magellan routes as Panama Canal capacity tightens.

The Swedish Club warns shipowners of weather, navigation and liability risks on Cape Horn and Strait of Magellan routes as Panama Canal capacity tightens.

MSC Baltic III has been moved about 53 m toward shore at Wild Cove, Newfoundland, as crews continue preparations to bring the grounded containership ashore for dismantling.

Panstar Arco reached Felixstowe 21 days after leaving Busan via the Northern Sea Route, before continuing to Rotterdam after an approximately 13,000 km voyage.

Singapore bunker sales rose more than 3% in the first seven months of 2026 as marine fuel shortages at major hubs eased despite continued disruption around the Strait of Hormuz.

Somali pirates have released MV Sward and its 17 crew near Garacad in Puntland after a ransom payment. The vessel had been held since it was seized off Somalia on 26 April 2026.

Boskalis has deployed SMIT Salvage in Douala to prepare the transfer of more than 200 containers from the grounded Black Rhino to a chartered vessel.

Golden Energy Offshore Services has secured about 100 additional days for Energy Paradise after Peterson exercised a well option worth approximately $3.4 million.

Five people have died and 84 remain missing after a fire aboard MV June Aster off Coron, Palawan. Search and rescue operations continued as authorities investigated the incident.

Haijie Shipping’s Dubai Tower reached Teesport on 9 September 2026, completing the first voyage of the carrier’s regular 2026 China-Europe Arctic container service.
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