Eyesea Launches Next-Generation Pollution Reporting and Monitoring App
Eyesea Launches Next-Generation Pollution Reporting and Monitoring App
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International Shipping News
20/04/2026
Eyesea announced the official launch of its new Pollution Reporting and Monitoring App, a major milestone in advancing the organization’s mission to map, track, and reduce marine pollution worldwide.
The new app delivers on Eyesea’s original vision: a unified platform that combines real-time, in-person reporting from seafarers and coastal communities with gamification, pollution modeling, environmental zone overlays, and sophisticated maritime geospatial analysis. By integrating these elements, the platform empowers users across the maritime ecosystem to actively participate in identifying and addressing pollution at scale.
“This launch represents a significant leap forward in how we understand and respond to ocean pollution,” said Eyesea Founder, Graeme Somerville-Ryan. “From the beginning, our vision has been to build a global community—seafarers, coastal observers, compan
EU to Widen Iran Sanctions to Those Who Block Hormuz
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
EU to Widen Iran Sanctions to Those Who Block Hormuz
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BRUSSELS/PARIS, April 20 (Reuters) – The European Union will expand the criteria of its Iran sanctions to include those responsible for blocking the
Strait of Hormuz
, which has been largely shut for nearly two months upending global energy and commodities markets, two EU diplomats said.
Tehran effectively closed the strait after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran began on February 28, cutting off roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies.
More than a dozen tankers sailed through Hormuz after Iran briefly declared it open on Friday, but the ceasefire agreement was thrown into
jeopardy
after the United States seized an Iranian cargo ship as it maintained its own military blockade of Iranian po
Industry Floods Into Autonomous Vessel Race as U.S. Navy Opens MUSV Marketplace
Magnet Defense’s flagship MUSV, the M48, has a range of 17,000 nautical miles, making it the longest range of any MUSV at sea today. Image courtesy Hanwha Defense/Magnet Defense
Industry Floods Into Autonomous Vessel Race as U.S. Navy Opens MUSV Marketplace
Mike Schuler
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April 20, 2026
A wave of announcements from defense technology firms, shipbuilders, and autonomy specialists is rapidly transforming the U.S.
Search Intensifies After Cargo Ship Mariana Found Overturned Near Saipan
Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point flies over an overturned vessel offshore Saipan, April 18, 2026. The Coast Guard and partners are searching for a 145-foot missing vessel, the Mariana, that experienced an engine failure April 15, 2026. Coast Guard photo Courtesy Air Station Barbers Point)
Search Intensifies After Cargo Ship Mariana Found Overturned Near Saipan
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April 20, 2026
The U.S.
IMO approves new guidelines on ship registration: IMO Legal Committee approves first international guidelines to deter maritime fraud and misuse of flags
IMO approves new guidelines on ship registration: IMO Legal Committee approves first international guidelines to deter maritime fraud and misuse of flags
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International Shipping News
21/04/2026
The International Maritime Organization’s Legal Committee has approved a new set of guidelines to improve transparency and due diligence in ship registration, as well as prevent fraudulent registrations and misuse of flags.
The guidelines help to close a key regulatory gap for the maritime industry, given there is currently no binding international framework to regulate the registration of ships.
The newly approved Guidelines will assist new and existing flag State ship registries by providing practical measures to strengthen verification and due diligence, ensure accurate ownership records, and improve oversight of registration procedures.
Welcome step
Closing the 113th session of the Legal Committee held in London (13-17 April), IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez said:
“This is a we
Marine Fuel Availability: FONAR Friend?
Marine Fuel Availability: FONAR Friend?
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Marine Insurance P&I Club News
21/04/2026
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xecutive Summary
The continuing fragility of the security situation in the Middle East has materially disrupted global energy and marine fuel supply chains. As a vital energy corridor, disruption to the Strait of Hormuz has already resulted in vessel congestion, sharp increases in marine fuel prices, and growing concerns among Owners and Charterers regarding the physical availability of compliant marine fuels.
In this context, this article examines a number of recurring questions raised by Members since the outbreak of the Conflict, focusing on the following key operational, contractual, and regulatory risk areas:
Seaworthiness and due diligence: Where marine fuel scarcity is foreseeable, inadequate voyage planning and bunkering arrangements may expose Owners to allegations of unseaworthiness on delivery or at the commencement of a voyage.
Charterparty risk allocation: Disputes may arise as to which
Crisis in the Middle East waterway places alternative shipping fuels in sharp focus
Crisis in the Middle East waterway places alternative shipping fuels in sharp focus
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International Shipping News
21/04/2026
T
he escalation of conflict across the Middle East and the disruption to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz have introduced a variable into the maritime energy transition that regulatory frameworks were never designed to handle: the possibility that conventional marine fuel becomes unavailable because competing domestic priorities absorb the available supply. This changes the analytical framing for clean shipping in a big way.
Until now, the investment case for alternative marine fuels has been driven by compliance – organized around the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net-Zero Framework (NZF), and the European Union’s (EU) FuelEU Maritime regulation and emissions trading system (EU ETS) – with energy security treated as background context. The Hormuz crisis forces this to the front, opening an arguably more durable investment rationale for al
Procureship strengthens Asia-Pacific presence as key shipowners in Singapore and wider region join e-procurement platform
Procureship strengthens Asia-Pacific presence as key shipowners in Singapore and wider region join e-procurement platform
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International Shipping News
21/04/2026
Procureship, the maritime industry’s leading e-procurement platform provider, has recently welcomed more than a dozen major shipowners from across Asia and the Middle East to its platform as part of its global expansion into leading shipping hubs beyond Europe.
Since launching its operations in Singapore at the end of 2023, Procureship has continued to expand its presence in vital maritime regions as it looks to provide its award-winning e-procurement platform to shipping companies that are increasingly turning to automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies in their procurement departments to meet growing demand and quickly adapt to market changes.
Over the past 18 months, Procureship has welcomed multiple new shipowners from Singapore, as well as India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Some o
Dry Bulk Market: Is India Emerging as a Major Importer?
Dry Bulk Market: Is India Emerging as a Major Importer?
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Dry Bulk Market
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Hellenic Shipping News
21/04/2026
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number of developments could turn India into the next major importer of dry bulk commodities, after China. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “in a global environment defined by geopolitical uncertainty and inflationary pressures, India continues to demonstrate resilient growth potential. Although the OECD has estimated a slowdown in India’s GDP growth from 7.6% in FY 2025-2026 to 6.1% in FY 2026-2027, reflecting challenges such as energy supply disruptions, currency depreciation, and inflation, India is still projected to record the highest growth among G20 economies.
Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?
Why and how is US blockading Iranian ports in Strait of Hormuz?
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International Shipping News
21/04/2026
The US has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship trying to get past its blockade of Iran’s ports, President Trump says.
The ship, called the Touska, was intercepted in the Gulf of Oman.
Earlier this month, US forces announced they would intercept or turn back vessels travelling to or from Iran’s coast.
Washington said ships coming or going from elsewhere would be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway off Iran’s coast that Tehran effectively closed in response to US-Israeli strikes.
The US wants to restrict Tehran’s ability to profit from oil exports in an attempt to put pressure on the country.
Why did Trump decide to blockade Iranian ports?
Trump hopes to put pressure on Iran by targeting two economic drivers – the huge tolls it was demanding ships pay to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and its oil revenue.
The US president told Fox News