One Dead Recovered From Capsized Mariana as Search Continues for Five Missing Crew
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)
One Dead Recovered From Capsized Mariana as Search Continues for Five Missing Crew
Mike Schuler
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April 22, 2026
The search for six missing mariners aboard the overturned US-flagged cargo ship
Mariana
took a grim turn Monday after divers recovered one deceased crew member from inside the wreck, even as U.S.
Interview: America’s Oil Surge Is Pulling Tankers West — and Reshaping Global Trade
Photo: Shutterstock/Sven Hansche
Interview: America’s Oil Surge Is Pulling Tankers West — and Reshaping Global Trade
Lori Ann LaRocco
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April 22, 2026
The United States continues to export record amounts of oil. black gold shows no signs of lessening. The long line of tankers dotting the ocean shows the incoming demand.
Easterly Clear Ocean has nine chemical tankers participating in this energy boom.
Asian Shipowners to Cross Hormuz Before Western Firms, Executives Say
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
Asian Shipowners to Cross Hormuz Before Western Firms, Executives Say
Reuters
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April 22, 2026
LAUSANNE, April 22 (Reuters) – Asian ship owners might begin to sail through the
Strait of Hormuz
soon amid a fragile U.S.-Iran
ceasefire
as they have a higher risk tolerance and can manage paying tolls unlike sanctions-complying Western firms, shipping executives said at the FT Commodities Global Summit on Wednesday.
Hundreds of tankers and other ships have been stuck inside the Middle East Gulf unable to cross the strait since the end of February, hitting global oil and liquefied gas supply in the world’s largest ever energy supply disruption.
Some tankers and cargo ships managed to escape the Gulf last Saturday, but Iran quickly pulled the plug on the move by firing shots and telling other vessel
Iran Menaces Hormuz as Its Own Oil Tankers Test US Blockade
Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, April 18, 2026. REUTERS
Iran Menaces Hormuz as Its Own Oil Tankers Test US Blockade
Bloomberg
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April 22, 2026
By Weilun Soon and Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Iranian gunboats fired on commercial ships in the
Strait of Hormuz
on Wednesday as Tehran maintained its grip on the vital energy channel, while two of its own oil supertankers tested a US blockade.
The UK Maritime Trade Operations, a naval liaison with the shipping industry, said on X that a cargo ship and a container ship came under fire in the waterway. Meanwhile, analytics firm Vortexa said Iran moved supertankers into the Arabian Sea, an area where the US has sought to block Iranian shipping.Play Video
Iranian state TV reported later that the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had seized two ships — identified as the
MSC Francesca
and
Epaminondas
— in Hormuz and brought them to shore for inspection.
Korean Crude Tanker Uses Red Sea Detour Amid Risks
Korean Crude Tanker Uses Red Sea Detour Amid Risks
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International Shipping News
20/04/2026
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on April 17 that a Korean vessel loaded with crude oil from Yanbu Port, Saudi Arabia, has safely exited the Red Sea, marking the first instance of crude oil being transported to the country through the Red Sea as a detour route since the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
The Red Sea is an area of operation for Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a group backed by Iran, and the Ministry has been advising vessels to refrain from navigating the region, where approximately 79 attacks on vessels have occurred since the Israel-Hamas armed conflict in October 2023.
During the ‘Report on the Results of Measures Regarding Port Entry via the Hormuz Detour Route’ at the 14th Cabinet Meeting, which also served as the 4th Emergency Economic Review Meeting on the 6th, a plan was discussed to secure the crude oil supply by closely monitoring the safety of our vessels navigati
Iran Considers US Talks in Pakistan With Blockade Still Unresolved
Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
Iran Considers US Talks in Pakistan With Blockade Still Unresolved
Reuters
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April 20, 2026
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports, a major hurdle for Iran to rejoin peace efforts.
However, the official stressed that no decision had been made.
Adding to the uncertainty, a source told Reuters that Vice President JD Vance was still in the U.S., denying reports that he was already on his way to Pakistan’s capital Islamabad for talks.
With a two-week ceasefire set to expire, the senior Iranian official said Tehran was “positively reviewing” its participation but no final decision had be
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
Reuters
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April 20, 2026
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
Mike Schuler
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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
in
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