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Bulk Carrier Sinks in Bay of Bengal

Twenty-two seafarers are missing after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal. A major search and rescue operation is underway.

Kemal Can Kayar

Aug 27, 2026·1 min read

Security

Piracy Resurgence in Gulf of Aden

Kemal Can Kayar·Aug 26, 2026

Security

Iran Blacklists 46 Ships for Non-Compliance with Hormuz Transit Rules

Kemal Can Kayar·Aug 25, 2026

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Black Sea Grain Exports Disrupted as Russia and Ukraine Step Up Attacks

Russia and Ukraine have increased attacks on each other's commercial ships and ports in the Black Sea area, disrupting grain exports and raising concerns about global grain supplies. Ukraine's ports in the Greater Odesa region handle about 90% of its grain shipments, but the country has exported only about 500,000 tons of grain since the start of August.

Kemal Can Kayar·1 min read·Aug 24, 2026

Safety & Accidents

Bulk Carrier Sinks Off India

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier has sunk off the coast of eastern India, leaving 22 crew members missing. The Indian Coast Guard and Navy are conducting a joint search operation.

Kemal Can Kayar·1 min read·Aug 23, 2026

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Panama Canal Cuts Daily Transit Capacity Amid Water Shortage

Panama is throttling daily transits again as Gatún Lake runs low, forcing owners to choose between paying up at auction, sitting in the anchorage, or steaming an extra fortnight round the Cape. The shortfall reopens every cost line the 2023 crunch exposed.

Kemal Can Kayar·1 min read·Aug 21, 2026

Safety & Accidents

Black Sea Grain Exports Halted

Strikes on Azov and Black Sea terminals have knocked out more than 97% of Russian and Ukrainian grain export capacity, forcing buyers in Cairo, Ankara, Dhaka and Jakarta to look at longer, costlier voyages from the Americas and Australia.

Kemal Can Kayar·1 min read·Aug 20, 2026

Safety & Accidents

Supertankers U-Turn in Strait of Hormuz Amid Elevated Risks

Three China-linked VLCCs have reversed course inside the Strait of Hormuz as the threat picture in the Gulf deteriorates. A laden VLCC does not U-turn casually, and the market is pricing that signal into war-risk premia and Middle East freight rates.

Kemal Can Kayar·1 min read·Aug 19, 2026

Safety & Accidents

Strait of Hormuz Attacks Claim Another Seafarer

Two bulk carriers were struck by projectiles in separate incidents while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, killing one seafarer and injuring another. The attacks push the confirmed crew death toll past 15 for the year and drag dry-bulk operators into a war-risk theatre that until recently was almost exclusively a tanker problem.

Kemal Can Kayar·1 min read·Aug 18, 2026

Safety & Accidents

Toxic Gas Accident at Shipbreaking Yard in Bangladesh Kills Nine Workers

Nine workers were killed after being exposed to toxic gas while dismantling an LNG carrier at a shipbreaking yard in Bangladesh. The accident occurred at the Ferdous Steel shipbreaking yard in Chattogram, where workers were breaking down the LNG carrier Rasi. The incident highlights concerns over safety conditions at South Asian recycling facilities, despite some yards being certified as compliant with international conventions.

Kemal Can Kayar·1 min read·Aug 17, 2026

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Bulk Carrier Sinks in Bay of Bengal

Piracy Resurgence in Gulf of Aden

Iran Blacklists 46 Ships for Non-Compliance with Hormuz Transit Rules

Latest News

Black Sea Grain Exports Disrupted as Russia and Ukraine Step Up Attacks

Bulk Carrier Sinks Off India

Panama Canal Cuts Daily Transit Capacity Amid Water Shortage

Black Sea Grain Exports Halted

Supertankers U-Turn in Strait of Hormuz Amid Elevated Risks

Strait of Hormuz Attacks Claim Another Seafarer

Toxic Gas Accident at Shipbreaking Yard in Bangladesh Kills Nine Workers