News 2026 March 2

IAA PortNews: Fire at Sheskharis Terminal did not affect crude exports from Kazakhstan

OceanPact and CBO agree business combination to form Brazil’s largest offshore support group

Mureloil launches hybrid bunker tanker Bahía Beatriz at Murueta shipyard

Fjord1 ferry refloated after grounding on Norway’s Bognes–Skarberget route

Adani Ports opens dedicated VLCC terminal at Mundra with direct pipeline to Barmer refinery

EU updates ship-recycling list, approves first German yard and drops three facilities

Dertour and TUI Cruises halt Middle East departures

Adani Ports lifts February cargo volumes 16% on container growth

Projectile strike sparks fire on tanker in Bahrain port, UKMTO advisory says

ONE halts new cargo bookings to and from the Persian Gulf

Saudi Arabia shuts Ras Tanura refinery after intercepted drone debris causes small fire

QatarEnergy halts LNG output after drone strikes hit Ras Laffan and Mesaieed

GECON releases updated table of ice class correspondence between various classification societies

ClassNK grants AiPs for membrane-based OCCS bulk carrier and 83,000 m³ ammonia carrier designs

Drone boat attack off Muscat kills crew member on tanker MKD VYOM

Gebrüder Weiss adds weekly China-Georgia truck service via Central Asia

Maersk warns of possible service disruption across UAE, Oman and Qatar

Gulf Cooperation Council condemns attacks on Oman’s Duqm port

Gard, Skuld and Steamship Mutual cancel war-risk cover for Iran and Gulf trades from 5 March

GPS and AIS interference disrupts navigation for more than 1,100 ships in Arabian Gulf

DP World briefly halts Jebel Ali terminals after interception debris triggers berth fire

Hapag-Lloyd levies war risk surcharge on Gulf cargo from March 2

Japan’s NYK, MOL and “K” Line suspend Hormuz transits

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd suspend Hormuz transits

US military says Iranian Jamaran-class corvette is sinking at Chabahar pier

US-sanctioned tanker Skylight hit off Oman, four crew injured

MSC suspends worldwide Middle East bookings

Seafarer killed after projectile strike on Marshall Islands tanker off Oman

CMA CGM introduces emergency conflict surcharge for Middle East trades from March 2