The Wire, Friday 2 October 2026

11 stories, each linked to its publisher

Ports and containers

Hapag-Lloyd must resubmit Zim deal after Israeli review halted

Israeli authority overseeing state’s special share in Zim has stopped processing the merger request, Hapag-Lloyd intends to resubmit revised…

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Ports and containers

Maersk restructures Europe-West Africa service network

Maersk will adjust its Europe-West Africa service network from October 2026 to improve connectivity and schedule reliability. The revised network introduces additional coverage through Port Said, Lomé and…

Container News

Ports and containers

Advice for Members regarding situation in Gulf Region

INTERTANKO's rolling security advisory: multiple threats increase across the Gulf and Red Sea — Houthi advances near Yemeni oil export routes, US strikes on Iranian-controlled tankers, and renewed Somali piracy…

Intertanko · 25 Sept

Industry and policy

U.S. Targets Iran’s Rail and Shadow Banking Networks as Maritime Blockade Tightens

The Trump administration expanded its economic campaign against Iran on Thursday, targeting the country’s rail system, major industrial companies and a Russia-linked shadow banking network that U.…

gCaptain

Russia Briefly Detains Cargo Ship Bound for Estonia

Russia Briefly Detains Cargo Ship Bound for…

The Maritime Executive

MABUX: October Bunker Prices Expected to Remain Volatile

September’s bunker market was driven primarily by geopolitical and supply-side factors. Middle East uncertainty, reduced Gulf and Russian product flows, and tight distillate and VLSFO supply supported prices, while weaker global oil demand expectations partly offset upward…

Hellenic Shipping News

Connecting the offshore energy industry through smarter travel

ATPI Energy Travel and Qatar Airways In offshore energy, travel is rarely just about getting from one place to another. Projects span…

Offshore Energy Network

Windward Intelligence Report: October 1

Windward is publishing intelligence reports on the crisis in the Gulf as the situation develops. From today’s brief:Three Chinese state-linked vessels ran survey work over Pacific cable corridors, covering the Guam cable hub, the Japan to…

MarineLink

American Club: Spotting hidden hazards can prevent falls overboard

American Club: Spotting hidden hazards can prevent falls…

SAFETY4SEA

CMA CGM completes $1.4bn FedEx Supply Chain takeover

CMA CGM announced today that it has completed its $1. 4bn takeover of FedEx’s contract logistics business, FedEx Supply Chain, which is set to be folded into the shipping line’s contract logistics arm…

The Loadstar

Dry bulk

Fragmented trade drives dry bulk tonne-mile demand

Dry bulk shipping has entered the final quarter of 2026 in considerably better shape than most owners expected, with industry leaders at last week’s Splash Singapore conference arguing that increasingly fragmented trade could keep vessel demand elevated even without spectacular…

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