For your reference, please see below the highlights of this week’s report:
Europe & Mediterranean:
– Russian strikes hit Ukrainian ports and cargo vessels in renewed Black Sea attack cycle. – Fire aboard BLUE CARRIER 2 triggers evacuation and prolonged salvage response. – Drone attack forces Novoshakhtinsk refinery shutdown. – Danish intelligence warns of intensified Russian hybrid attacks. – Russia extends diesel export ban through end of October. – Krasnodar declares state of emergency as drone attacks slow Black Sea grain exports. – Ukraine explores Baltic ports as alternative grain-export route. – Black Sea maritime-truce talks broaden as Türkiye seeks end to merchant-vessel attacks. – White House presses European Union to release emergency diesel inventories. – European Union signals further sanctions targeting Russia’s shadow fleet. – Rhine gauge hits fresh record low at Kaub.
Middle East & Indian Ocean Region:
– Vessel struck by suspected projectile in Strait of Hormuz. – Somali pirates kill five crew members before MT HONOUR 25 rescue. – Houthi missile and drone attacks intensify against Saudi Arabia and Yanbu area. – Yemeni government forces repel Houthi push on key Taiz–Aden supply route. – Saudi Arabia resumes Yanbu oil loadings after East-West Pipeline restart. – United States feedback revives seven-day Hormuz plan through Qatari mediation. – Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye strengthen military coordination. – War-risk insurance costs surge for Saudi Red Sea tanker calls. – Gulf of Oman STS capacity tightens as Saudi crude exports surge. – Hormuz traffic remains uneven despite recovery in crude exports. – Qatar-linked LNG transits through Hormuz increase after August lull.
West Africa:
– More than 30 Nigerien soldiers killed in Birni-N’Konni attack. – Northern Nigeria mass kidnappings leave more than 80 people missing. – Five miners killed in Plateau State gun attack. – West African port congestion sustains severe schedule and landside pressure. – Nigerian Navy disrupts illegal refining sites in Rivers State. – Nigeria approves modernisation of four eastern and Niger Delta ports. – Gateway Deep Sea Port construction scheduled to begin in November. – Ghana opens 2026/27 cocoa season with higher producer price.
North Africa:
– Drone strike damages strategic fuel depot near Wad Madani in Sudan. – Migrant shipwreck off Tunisia leaves two dead and at least six missing. – Spain moves to tighten asylum rules in Ceuta after mass crossing. – Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd set October restart date for additional Suez service. – Morocco appoints Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as first woman prime minister. – Sudanese refugee arrivals into Chad surge as fighting intensifies.
Libya:
– Sharara–Zawiya crude flows resume after disruption causes more than 75 million United States dollars in losses. – High Council of State rejects amendments to presidential election framework. – International Criminal Court confirms Libya assistance request and begins assessment. – Severe flooding damages infrastructure and disrupts essential services across Libya. – Large anti-migrant operation around Tobruk detains more than 2,000 people. – SEABORDER 2026 concludes in Tripoli after multinational maritime-security exercise.
Asia:
– Indonesia ferry death toll rises to 71 as search enters sixteenth day. – Myanmar airstrike near Bangladesh border reportedly kills 50. – Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan as cross-border tensions escalate. – Floods and landslides kill 70 across India and Nepal. – Chinese vessels obstruct Philippine resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal. – China conducts joint military and coast guard drills around Scarborough Shoal. – Philippines accuses Chinese research vessel of AIS spoofing near Batanes. – Korean border tensions rise after armistice violation finding. – Taiwan upgrades maritime patrol capacity around Pratas Islands. – Thailand floods disrupt automotive production and air cargo operations. – China confirms extension of United States trade truce to January 2027.
Latin America:
29 Sep 2026 – Mexico | Hurricane Polo makes two landfalls after Pacific maritime disruption. 24 Sep 2026 – Colombia | Security deployment follows armed disruption around Santa Marta. 29 Sep 2026 – Haiti | Gang reprisals deepen security risk as international mission is extended. 28 Sep 2026 – Panama | Canal raises vessel draft and daily transit capacity as water conditions improve.
