Boletín Informativo de Marina Mercante 2026

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Boletín Informativo de Marina Mercante 2026

Boletines Informativos de Marina Mercante correspondientes al año 2026.

Número de enero 2026

La DGMM informa de los nuevos cambios normativos que han entrado en vigor a comienzos de este año para flexibilizar la legislación en distintos ámbitos y da cuenta de nuevos nombramientos en la sede central y en las Capitanías Marítimas, entre otras noticias. Arrancamos el ‘Sabías qué…’ navegando al siglo XVIII.

 
 
 

US maritime authority warns vessels amid Strait of Hormuz tensions

10 February 2026  freight ratesMARADMaritime Securityoil tankersStrait of Hormuz

The United States Maritime Administration issued updated security guidance on Monday for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to avoid Iranian territorial waters following a rise in regional geopolitical friction.

Operational risks increase

The advisory directed United States flagged ships to maintain maximum distance from Iranian waters and to decline boarding requests from Iranian authorities. The Strait of Hormuz serves as a critical corridor for one fifth of global oil supplies and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas. Operational disruptions in this chokepoint often lead to immediate vessel queues and extended transit times for tankers and project cargo carriers.

Industry analysts expect the guidance to impact insurance markets for vessels operating in the Middle East Gulf. Carriers face potential increases in

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A Pilot's Complete Guide to North Atlantic Crossings

A Pilot's Complete Guide to North Atlantic Crossings

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES

With both the Gander and Shanwick FIRs growing and prospering, our systems have received major upgrades. We have adapted various implementations of real-life amendments to the North Atlantic airspace for more realistic operations. We have also integrated a datalink system for position reports as well as clearance management, working not only for NATs but also for random routings. It seems therefore time to be advertising the procedures again to the broader IVAO Community especially re-visiting the basics and highlighting two big new elements to enhance the experience whilst flying across. After reading this guide you should be able to:

• Select an appropriate NAT or random track for crossing.

• File a correct Atlantic routing in the IvAp flight plan.

• Obtain an oceanic clearance.

• Enter the Atlantic correctly.

• Make a correct position report.

• Exit the Atlantic correctly.

 

https://occ.ivao.aero/assets/docs/guides/APCGTNAC_EN.pdf

 

 

 

Ultra large crude carrier HELLESPONT ALHAMBRA

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  HELLESPONT ALHAMBRA

During the golden boom years on the tanker market, from 1967 until the oil crisis of 1973, orders for about 80 VLCCs (200,000-320,000 dwt) and 40 ULCCs (over 320,000 dwt) were placed. This boom was followed by the total collapse of the newbuilding market for these tankers until the middle of the 1980s.

Since then, over 400 VLCC have been ordered but it took about 20 years before the next ULCC contract was signed, i.e. Hellespont. After the absence of nearly 30 years from the newbuilding scene, the ultra large crude carrier (ULCC) made a comeback with the delivery of the 441,893 dwt HELLESPONT ALHAMBRA to its owner, the Greek tanker company Hellespont Shipping.

Nicknamed the “white elephant” because of its appearance of a wide-bodied white hull, the

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EL MUNDO PENDIENTE DE ORMUZ: GEOPOLÍTICA, ENERGÍA Y LOGÍSTICA AL LÍMITE

JOSÉ RAFAEL DÍAZ 

 

El riesgo ante un posible conflicto entre Estados Unidos e Irán, ha devuelto al Golfo Pérsico al centro del mapa logístico mundial. No se trata solo de una crisis regional, sino de un riesgo sistémico para las cadenas de suministro. Por el Estrecho de Ormuz transita aproximadamente el 20% del petróleo mundial y el 19% del gas natural licuado (GNL).

La escalada militar con un importante despliegue naval estadounidense y la negativa iraní a negociar aspectos clave de su capacidad defensiva, ha reactivado los temores en torno al estrecho de Ormuz, uno de los chokepoints energéticos más sensibles del mundo. Incluso sin inicio de conflicto, la sola percepción de riesgo ya está provocando un desequilibrio en el tránsito marítimo, en las primas de seguros, encarecimiento de los fletes y una mayor

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