Image Credits: Klaazklikteroplos/X An autonomous barge and a container ship collided in the Scheur River near Rotterdam on December 5, 2024, spilling at least four empty […]
Image for representation purposes only A historic research vessel in Argentina, the Capitan Canepa, sank unexpectedly on December 4, just days before it was set to […]
Image for representation purposes only The United States has announced a $12.5 million aid package to support Vietnam in improving its maritime law enforcement and addressing […]
Image Credits: Jay Tarriela/X The Philippines has filed a formal protest against China after a maritime dispute on December 4 in the disputed Scarborough Shoal in […]
Image for representation purposes only The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has started investigating Spain’s decision to deny access to U.S.-flagged ships suspected of carrying military […]
Image Credits: EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/X Twenty crew members of the MV ISA STAR, a Panama-flagged cargo ship were rescued in the Red Sea on December 5 after […]
Image for representation purposes only Armed pirates have hijacked a Chinese fishing boat with 18 crew members off the northeastern coast of Somalia in the Puntland […]
Image Credits: IMO The rights of seafarers involved in investigations or detention have been the subject of discussions at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the […]
Image for representation purposes only In a remarkable discovery, researchers might have found the vessel that took the famous Portuguese explorer on his last voyage into […]
Image Credits: Wikipedia The U.S. Navy’s amphibious fleet, which is essential for transporting Marines and equipment during military operations, is facing a serious problem. A new […]
Illustration courtesy: Maersk Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group has awarded TMC Compressors (TMC) a contract to supply energy-efficient Smart Air compressors for six mid-sized container vessels being built […]
Image for representation purposes only Three fishermen in the Philippines found a mysterious six-foot-long yellow underwater drone floating about six miles off the coast of San […]
Image Credits: IMO/X International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has highlighted key items on the IMO agenda for 2025. In a video message, Secretary-General Dominguez […]
Image for representation purposes only China launched its largest amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, on December 27, 2024. This new warship is designed to strengthen China’s […]
Image Credits: NTSB A fire caused by an improperly extinguished chafing fuel canister resulted in $3.1 million in damages to the Spirit of Boston passenger vessel, […]
Image for representation purposes only A deck fitter on board a Rio Tinto bulk carrier has been reported missing while travelling from China to Western Australia. […]
Image for representation purposes only Finnish authorities have placed a travel ban on seven crew members of the tanker Eagle S, which is under investigation for […]
Image Credits: French Navy The French Navy successfully tested its advanced F21 heavyweight torpedo in a live-fire exercise on December 14, 2024. The torpedo was fired […]
Image for representation purposes only A cargo of nearly 20,000 tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, which was also labelled as a “floating bomb”, has finally reached […]