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April 22, 2024

U.S. Navy Sailor Serving In Japan Found Guilty Of Espionage

Representation Image Chief Petty Officer Bryce S. Pedicini, a US Navy sailor serving on the Japan-based destroyer USS Higgins (DDG-76), was found guilty of attempted espionage, […]

April 22, 2024

2 Japanese Navy Helicopters Collide & Crash In The Pacific Ocean, 1 Dead 7 Missing

Image Credits: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/Twitter A terrible incident took place when two helicopters from the Japanese navy crashed during a training exercise at night, killing […]

April 22, 2024

China’s 2nd Domestically-Built Cruise Ship Enters Final Assembly Phase In Shanghai Shipyard

Screengrab from YouTube video posted by CCTV Video News Agency In a huge step forward for China’s shipbuilding capabilities, the country’s second domestically made large cruise […]

April 22, 2024

Indian Navy Conducts Extensive Maritime Security Exercise ‘Poorvi Leher’ Along East Coast

Image Credits: @SpokespersonMoD/Twitter On April 20, 2024, the Indian Navy conducted an extensive exercise along the East Coast to assess its preparedness to meet maritime security […]

April 22, 2024

Chinese Navy Hosts Biennial Meeting Of Top Foreign Naval Officials Amidst Conflicts With U.S.

Representation Image China’s Navy hosted a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in Qingdao on Sunday, a show of military diplomacy that will be closely […]

April 22, 2024

China’s First Deep-Sea Multi-Functional Scientific Research Vessel Docks In South China

Screengrab from YouTube video posted by CCTV Video News Agency China’s first multifunctional 104-meter-long archaeological and scientific research vessel for deep-sea exploration and the excavation of […]

April 22, 2024

U.S. Navy To Convert Oil Rigs Into Offshore Military Bases To Counter China In The Pacific

Representation Image Rising missile threats in the Pacific, particularly from China, have seemingly prompted the US Navy to launch an innovative yet contentious proposal to convert […]

April 20, 2024

Shipping Industry Calls On U.N To Protect Merchant Vessels After Iran Seizes Container Ship

Image for representation purposes only The global shipping industry has turned to the United Nations for increased protection of ships and seafarers amidst escalating tensions in […]

April 20, 2024

World’s Largest Maritime Security Partnership Gets Finland As 43rd Member

Image for representation purposes only. Combined Maritime Forces, the biggest maritime security partnership in the world, welcomed Finland as its 43rd member on April 17, 2024. […]

April 20, 2024

Zero-Emission Container Ships With Exchangeable Container Batteries in the Making

Image Credits: Imoto Lines Japan’s Imoto Lines has partnered with Marindows, a Maritime Software Company, on an ambitious zero-emissions container ship project. These container ships will […]

June 27, 2024

Cargo Ship Runs Aground In River Nene En Route From Latvia To Wisbech

Screengrab from YouTube video posted by ABC 7 Chicago The Baltic Arrow, a cargo ship stranded in the River Nene in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was safely freed […]

June 27, 2024

Spain Authorities Intercept Narco-Sub Off The Coast Of Cadiz, 4 Arrested

Screengrab from video posted on X by Policía Nacional Spain’s customs agency intercepted a transoceanic semisubmersible drug boat on June 24, 2024, approximately 250 nautical miles […]

June 27, 2024

Houthis Claim Targeting Ship In Israel’s Haifa Port In Joint Operation With Iraqi Group

Image for representation purposes only On June 26, 2024, Yemen’s Houthi rebels stated that they had carried out a coordinated drone strike on a ship docked […]

June 27, 2024

World’s First Hydrogen-hybrid Research Vessel Design Receives AiP

Image Credits: UC San Diego The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has approved the initial design for the California Coastal Research Vessel (CCRV), the world’s first […]

June 27, 2024

World’s Largest Cruise Ship, Icon Of The Seas, Catches Fire & Loses Power In Mexican Port

Image for representation purposes only The world’s largest cruise ship, the Icon of the Seas, caught fire while it was docked in Costa Maya, Mexico. According […]

June 26, 2024

Crowley Christens America’s First Fully Electric Tugboat At The Port Of San Diego

Image Credits: Crowley/Linkedin Joined by diverse partners and industry supporters, Crowley christened the eWolf, America’s first all-electric ship assist harbor tugboat. Operating with zero emissions and […]

June 26, 2024

Transport Unions Urge EU States To Strengthen Supply Chain Laws To Protect Workers From Corporate Abuse

Image for representation purposes only As states get green light to implement supply chain Directive, ETF and ITF demand more from landmark law The European Transport […]

June 26, 2024

MV Dali Ship Departs Baltimore 3-Months After Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

Screengrab from YouTube video posted by Associated Press The MV Dali cargo ship that tragically collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge has finally begun its […]

June 26, 2024

Indian Shipping Ministry Warns Of Deceitful Practices Targeting Seafarers Amid Rising Abandonment Risks

Image for representation purposes only India’s Directorate General of Shipping has issued a stern warning to seafarers and their families about the growing number of deceptive […]