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On Monday, a Russian Navy salvage tug rescued a Philippine national who had gone over the side of his vessel and had managed to stay afloat for days,...
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BOEM Releases Call Areas for California Offshore Drilling Plan
On Monday, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management began the process for an offshore oil and gas lease sale off California with the publication of...
India’s First Chemical Tanker Order Advances Shipbuilding Ambitions
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), located in India, confirmed that it has received its first shipbuilding order as part of the revita...
European Nations Warn Shadow Fleet Shipowners to Play By the Rules
The coastal states of the North Sea and the Baltic have released a joint letter to remind shadow fleet shipowners and flag states of their legal obli...
Containership Briefly Grounds Blocking Port of Mobile
The Alabama Port Authority is reporting that the containership Ruby Tower (127,952 dwt) has been refloated and is no longer blocking the Mobile shippi...
Russia Cuts Funding to Build River-Sea Cargo Ships Citing Sanctions
Reports from Russia indicate that an ambitious program to build a new generation of river-sea cargo ships has been reduced. The Moscow Times cites the...
Spanish Police Bust Major Cocaine Smuggling Syndicate
Spain's National Police have taken down a major maritime smuggling ring in a year-long operation, netting more than 100 arrests and more than 10 tonn...
European Governments Adopt Ambitious Plan for 100 GW of Offshore Wind Power
Meeting for the third North Sea Summit, the governments of nine Northern European countries adopted a new plan calling for coordination, power sharing...
Op-Ed: Baltimore's Bridge Collapse and the Making of a P&I Super Loss
On a calm March night in 2024, a containership outbound from Baltimore lost electrical power, struck a main pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and...
Geopolitics Has Moved From the Margins to the Engine Room of Shipping
For much of its modern history, the maritime industry treated geopolitics as background noise. Today, that is no longer possible. Political instabili...
Houthis Release a Threatening Reminder of Red Sea Strike Capabilities
As the U.S. military builds up its presence in the Mideast in response to events in Iran, Yemen's Houthi rebel group has issued a new reminder of its...
Solong Captain Denies Falling Asleep Before Hitting Stena Immaculate
The manslaughter trial of the captain of the containership Solong continued in London on Monday, with the captain remaining on the witness stand, resp...
Tugs Rush to Aid Cargo Ship That Touched Bottom and Lost Rudder
A drama is playing out along the central Portuguese coast as a cargo ship reportedly lost its rudder as it departed and is now awaiting assistance off...
Damen and PVE Equipment USA Sign Reseller Agreement
Damen Shipyards Group announced a reseller agreement with PVE Equipment USA (PVE USA) that appoints PVE as authorised partner and official supplier fo...
Kongsberg Maritime New Major Deck Machinery Contract for Hana Shipping
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to deliver a comprehensive deck machinery package for a new-generation 127-metre Floating Wind Construction V...
Beyond Sanctions Lists: Navigating Fragmented Enforcement in Maritime Trade
In the first week of January 2026, US and UK forces seized a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic. Finland detained a freighter suspected of...
At Least 15 Dead, 28 Missing in Philippine Ferry Sinking
On Monday morning, an interisland ferry sank off Basilan Province in the Philippines, killing at least 15 people and prompting a large-scale search a...
Philippines Welcomes Home 15 Survivors From Capsized Bulker
The Philippine Coast Guard has welcomed back 15 survivors from the lost bulker Devon Bay, which went down off Pangasinan on Friday. Devon Bay was und...
Seized Shadow Fleet Tanker's Master Detained by French Authorities
French prosecutors have ordered the detention of the captain of the shadow fleet tanker Grinch, which was boarded and captured by French commandos la...
bound4blue Completes First Contracted eSail Installation for Maersk Tankers
[By bound4blue]bound4blue and Maersk Tankers have reached a major milestone in their collaboration with the installation of eSAIL® units on board the...
