LoginCoast Guard Concludes Domestic Icebreaking Operations
The U.S. Coast Guard concluded all domestic icebreaking operations in America’s Eastern and Great Lakes waterways, Thursday, following a severe winter...
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SUNY Maritime to Confer Honorary Degree to Foremost Group’s Dr. James Chao
SUNY Maritime College is proud to announce that it will confer an honorary degree of Doctor of Science to distinguished shipping executive and philan...
Wreck of Fishing Vessel Nicola Faith Donated to Train Marine Investigators
In a rare occurrence, a fishing vessel that was the subject of intense investigations after her capsizing and sinking in the UK waters will be used to...
Hantavirus Emergency Prompts First UK Long Range Paradrop of Medical Team
While the exploration cruise ship Hondius has now reached Tenerife and passengers are being evacuated to specialist medical facilities in their home...
Ukraine Strikes Russian Corvette in the Caspian Sea
Ukraine has struck another Russian Navy Karakurt Class corvette, an as-yet-unnamed vessel which was hit on May 7 while at sea off its home port of Ka...
China Names Largest Methanol Dual-Fuel Boxship Expanding Green Shipping
Chinese officials highlighted the naming ceremony for the new vessel, OOCL Wisdom. The ship is the largest capacity methanol-fueled containership, and...
Video: Philippines and Japan Conduct Anti-Ship Missile Sinking Corvette
Among the concluding serials of Exercise Balikatan, the Philippines and Japan jointly conducted a live ground-launched anti-ship missile test off the...
Report That Somali Pirates Seized Another Dhow for Potential Mothership
The ongoing surge in activity by Somali pirates continues to raise concerns, with a new warning that another group may be on the prowl for a merchant...
South Korean Investigation Shows Unidentified Projectiles Struck HMM Ship
South Korea continues its investigation into the damage to an HMM general cargo ship on May 4 while in the Persian Gulf. To put an end to the various...
Complex Medical Evacuation Underway After Cruise Reaches Tenerife
Passengers began disembarking from the exploration cruise ship Hondius on Sunday in Tenerife and are being immediately evacuated by their individual...
Iran Hits Bulker off Qatar and Targets Kuwait and UAE as it Responds to US
In actions, which can probably best be interpreted as an attempt to maintain pressure on the United States in the context of ongoing negotiations, on...
Iranian Shadow Fleet Tanker Ablaze off Jask
In imagery taken by the Sentinel-2 satellite on May 9, the sanctioned Iranian-flagged dark fleet tanker Sevda (IMO 9172040) appears to be damaged and...
U.S. Navy Remains Poised in the Arabian Sea
An unexpected release of up-to-date Sentinel-2 satellite imagery covering the Arabian Sea and CENTCOM area on May 6 and 7 has enabled analysts to gai...
Op-Ed: China's Gray Zone Fleet is Undermining Taiwan's Control at Sea
[By Nathan Attrill]China’s pressure on Taiwan increasingly relies on vessels that aren’t warships. Instead, Beijing is deploying a maritime grey-zone...
Executive Interview: Alexander Gumbs, CEO, Port St. Maarten Group
Under Alexander Gumbs' leadership, St. Maarten has become the leading port in the Caribbean and a perennial tourist favorite.Welcome, Alexander! Tell...
Two Spanish Police Officers Killed in High Speed Drug Boat Chase
Two Spanish police officers were killed during a high-speed boat chase off the coast of Andalusia, on the Atlantic side of the Strait of Gibraltar, t...
Spain Plans Rigorous Quarantine for Hantavirus Cruise Passengers
The expedition cruise ship Hondius is under way for the Canary Islands, where she expects to disembark passengers and crewmembers under an exceedingl...
Iran Diverts and Seizes a Tanker Linked to its Own Oil Industry
The government of Iran claims to have seized a sanctioned tanker with longstanding ties to its own oil industry. For reasons unknown, Iranian forces c...
Technology is Making the Pacific's Drug Highway Harder to Detect
In the global narcotics trade, transnational criminal networks are consolidating their hold on the Pacific drug highway. Technology is enabling these...
Burundi’s Main Port Struggles to Recover From Flooding
The landlocked East African nation of Burundi is racing against time to rebuild its main port facility that was damaged by flood waters in late 2023...
