01 DEC 2025 Two of the world’s most established mutual insurance providers serving the global shipping and logistics industries announced today they are exploring a potential merger that could reshape the maritime insurance landscape. The UK P&I Club and TT Club, both managed by Thomas Miller, revealed they are in …
Read More »SUEZ CANAL SAYS MAERSK WILL RETURN IN DECEMBER, BUT WILL IT?
30 NOV 2025 The Suez Canal Authority announced during a joint press conference with Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc that the two organizations had signed a new strategic partnership agreement and that Maersk would be returned to the Suez Canal routes. The SCA said the return would come in December, while …
Read More »SOUTH KOREA SEEKS ARREST OF MASTER AS PROBE INTO FERRY GROUNDING WIDENS
29 NOV 2025 South Korea’s Coast Guard is moving aggressively with its investigation into the grounding last week of the ferry Queen Jenuvia II with 246 passengers and 21 crewmembers aboard. The Mokpo Coast Guard has sought an arrest warrant for the master of the vessel after it arrested the …
Read More »SANCTIONED IRANIAN TANKER CAUGHT IN STS TO BE AUCTIONED IN INDONESIA
28 NOV 2025 The Indonesian Attorney General’s Office is auctioning an Iran-flagged vessel it detained two and a half years ago when it was caught conducting an illegal ship-to-ship oil transfer to a shadowy second tanker. An Indonesian official said the online auction is to proceed under the authority of …
Read More »FIRE BREAKS OUT ABOARD BOXSHIP AT PORT OF WILMINGTON
28 NOV 2025 Three seafarers have reportedly been injured in a fire aboard a boxship at the port of Wilmington, Delaware, according to local media. At about 0930, the crew of the container ship Chiquita Voyager reported a fire in the engine room. The blaze started with a generator and …
Read More »VISION CAN PREDICT DEMENTIA 12 YEARS BEFORE A DIAGNOSIS, RESEARCH SUGGESTS
27 NOV 2025 The eyes are a window to the brain – and this outward extension of the central nervous system may reveal early signs of cognitive decline. Two recent and large population studies, one in the United Kingdom and another in Australia, suggest that those who perform worse on …
Read More »REPORT CALLS FOR SYSTEMIC ACTION ON SEAFARER WELLBEING AS STRATEGIC PRIORITY FOR SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING
26 NOV 2025 Seafarer Hospital Society says seafarer health and wellbeing must be treated as a business-critical strategic priority, not just a welfare concern. Seafarer wellbeing needs to be a strategic priority for the shipping industry if it is to reach its sustainability goals, according to a new report from …
Read More »COP30: NGO’S DEMAND ACTION ON SHIPPING EMISSIONS
25 NOV 2025 A group of non-governmental organisations call for governments to step up their efforts to decarbonise the maritime sector after the delay of the IMO Net Zero Framework Following last month’s one year delay to the Net Zero Framework (NZF) NGO’s are demanding that governments take decisive action …
Read More »ANCIENT INDIAN HEALTH PRACTICE REALLY CAN HELP FIGHT COLDS AND ALLERGIES
24 NOV 2025 It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling, and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days. Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known as the common cold – afflict everyone, typically three …
Read More »TSB HIGHLIGHTS FREE-FALL LIFEBOAT RISK AS ACCIDENTAL RELEASE INJURES CREW
23 NOV 2025 Maritime investigators are yet again highlighting the dangers associated with free-fall lifeboats on commercial vessels after an inadvertent release sent a lifeboat flying into the water and caused serious injuries to a crewmember. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report on a lifeboat …
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