07 SEPT 2025 The information security industry has lamented the lack of available skilled and talented workers for the last three decades. A common estimate today is that there are a million unfilled cybersecurity-related positions in the U.S. alone. The absence of skilled cybersecurity workers has a particular impact on …
Read More »RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES DETAINED SANCTIONED TANKER FOR UNPAID CREW WAGES
06 SEPT 2025 A shadow fleet tanker that is currently sanctioned in the West was reportedly detained by the Russian authorities in the port of Murmansk due to a range of issues, including unpaid crew wages, reports the Russian Seafarers’ Union. The crew of the vessel raised concerns to the …
Read More »CAN VITAMIN D SLOW AGING? A NEW STUDY SAYS YES – BUT THERE’S A CATCH
05 SEPT 2025 Vitamin D supplements could help protect the caps on our chromosomes that slow aging, sparking hopes the sunshine vitamin might keep us healthier for longer, a recent study suggests. The researchers discovered that taking 2,000 IU (international units, a standard measure for vitamins) of vitamin D daily …
Read More »BLAST REPORTED NEAR LIBERIA-FLAGGED TANKER OFF SAUDI PORT OF YANBU
04 SEPT 2025 British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Sunday that a Liberia-flagged Israeli-owned tanker reported an explosion nearby, southwest of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Yanbu. A vessel reported “a splash in close proximity from an unknown projectile and heard a loud bang,” the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said, adding that the …
Read More »ITF WARNS ABANDONED TANKER CREW IS CAUGHT IN SANCTIONS ON ILLICIT OIL TRADE
03 SEPT 2025 The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling attention to the fate of 19 seafarers abandoned on a sanctioned product tanker that has been lying off the UAE for months. The organization has been warning that seafarer abandonment is on track for its worst year, but the …
Read More »EVOLVING ROLE FOR SHIP MANAGERS
02 SEPT 2025 Ship managers expand their offerings as the industry grows more complex. Ship management is often identified as a tool for smaller fleets or individual shipowners to run their ships and keep up with the majors. The leading ship managers, however, say the practice is evolving from technical …
Read More »ARREST WARRANT ISSUED AFTER CAPTAIN SKIPS HEARING ON INTOXICATION CHARGE
01 SEPT 2025 The containership captain, who was arrested on charges that he was operating his vessel while intoxicated, failed to show for a court hearing this week. The King County District Court in Washington State issued a $10,000 warrant for his arrest on August 27 after both the captain …
Read More »PIRATES SCARED OFF FROM TANKER ATTACK BY APPROACHING PATROL BOATS
31 AUG 2025 The suspected attack on a small chemical tanker off the coast of Togo in West Africa is over, with the crew reported to be safe and AIS signals showing the vessel underway. The incident took place approximately 60 nautical miles south of Lome, Togo, but details remain …
Read More »AFTER SANCTIONS AND UKRAINIAN ATTACKS, RUSSIAN OIL FLOWS SHIFT
30 AUG 2025 Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure are having complex effects on the nation’s oil exports. Attacks on Russian refineries have sharply cut down domestic processing, freeing up more crude for export. At the same time, strikes on the Druzhba pipeline have hit cross-border exports to Russia’s remaining …
Read More »SHIP MANAGER FINED $2M FOR MARPOL OFFENSE AFTER CREW PROVIDES EVIDENCE
29 AUG 2025 U.S. officials are reporting yet another case in which a MARPOL violation was discovered after a crewmember turned over evidence to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Department of Justice reported on August 25 that V.Ships Norway pleaded guilty to the violation and was sentenced to pay a …
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