31 DEC 2025 Foreign-flagged tankers continue to call in Venezuela despite a White House “quarantine” order and the new U.S. policy of seizing Venezuela-linked ships, according to TankerTrackers.com. The independent consultancy told Reuters that it was aware of at least two sanctioned vessels that have arrived in Venezuela in recent …
Read More »KIDNAPPED LPG CARRIER CREW RELEASED FROM CAPTIVITY IN WEST AFRICA
30 DEC 2025 The nine members of the crew aboard the LPG gas carrier CGAS Saturn have been released and are reported to be safe after their ordeal in West Africa. The owner of the vessel, Christiania Gas, announced on December 29 that the crew was released and being repatriated. …
Read More »OVER 50% OF HEART ATTACKS IN YOUNGER WOMEN AREN’T FROM CLOGGED ARTERIES
29 DEC 2025 Traditionally, most heart attacks have been blamed on clogged arteries causing atherothrombosis – where blood clots block flow to the heart. But research suggests we may be underestimating the role of other causes, particularly in younger adults. Scientists from the Mayo Clinic in the US analyzed 1,474 …
Read More »A DISTINCT NEW TYPE OF DIABETES IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED
28 DEC 2025 This year, the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) officially recognized a fifth form of diabetes, after decades of controversy. It’s now urging other health authorities, like the World Health Organization (WHO), to follow suit. Type 5 diabetes is rarely discussed or researched, and yet it is thought to …
Read More »‘SCRAPPED’ TANKER RISES FROM THE DEAD: INSIDE VENEZUELA’S EXPANDING ZOMBIE FLEET
27 DEC 2025 A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest example of how the South American country keeps its embattled oil industry alive. The tanker identifying itself as Freesia I is likely …
Read More »IRAN SEIZES ANOTHER TANKER ACCUSED OF FUEL SMUGGLING
26 DEC 2025 Iranian officials announced the seizure of an unidentified tanker, which they claimed was smuggling fuel. They are calling this latest interception a “significant blow” to the ongoing problem of fuel smuggling in the region. The unnamed vessel was reportedly stopped by the Iranian forces in the area …
Read More »CMA CGM SENDS ULCV THROUGH SUEZ CANAL AS 2026 TRAFFIC RETURN IS PREDICTED
23 DEC 2025 The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting what it is calling a “new phase in the return of containerships” as it marked the first transits in two years by ultra-large vessels. Today, December 23, was a milestone for the Suez Canal as two of CMA’s large vessels passed …
Read More »CHINA PROTESTS U.S. SEIZURES OF VENEZUELA-LINKED TANKERS
22 DEC 2025 China’s government is voicing its opposition to the Trump administration’s campaign of tanker seizures off the coast of Venezuela. The U.S. Coast Guard has captured two China-bound tankers full of Venezuelan oil this month, and on Monday, President Donald Trump said that the U.S. government will be …
Read More »MAERSK MAKES FIRST RED SEA TRANSIT SINCE DECEMBER 2023
19 DEC 2025 Maersk confirmed that one of its smaller containerships has successfully completed the company’s first transit through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb in two years. The company is calling it a trial, and it comes after the Suez Canal Authority had been strongly lobbying for the …
Read More »CONSTRUCTION ORDER PLACED FOR FIRST AUTONOMOUS, WIND-POWERED CARGO SHIP
18 DEC 2025 A California-based startup called Clippership, working with a team of established leaders in the maritime community, reports it has completed designs classed by RINA for its first vessel, a wind-powered cargo ship designed for autonomous operations. The first vessel is seen as a demonstration of the company’s …
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