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 …
Read More »RUSSIA DEPLOYS ALL EIGHT NUCLEAR ICEBREAKERS FOR FIRST TIME TO KEEP ARCTIC EXPORT ROUTES OPEN
17 DEC 2025 Russia has, for the first time, deployed its entire fleet of eight nuclear-powered icebreakers simultaneously to maintain winter shipping lanes in the Gulf of Ob and the Yenisei Gulf, underscoring the strategic importance of Arctic energy exports. The unprecedented deployment is focused on ensuring the flow of …
Read More »GHOST OIL SHIPS DOCK IN VENEZUELA, SHOWING CHALLENGE FOR US
15 DEC 2025 Two so-called ghost oil ships are currently loading off the coast of Venezuela, highlighting the challenges the Trump administration faces trying to disrupt exports of the South American country’s primary source of revenue. The supertankers, the largest class of vessels used to move crude, are loading at …
Read More »BLACK SEA TANKER ATTACKS PUT CIVILIAN SEAFARERS AT RISK, ITF WARNS
13 DEC 2025 The International Transport Workers’ Federation has condemned recent attacks on vessels operating in the Black Sea following the third Ukrainian sea drone strike on a Russian shadow fleet tanker, warning that civilian seafarers must never be treated as targets in conflict. A tanker transiting Ukraine’s exclusive economic …
Read More »FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND TREATMENT BOOSTS VISION IN HUMAN TRIAL, SCIENTISTS REPORT
12 DEC 2025 Taking a photo of a friend? You’ve probably got their face centered and focused. Driving down a highway? Eyes on the road. But for millions of adults with age-related macular degeneration, that crucial, central field of sight is blurred beyond recognition. Current treatments can only slow its …
Read More »GERMAN SEAFARERS AGREE TO NEW 30-MONTH CONTRACT WITH REAL WAGE INCREASES
11 DEC 2025 German shipowners, the association for the industry, and the trade union ver.di are all saying that a fair agreement has been reached for a new contract for German seafarers. They concluded an agreement during the second round of talks, which took place on December 4, and will …
Read More »SEAFARERS FROM ETERNITY C RETURN HOME AFTER MONTHS IN HOUTHI CAPTIVITY
10 DEC 2025 Government officials in Oman and the Philippines confirmed the release of the seafarers who had been rescued from the sinking bulker Eternity C in July after sustained attacks by the Houthis over two successive days. A salvage team sent by the vessel’s operator had been able to …
Read More »GAMBIA JOINS COMOROS AND OTHERS IN FALSE FLAG CRACKDOWN
10 DEC 2025 Gambia’s maritime administration has begun removing tankers flagged through its privately run ship registry, reports Maritime AI data analytics firm Windward. It says the effort is part of a broader crackdown on weak governance and follows similar efforts by other governments against false flag and shadow fleet …
Read More »PIRATES ATTACK LPG CARRIER, KIDNAP CREW OFF WEST AFRICA
09 DEC 2025 An LPG carrier has become the latest target of the ongoing piracy off West Africa, with reports confirming that nine of the ship’s crew have been kidnapped and one injured. The vessel was underway bound for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, when it was boarded. Security group Vanguard reports …
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