05 MAR 2025 The issue of false flags continues to grow and promises to take center stage in an upcoming meeting of the IMO Legal Committee scheduled for the last week of April. Citing the dangers and the required steps, France and the Netherlands submitted proposals which are drawing attention …
Read More »WHITE HOUSE DRAWS UP LIST OF SANCTIONS RELIEF MEASURES FOR RUSSIA
04 MAR 2025 Just as the Biden administration’s tanker sanctions are beginning to affect Russian oil exports, the Trump White House has begun looking at options to lift U.S. restrictions on Russian entities, according to Reuters. The State Department and Treasury Department have been asked to draft a list of …
Read More »FINLAND RELEASES TANKER BUT DETAINS THREE CREW FROM DECEMBER CABLE INCIDENT
03 MAR 2025 Finnish authorities confirmed in a statement on Sunday, March 2, that they have released the product tanker Eagle S that it has been detaining since a December 25 incident with damage to undersea transmission cables. They determined that the seizure could be canceled in part after the cable …
Read More »COULD A TATTOO RAISE YOUR RISK OF SKIN CANCER? TWIN STUDIES SUGGEST A LINK
02 MAR 2025 A twin study suggests the consequences of getting a tattoo could be worse than potential regret, finding tattooed twins more likely to develop skin cancer or lymphoma than their tattoo-free siblings. University of Southern Denmark biostatistician Signe Bedsted Clemmensen and colleagues used two different study designs to …
Read More »FERRY CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER CONVICTED IN DROWNING DEATH OF PASSENGER
01 MAR 2025 A jury in Piraeus, Greece found the captain and first officer of an interisland ferry guilty in a tragic 2023 case where a late arriving passenger was pushed to his death as a ferry departed port. The court rejected claims of a spontaneous action while prosecutors argued …
Read More »CREWMEMBER REQUIRES MEDICAL EVACUATION AS SHIPS ARE ROBBED OFF SINGAPORE
28 FEB 2025 Authorities in Singapore responded to an “unauthorized boarding” of a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait friday morning, February 28, and evacuated an injured crewmember. It was the latest in a spike of crimes along the Singapore Strait, but the first this year when a crewmember required medical attention. …
Read More »PANAMA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL FINDS HUTCHISON’S PORT CONTRACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
27 FEB 2025 Panama’s Attorney General weighed in during the ongoing debate over Chinese control of the Panama Canal telling the country’s Supreme Court he has determined the contract with China’s Hutchison Port Holdings is unconstitutional. He is asking the Supreme Court to confirm the unconstitutionality of the contract as …
Read More »IS SHIPPING READY TO EVOLVE WITH AI AND DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING?
26 FEB 2024 Decades after other industries embraced digital transformation, shipping still relies on email chains, phone calls, and gut feel. But AI and data-driven decision-making are starting to challenge the status quo, forcing companies to rethink how they operate. Some shipowners and operators see AI as a buzzword. Others …
Read More »PANAMA CANAL TO BUILD NEW WATER RESOURCE TO PROTECT AGAINST FUTURE DROUGHTS
25 FEB 2025 The Panama Canal Authority is pushing forward with a key project to expand its water resources for canal operations while also emphasizing the vital trade role of its operations. The authority is taking the necessary steps to prepare for the future ignoring the threats from Donald Trump. …
Read More »EU SAYS OWNERS “SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERMINING” RECYCLING REGS BY FLAG SWITCHES
24 FEB 2025 A decade after the European Union first adopted its ship recycling regulation to address concerns over environmental issues, it issued a new evaluation of the regulations highlighting shortcomings. Overall, it concludes the regulation is effective, but finds shipowners continue to “flag hop” incentivized by additional revenue from …
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