20 APR 2025 The maritime authorities in Mozambique report that four crewmembers required treatment at a local clinic after a fire broke out on their vessel as they were departing a northern port on the Indian Ocean. The crewmembers, whose nationality was not specified, are reported to be out of …
Read More »INDIAN CREW STRANDED WITHOUT PAY CALLS RENEWED ATTENTION TO ABANDONMENT
19 APR 2025 The crew aboard an offshore support vessel has taken to social media with the aid of the International Transport Workers’ Federation to highlight their plight. It comes after the union groups called 2024 the “worst year on record for seafarer abandonment.” The ITF posted on its social …
Read More »FIRST “SUSPICIOUS APPROACH” OF 2025 REPORTED IN GULF OF ADEN
18 APR 2025 Authorities are investigating an incident that took place late on April 15 between an unidentified bulker and “multiple small craft” in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel reportedly was able to evade the small boats, but there are reports of shots fired before the small crafts left …
Read More »HOW REAL-TIME EMISSIONS MONITORING PREPARES SHIPOWNERS FOR EU ETS DEADLINE
17 APR 2025 The expansion of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to include the maritime industry has introduced significant financial and operational hurdles for all ship owners who are voyaging to or through EU ports. Ship owners must now purchase European Union Allowances regardless of the ship’s nationality. …
Read More »PIRACY INCIDENTS SPIKE NEARLY 35% IN Q1 DRIVE BY SINGAPORE STRAIT
16 APRIL 2025 The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) issued its quarterly report on global piracy warning of a rise in global piracy and armed robbery incidents driven by a spike in attacks in the Singapore Straits. Southeast Asia, and specifically the regions around the Singapore Strait has become the …
Read More »ITALIAN FERRY OPERATOR TIRRENIA INVESTIGATED ON BRIBERY AND FALSE DOCUMENTS
16 APR 2025 Italian prosecutors moved last week to seize three ferries in the fleet of Tirrenia-Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione on charges the company falsified documents regarding the environmental performance of its ships and presented the class society and registers with counterfeit documents. Today, April 14, the media is reporting …
Read More »SANCTIONED VLCCS STRANDED OUTSIDE BANGLADESHI PORT LIMITS
15 APR 2025 Two VLCCs from the dark fleet that have been taken to the Indian subcontinent for recycling remain outside port limits in Bangladesh. Unclear future for sanctioned VLCC pair after no bids received from recyclers. Two elderly VLCCs which have caught the attention of the US Office …
Read More »THESE 7 COMMON DAILY HABITS COULD BE DAMAGING YOUR KIDNEYS
14 APR 2025 In the UK, more than 10% of the population is estimated to have some stage of chronic kidney disease and more than 600,000 people develop some form of acute kidney injury – when the kidneys suddenly stop working properly but can recover – each year. The kidneys …
Read More »BIMCO UPDATES WAR RISK CLAUSES AMID RED SEA CRISIS AND GLOBAL MARITIME THREATS
13 APR 2025 BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association and one of the primary providers of standardized contracts and charter party agreements used in the maritime industry, has announced significant updates to its War Risk Clauses for 2025 in response to escalating geopolitical challenges and ongoing maritime security concerns. The revisions come …
Read More »INFRARED AI CAMERA PROPOSED TO SCAN EARTH’S SKIES FOR SIGNS OF ALIEN VISITORS
12 APR 2025 In 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a report detailing recently declassified information on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Since then, the Department of Defense has released annual reports on UAP through the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Nevertheless, there is still a …
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