12 OCT 2025 UK Maritime Trade Operations issued a new advisory after receiving an increased number of reports of interference that is impacting the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) as well as data on AIS displays. It comes as Qatar continues to work to repair a “technical fault in GPS,” …
Read More »“HIJACKER” IN MYSTERIOUS ARCTIC SEA CASE HAS BEEN CAPTURED AFTER 16 YEARS
11 OCT 2025 A suspect who has been wanted by Russia for 16 years in connection with an alleged hijacking off Sweden has been arrested at last, according to authorities in Cyprus. In July 2009, the freighter Arctic Sea got under way from Jakobstad, Finland with a cargo of $1.8 …
Read More »BLANK SAILINGS HIT NEW RECORD IN RESPONSE TO TARIFF PRESSURE
10 OCT 2025 The latest data from consultancy Project44 shows that blank sailings have surged to new heights as demand on U.S.-China routes has fallen. The blanks for October are on track to exceed levels seen during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when consumer demand in the West …
Read More »MSC CONTAINER SHIP HITS INDIAN FISHING BOAT
09 OCT 2025 India’s fishing community is again complaining about merchant ships sailing too close to the coast and hitting the commercial fishing vessels working off Kerala on the Arabian Sea. In the latest instance, a smaller MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company containership collided with one of the fishing vessels, causing …
Read More »BELGIUM POLICE END GREENPEACE BLOCKAGE OF LNG TERMINAL AFTER 29 HOURS
08 OCT 2025 The Belgian police ended the blockade by Greenpeace protestors of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal. The group confirmed its activists have been removed and arrested after 29 hours while its sailboat was moved to a dock in the port, and the flow of LNG carriers has resumed. As …
Read More »HELSINKI COURT DISMISSES CHARGES IN CASE OF CABLE DAMAGE BY TANKER EAGLE S
07 0CT 2025 The Helsinki District Court issued a surprise judgment on Friday, October 3, in the case of the master and two officers from the tanker Eagle S who had been charged with aggravated vandalism related to the damage to sub-sea cables. While saying the damage had occurred due …
Read More »ISRAEL STOPS ALL BOATS IN FLOTILLA AND WILL DEPORT PARTICIPANTS
06 OCT 2025 After repeated warnings not to attempt to approach the Gaza coastline, and calls for the boats to turn back, israeli forces intercepted the boats in the global flotilla before they could reach Gaza. The organizers confirmed that 21 boats had been intercepted, while they had lost contact …
Read More »FLOTILLA BOUND FOR GAZA REPORTS IT IS BEING INTERCEPTED
05 OCT 2025 The activist flotilla bound for Gaza ignored repeated calls for it to turn back or to hand over the material aboard its vessels, and is now reporting that an interception has begun as it neared the coastline. The group has repeatedly accused the Israelis of harassment, while …
Read More »TATTOOS MAY NOT SAVE YOU FROM GETTING SKIN CANCER AFTER ALL
05 OCT 2025 Could tattoos be the secret weapon in the fight against skin cancer? It might sound incredibly unlikely at first, but new research suggests there’s more to tattoo ink than meets the eye, especially when it comes to melanoma risk. For years, people worried about the possible health …
Read More »CHINA EXPANDS GLOBAL TRADE NETWORK WITH LAUNCH OF FIRST ‘ARCTIC EXPRESS’ CONTAINER SERVICE
04 0CT 2025 Around a decade after shipping giant COSCO sent its first merchant ship across Russia’s Northern Sea Route, another Chinese operator, Sea Legend, is looking to make history with the launch of the first “Arctic Express” – an 18-day routing from Ningbo, China to Felixstowe, UK. The company’s …
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