10 JUNE 2025 A new initiative was launched last week, aimed at improving weather forecasting and ocean monitoring. The initiative – dubbed 10,000 Ships for the Ocean – aims to increase the number of vessels equipped for ocean and weather monitoring. Although the ocean covers over 70% of the Earth, …
Read More »FINLAND COMPLETES INVESTIGATION RECOMMENDING PROSECUTION FOR EAGLE S TANKER
09 JUNE 2025 Investigators working for Finland’s national police announced they have completed their criminal investigation into the damage to the subsea cables. They reported they officially suspect the master and two officers from the tanker Eagle S who have been detained in Finland since January 2025. The investigation focused …
Read More »TRUMP SAYS US WANTS TO MAKE TANKS AND SHIPS, NOT T-SHIRTS
06 JUNE 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his tariff policy was aimed at promoting the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology products, not sneakers and T-shirts. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey, Trump said he agreed with comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on …
Read More »NTSB INVESTIGATES FATAL MEXICAN TALL SHIP ALLISION WITH BROOKLYN BRIDGE
05 JUNE 2025 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has initiated an investigation into the Mexican Navy training vessel Cuauhtémoc’s allision with the Brooklyn Bridge that resulted in two fatalities. The 297-foot vessel, carrying 277 people, was departing South Street Seaport’s Pier 17 on Saturday, May 17, when the incident …
Read More »FISHING BOAT COLLIDES WITH CARGO SHIP AFTER SETTING AUTOPILOT INCORRECTLY
04 JUNE 2025 A unit of the South Korean Coast Guard is reporting that they found a fishing boat wedged into the bow of a cargo ship when they reached the scene of the collision off the west coast near the city of Gunsan earlier today. There were no injuries …
Read More »LNG TANKER BRIEFLY GROUNDS SPARKING NEW CRITICISM OF GERMANY’S LNG IMPORTS
03 JUNE 2025 A Norwegian LNG tanker, Iberica Knutsen, briefly grounded on Thursday morning May 22, outside the German port of Murkan, but while the vessel quickly recovered environmentalists and other activists have locked on to the event to criticize Germany’s LNG import terminals. Germany moved quickly after Russia attacked …
Read More »PANAMA REGISTRY CRACKS DOWN ON STS ACTIONS TO STOP SHADOW FLEET
02 JUNE 2025 The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is taking further actions to crack down on suspicious tankers by establishing new rules for ship-to-ship oil transfers for vessels in its registry. It is the latest in a series of steps responding to international pressure to stop the notorious technique used …
Read More »EU SNARES JAPAN’S MITSUI O.S.K. IN RUSSIAN SANCTIONS PACKAGE
01 JUNE 2025 The European Union moved forward yesterday with what it called “the most wide-sweeping” sanctions package on Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine and targeted the oil and gas industry. While the EU said it was focusing on Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers and …
Read More »MALAYSIA DETAINS MSC BOXSHIP FOR ILLEGALLY ANCHORING WITHOUT PERMISSION
31 MAY 2025 Malaysia Maritime reports an enforcement action that saw an MSC containership detained and its captain and second engineer taken ashore for questioning after the vessel anchored reportedly without permission. The authorities reported that if convicted, they could impose a fine of up to approximately $23,000, two years …
Read More »POLISH MILITARY RESPONDS TO SHADOW FLEET TANKER ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY
30 MAY 2025 Tensions remain high in the Baltic with the latest incident involving a shadow fleet tanker transpiring late on Tuesday, May 20. Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other government officials reported that the Polish military had been used as a deterrent after a shadow fleet tanker was …
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