08 DEC 2025 A bulker southbound in the Red Sea reported to authorities that it had been approached and exchanged gunshots with the unknown boats. The ship is safe and continuing on its way while analysts speculate over the events. The Barbados-flagged vessel Bobik (31,896 dwt) reported the incident to …
Read More »RUSSIA REPORTS DRONE ATTACK ON TANKER BUT UKRAINE DENIES INVOLVEMENT
08 DEC 2025 A small Russia-flagged product tanker was attacked early on Tuesday, December 2 sailing near the Turkish coast, with photos released showing minor damage. Ukraine was quick to say it was not involved and said the situation did not make sense, suggesting Russia might have staged the attack …
Read More »PHILIPPINES REPORTS OMAN ARRANGED FOR RELEASE OF CREW HELD BY HOUTHIS
08 DEC 2025 After four months of captivity, the crew of the bulker Eternity C is expected to be released by the Houthis. The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs reports it has been advised of the release by the government of Oman, although no timing or details were provided. The …
Read More »SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND EVERGREEN ADVANCE REMOTE SHIP MONITORING
08 DEC 2025 Continuing to look to the future with remote ship management, shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries and Evergreen have opened the first remote monitoring center jointly developed by a shipyard and shipowner. It is the next step in a continuing project between the two companies that anticipates the era …
Read More »DECADE AFTER RANA PLAZA, SAFETY FLAWS PERSIST
08 DEC 2025 Many Clothing Brands Missing from Accord in Bangladesh, Pakistan (New York, April 17, 2023) – Many clothing brands, mostly from the US, have not joined the Accord on Health and Safety in Bangladesh and Pakistan a decade after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh that killed over 1,100 garment workers …
Read More »BELGIUM’S ‘LITTLE EINSTEIN’ EARNS PHD IN QUANTUM PHYSICS AT AGE 15
07 DEC 2025 A fifteen-year-old dubbed “Belgium’s little Einstein” has completed his PhD in quantum physics in what could be record time. According to reporting from the Flemish television network VTM, Laurent Simons defended his thesis this week at the University of Antwerp. Laurent may very well be the youngest …
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