08 FEB 2026 Port across Italy were reporting strikes and disruptions in their operations as unionized dockworkers staged a 24-hour strike to protest the alleged “militarization” of the ports. Reports indicate ships of Zim and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company were being targeted and forced to hold offshore or divert. Unione …
Read More »KOREAN RORO TURNS AROUND AFTER REPORTING TRUCK FIRE
07 FEB 2026 A Korean-flagged RoRo operating as a ferry was forced to turn around on Friday evening, February 6, after the crew discovered a truck fire onboard. The crew, aided by the local fire department and the Coast Guard, was able to bring the fire under control after about …
Read More »CAPTAIN OF SOLONG GETS SIX YEARS AS COURT CITES “COMPLACENCY AND ARROGANCE”
06 FEB 2026 A judge at the UK’s “Old Bailey” court in London sentenced the former master of the Solong containership to six years in jail for causing the death of a seafarer in the fiery 2025 allision with the tanker Stena Immaculate. A jury on Monday had found Vladimir …
Read More »WITH U.S. EMBARGO LIFTED, VENEZUELAN OIL EXPORTS BOUNCE BACK
05 FEB 2026 Oil exports from Venezuela have surged upwards since the end of the U.S. embargo and the capture of former dictator Nicolas Maduro. Under American management, oil cargoes rose to 800,000 bpd in January, up from about 500,000 bpd under U.S. Navy blockade in December. Vitol and Trafigura …
Read More »BEIJING AGREES TO HELP POLICE THE SALE OF CHINESE OUTBOARDS TO SMUGGLERS
05 FEB 2026 Unprecedented criticism over the growing numbers of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel using small boats has forced the UK Labor government to rethink strategy on how to deal with the menace, and one novel new solution centers on stopping the flow of engines and components. UK Prime …
Read More »TRUMP SAYS INDIA WILL BUY OIL FROM VENEZUELA, NOT IRAN
04 FEB 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said India will buy Venezuelan oil, as opposed to purchasing oil from Iran. “We’ve already made that deal, the concept of the deal,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he traveled to his vacation home in Florida from Washington. Reuters reported on …
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