17 DEC 2025 Russia has, for the first time, deployed its entire fleet of eight nuclear-powered icebreakers simultaneously to maintain winter shipping lanes in the Gulf of Ob and the Yenisei Gulf, underscoring the strategic importance of Arctic energy exports. The unprecedented deployment is focused on ensuring the flow of …
Read More »GHOST OIL SHIPS DOCK IN VENEZUELA, SHOWING CHALLENGE FOR US
15 DEC 2025 Two so-called ghost oil ships are currently loading off the coast of Venezuela, highlighting the challenges the Trump administration faces trying to disrupt exports of the South American country’s primary source of revenue. The supertankers, the largest class of vessels used to move crude, are loading at …
Read More »BLACK SEA TANKER ATTACKS PUT CIVILIAN SEAFARERS AT RISK, ITF WARNS
13 DEC 2025 The International Transport Workers’ Federation has condemned recent attacks on vessels operating in the Black Sea following the third Ukrainian sea drone strike on a Russian shadow fleet tanker, warning that civilian seafarers must never be treated as targets in conflict. A tanker transiting Ukraine’s exclusive economic …
Read More »FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND TREATMENT BOOSTS VISION IN HUMAN TRIAL, SCIENTISTS REPORT
12 DEC 2025 Taking a photo of a friend? You’ve probably got their face centered and focused. Driving down a highway? Eyes on the road. But for millions of adults with age-related macular degeneration, that crucial, central field of sight is blurred beyond recognition. Current treatments can only slow its …
Read More »GERMAN SEAFARERS AGREE TO NEW 30-MONTH CONTRACT WITH REAL WAGE INCREASES
11 DEC 2025 German shipowners, the association for the industry, and the trade union ver.di are all saying that a fair agreement has been reached for a new contract for German seafarers. They concluded an agreement during the second round of talks, which took place on December 4, and will …
Read More »SEAFARERS FROM ETERNITY C RETURN HOME AFTER MONTHS IN HOUTHI CAPTIVITY
10 DEC 2025 Government officials in Oman and the Philippines confirmed the release of the seafarers who had been rescued from the sinking bulker Eternity C in July after sustained attacks by the Houthis over two successive days. A salvage team sent by the vessel’s operator had been able to …
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