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28 NOV 2025 The Indonesian Attorney General’s Office is auctioning an Iran-flagged vessel it detained two and a half years ago when it was caught conducting an illegal ship-to-ship oil transfer to a shadowy second tanker. An Indonesian official said the online auction is to proceed under the authority of …

28 NOV 2025 Three seafarers have reportedly been injured in a fire aboard a boxship at the port of Wilmington, Delaware, according to local media. At about 0930, the crew of the container ship Chiquita Voyager reported a fire in the engine room. The blaze started with a generator and …

27 NOV 2025 The eyes are a window to the brain – and this outward extension of the central nervous system may reveal early signs of cognitive decline. Two recent and large population studies, one in the United Kingdom and another in Australia, suggest that those who perform worse on …

26 NOV 2025 Seafarer Hospital Society says seafarer health and wellbeing must be treated as a business-critical strategic priority, not just a welfare concern. Seafarer wellbeing needs to be a strategic priority for the shipping industry if it is to reach its sustainability goals, according to a new report from …

25 NOV 2025 A group of non-governmental organisations call for governments to step up their efforts to decarbonise the maritime sector after the delay of the IMO Net Zero Framework Following last month’s one year delay to the Net Zero Framework (NZF) NGO’s are demanding that governments take decisive action …

24 NOV 2025 It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat. Then, a sneeze. Then coughing, sniffling, and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days. Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known as the common cold – afflict everyone, typically three …