02 SEPT 2025 Ship managers expand their offerings as the industry grows more complex. Ship management is often identified as a tool for smaller fleets or individual shipowners to run their ships and keep up with the majors. The leading ship managers, however, say the practice is evolving from technical …
Read More »ARREST WARRANT ISSUED AFTER CAPTAIN SKIPS HEARING ON INTOXICATION CHARGE
01 SEPT 2025 The containership captain, who was arrested on charges that he was operating his vessel while intoxicated, failed to show for a court hearing this week. The King County District Court in Washington State issued a $10,000 warrant for his arrest on August 27 after both the captain …
Read More »PIRATES SCARED OFF FROM TANKER ATTACK BY APPROACHING PATROL BOATS
31 AUG 2025 The suspected attack on a small chemical tanker off the coast of Togo in West Africa is over, with the crew reported to be safe and AIS signals showing the vessel underway. The incident took place approximately 60 nautical miles south of Lome, Togo, but details remain …
Read More »AFTER SANCTIONS AND UKRAINIAN ATTACKS, RUSSIAN OIL FLOWS SHIFT
30 AUG 2025 Ukrainian strikes on Russian energy infrastructure are having complex effects on the nation’s oil exports. Attacks on Russian refineries have sharply cut down domestic processing, freeing up more crude for export. At the same time, strikes on the Druzhba pipeline have hit cross-border exports to Russia’s remaining …
Read More »SHIP MANAGER FINED $2M FOR MARPOL OFFENSE AFTER CREW PROVIDES EVIDENCE
29 AUG 2025 U.S. officials are reporting yet another case in which a MARPOL violation was discovered after a crewmember turned over evidence to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Department of Justice reported on August 25 that V.Ships Norway pleaded guilty to the violation and was sentenced to pay a …
Read More »TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO CANCEL APPROVAL OF MARYLAND OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
28 AUG 2025 The Trump administration intends to withdraw federal approval for US Wind’s wind farm off the coast of Maryland, according to a document filed in federal court on Friday. In the filing, in U.S. District Court in Delaware, attorneys from the Department of Justice asked the court to stay a lawsuit by a …
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