11 OCT 2025 A suspect who has been wanted by Russia for 16 years in connection with an alleged hijacking off Sweden has been arrested at last, according to authorities in Cyprus. In July 2009, the freighter Arctic Sea got under way from Jakobstad, Finland with a cargo of $1.8 …
Read More »BLANK SAILINGS HIT NEW RECORD IN RESPONSE TO TARIFF PRESSURE
10 OCT 2025 The latest data from consultancy Project44 shows that blank sailings have surged to new heights as demand on U.S.-China routes has fallen. The blanks for October are on track to exceed levels seen during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when consumer demand in the West …
Read More »MSC CONTAINER SHIP HITS INDIAN FISHING BOAT
09 OCT 2025 India’s fishing community is again complaining about merchant ships sailing too close to the coast and hitting the commercial fishing vessels working off Kerala on the Arabian Sea. In the latest instance, a smaller MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company containership collided with one of the fishing vessels, causing …
Read More »BELGIUM POLICE END GREENPEACE BLOCKAGE OF LNG TERMINAL AFTER 29 HOURS
08 OCT 2025 The Belgian police ended the blockade by Greenpeace protestors of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal. The group confirmed its activists have been removed and arrested after 29 hours while its sailboat was moved to a dock in the port, and the flow of LNG carriers has resumed. As …
Read More »HELSINKI COURT DISMISSES CHARGES IN CASE OF CABLE DAMAGE BY TANKER EAGLE S
07 0CT 2025 The Helsinki District Court issued a surprise judgment on Friday, October 3, in the case of the master and two officers from the tanker Eagle S who had been charged with aggravated vandalism related to the damage to sub-sea cables. While saying the damage had occurred due …
Read More »ISRAEL STOPS ALL BOATS IN FLOTILLA AND WILL DEPORT PARTICIPANTS
06 OCT 2025 After repeated warnings not to attempt to approach the Gaza coastline, and calls for the boats to turn back, israeli forces intercepted the boats in the global flotilla before they could reach Gaza. The organizers confirmed that 21 boats had been intercepted, while they had lost contact …
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