22 JUNE 2025 While shipping watches closely for Iran to make a decision on a full-scale closure of the Strait of Hormuz, shipping associations and government advisory agencies are urging caution for ships passing through areas within reach of Iran’s military capabilities – including the Red Sea, where Iran-linked Houthis …
Read More »SPACEX STARSHIP EXPLODES IN TOWERING FIREBALL
22 JUNE 2025 A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk‘s dream of sending humans to Mars. The explosion – which sent a towering fireball into the air – happened at the Starbase …
Read More »GPS JAMMING IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ RAISES MARITIME SAFETY CONCERNS AFTER TANKER COLLISION
21 JUNE 2025 A significant increase in GPS jamming and spoofing incidents along the Iranian coast is raising serious concerns about maritime safety in one of the world’s most critical shipping channels. According to the Maritime Information Cooperation & Awareness Center (MICA), approximately 970 ships per day have experienced GPS …
Read More »VESSELS NOW KEEPING TO OMANI WATERS IN STRAITS OF HORMUZ TRAFFIC SCHEME
20 JUNE 2025 Traffic entering and leaving the Arabian Gulf through the Straits of Hormuz stick to well-established sea lanes recognized by the UN’s International Maritime Organization. At the narrowest point, both the northern/inward channel and the southern/outwards channel lie in Omani waters, both before and after this choke point …
Read More »POLAND SUCCEEDS AFTER EIGHT YEARS TO DISPOSE OF ABANDONED RUSSIAN TANKER
19 JUNE 2025 Polish officials were on hand to witness a Russian-registered product tanker towed from the Port of Gdynia after languishing for eight years and becoming a political liability. After months of efforts, the tanker Khatanga was towed away on Thursday, June 19, with Poland’s Deputy Minister of Infrastructure …
Read More »FIRST LARGE BOXSHIP TRANSITS SUEZ CANAL IN 15 MONTHS
18 JUNE 2025 The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting the transit of the CMA CGM Osiris (15,536 TEU) through the Suez Canal on June 18 as the first large containerships through the canal in more than a year. The authority is calling it a new phase in its efforts to …
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