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19 APR 2025 The crew aboard an offshore support vessel has taken to social media with the aid of the International Transport Workers’ Federation to highlight their plight. It comes after the union groups called 2024 the “worst year on record for seafarer abandonment.” The ITF posted on its social …

18 APR 2025 Authorities are investigating an incident that took place late on April 15 between an unidentified bulker and “multiple small craft” in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel reportedly was able to evade the small boats, but there are reports of shots fired before the small crafts left …

17 APR 2025  The expansion of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to include the maritime industry has introduced significant financial and operational hurdles for all ship owners who are voyaging to or through EU ports. Ship owners must now purchase European Union Allowances regardless of the ship’s nationality. …

16 APRIL 2025  The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) issued its quarterly report on global piracy warning of a rise in global piracy and armed robbery incidents driven by a spike in attacks in the Singapore Straits. Southeast Asia, and specifically the regions around the Singapore Strait has become the …

16 APR 2025 Italian prosecutors moved last week to seize three ferries in the fleet of Tirrenia-Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione on charges the company falsified documents regarding the environmental performance of its ships and presented the class society and registers with counterfeit documents. Today, April 14, the media is reporting …

15 APR 2025 Two VLCCs from the dark fleet that have been taken to the Indian subcontinent for recycling remain outside port limits in Bangladesh. Unclear future for sanctioned VLCC pair after no bids received from recyclers.   Two elderly VLCCs which have caught the attention of the US Office …