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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Friday, January 2, 2026
Seized vessel Fitburg rests in harbour in Kirkkonummi, Finland, January 1, 2026
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Baltic Shadow Games: Finland Detains Cargo Ship in Suspected Hybrid Attack

Finnish commandos seize cargo ship Fitburg after suspected sabotage of Baltic data cable — then uncover a hidden cargo of sanctioned Russian

January 2, 2026
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Wednesday, December 31, 2025
Hsieh Jih-sheng, deputy chief of the general staff for intelligence at Taiwan's defence ministry, points at a map during a press conference about China’s military drills around Taiwan,
Defense

China Winds Down Largest-Ever Maritime War Games Near Taiwan

Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime

December 31, 2025
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Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva escorts Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S to sea.Handout via REUTERS
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Finland Seizes Ship Over Suspected Damage to Baltic Sea Cable

Finnish authorities boarded and seized a cargo vessel called Fitburg on Wednesday, after it was suspected of having damaged underwater cables in the Baltic

December 31, 2025
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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
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Year in Review: The Maritime Stories That Defined 2025

When historians chronicle 2025, they won’t remember it as the year shipping got more efficient or cleaner. They’ll remember it as the year the

December 30, 2025
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Ships under construction at Cochin Shipyard India aerial
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India’s $5.4 Billion Shipbuilding Gambit Takes Aim at China—and Rattles the West

India just threw down $5.4 billion to crash the global shipbuilding party. For Western yards already struggling against Asian dominance, it's another wake-up

December 30, 2025
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A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports and Civilian Ships, Kyiv Says

Russia launched waves of drones to attack port infrastructure and civilian ships in Ukraine's Odesa region on Tuesday, Ukrainian navy and government

December 30, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: A member of staff at satellite communications company Inmarsat poses in front of a section of the screen showing the southern Indian Ocean to the west of Australia, at their headquarters
Engineering News

Ocean Infinity Resumes Hunt for MH370 in Remote Indian Ocean

More than a decade after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished with 239 people aboard, a renewed search effort has officially begun in one of the

December 30, 2025
Total Views: 1416

Monday, December 29, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida
Defense

Trump Claims U.S. Hit Venezuelan Drug Dock in First Known Land Attack

President Donald Trump said the US struck a facility inside Venezuela, in what would be a significant escalation in its campaign against alleged drug

December 29, 2025
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Friday, December 26, 2025
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California
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Container Shipping Rates Extend Gains as Year-End Demand Surges

Global container shipping rates climbed 1% this week to $2,213 per 40-foot container, marking the fourth consecutive weekly increase as carriers capitalized on

December 26, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: An oil tanker is seen on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela's western state of Zulia
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‘Scrapped’ Tanker Rises From the Dead: Inside Venezuela’s Expanding Zombie Fleet

A 27-year-old crude tanker that was supposedly scrapped in 2021 is due to reach Venezuela late this week, according to ship-tracking data, in the latest

December 26, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California
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Global Trade Braces for the Hangover After Trump’s Tariff Year

The global trading system, which is finishing up one of its most transformational years of the past century, heads into another facing more challenges to

December 26, 2025
Total Views: 1212

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the construction site of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine capable of launching surface-to-air missiles
Defense

First Look: Kim Signals New Era for North Korea’s Navy With Nuclear-Powered Submarine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed construction of a submarine with his daughter, a potential heir, and oversaw the test-firing of long-range

December 26, 2025
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Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Ukraine Warns Food Exports at Risk After Russia Drone Strikes on Ports

Ukraine's food exports have already been harmed by intensified Russian attacks on ports this month, which could lead to a significant drop in trade despite

December 24, 2025
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The Hong Tai 58, a Togolese freighter, allegedly damaged a submarine cable between Taiwan and Pengzhou
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China Claims Taiwanese Smuggling Ring Behind Subsea Cable Sabotage Case

Chinese authorities on Wednesday said two Taiwanese citizens led a smuggling operation involving a Chinese-crewed vessel that damaged subsea cables earlier

December 24, 2025
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A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Featured

U.S. Coast Guard Short on Forces to Execute Venezuela Tanker Seizure, Sources Say

The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been

December 24, 2025
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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade transits the Suez Canal, December 3, 2025
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Big Boxships Return to Suez After Two-Year Hiatus

After nearly two years of disruption, ships from two of the world’s biggest container lines are once again sailing through the Suez Canal—a small but

December 23, 2025
Total Views: 2258

China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
Featured

PDVSA Turns Tankers Into Floating Storage as U.S. Ship Seizures Choke Exports

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has started filling up tankers with crude and fuel oil it has in storage as inventories mount amid moves by the U.S.

December 23, 2025
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Monday, December 22, 2025
vlcc tanker u-turn
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U.S. Blockade Triggers Tanker U-Turns Near Venezuela

Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on Monday, with most ships moving oil cargoes only between domesticports following U.S. action against two more ships and

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 14251

ZIM logo on a building
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ZIM Board Declines Management Buyout as Strategic Review Advances

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services has turned down a revised takeover proposal from a management-led group, saying the offer failed to reflect the company’s

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 691

A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
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U.S. Pursuit of Third Oil Tanker Deepens Venezuela Blockade

The US Coast Guard’s pursuit of a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela has intensified a blockade that the Trump administration hopes will cut off a

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 1726