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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Tuesday, October 14, 2025
The cargo ship Vezhen is anchored for examination by Swedish authorities outside Karlskrona, Sweden, January 27, 2025
Defense

Sweden Close Baltic Sea Cable Damage Investigation, Ruling Accident Not Sabotage

Swedish prosecutors have closed their investigation into damage to a communication cable between Sweden and Latvia in the Baltic Sea, concluding that the

October 14, 2025
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Aerial top view of a containership underway
News

Shipping Braces for Carbon Tax That Fueled US Tariffs Threat

The world’s shipping regulator is on the verge of green-lighting a global charge on the industry’s emissions, something that has prompted the Trump

October 14, 2025
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IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez at the opening of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session
Environment

Global Shipping Faces Decisive Moment at IMO’s MEPC ES.2

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) kicked off its second extraordinary meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC ES.2) today,

October 14, 2025
Total Views: 1261

RSV Nuyina
Accidents

Australian Icebreaker RSV Nuyina Makes Contact with Ocean Floor Near Remote Antarctic Island

Australia’s icebreaker RSV Nuyina made contact with the ocean floor off the coast of Heard Island in the Southern Ocean during sea floor mapping

October 14, 2025
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Monday, October 13, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025
News

Trump Declares Gaza War Over as Final Hostages Freed in Landmark Ceasefire

Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as U.S.

October 13, 2025
Total Views: 476

lng carrier
News

USTR Revises Maritime Fees for LNG and Vehicle Carriers

Oct 10 (Reuters) – The United States Trade Representative’s office said on Friday it would modify certain maritime-related fees for foreign-built

October 13, 2025
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Friday, October 10, 2025
lng carrier
News

Venture Global’s $1B Loss to BP Casts Shadow Over U.S. LNG Boom

Venture Global's loss in a massive arbitration case with BP is a black eye for the wider U.S. LNG industry, whose breakneck growth looks set to contribute to a

October 10, 2025
Total Views: 1430

Wednesday, October 8, 2025
The Maran Gas Syros conducts and LNG ship-to-ship transfer with the Woodside Jirrubakura
News

Hanwha Ocean Achieves First Ship-to-Ship LNG Transfer During Sea Trials

Hanwha Ocean has successfully completed the world’s first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied natural gas between vessels undergoing sea trials. The

October 8, 2025
Total Views: 795

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
A Maersk containership berthed at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia.
News

Malaysia’s MMC Ports Delays IPO to Include Full-year Results

Malaysia's MMC Port Holdings has decided to postpone its planned initial public offering to next year so that it can include its full-year 2025 financial

October 7, 2025
Total Views: 273

Monday, October 6, 2025
COSCO Ship at port of long beach
News

CBP Shifts Compliance Burden to Operators as USTR Port Fees on Chinese Ships Loom

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has provided long-awaited details related to payments for the new vessel fees targeting Chinese maritime interests that take

October 6, 2025
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qatargas
News

Qatar Eases Unprecedented Maritime Restrictions Following GPS Disruption

Qatar’s Ministry of Transport on Monday partially lifted an unprecedented nationwide maritime navigation suspension, now allowing daytime sailing for

October 6, 2025
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A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
News

Project44: Transpacific Blank Sailings Surge to Unprecedented Levels Amid Trump’s Tariff Shock

Blank sailings between the U.S. and China are set to reach unprecedented levels in October 2025, according to a new analysis from project44, with 67 blank

October 6, 2025
Total Views: 1396

an overhead view of port of los angeles docks
News

Supreme Court Ruling Could Force Trump to Refund $80 Billion in Tariffs

President Donald Trump has warned of disaster if the Supreme Court overturns his signature tariffs. For starters, it would unleash a bureaucratic nightmare

October 6, 2025
Total Views: 1489

Sunday, October 5, 2025
Interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla's Marinette
News

Israel Deports 29 More Gaza Aid Flotilla Activists

JERUSALEM, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Israel has deported a further 29 activists detained by the navy last week for taking part in a flotilla that sought to

October 5, 2025
Total Views: 355

Friday, October 3, 2025
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
News

Sanctioned Tanker Boracay Sets Sail After French Raid

The Boracay, a tanker under Western sanctions on suspicion of being part of Russia's "shadow fleet" and also facing a separate investigation by French

October 3, 2025
Total Views: 1462

Moran-Bisso towing vessels
News

Moran Towing Acquires Bisso Towboat, Strengthening Mississippi River Operations

Moran Towing Corporation has acquired Bisso Towboat Co., Inc. in a strategic move to strengthen its presence in New Orleans and the lower Mississippi River

October 3, 2025
Total Views: 1077

Oil tanker Eagle S suspected of the disruption of the Finland-Estonia electrical link Estlink 2.Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
Defense

Finnish Court Dismisses Case Against Eagle S Crew in Baltic Sea Cable Breach Trial

A Finnish court dismissed a case on Friday against the crew of the Russian-linked tanker which damaged Baltic Sea cables last year, ruling prosecutors failed

October 3, 2025
Total Views: 1088

The frigate Iver Huitfeldt sets sail from Korsør, Denmark, January 29, 2024. Photo courtesy Rune Dyrholm / The Armed Forces
Defense

Denmark Reports Repeated Russian Naval Provocations in its Straits

Russian warships have repeatedly sailed on collision courses, aimed weapons at Danish naval vessels and disrupted navigation systems in Denmark's straits that

October 3, 2025
Total Views: 2253

Thursday, October 2, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Environment

Maersk Launches Massive Retrofit Program to Cut Emissions from Chartered Fleet

Maersk has embarked on an ambitious program to retrofit approximately 200 vessels in its time-chartered fleet, collaborating with 50 different shipowners to

October 2, 2025
Total Views: 1673

The barge as seen from the East River.
News

New York City Jail Barge to Be Scrapped, Opening Space for New Marine Terminal

A 625-foot New York City jail barge moored on the East River in the South Bronx is finally set to head to the scrappers, two years after its last prisoners

October 2, 2025
Total Views: 4536