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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Thursday, October 23, 2025
A salvage tug fights a fire on board the MT Falcon with an Indian navy warship in the foreground in the Gulf of Aden
Accidents

Indian Navy Recovers Bodies from Burning LPG Tanker in Gulf of Aden

The Indian Navy warship INS Trikand successfully coordinated firefighting operations and search and rescue efforts for the Cameroon-flagged LPG carrier MT

October 23, 2025
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An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
News

Oil Surges After U.S. Sanctions on Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil

Oil prices surged around 5% to a two-week high on Thursday after the U.S. imposed sanctions on major Russian suppliers Rosneft and Lukoil over Russia's war in

October 23, 2025
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The Swedish Coast Guard vessel KBV 003 at sea
Environment

Swedish Coast Guard Boards Bulk Carrier Suspected of Dumping Waste in Baltic Sea

Swedish authorities have boarded a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier off the coast of Gothenburg following reports that the vessel dumped waste in the Baltic Sea

October 23, 2025
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containership
News

DNV Awards HD KSOE Approval in Principle for Nuclear-Powered Containership Design

Classification society DNV has awarded HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering an Approval in Principle for a 15,000 TEU container vessel design

October 23, 2025
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
An illustration of a Sembcorp Marine-designed Wind Turbine Installation Vessel for Maersk Supply Service.
News

Maersk Offshore Wind Takes Seatrium to Arbitration Over Nearly Completed Wind Installation Vessel

Seatrium Limited announced it received a notice of arbitration from Maersk Offshore Wind over a dispute regarding the termination of a contract for a nearly

October 22, 2025
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Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
News

EU Expanding Russia Sanctions to Chinese Refineries and Traders

The European Union's 19th package of sanctions against Russia will list four companies involved in China's oil industry that circumvent Western restrictions,

October 22, 2025
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
News

How a ‘Dark Fleet’ of Tankers Helped a Mexican Cartel Build a Fuel-Smuggling Empire

Oct 22, (Reuters) – On the afternoon of March 8, a petroleum tanker named Torm Agnes entered the Port of Ensenada on Mexico’s Pacific coast carrying

October 22, 2025
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
US May Cut India Tariff Rate to 15-16% in Trade Deal, Mint Says
News

US May Cut India Tariff Rate to 15-16% in Trade Deal, Mint Says

India and the US are nearing a trade deal that could lower tariffs on Indian exports to 15%–16% from about 50%, the Mint newspaper reported, citing three

October 21, 2025
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oil storage tankers
News

U.S. Seeks 1 Million Barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Tuesday it is looking to buy 1 million barrels of crude oil for delivery to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as it seeks

October 21, 2025
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Ready reserve fleet ships moored in Alameda, California
News

Senator Kelly to Introduce MARAD Nominee Stephen Carmel at Commerce Committee Hearing

Arizona Senator Mark Kelly will introduce Stephen Carmel at a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee nominations hearing on Wednesday. The

October 21, 2025
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Monday, October 20, 2025
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
News

Global Crude in Transit Reaches Record 1.24 Billion Barrels as Supply Surges

A flotilla of crude oil on the world’s oceans expanded to a fresh high as producer nations keep adding barrels and the tankers sail further for

October 20, 2025
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Saturday, October 18, 2025
Superyacht with deck lights on docked at sunset
News

Spy Games and Superyachts: Inside the Italy-China Power Struggle Rocking Luxury Shipyards

By Daniele Lepido and Haze Fan (Bloomberg) The battle between Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti SpA’s management and its top Chinese investor is once

October 18, 2025
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Friday, October 17, 2025
U.S. Navy Warship Holding Survivors From Strike on Caribbean Vessel
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U.S. Navy Warship Holding Survivors From Strike on Caribbean Vessel

The U.S. military is holding two survivors aboard a Navy ship after rescuing them from a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean hit by a U.S. strike that

October 17, 2025
Total Views: 1758

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Environment

Industry Voices Disappointment and Concern as IMO Postpones Global Shipping Carbon Tax Vote

Governments at the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone for one year the adoption of what would have been the world’s first global

October 17, 2025
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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
News

Service Boat Capsizes Near Scorpio-Managed Tanker Off Mozambique, Seven Missing

A service boat carrying crew members capsized alongside the Scorpio-managed oil/chemical tanker Sea Quest at the outer anchorage of Beira, Mozambique on

October 16, 2025
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Christophe de Margerie LNG carrier
News

UK Strikes at Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Lifeline with Sanctions on China’s Beihai Terminal

The United Kingdom has sanctioned China’s Beihai LNG terminal as part of a comprehensive package targeting Russia’s energy sector and its

October 15, 2025
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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
Total Views: 1210

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
Total Views: 864

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
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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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