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The crew of the bulker Eternity C was forced into the Red Sea from their ship after multiple attacks by the Houthis left the ship without propulsion, severely damaged, and sinking. The situation remains confused with multiple rescue efforts, but it appears as many as 14 or 15 crewmembers, along with some of the security personnel from the vessel, are unaccounted for pending additional updates.

eCap Marine secured two contracts to supply hydrogen-based propulsion systems for zero-emission vessels. The Hamburg-based engineering specialist will deliver hydrogen power solutions for bulk carriers for Møre Sjø and short-sea container vessels for Samskip

In September 2023, Irish authorities received intelligence indicating a planned handoff from the bulker Matthew to the small trawler Castlemore at a designated transfer point off the coast of Cork.

The Kerala State Government in India followed through on its earlier assertions and filed a compensation claim in the courts against MSC for damages as a result of the loss of the MSC Elsa 3 off the coast in late May.

Once one of the leading shipbuilders in South Korea, the former STX Yard, which was relaunched as K Shipbuilding, is celebrating a remarkable turnaround. According to a report in The Korean Economic Daily, after having posted its first profit in 14 years, the investment group with revived the shipbuilder is now looking to cash out.

Five years after taking over the decommissioning process of the Northern Endeavour FPSO, the Australian government has finally awarded the recycling contract to Danish company Modern American Recycling Services Europe (MARS)

South Korean shipbuilding leader HD Hyundai has signed up with Indian shipbuilding giant Cochin Shipyard on a deal to share design work, technology and equipment supply chains. The agreement also provides for workforce training programs. 

A newly built inland dry goods vessel, Blue Marlin, was named last week in Hamburg, Germany, and became the world’s first hybrid solar-power inland shipping vessel, as well as receiving a designation for remote-controlled operations.

Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel Blue Marlin. Representing a major technical milestone and step forward for sustainable inland shipping, the vessel’s 192 solar panels will provide power to both the onboard and propulsion systems,

Kindly note the Alang Vessels/Beaching Position for the period from 01/04/2025 to 30/06/2025 as detailed below. Ship Demolition, shp breaking at India Alang, Ship Recycling in Bangladesh Chittagong

A Danish court has found that although the master of a tanker acted with negligence in an anchor-dragging incident that severed a subsea power cable, the shipping company’s liability is limited.

Clarion Shipping West Africa is starting what it calls “Nigeria’s first fully indigenous container liner,” as it looks to build regional trade and improve service versus the transshipment options of the major carriers.

Japan is planning further assistance to the armed forces of the Philippines through a transfer of up to six Abukuma-class destroyer escorts, which will be available after their replacement by new Mogami-class frigates beginning in 2027.

The Philippines authorities worked with local crewing agencies and others to resolve a pay dispute and release a crew that had been stranded on a small cargo ship anchored in the Iloilo Strait.

The first LNG gas carrier, GasLog Glasgow (112,764 dwt) departed the LNG terminal at Kitimat, Canada, on June 30, officially marking Canada’s entry into the export market. The LNG Canada project had been gearing up in recent weeks and began the first loading over the weekend, which opens a critical market for Asia to obtain LNG from Canada.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) launched its next round of sanctions targeting Iran through six entities involved in an extensive smuggling network, as well as four tankers that the U.S.

For the fourth time in a year, power purchase agreements that were due to be signed for offshore wind farms to serve Massachusetts and Rhode Island have been postponed. While the states remain anxious to pursue clean energy, the developers cite the continuing uncertainties in U.S. policy and, for the first time, raised the possibility of canceling agreements in their most recent filing.

T. Parker Host, already a leading U.S. maritime agency and terminal services provider, acquired Transmarine Navigation Corporation, a West Coast ship agency. Combined, they report the operations will be the largest tramp ship agency in the United States.

A milestone has been achieved in plans to modernize and restore service for Washington State Ferries (WSF) with Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding being awarded a contract to build three passenger RoRo ferries.

The efforts to identify and crack down on shadow fleet vessels breaking maritime regulations are increasing with Germany announcing that along with Sweden it will begin asking passing vessels about insurance coverage.