Mês: fevereiro 2026

An arrest warrant was issued late on January 30 in Taiwan for the captain of a Yang Ming containership on suspicion of drug smuggling. The captain, who was only identified by the surname of Yu, had been detained earlier in the week after an inspection of his vessel at the Port of Kaohsiung. The Taiwan-based […]

[By Resolve Marine] Resolve Marine is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in Tokyo, Japan, marking a significant step in expanding its presence across Asia and reinforcing its commitment to the global maritime community. Originally launched in late 2025, the office in Japan has established firm roots where it continues to strengthen […]

A historic schooner grounded off the port of Cuxhaven, Germany over the weekend, forcing an urgent evacuation of the vessel. At about 1215 hours on Saturday afternoon, the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) rescue center received notice of a large sailing vessel grounded on the outer stretches of the Elbe River, just north […]

A U.S. District Court Judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, February 2, for Sunrise Wind against the Trump administration’s December stop-work order. With today’s ruling, all five of the under-construction offshore wind farms have received permission to resume work despite the administration’s claims of new information about potential radar interference from the wind turbine […]

Officials of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized a large amount of unreported cash from a Chinese-owned bulker while it was in the port of Baltimore. While it is not a crime to have the cash aboard the ship, U.S. officials highlighted the reporting requirements while contending the captain of the ship had […]

The captain of the containership Single was convicted on Monday, February 2, of gross negligent manslaughter by a court in the UK for the death of a seafarer when the Single hit the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate. The case had gone to the jury on Friday, and they returned the verdict after approximately eight hours […]

The Port of Baltimore is witnessing a remarkable recovery after the devastating effects of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March 2024, with container throughput returning to 2023 levels. Having witnessed its containerized business take a 41 percent nosedive in 2024 to roughly 740,000 TEU due to the Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster, Baltimore is seeing a […]

Unprecedented criticism over the growing numbers of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel using small boats has forced the UK Labor government to rethink strategy on how to deal with the menace, and one novel new solution centers on stopping the flow of engines and components. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants Beijing to stop supplying […]

The Offshore Charging Working Group, a broad coalition from across the offshore wind and maritime value chain, is working to address the remaining barriers to decarbonising offshore service operations through the electrification of service operation vessels (SOVs) and crew transfer vessels (CTVs). The group has concluded that early design consideration and commercial clarity on access […]

Last weekend, a merchant tanker rescued 27 fishermen who were forced to abandon a burning vessel off the coast of the Galapagos Islands. On Saturday, the fishing vessel The Penalty – a 240-foot tuna seiner flagged in Venezuela – was operating about 500 miles north of the Galapagos Islands in the Eastern Pacific. At about […]