The alliance between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will start for the first time to send vessels through the Red Sea as part of its gradual return to the shipping routes. The carriers, however, emphasized their focus on safety, noting that “All transits will be secured by naval assistance.” The Gemini Cooperation, launched by the two carriers […]

An aging freighter has gone aground on a sandy beach near the Atlantic-side entrance to the Panama Canal. The Panama Maritime Authority and National Aeronaval Service of Panama report that a cargo ship is aground at Maria Chiquita, a small seaside community about 10 nm to the northeast of Colon. Monitoring from the air and […]

A cargo ship damaged nearly two weeks ago in a reported attack in the Black Sea has now gone aground in a storm in the Bosphorus region of Turkey. The ship, which appears to have been in questionable condition before the attack today, February 3, requested medical assistance from the Turkish maritime authorities. The vessel […]

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) in Dubai has advised that an unidentified ship was hailed on VHF by numerous small armed vessels early on February 3 and was requested to stop.  The master of the ship ignored the request and proceeded on his course. The incident appears to have occurred when the ship […]

When the container ship Ever Given grounded itself across the Suez Canal in 2021, the economic shock spread far beyond the Middle East. Auto plants in Europe slowed production, grain shipments backed up, and oil prices jumped. A single stuck vessel briefly disrupted nearly 12 percent of global trade. The episode was a reminder that […]

Unmanned submersibles are a growing focus area for naval R&D, and they have significant potential as force multipliers. They need to communicate with shoreside personnel to receive instructions and report back. That is a challenge for every subsea system, since high bandwidth radio telecommunication does not work underwater and subs quickly lose their stealthy advantage […]

The Trump administration has launched a $12 billion initiative to stockpile critical minerals. The initiative is intended to fend off Chinese dominance in the supply chain for these strategic ingredients for manufacturing and defense technology, allowing the U.S. to regain more independence. Starting in 2011, Chinese conglomerates have consolidated control over the world’s market in […]

[By: BIO-UV Group] BIO-UV Group has announced a strategic partnership with water-monitoring specialist MicroWISE to develop new ballast-water treatment and verification solutions designed to address rising enforcement pressures and the anticipated growth of port-side reception facilities. The collaboration combines BIO-UV Group’s long-established BIO-SEA ballast-water treatment technology with MicroWISE real-time organism analysis, creating an integrated approach to […]

[By: Gallagher Bassett] Gallagher Bassett (GB)A Subsidary Of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (Nyse: Ajg), has announced the acquisition of Reck & Co. GmbH (Reck & Co.)—the Bremen, Germany-based claims service provider specialising in the field of transportation and marine. Reck & Co. delivers surveying, claim handling, recovery and loss prevention services to a global […]

[By: Hydrex] Shipping operates on a global scale, and when damage occurs, shipowners need repair partners who can respond just as globally. In December, Hydrex once again demonstrated their ability to mobilize anywhere in the world, carrying out a complex underwater propeller repair on a container vessel at anchorage off Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. […]