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 […]

For Ukrainian maritime intelligence officers looking to do the Russians damage, the passage of shadow fleet tankers through the Black Sea to the crude loading terminals near Novorossiysk presents a target selection challenge, and a process where mistakes can be made. A review of AIS tracking data covering the Black Sea in recent days illustrates the nature […]

Today marks the official start of Wallenius Wilhelmsen operating the Gothenburg International Auto & RoRo Terminal (GIART), a milestone that lays the groundwork for developing a regional hub and enhancing both our logistics network and the port’s capacity to deliver efficient, integrated logistics solutions. The Port of Gothenburg—Scandinavia’s leading hub for vehicle handling—holds a prime […]

The International Propeller Club (IPC) of Norway is putting wind in the sails of chosen charity Windjammer after hosting its first New Year Gala Dinner where it raised over Nkr140,000 for the Norwegian organization dedicated to helping young people find purpose by experiencing life at sea. The prestigious black-tie event, staged in Oslo on 29 January […]

Three additional bodies of victims from the lost ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 have been recovered near Basilan, bringing the number of confirmed fatalities to 40 people, the Philippine Coast Guard confirmed on Sunday. The bodies were found in the water near Baluk-Baluk Island and Lantawan Island, not far from the site of the sinking. One […]

Last week, in our annual forecasting opinion (“A Fool’s Game?”), we prognosticated that the tanker orderbook will decline in 2026. We are still early…

The commander of the regular Iranian navy (Nedaja) Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has announced that Iran will once again host Chinese and Russian naval vessels in Exercise Maritime Security Belt 2026, to be held in the northern Indian Ocean in late February.  There have been no confirmatory announcements as yet from the Chinese and Russians, […]

On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing crew of the fishing vessel Lily Jean, which disappeared about 25 miles off the coast of Massachusetts on Friday morning. “The decision to suspend the search was incredibly difficult. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the family members and friends of the […]