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European Nations Warn Shadow Fleet Shipowners to Play By the Rules

European Nations Warn Shadow Fleet Shipowners to Play By the Rules

  The coastal states of the North Sea and the Baltic have released a joint letter to remind shadow fleet shipowners and flag states of their legal obligations. Notably absent from the signatory lis...

Containership Briefly Grounds Blocking Port of Mobile

Containership Briefly Grounds Blocking Port of Mobile

The Alabama Port Authority is reporting that the containership Ruby Tower (127,952 dwt) has been refloated and is no longer blocking the Mobile shipping channel. The ship, however, is holding in Mob...

Russia Cuts Funding to Build River-Sea Cargo Ships Citing Sanctions

Russia Cuts Funding to Build River-Sea Cargo Ships Citing Sanctions

Reports from Russia indicate that an ambitious program to build a new generation of river-sea cargo ships has been reduced. The Moscow Times cites the impact of high interest rates, import substitut...

Spanish Police Bust Major Cocaine Smuggling Syndicate

Spanish Police Bust Major Cocaine Smuggling Syndicate

  Spain's National Police have taken down a major maritime smuggling ring in a year-long operation, netting more than 100 arrests and more than 10 tonnes of cocaine. The Central Drug and Organized...

European Governments Adopt Ambitious Plan for 100 GW of Offshore Wind Power

European Governments Adopt Ambitious Plan for 100 GW of Offshore Wind Power

Meeting for the third North Sea Summit, the governments of nine Northern European countries adopted a new plan calling for coordination, power sharing, and working in unison to develop 100 GW of off...

Op-Ed: Baltimore's Bridge Collapse and the Making of a P&I Super Loss

Op-Ed: Baltimore's Bridge Collapse and the Making of a P&I Super Loss

On a calm March night in 2024, a containership outbound from Baltimore lost electrical power, struck a main pier of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, and brought down a vital artery of the U.S. transpor...

Geopolitics Has Moved From the Margins to the Engine Room of Shipping

Geopolitics Has Moved From the Margins to the Engine Room of Shipping

  For much of its modern history, the maritime industry treated geopolitics as background noise. Today, that is no longer possible. Political instability is now shaping day-to-day operational decis...

Houthis Release a Threatening Reminder of Red Sea Strike Capabilities

Houthis Release a Threatening Reminder of Red Sea Strike Capabilities

  As the U.S. military builds up its presence in the Mideast in response to events in Iran, Yemen's Houthi rebel group has issued a new reminder of its ability to conduct strikes on commercial ship...

Solong Captain Denies Falling Asleep Before Hitting Stena Immaculate

Solong Captain Denies Falling Asleep Before Hitting Stena Immaculate

The manslaughter trial of the captain of the containership Solong continued in London on Monday, with the captain remaining on the witness stand, responding to questions. Captain Vladimir Motin, age...

Tugs Rush to Aid Cargo Ship That Touched Bottom and Lost Rudder

Tugs Rush to Aid Cargo Ship That Touched Bottom and Lost Rudder

A drama is playing out along the central Portuguese coast as a cargo ship reportedly lost its rudder as it departed and is now awaiting assistance off the coast. Portuguese officials ordered the por...