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Lock Accident Paralyzes Rhine To France And Luxembourg Shipping The accident on Sunday, December 8, damaged the locks on the Moselle River, a tributary of the Rhine, which provides passage for large ships to France and Luxembourg, and shipping authorities are working to find a temporary solution. Authorities report that nearly 70 ships are trapped […]
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Shell Reaches Agreement With Greenpeace To Place Activists On An FPSO Tanker British oil and gas company Shell reached an agreement with environmental group Greenpeace on Tuesday after activists boarded a Shell oil production vessel last year. Greenpeace said it had agreed to pay the Royal National Lifeboat Institution 300,000 pounds ($382,650) and temporarily avoid
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Philippines Plans To Acquire Two New Anti-Submarine Ships The Philippines is considering purchasing two more anti-submarine ships to bolster its defense capabilities against China’s growing aggression in the South China Sea. In a press conference on Tuesday, Philippine Navy West Philippine Sea spokesman Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad stressed the need for more modern naval assets
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A passenger ship capsized off the coast of East Java, killing one person and missing one person. On December 8, 2024, a passenger ship capsized off the coast of East Java, killing one person and missing one person. The boat sank in the rough waters near the Situbondo area, and 49 other people were rescued.
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A historic research vessel accidentally sank before Argentina’s scheduled artificial reef. Argentina’s historic Captain Canepa research vessel accidentally sank on December 4, just days before it was to become part of an artificial reef. The ship, which had been part of the Argentine Navy’s research for decades, sank at the Mar del Plata Naval Base.
Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Investigating Allegations That Spain Denies Port Access to U.S.-Flagged Vessels The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched a formal investigation into Spain’s apparent and controversial port access restrictions targeting vessels suspected of transporting military supplies to Israel. The investigation comes after Spanish authorities denied entry to two U.S.-flagged vessels, the Maersk
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Somali Pirates Hijack A Chinese Fishing Boat, Posing A New Threat To Shipping The EU operation Atalanta monitors a hijacked Chinese fishing boat off the northeast coast of Puntland, Somalia. It was confirmed that the vessel, which remains in Somali territorial waters, was controlled by armed pirates carrying AK-47 rifles and machine guns, and the
Philippines and China blame each other over new South China Sea conflict China and the Philippines gave conflicting accounts of a maritime standoff over a disputed sand bar in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the latest in a long-running dispute between the two neighbors. According to Philippine officials, Chinese coast guard vessels fired high-pressure
Sanctioned Russian tanker takes detour to India to avoid UK sanctions A Russian tanker carrying crude oil to India has unexpectedly detoured via Scotland, avoiding the usual shortcut across the English Channel. The decision comes after Britain expanded sanctions on Russia’s shadow fleet to cut off oil revenues that fuel the war in Ukraine. The
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China Is Testing An Aircraft Carrier, But Its Mysterious Purpose Remains A Mystery China has tested a mysterious aircraft carrier-like vessel with a large flight deck that could be used to carry manned drones and helicopters, according to photos and videos circulating on social media. While the ship’s size and configuration are similar to China’s