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General cargo ship river-sea type RM-3 berthed at Mariupol port, occupied by Russia (“freed” in new language), on May 28, to load some 2,700 tons of steel and deliver cargo to Rostov, Russia. Russia said on May 27, that ... continue reading

Grounding alert May 27 1600 UTC: MT CHEM HYDRA, IMO 9486180, St-Lawrence Montreal Sainte-Catherine, aground since around 0500 UTC May 27. May 28 UPDATE: Tnaker was refloated at around 2300 UTC May 27, berthed near Sainte-Catherine Lock, later transited the ... continue reading

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boarded and seized two Greek Suezmax crude oil tankers, DELTA POSEIDON and PRUDENT WARRIOR, on May 27 in Persian Gulf off Iranian coast, allegedly for violation of maritime regulations. Both tanker were to leave Gulf after ... continue reading

Jane reported collision involving two Japanese Self-Defence Forces Naval ships, destroyer JS JINTSŪ and mine countermeasures ship JS URAGA, which took place on May 22 in or near Yokosuka Naval Base. Destroyer struck berthed mine countermeasures ship while maneuvering out ... continue reading

After stating that the provisional liquidators were unable to salvage enough to revive the former brand of Dream Cruises, the involved investors and management confirmed that they would restart operations as Resort World Cruises. The new brand leverages the brand ... continue reading

Container barge on tow of tug MEGA DAYA 43 suffered containers shift in Singapore Strait off Karimun, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia, early in the morning, and developed heavy list. Some 12 containers were lost overboard. SAR team was deployed, barge reportedly ... continue reading

Cruise ship CARNIVAL FREEDOM suffered funnel fire early in the morning May 26 while being berthed at Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean. Nobody was injured though as a precaution, passengers were mustered at safety stations and had to put ... continue reading

The world's first hydrogen powered tug, HYDROTUG, was launched from the Armón Shipyard in Navia, Spain, on May 16th. After the completion of the remaining construction and the passing of the necessary trials which are scheduled for late 2022 ... continue reading

Offshore support vessel CREST TARASCO was boarded by 5 armed with rifles pirates at around midnight May 22 off Tabasco coast, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico. Pirates fired several shots, crew and staff mustered in shelters inside the ship, to avoid ... continue reading

Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) canceled an Arc7 Ice class LNG carrier order after an installment was left unpaid by the shipowner, Sovcomflot. This vessel was the first of a three-vessel order placed by the shipowner at ... continue reading

Captain of bulk carrier INTERLINK VERACITY has been charged with attempted smuggling of some 320 kilo of cocaine into Australia, reports ABC News. Australian Police held a press-conference, revealing the details of Captaine detention. 51-year old Captain of Montenegro nationality ... continue reading

The US coast guard investigation into the matter of a Royal Caribbean vessel, HARMONY OF THE SEAS, venturing into the Cape Canaveral rocket safety zone has ended. The Coast Guard has concluded that the ship violated a "Coast Guard captain ... continue reading

The French Ferry operator has signed a long-term agreement with Titan LNG to procure biomethane and LNG for its newbuild Hybrid Ro Pax vessels. The new ships will operate between England and France from 2025, connecting Portsmouth with Saint-Malo and ... continue reading

Vasyl Bodnar, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey, stated on May 15th that the Russian operation of selling stolen Ukrainian grain is continuing. This time another vessel, this time the Syrian flagged FINIKIA, had taken on a load of grain in Sevastopol ... continue reading

Water supply tanker LOTOS on May 22 struck berthed general cargo ship VYACHESLAV ANISIMOV in Ulysses Bay, Port Vladivostok, Russia. Tanker was maneuvering to moor. VYACHESLAV ANISIMOV sustained hull breach or breaches in fuel tank area, diesel oil leak reported ... continue reading

Bulk carrier LA RICHARDAIS was disabled off western coast of North Island, New Zealand, while en route from Newcastle Australia to New Plymouth New Zealand, and started to drift towards island’s coast. According to ship’s track, she was ... continue reading

Self-discharging bulk carrier AMERICAN COURAGE ran aground at around 1310 UTC May 22 off West Breakwater in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, Lake Erie, while entering port. The ship is loaded with limestone, continues Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping News. As of ... continue reading

Fast passenger boat MERCRAFT 2 of Mercraft Cruise Shipping Company, Philippines, caught fire while approaching Real Port, Quezon, eastern Luzon, Philippines, in the morning May 23. According to latest updates, there were 142 passengers and crew on board, 105 were ... continue reading

Bulk carrier PENGUIN ISLAND is reported to be on fire, since around 1000 UTC May 21, in North Atlantic some 600 nm W of Azores. Bulk carrier is ne route from Convent USA to Gibraltar. As of 1215 UTC, the ... continue reading

Tug FRANCO P with 6 crew sank in the evening May 18 in Adriatic sea off Italian coast, while en route from Ancona to Bari, Italy, towing pontoon with 11 people on board. Tug sank in a very short time ... continue reading