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Cabin Boy Killed in Fall From Colombian Navy Training Ship’s Rigging   A sail training ship belonging to the Colombian Navy lost a cabin boy over the side on Sunday, prompting a full-scale search.  The training vessel ARC Gloria was preparing to arrive at Barranquilla, Colombia on Sunday, and was engaged in making preparations for…

IMO Secretary-General Pays Official Visit to the Panama Maritime Authority [By Panama Ship Registry] Arsenio Domínguez, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), carried out an official visit to the Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) as part of his first mission to the country since taking office in January 2024. He was welcomed by Luis Roquebert, Administrator…

Italian Dockers to Halt Israel-Bound Cargo if Gaza Aid is Blocked   One of Italy’s longshore union has threatened to shut down all outbound cargo shipments to Israel if the latest planned protest flotilla to Gaza gets stopped by the Israeli Navy’s decades-long blockade. All seven previous seaborne aid attempts have been interdicted, most by…

China’s Dongfang Electric Hoists 26 MW Offshore Wind Turbine for Testing Dongfang Electric Wind Power completed the hoisting of the 26 MW offshore wind turbine for testing on August 29 as the industry races forward with the huge next generation of turbines. It is one of several large offshore wind turbines currently in design or…

ITF Warns Abandoned Tanker Crew is Caught in Sanctions on Illicit Oil Trade The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling attention to the fate of 19 seafarers abandoned on a sanctioned product tanker that has been lying off the UAE for months. The organization has been warning that seafarer abandonment is on track for…

Bringing Command and Accountability Back to Surface Fleet Maintenance   There are times when “the way things are” are no longer acceptable. Radical change, with incremental and careful execution, is urgently needed within the US Navy’s Surface Ship Repair Maintenance enterprise to rectify the shortcomings of two decades of well-intentioned initiatives that rendered a majority…

Appeals Court Rules That Most of Trump’s Tariffs are Unlawful   A federal appeals court has affirmed the lower court ruling that invalidated the Trump administration’s sweeping nation-by-nation “retaliatory” tariffs. The court found that the levies do not have a legal basis under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the law that the administration…

Pacific Island Nations are Divided Over Deep Sea Mining   [By Kolaia Raisele and Aidan Craney] In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. But this united front is now under strain as some Pacific nations pursue a controversial new industry –…

Norway Orders Five Anti-Submarine Frigates From UK for $13.5 Billion   Norway has selected the British Type 26 frigate built by BAE to meet a requirement for ‘at least’ five anti-submarine vessels. The announcement was made jointly by Prime Ministers Sir Keir Starmer and Jonas Store on August 31, and is valued for the UK at…

UK Denies the Royal Navy Cannot Meet Operational Tasking   Information from multiple sources suggests that the Royal Navy is now unable to meet commitments in several important areas, contrary to UK Ministry of Defence insistence that it is continuing to meet its operational tasking. A pattern of over-reliance on allies for support in order to…

Damen Launches latest Island Class for BC Ferries [By: Damen Shipyards] On 27 August, Damen Shipyards Group launched the latest Island Class ferry for Canada’s BC Ferries. The vessel is the second of four Island Class vessels currently under construction at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. Once operational, the ferries will provide low emission services…