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Russia Projects High Demand for its Arctic Shipping Route in the Summer   Arctic shipping in the Russian-controlled Northern Sea Route (NSR) is poised for major growth this year, with a record number of vessels applying for permits. Voyages in NSR are open in the warmer months, during the summer and autumn from July 1…

Indonesia Arrests Two Malaysian Vessels in Crackdown on Illegal Fishing   Indonesia is continuing its aggressive enforcement efforts to crack down on illegal fishing. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries reports in the latest effort it has impounded two Malaysian fishing vessels suspected of engaging in illegal fishing in the country’s territorial waters in…

Researchers Map 1908 Site of Alaska’s Second-Largest Maritime Disaster   A team of volunteer researchers and divers working off the coast of Alaska succeeded in mapping the 1908 wreck site of Alaska’s second-worst maritime disaster (in terms of lives lost) and recovering the bell of the Star of Bengal. Built by Harland & Wolff, the…

Task Force Makes Another Drug Burst in the Arabian Sea Aided by Drones   The international effort to maintain security in the Arabian Sea is reporting another significant drug seizure again aided using new technology. Last week, the UK Royal Navy frigate HMS Lancaster, which was part of a CTF 150 routine patrol in the…

NGO Launches Second Attempt to Sail to Gaza, Without its Damaged Ship A month after the first attempt to sail to Gaza was stopped when their vessel was attacked, the activist group Freedom Flotilla Coalition has launched a second attempt this time using a smaller private sailing vessel. The group set out from the Italian…

EstLink 2 Cable to Return to Service as Criminal Investigation is Finished   Media reports from Finland are indicating that police investigators have completed the examination of the incident in which a shadow fleet tanker is suspected of dragging its anchor and damaging critical undersea infrastructure. This comes as the cable operator reported that it…

Sweden Tightens Controls on Baltic Shipping Targeting Shadow Fleet The Swedish government announced starting July 1 it will be enforcing new rules on ships that pass through Swedish territorial waters or the economic zone – not just those that call at a port. It joins others including Estonia, Finland, and the European Union which also…

Dismantling Contract Awarded for Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise   The U.S. Department of Defense confirmed on Friday, May 30, that the dismantling contract for ex-USS Enterprise has been awarded. It marks the official end to the process that began several years ago after the first U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carrier was decommissioned in 2017…

Danfoss Delivers AC Drives for Finnish Navy’s Four Corvettes [By: Danfoss] Vaasa, Finland-based Danfoss Drives is supplying variable-speed AC drives for the propulsion systems of the Finnish Navy’s four Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes. Part of the Finnish Defense Squadron 2020 project, these corvettes are under construction at Rauma Marine Constructions’ (RMC) shipyard in Rauma, Finland. These…

Chris Heibel Appointed Chief Operating Officer for ARC Group [By: ARC Group] American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc. (ARC Group) has announced the appointment of Chris Heibel as Chief Operating Officer, effective June 1, 2025. In this expanded role, Mr. Heibel will assume leadership of the day-to-day execution of commercial and operations functions for ARC Group,…

Industry Standards at the Heart of Global Ship Management [By: International Chamber of Shipping] When managing a fleet of 450 vessels across the world’s oceans, standardisation and best practices aren’t just beneficial, they’re essential. For Nicholas Rich, Director of Fleet Management at Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), ICS’s publications serve as a cornerstone of the company’s…

Fincantieri Floats Second LNG-Fueled Cruise Ship for Germany’s TUI Cruises Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri continues to show the strength of its cruise ship orderbook as the company’s Monfalcone shipyard today floated the second LNG-fueled cruise ship, Mein Schiff Flow, for Germany’s TUI Cruises. It follows the delivery of her sister ship, Mein Ship Relax, in February,…

Newport News Shipbuilding Immediately Furloughs 471 Salaried Employees   In a surprise announcement that leaked out on Friday, May 30, Newport News Shipbuilding is furloughing about two percent of its workforce – 471 salaried employees – effective immediately. The shipyard which recently highlighted for the first time it would be simultaneously working on building two…

Vessel and Crew Abandonment Surge in 2025 on Course for Worst Year The abandonment of vessels and their crews is running significantly ahead of the rate in 2024 and is on track to a new record warns the International Transport Workers’ Federation. The association of transport unions is reiterating its long-standing call for more action…

Research Confirms Digital Port Queuing System Also Cuts Shipping Emissions   Researchers based in California studied the electronic reservation system established for containerships and have now concluded that the digital port queuing system is low-hanging fruit that can help drastically cut shipping emissions. They are the latest to endorse versions of slow steaming for vessels…

Eregli Shipyard Builds Tugboats for General Directorate of Coastal Safety [By: Med Marine] Eregli Shipyard proudly announces its latest achievement: being awarded the tender by the Directorate General of Coastal Safety (KEGM) for the construction of two of Turkiye’s most powerful escort tugboats—each measuring 42 meters in length and delivering an impressive 130 tons of…

Innovative Hull Monitoring from Light Structures Receives ABS Approval [By: ABS] ABS has issued an approval in principle (AIP) to Light Structures for its new hull monitoring concept, ARGUS-VM. The ARGUS-VM concept received a SMART (SHM) Tier 1 AIP from ABS, which provides an industry recognition that the product complies with the functional and system…