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Oslo Bulk Refutes Russia’s Claims It Refused Aid to Crew of Ursa Major Russian authorities continue to present a wide range of claims associated with the sinking of the cargo ship Ursa Major off Spain at the beginning of the week. After saying that it was an act of terrorism, the shipowner and Russia’s Dmitry…

Vietnam Completes Construction of Its Largest Bulk Carrier Vietnamese officials were on hand for the handover of the largest dry bulk carrier ever built in a domestic shipyard. The 65,000 dwt Truong Minh Dream was hailed as a key advancement and in keeping with the government’s plans to expand shipbuilding and shipping to support the…

China Floats Largest, Next-Generation Amphibious Assault Ship The Chinese PLA Navy today, December 27, celebrated the float out of the first of its next-generation amphibious assault ships. The vessel named Sichuan is reported to be the largest of its kind and incorporates advanced technology. The new ship was built at Hudong-Zhonghau Shipbuilding, a division of…

Houthis Claim Retaliatory Attack on Maersk Ship and Israel’s Airport A day after Israel pounded Houthi targets including reports of paralyzing all three Red Sea seaports in Yemen, the militants claimed to have responded with attacks on a containership and Israel’s international airport. Spokesperson Yahya Sare’e claimed direct hits which were quickly refuted by both…

Baltic Countries Increase Infrastructure Patrols and Call for NATO Support   The nations of the Baltic region, including Estonia, Lithuania, Sweden, and Finland, all report they have launched new efforts to monitor and protect critical undersea infrastructure in response to the Christmas Day incident which damaged a key power cable between Finland and Estonia as…

Video: Storm Scatters Bags of Oily Waste From Spill Cleanup in Russia   The bunker-fuel cleanup in the Kerch Strait region encountered a setback over the Christmas holidays: renewed stormy weather, combined with slow or inadequate removal of bagged waste. The efforts of countless volunteers went to waste when wave action tore open collected bags…

Seaboard Marine Integrates LNG-Fueled Containerships into Fleet Miami-based carrier Seaboard Marine is beginning the integration of a new class of innovative LNG-fueled containerships into its fleet servicing South America. The U.S. carrier highlights the advanced features and increased capacity as it placed the first two vessels of its new V-Class into the fleet with a…

Israeli Missile Boat Commander Details Attack on Syria’s Navy   The commander of an Israeli Navy missile boat that helped destroy Syria’s small surface fleet has given a rare interview about the operation, detailing the careful secrecy surrounding the planning.  On Dec. 9-10, Israeli forces struck Syrian Navy vessels at Latakia and Tartus, destroying the…

Hapag-Lloyd Sets Work Disruption Surcharge for US East/Gulf Coast Ports With the labor contract unresolved and fears increasing for another longshoremen’s strike at U.S. ports on the East and Gulf Coast, Hapag-Lloyd announced plans for surcharges for all containers booked to the ports. The strike could start in just three weeks and the fees would…

Salvage Barge Prepares to Defuel Wreck of New Zealand Navy Ship   Salvors have arrived at the wreck site of the survey ship HMNZS Manawanui, which went down off the coast of Opolu, Samoa in early October. The operation to defuel the ship took weeks to mobilize, due in part to permitting and approval processes,…

Bosphorus Closed After Tanker Previously Damaged by Houthis Breaks Down Vessel traffic along the busy sea lane in the Bosphorus was suspended today, December 26, by Turkish officials as they dealt with a disabled tanker. It is the latest in a series of incidents with tankers operating in the Russian oil trade that experienced mechanical…

Sanctioned Russian Ship Was Sunk By “Terrorist Attack,” Owner Claims The sanctioned shipowner behind a fleet of Russian sealift ships says that the freighter that went down near the Strait of Gibraltar this week was sunk by a “terrorist attack.” At some point between 1050 and 1230 hours on Monday, the sanctioned heavy lift ship…

Finland-Estonia Power Cable Goes Dark, Prompting Sabotage Concerns   On Christmas Day, the EstLink2 subsea power cable between Finland and Estonia went dark, prompting speculation of a “hybrid” sabotage attack on subsea infrastructure in the Baltic. At 1226 hours local time on Wednesday, the Finnish utility Fingrid detected an outage on the EstLink2, a DC…

New Emissions Barges Readied to Help California Ports Meet New Rules   Two new emissions filter barges developed by a company called STAX are preparing to enter service. One of the barges will be deployed in an expansion of the service at the Port of Benicia while the other barge will be the first dedicated…

China Reports Building World’s Largest Heavy Lift Vessel Chinese officials are reporting the successful sea trials of what they are calling the world’s largest heavy lift vessel. Commentators are comparing its lift capacity to that of China’s domestically built aircraft carrier. Named Fan Zhou 8, the vessel reportedly has a capacity for over 58,000 metric…

Report: USS Gettysburg Nearly Shot Down a Second Friendly Fighter Jet   Early Sunday morning, a U.S. Navy cruiser accidentally shot down a U.S. Navy fighter jet over the Red Sea, forcing the two pilots to eject. The Navy confirmed the incident on the 22nd, but two days later, Fox News reported a previously undisclosed…

Japan Accelerates Offshore Wind Selecting Consortiums for Two Larger Farms Japan Accelerates Offshore Wind with Projects Involving BP, JERA, Marubeni, and Others Japan selected two consortiums to develop offshore wind projects as it seeks to accelerate its renewable energy programs. Combined the two projects would provide over 1 GW of energy and one could be…