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China Reveals Critical Specifications For World’s Largest Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ship Image for representation purposes only China has revealed detailed plans for what could become the world’s largest nuclear-powered cargo ship. The vessel, designed to carry 14,000 standard containers, will be powered by a thorium-based molten salt reactor (TMSR) producing 200 megawatts of thermal power, the…

World Shipping Council Launches Updated Global Whale Chart To Reduce Ship Strikes Image for representation purposes only The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released the third edition of the WSC Whale Chart, a global voyage planning aid that maps where slower ship speeds and route changes can help protect whales from ship strikes and reduce…

U.S. Coast Guard Makes History With Record-Breaking Cocaine Seizure In 2025 Screengrab from X video posted by USCG The U.S. Coast Guard has made the largest drug seizure in its history, confiscating more than 510,000 pounds of cocaine in fiscal year 2025. The drugs, valued at over $7.2 billion, amount to nearly three times the…

South Korea Says U.S. Shipyard Lacks Capability For Nuclear Submarine Project Image Credits: Wikipedia Senior South Korean officials have expressed doubts over the feasibility of constructing nuclear-powered submarines at a Korean-owned shipyard in the United States, following remarks from Prime Minister Kim Min-seok and Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back during parliamentary hearings this week. Prime Minister…

Greek Coast Guard Chief Among 21 Officers Charged Over One of Deadliest Maritime Disasters Image Credits: Wikipedia Four senior members of the Greek coastguard, including its current commander, will face criminal prosecution for negligent manslaughter in connection with the 2023 migrant shipwreck off Pylos, one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the Mediterranean in recent…

Orca AI Launches World’s First ‘Waze of the Seas’ For Real-Time Vessel Navigation Image Credits: Orca Ai Maritime technology pioneer Orca AI has launched Co-Captain, a groundbreaking new function in its operational platform. For the first time, vessels can share data with each other, in real time, to optimize navigation. This new capability allows them…

26-Year-Old Charged After Accelerating U-Haul Truck Toward USCG Personnel During Protest Screengrab from Facebook video posted by KTLA 5 News A 26-year-old Oakland resident has been charged after allegedly driving a U-Haul truck toward U.S. Coast Guard personnel at Coast Guard Base Alameda last month, forcing officers to open fire in a tense late-night incident…

Watch: Portuguese Navy Seizes Narco-Sub Carrying 1.7 Tonnes of Cocaine, 4 Arrested Image Credits: Polícia Judiciária/X Portuguese authorities have intercepted a semi-submersible vessel carrying more than 1.7 tonnes of cocaine in the mid-Atlantic, in a joint operation between the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) and the Portuguese Navy. The semi-submersible, reportedly operated by a criminal organisation, was…

Cargo Ship Hits Several Moored Boats After Engine Failure at Cowes Harbour Image Credits: Cowes Harbour Commission/Facebook A 75-metre cargo vessel, Shetland Trader, struck several moored boats after suffering an engine power failure while docking at Medina Harbour in Cowes, Isle of Wight, on the evening of 4 November, 2025. According to Cowes Harbour Commission,…

New Report Reveals Sharp Decline In Seafarers’ Shore Leave Since Pandemic Image for representation purposes only A new study by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust has confirmed that seafarers’ access to shore leave has continued to decline since the COVID-19 pandemic, with many barely managing to step ashore for even two hours. The report, titled “Shore…