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US Plans To Deploy Massive 300MW Floating Nuclear Power Plant By 2028 Image Credits: Core Power The US Department of Defense is in talks with British start-up Core Power to deploy a 300-megawatt floating nuclear power plant at a US military base by 2028. The project aims to ease rising electricity demand driven by artificial…

Australian Warship Transits Taiwan Strait, Chinese Navy Tracks Frigate In High-Stakes Indo-Pacific Move Image Credits: Wikipedia An Australian warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on February 21-22 as part of a regional deployment in the Indo-Pacific, according to an Australian government source. Chinese state-backed media later reported that the Chinese military tracked and monitored the…

IMO Advances Zero Plastic Pollution Goal With Updated 2026 Marine Litter Action Plan Image for representation purposes only Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response agrees on updated draft 2026 Strategy and Action Plan on Marine Litter. The International Maritime Organization’s Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response has agreed on a draft updated strategy and action…

New Zealand Imposes Largest-Ever Sanctions Targeting 100 Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Image for representation purposes only New Zealand has imposed its largest-ever single-day maritime sanctions package, adding 100 vessels linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” to its blacklist. The government also reduced the Russian crude oil price cap to $44.10 per barrel. The latest designations…

Indigenous Protesters Shut Down Cargill’s Major Amazon Port, Disrupt Brazil’s Massive Soy Exports Image for representation purposes only Indigenous protesters have occupied a grain export terminal operated by Cargill in Santarém, Pará, halting operations at one of northern Brazil’s most important river ports. The protest is against government plans to dredge Amazon rivers to boost…

IMO Identifies 529 False-Flagged Ships Ahead Of Key Legal Sub-Committee Meeting Image for representation purposes only The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has identified 529 vessels operating under false flags, placing ship registration fraud at the centre of next month’s Legal Sub-Committee meeting (LEG 113). The findings, circulated ahead of the session, show the number has…

Fire Erupts In Cargo Hold Of 656-Foot Break-Bulk Carrier At Port Of Vancouver Image for representation purposes only A fire broke out inside the cargo hold of a 656-foot break-bulk carrier at the Port of Vancouver on the night of 18 February 2026, prompting a coordinated regional maritime emergency response. The Vancouver Fire Department dispatched…

UK Transfers Decommissioned Survey Ship To Bangladesh Navy In Strategic Defence Agreement Image Credits: Wikipedia The United Kingdom has signed a government-to-government defence sales agreement to transfer the former Royal Navy hydrographic survey vessel HMS Enterprise (H88) to the Bangladesh Navy. The agreement was concluded on 8 February 2026 in Dhaka. The vessel, decommissioned in…

Italian Courts Order €76,000 Compensation To Sea-Watch And Release Of Detained Vessel Image Credits: Wikipedia A civil court in Palermo ruled that the 2019 detention of Sea-Watch 3 was unlawful and ordered the Italian state to reimburse €76,000. The amount covers documented expenses, including port fees, fuel and legal costs incurred during the detention period.…

Video: U.S. Conducts 43rd Strike On Suspected Drug-Trafficking Boat In Eastern Pacific, Kills 3 Screengrab from X video posted by U.S. Southern Command The United States military has carried out its 43rd strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people on 20 February, 2026. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) confirmed…