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Bulgarian Police Arrest Owner of Beirut’s Notorious Explosives Ship   Officials in Bulgaria have arrested the owner of the Rhosus, the aging freighter that brought a cargo of explosives-grade ammonium nitrate into Beirut in 2013. In 2020, that cargo exploded, destroying half the port and killing more than 200 people.  The cargo of ammonium nitrate…

AI Tool Launched to Detect Misdeclared and Dangerous Goods in Containers   The latest tool in the fight against misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods in containers is being launched by the World Shipping Council in its Cargo Safety Program. The industry-led initiative is using a new AI-powered screening tool in an attempt to identify the…

Photos: Progress as More Containers Are Removed in Long Beach Recovery Efforts are continuing in the Port of Long Beach to clean up from last week’s container collapse. The Unified Command overseeing the operations reported as of Sunday, September 14, that nearly half of the containers estimated to have fallen from the vessel have been…

UK Government and Industry Pledge Over $1.4B to Shipping Decarbonization Timed to the opening of the London International Shipping Week 2025, the UK government announced plans for another massive investment into the decarbonization of shipping that will also include further commitments from the private sector. The government is adding approximately $610 million to its UK…

Drew Marine Acquires Fuel Treatment Solution CD92 Mycronizer Technology   Drew Marine, a global leader in maritime solutions, has acquired all rights, intellectual property, and technical documentation related to CD92 Mycronizer from Schiffs & Industrietechnik GMBH (SIT). For decades, Drew Marine has offered a wide range of products and solutions designed to address various challenges…

Australia is Buying Dozens of Autonomous Subs. What Will They be Used For?   [By Sam Goldsmith] Autonomous submarines that Australia has launched into production are likely to relieve operational pressure on the country’s crewed submarines, undertake the most dangerous undersea missions, and present an enemy with greater risk of detection and attack. While the government…

U.S. Air Force Tests Out Anti-Ship Bomb Near Russia’s Doorstep   Earlier this month, the U.S. Air Force and Royal Norwegian Air Force tried out the USAF’s new antiship bomb against a maritime target in the Norwegian Sea, achieving the desired effect. Quicksink is designed to follow a ship’s movements while in mid-flight, with enough…

India Pledges to Support Mauritius in Surveillance of Chagos Islands   As the UK plans to hand over Chagos Islands to Mauritius, India is eyeing to exert its influence on the archipelago. Last week, Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam made a state visit to India, where together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on several…

Cutting the Cost of Killing Drones at Sea   [From our correspondent at DSEI] Shooting down Houthi drones in the Red Sea has been an expensive business. Royal Navy Type 45 guided missile destroyer HMS Diamond (D34) was deployed in zone in the Red Sea for several months in early 2024, and on one night…

ICJ Climate Ruling May Help Fight Against Shell’s S. Africa Drilling Plans   [By Angela van der Berg] The International Court of Justice’s landmark advisory opinion on climate change has come in handy for South African communities that are trying to stop global oil company Shell from drilling for oil and gas off the coast. The opinion,…

Libya Targets Economic Rebound Through Port Development   As part of the ongoing economic reforms, Libya has reported progress on the development of Sirte Port and its connecting infrastructure. During the peak of hostilities between forces of west and east Libya in 2016, Sirte was one of the fiercest battlegrounds. With tensions between the two…

Human Element Is Key As Information Overload Emerges As New Risk [By: Inmarsat Maritime] The 2025 edition of the Future of Maritime Safety Report from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) company, reveals that distress calls at sea remain high, underlining the vital role of human factors in safe shipping. According to the report, the number of…

Lloyd’s Register Approves SHI Next-Gen SnapWind Float Offshore Wind Design [By: Lloyd’s Register] Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for its new Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) design, SnapWind Float.   Announced this week at Gastech 2025 in Milan, SnapWind Float has been developed to deliver floating wind…

DNV Awards AiP to HD HHI for Innovative LNGC and VLEC Designs [By: DNV] At Gastech 2025, DNV awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for the design of next-generation LNG carriers (LNGC) and Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) with forward accommodation and Wind-Assisted Propulsion Systems (WAPS).  The innovative…