France Intercepts Russian Arctic Crude Oil Aboard ‘Grinch’ in Global First

22 Jan, 2026

French naval forces intercepted and diverted the Russian-linked oil tanker Grinch on Thursday in the western Mediterranean in the first known case of a crude oil shipment loaded in Russia’s Arctic being seized under Western sanctions. The i...

Maritime Piracy Surges in 2025 as Singapore Straits Emerges as World’s Most Dangerous Waters

21 Jan, 2026

The world’s busiest shipping lanes saw a dramatic surge in maritime piracy and armed robbery in 2025, with the Singapore Straits accounting for more than half of all reported incidents globally, according to a new report from the Internatio...

Florida Harbor Pilot Dies After Fall from Bulk Carrier

20 Jan, 2026

A Florida harbor pilot has died following a tragic accident while disembarking from a vessel in Panama City on January 12, 2026. Captain Brady, 46, fell from a pilot ladder while leaving the outbound M/V Lowlands Luck, a Singapore-flagged b...

Germany Denies Baltic Sea Entry to Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Tavian’ in Unprecedented Move

16 Jan, 2026

In a first for Germany and a potential turning point in the battle over so-called “shadow fleet” tankers, German authorities refused the Russian-linked oil tanker Tavian entry into their territorial waters in the Baltic Sea on January 10. ...

Turkmenistan rescues 14 people from distressed Iranian cargo ship in Caspian Sea | Ship Accidents

16 Jan, 2026

An Iranian-flagged general cargo ship issued an SOS signal in the Caspian Sea on Wednesday, January 14, prompting an immediate response by Turkmenistan’s coast guard services. The incident was reported by the press service of the ministry o...

ONE Henry Hudson Cargo Operations Resume at Port of Los Angeles After Fire

15 Jan, 2026

Ocean Network Express has begun discharging the remaining containers from the fire-damaged M/V ONE Henry Hudson at the Port of Los Angeles, marking a critical new phase in what the U.S. Coast Guard has described as the the most technically ...

Italian Coast Guard Rescues Stricken Cargo Ship Off Tuscan Coast

13 Jan, 2026

Italian authorities averted a potential grounding off Viareggio last Friday after the cargo ship Master Nasser suffered a complete power failure and began drifting toward the Tuscan coast. The 80-meter Comoros-flagged vessel was sailing fro...

Winter Storms Continue to Batter Grounded MSC Baltic III, Coast Guard Warns

13 Jan, 2026

Nearly a year after running aground on Newfoundland’s west coast, the container ship MSC Baltic III remains at the mercy of North Atlantic winter storms as salvage teams struggle to stabilize the battered vessel and contain ongoing pollutio...