Swedish customs officers have boarded the sanctioned Russian freighter Adler in Swedish waters after an engine failure, inspecting its cargo as EU- and US-sanctioned owner M Leasing LLC comes under scrutiny.
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized a second oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tie the move to President Trump’s tanker blockade policy.
Clippership has completed design work on its first 24 m autonomous, wind-powered cargo ship and signed a newbuilding contract with KM Yachtbuilders, with a Maltese-flag launch planned for late 2026.
China completed 14 NSR container voyages in 2025, up from 11 in 2024. The season ran 16 July–30 October 2025; Rosatomflot reported about 400,000 tonnes.
VARD and NORCE sign an MoU to deepen maritime and subsea R&D, spanning naval standard vessels, offshore charging analysis, fuel metering upgrades, and the 2026 MARINER 1 MW PEM work.
SeaWasp MR tanker simulations show 876 kW average propulsion contribution on a San Francisco–South Korea run, described as equal to about 597.2 tonnes of fuel saved per year.
A tanker identified as Valery Gorchakov caught fire in Rostov-on-Don after a reported Ukrainian drone strike, killing two crew and highlighting rising risks to Black Sea shipping and seafarers.
Amon Maritime secured NOK 298 million from Enova to back three ammonia-fuelled Kamsarmax bulkers for Amon Bulk, expanding the programme to five ships due 2029–2030.
Sweden’s navy reports Russian uniformed, possibly armed personnel on shadow-fleet oil tankers in the Baltic, and notes Russia’s growing “grey” VLCC and suezmax fleets in the global tanker market.
