Trump’s Arctic programme has awarded nearly $6.8 billion in no-bid contracts for 11 icebreakers, facing scrutiny over fleet size, procurement and long-term costs.
MSC is seeking about $273,000 from CargoLoop, alleging that improperly secured electric vehicles caused a fire aboard MSC Carlotta during a 2023 voyage.
London marine insurers have widened the Red Sea high-risk zone after Houthi attacks on Saudi-linked vessels, with war risk premiums rising for ships serving Saudi ports and regional routes.
Boskalis vessel Windpiper has left Rotterdam for its first project, loading 45,500 tonnes of rock in Norway before starting subsea rock installation work in the Baltic Sea.
The U.S. sanctioned two entities over an alleged IRGC-linked transit fee system in the Strait of Hormuz and designated eight tankers accused of working for Iran.
Onego Otra was refloated after nearly four weeks aground in the St. Lawrence River. Three Ocean Group tugboats towed the cargo ship to Sorel-Tracy for hull and machinery inspections.
The United Nations has urged Gulf countries and maritime stakeholders to help evacuate about 6,000 seafarers stranded across the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waters.
Search teams rescued 45 people after the Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18 sank near Fiery Cross Reef, while 17 people remained missing.
Anna Katharina struck the Freudenau lock wall in Vienna, injuring 14 people and damaging its bow. Six people were taken to hospital as authorities began an investigation.
