In a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, the non-profit tracking organization Global Fishing Watch revealed evidence that hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels have been violating international sanctions by operating in North Korean waters – and likely paying licensing fees to Pyongyang. “The scale of the fleet involved in this illegal fishing […]
Accessed by the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Canadian and U.S. Great Lakes ports reported mixed results in June with strong shipments of gain, aluminum, road salt, and grain, but continuing decreases in commodities related to steel production and manufacturing. With strong results from Canadian exports in the region, the St. Lawrence Seaway reported a slight […]
The UK Border Force working at the London Gateway port seized cocaine in what they termed a usual and highly sophisticated smuggling effort. The illegal narcotics were discovered in a shipping container loaded with bananas that had departed Costa Rica and was in transit to Germany. According to the authorities, the detection began with an […]
Last month, Malaysian port officials discovered 110 import containers filled with toxic waste at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas, and they are making plans to ship it all back to its country of origin. The containers originated in Romania and were filled with misdeclared goods, according to Malaysian environment minister Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man. […]
Like most of the ports around the world, the Port of Rotterdam experienced strong declines in volumes during the first half of 2020 due primarily to the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy. The Port of Rotterdam Authority reported a nine percent drop in volumes for the six months with the strongest […]
Both of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ major shipyards – Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi – are reporting significant spikes in new COVID-19 cases. NNS announced 44 new cases over the past two days, bringing its total to 340. Ingalls Shipbuilding reported 28 new cases on Wednesday, bringing its cumulative total to […]
According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the ro/pax ferry St. Ignatius of Loyola had an unusual near miss last weekend at the port of Batangas, 60 miles due south of Manila. On Saturday night, as the St. Ignatius departed from the port’s Bravo anchorage area to move to her berth, an unidentified explosive object came up […]
In an email to top Navy leadership sent Wednesday, Chief of Naval Operations Michael Gilday gave more details on the extent of the damage aboard the amphib USS Bonhomme Richard, which caught fire and burned for four days at Naval Base San Diego earlier this month. “There is fire and water damage, to varying degrees, […]
Today, Naviris, the 50/50 owned joint venture by Fincantieri and Naval Group, has signed a contract with OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) for a feasibility study on the mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the four Horizon frigates. Naviris will work in close relationship with its industrial partners Fincantieri, Naval Group, Leonardo, Thales, Eurosam, MBDA and […]
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Heriberto Hernandez returned to its homeport in San Juan, Puerto Rico on July 22 to offload approximately 1,375 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated wholesale value of more than $38.5 million seized when the cutter came upon a “go-fast” in the Caribbean Sea. The interdiction was the result of multi-agency […]
A.P. Moller – Maersk joined with eight other leading global companies in launching a new initiative to accelerate the transition to a net zero global economy. The initiative, known as Transform to Net Zero, the new initiative intends to develop and deliver research, guidance, and implementable roadmaps to enable all businesses to achieve net zero […]
The maritime industry has been pushing hard to ease regional COVID-related travel and quarantine restrictions for maritime personnel, but at least one vessel’s crew believes that limits on movement are still warranted. According to CBC, the crew of the OSV Maersk Nexus have written a formal protest to federal regulators over their company’s plan to […]
