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- Another oil tanker interdicted by US April 24, 2026US forces on April 23rd interdicted a sanctioned vessel that was transporting oil from Iran, the country’s defence department has posted on social media. “US forces carried out a maritime inter...
- Removing mines from Strait of Hormuz could take six months, US media warn April 24, 2026Ostensibly the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz is a major objective for the White House administration, even though simultaneously it is blocking (or trying to block, depending on who you believe)..
- Liberty Specialty Markets restructures its European Fine Art & Specie unit April 24, 2026Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has restructured its leadership team for its Fine Art & Specie (FA&S) line of business in Europe, effective May 1st....
- Canada investigates bridge allision on the Welland Canal April 24, 2026Marine investigators in Canada have launched an investigation after general cargo vessel BBC Tokyo (IMO 9971434) allided with a bridge while transiting the busy Welland Canal in Port Colborne...
- Asian shipowners likely to be the first to risk regular Strait of Hormuz transits: report April 24, 2026Shipping executives said at the FT Commodities Global Summit on Wednesday April 22nd that Asian ship owners might begin to sail through the Strait of Hormuz soon as they have a higher risk tole...
- Body of seafarer recovered from capsized US cargo ship April 24, 2026The US Coast Guard has recovered the body of one seafarer from the capsized offshore support vessel Mariana (IMO 8009935) while efforts continue at the wreck as well as across the region, a far...
- MSC Baltic III still in one piece after a tough winter April 24, 2026The wreck of the MSC Baltic III (IMO 9241475) has made it through the winter in one piece. Significant ice buildup on the deck has largely melted away, and crews have identified a large crack in ...
- Worries grow in Norway as Murmansk becomes Russia’s main oil export hub April 24, 2026Massive drone attacks by Ukraine late in March on the major Baltic terminals of Primorsk and Ust-Luga have left Russia with few remaining routes for exporting oil, and an increasing reliance on the...
- ZIM’s employees stage stoppage as Hapag-Lloyd deal proceeds April 24, 2026Around 900 employees of Israeli shipping line ZIM walked out during collective bargaining talks on April 17th, disrupting port activity. The workers were concerned at the impact of the $4.2bn trans...
- DNV and SIT sign new agreement to advance Singapore’s remote and autonomous maritime capabilities April 24, 2026DNV and the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) have signed a Research Collaboration Agreement to support the development of remote and autonomous maritime capabilities in Singapore. The agree...