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- Disruption at Italian ports as workers strike February 9, 2026Ports throughout Italy late last week were reporting disruptions to operations as unionized dockworkers staged a 24-hour strike – protesting against what the unions claimed was the .....
- Explosion knocks out MSC boxship near St Petersburg February 9, 2026An explosion and subsequent fire affected boxship MSC Giada III (IMO 9232773) during the night of February 5th while the vessel was approaching St Petersburg in Russia’s Neva Bay, according .....
- New EU sanctions will see “full maritime services ban for Russian crude oil” February 9, 2026The proposed 20th package of EU sanctions against Russia will include “full maritime services ban for Russian crude oil”. The new package, which will require the approval of the ....
- New Trump EO threatens tariffs on nations doing business with Iran February 9, 2026On Friday February 6th US President Trump signed an executive order that could see 25% US tariffs being imposed on countries that do business with Iran. The order does not specify the rate ....
- US sanctions 15 entities and 14 ships for trading Iranian oil February 9, 2026The US State Department has announced sanctions on 15 entities and 14 shadow fleet vessels connected to the trading of reined oil products. In an announcement on Thursday February 5th ....
- Icebreaker deployed by Germany as ice thickens February 9, 2026In a cold winter, the German Waterways and Shipping Authority has deployed Germany’s most powerful Baltic Sea icebreaker, the Arkona (IMO: 8646379) as to keep traffic flowing ....
- Transatlantic drug smugglers extend use of Brazilian ports February 9, 2026Correspondent Brazmar has said that Brazil’s global rise as a critical export hub was continuing to be exploited by transatlantic drug smuggling networks, which use merchant vessels to carry ....
- Little safety progress at shipbreakers despite HK convention, says campaign group February 9, 2026Despite the Hong Kong Convention coming into effect in the middle of 2025, campaign group NGO Shipbreaking Platform has said that there has been little improvement in the safety performance ....
- Can incompetent crew render a vessel unseaworthy? February 9, 2026Sheridan Steiger, P&I Claims Director - Asia Pacific at NorthStandard, has visited an aspect of an issue long-debated in the courts; what contributory factors can make a vessel “unseaworthy ....
- World oil market faces significant surplus in Q1 2026, says IEA February 9, 2026The global oil market will be awash during Q1 2026, according to Paris, France-based International Energy Agency (IEA). It said late last month that excess supplies have so far offset the ....