Marine Hull
The latest marine hull and machinery related news and analysis.
- More than 30 sanctioned ships off Venezuela after US tanker seizure December 12, 2025After the seizure by US forces of VLCC Skipper (IMO 9304667) on December 10th, there remain at least another 30 sanctioned tankers that were described as being at risk of seizure by the ....
- Ukraine hits Russian tanker in Black Sea drone attack December 12, 2025Ukraine has disabled the Russian shadow fleet suezmax tanker Dashan (IMO 9299666) via a drone attack in the Black Sea. It is the third recent sea-drone attack by Ukraine in two weeks ....
- Senegal says Mersin not hit by drones December 12, 2025Initial findings from the Senegalese authorities’ investigation into the sabotage of the Russian-linked Mersin (IMO 9428683) off the west coast of Africa at the end of November has suggested ....
- Kairos case continues to raise insurance questions December 11, 2025The attack by Ukrainian drones on unladen tankship Kairos (IMO 9236004) on November 28th is continuing to have geopolitical and insurance repercussions, with Bulgaria apparently still trying ....
- Marine round-up : 11th December 2025 December 11, 2025US-flagged fishing boat Pavlof (MMSI 338132058) sank in Haines Harbour, south-eastern Alaska, on December 4th. An impermeable spill boom was laid out in two rings around the vessel, followed ....
- NATO warns mariners on Black Sea tanker attacks December 10, 2025Following a sequence of drone strikes against unladen tankers in the Black Sea on November 28th and 29th the NATO Shipping Centre has issued a formal advisory to mariners, warning them .....
- Marine round-up : 10th December 2025 December 10, 2025Container ship Orita (IMO 9318931) suffered an engine failure on December 9th while transiting the Çanakkale Strait en route from Aliağa to Kocaeli, Türkiye No injuries or pollution were .....
- New rules introduced for vessels calling at Russian ports December 9, 2025American Club has advised members that, because of a number of incidents where vessels calling at Russian ports had suffered from proximity mines, as of November 25th 2025 Russia has ....
- Chinese vessel runs aground, breaks up December 9, 2025Chinese-flagged cargo vessel Hua De 858 broke apart on December 3rd after running aground in Xinghua Bay, off the coast of Fuzhou. All 12 crewmembers were evacuated .....
- Winter ice blocks Arc4-class Buran from reaching Arctic LNG2 December 9, 2025Russia’s shortage of Arc7-ice class vessels is having a measurable impact on the ability of the Arctic LNG 2 site to export LNG during the six months of the year when the ice becomes too ....