Strikes on Houthis included missiles from RAF aircraft

Strikes on Houthis won’t soon end trade disruptions

Overnight strikes on Houthi infrastructure by the U.S. and U.K. have not yet shut down the group’s attacks on merchant shipping. This morning the U.K. Maritime Trade Office reported an incident in

Captain Alex prior to fishboat sinking

Did hull plating deterioration lead to Captain Alex flooding and sinking?

Uncontrolled flooding through a hole in the plating beneath the engine room of the 1996-built fishing vessel Captain Alex led to its sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Transportation Safety

New salvage tug after launching

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding launches new salvage tug

With conditions in the international marine salvage industry remaining challenging, orders for purpose-built salvage tugs have been somewhat scarce in recent years. Today, though, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Biden to issue oil and natural gas leasing ban

White House releases statements on strikes on Houthi targets

Those who were wondering what would happen in response to continued Houthi defiance in continuing attacks on merchant shipping, despite formal international warnings, got their answer today as reports came in of

Tanker grabbed by Iran

Tanker grabbed by Iran has sanctions-busting background

This morning, the United Kingdom Maritime Trades Office reported that a vessel had been boarded, when 50 miles northeast of Sohar, Oman by 4-5 armed unauthorized boarders wearing black masks and black

L/B Robert after tilting

Gale force winds led to liftboat L/B Robert tilt

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a November 2022 incident in which, two days after its crew had evacuated it, the liftboat L/B Robert listed (tilted), incurring damage

Maersk switches panama canal transits to rail land bridge

Maersk switches OC1 Panama Canal services to rail “land bridge”

While continuing Houthi attacks are having a devastating effect on Suez Canal containership traffic, natural forces, namely drought conditions, are taking their toll on container traffic through another vital maritime artery. Maersk

Airbus ship

Deltamarin awarded design contract for new Airbus ships

Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin has been selected to design the three wind assisted RO/RO vessels that France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) will operate under a charter from Airbus. The aircraft manufacturer is

Area of Houthi missile onslaught

Navies swat down Houthi missile onslaught

The U.S. Navy and the U.K. Royal Navy have shot down a barrage of Houthi missile and drone attacks launched towards international shipping lanes in the Red Sea by Houthis this morning,

Going forward Penfield Marine will operate under the Maersk Tankers brand

Maersk Tankers acquires Penfield Marine

Maersk Tankers has acquired Southport, Conn., headquartered Penfield Marine. Founded in 2012 by Tim Brennan and Eric Haughn, Penfield describes itself as “a boutique commercial management company operating tankers around the world

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