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• Containership Captain Faces $10,000 Warrant After Skipping Court Appearance

  by MI News Network on 30 August 2025 at 1:04 pm

  The case involves a 48-year-old Ukrainian national who was arrested in Seattle on suspicion of operating his vessel while intoxicated.

• One Of World’s Most Advanced Research Vessels Halts Uruguay Expedition After Malfunction

  by MI News Network on 30 August 2025 at 12:33 pm

  The ship, operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI), returned to the Port of Montevideo for urgent repairs.

• Baltimore Channel Reopens After Explosion On Bulk Carrier, Hatch Cover Retrieved

  by MI News Network on 30 August 2025 at 11:57 am

  One leaf stayed on deck while the other, weighing about 30 tons, was blown overboard into the Fort McHenry Federal Channel.

• Disconnected Injection Line Caused Bulk Carrier Fire On Lake Erie, Says TSB

  by MI News Network on 30 August 2025 at 11:20 am

  A manual attempt to activate the system also failed and instead caused the cylinder room to fill with CO₂.

• Turkey Bans Israeli Vessels, Blocks Turkish Ships From Entering Israel

  by MI News Network on 30 August 2025 at 10:58 am

  Turkish port authorities had already asked shipping agents to submit letters confirming that vessels have no ties to Israel.

• Pirates Attempting To Board Chemical Tanker Flee As Patrol Boat Approaches

  by MI News Network on 30 August 2025 at 9:22 am

  A chemical tanker off Togo, West Africa, dodged an attempted pirate attack, thanks to the naval support, which arrived on time.

• Fire Onboard Cruise Ship Forces Restaurants To Close & Crew To Muster Stations

  by MI News Network on 30 August 2025 at 9:18 am

  There was a fire onboard one of the largest cruise ships in the P&O Cruises fleet.

• Over 140 Feared Dead After Ship Bound For Spain’s Canary Islands Sinks Off Mauritania

  by MI News Network on 30 August 2025 at 9:14 am

  Over 140 people died after a migrant vessel sailing to Spain’s Canary Islands sank off Mauritania, per media reports.

• Most Powerful Ship Engine-The Gigantic Wärtsilä-Sulzer

  by Zahra Ahmed on 29 August 2025 at 4:52 pm

  The Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C is the most powerful ship engine in the world. Read the article to know more.

• Crowley Deploys CS Anthem To Replace Damaged Tanker In U.S. Defense Program

  by MI News Network on 29 August 2025 at 1:37 pm

  The tanker had been anchored off England’s east coast after delivering jet fuel when it was struck by the containership Solong.

• Vitol Tanker To Load Syria’s First Crude Shipment Since US Sanctions Lifted

  by MI News Network on 29 August 2025 at 1:21 pm

  The world’s largest independent oil trader is preparing to load the first shipment of Syrian crude oil since sanctions on Damascus were lifted.

• TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Builds Its Largest-Ever Methanol-Powered Container Carrier

  by MI News Network on 29 August 2025 at 1:02 pm

  The ship has space for up to 1,400 refrigerated containers to address the increasing demand for temperature-sensitive cargo transport.

• Longest Non-Stop Sea Voyage In History

  by Zahra Ahmed on 29 August 2025 at 12:52 pm

  The longest continuous sea voyage ever undertaken was by William Reid Stowe which lasted for 1152 days.

• Eagle S Tanker’s VDR Fails To Capture Moment Anchor Severed Undersea Cables

  by MI News Network on 29 August 2025 at 12:49 pm

  The blackout was not caused by tampering but by a technical flaw in the design, which switched it off when the vessel lost GPS signals.

• Höegh Autoliners Orders First-Ever Ammonia Engines For Pure Car & Truck Carriers

  by MI News Network on 29 August 2025 at 12:24 pm

  The dual-fuel engines will be delivered to an Asian shipyard in connection with the construction of ‘Aurora’-class Pure Car/Truck Carriers.