(Article originally published in July/Aug 2026 edition.) It's been a long, hot summer with record temperatures in Europe and the U.S., on-and-off-again hostilities in the Middle East and the ongoing war in Ukraine. Dog days of summer?
The United States has lifted security restrictions imposed on vessels arriving from Nigeria after more than a decade, the Marine and Blue economy Minister Adegboyega Oyetola said on Tuesday, in a move expected to cut shipping costs and boost the…
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said it received a report on Tuesday that a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting outbound in the Strait of Hormuz, causing engine room damage and a crew casualty.
[By: Maritime Anti-Corruption Network] For more than a decade, the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has collected reports of corruption demands, delays, coercion, and other integrity challenges faced by vessels around the world.
[By: Kongsberg Maritime] Kongsberg Maritime has secured a substantial contract with a major energy operator to deliver advanced deck machinery for a new Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for an offshore development in Asia.
Cardiovascular disease may account for a relatively small proportion of onboard medical consultations, but serious cases can have a disproportionate clinical and operational impact, according to VIKAND, whose commercial shipping data reinforces findings from the recently published 2026 Gard Crew Claims Report.
