By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-07 17:10:49 Germany’s federal government made official the decision to block the acquisition of a domestic freight forwarder and logistics company by the Chinese state-controlled COSCO Group.
By The Maritime Executive 2026-10-07 14:21:36 The crew of a small Turkish cargo ship struck early Tuesday morning, October 6, off the coast of Bulgaria has not been located, and based on the results of the search, Bulgaria ended the…
The German Government has blocked the sale of logistics firm Zippel to Chinese state-owned shipping group COSCO over security concerns, the economy ministry said on Wednesday."The acquisition would have deepened dependencies and jeopardised the resilience of Germany's and the EU's…
South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday dismissed a Ukrainian report that Russia has imported petroleum products from South Korean ports, calling the accusation inappropriate.Ukraine's top sanctions official, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, said on Tuesday the shipments had eased the impact of a…
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and US Coast Guard investigators found that hackers briefly accessed a digital system connected to VL Prosperity’s propulsion while the fully laden tanker was nearing the Texas coast this summer.
Any deep-ocean seabed operation is an expensive proposition, as research vessel operators and offshore drilling companies are well aware. Deep-sea mining for manganese nodules would be no exception, demanding specialized tonnage, robotics, processing equipment and R&D.
