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Russian-Chinese Naval Exercise Starts in Tsunami Zone

Russian-Chinese Naval Exercise Starts in Tsunami Zone

The Russians and Chinese have commenced a joint naval exercise in the Pacific Far East area. While the large exercise was getting underway, on July 30, it also encountered one of recent history’s largest undersea earthquakes. Exercise Maritime Interdiction 2025...

Cargo Ship Evacuated After Grounding off Crete

Cargo Ship Evacuated After Grounding off Crete

The Hellenic Coast Guard and local port authority are coordinating the efforts following the grounding of a general cargo ship off the northeastern coast of Crete. The crew was evacuated, and according to the Hellenic Coast Guard, the captain and bridge watch officer...

Strikes Grow as Wage Talks Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders

Strikes Grow as Wage Talks Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders

The Korean Metal Workers’ Union reports it is expanding its strike actions against the shipbuilding sector during this year’s round of wage talks. The union says that HD Hyundai management had promised to quickly conclude the negotiations and advance the company to...

New Tweendecker Loading for Maiden Voyage Catches Fire

New Tweendecker Loading for Maiden Voyage Catches Fire

A new tweendecker preparing for its maiden voyage caught fire while docked in the Port of Antwerp yesterday, July 16. Ships in the port, as well as nearby residents, were being warned to use caution because of the smoke coming from the fire. The Antwerp Fire...

Australia Ships Decaying FPSO to Denmark for Dismantling

Australia Ships Decaying FPSO to Denmark for Dismantling

An obsolete and decaying Australian floating production storage and offtake (FPSO) vessel will be recycled in Denmark, despite local criticism over the selection of a foreign contractor.  Five years after taking over the decommissioning process of...

Fincantieri Delivers 12th Ocean Cruise Ship to Viking

Fincantieri Delivers 12th Ocean Cruise Ship to Viking

The partnership between Fincantieri and Viking for the construction of ocean cruise ships has passed its 10th anniversary and is scheduled to continue for at least six more years. Viking took delivery on June 26 of the 12th ocean cruise ship built by the Italian...

Nigeria Starts First Domestic Container Shipping Line

Nigeria Starts First Domestic Container Shipping Line

Clarion Shipping West Africa is starting what it calls “Nigeria’s first fully indigenous container liner,” as it looks to build regional trade and improve service versus the transshipment options of the major carriers. The company celebrated the launch of the service...

Explosion Reported on Crude Tanker Off the Coast of Libya

Explosion Reported on Crude Tanker Off the Coast of Libya

A Greek-managed crude tanker has suffered an explosion at a position off the coast of Libya, according to maritime security consultancy Vanguard.  In an advisory, Vanguard said that the 158,000 dwt tanker Vilamoura suffered a possible security incident at a...

Pilbara Ports Launches Roadmap for Ammonia Bunkering

Pilbara Ports Launches Roadmap for Ammonia Bunkering

Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority has launched a clean fuel bunkering roadmap that is intended to position the region as a global leader in maritime decarbonization. The roadmap explores the creation of Australia’s first ammonia fuel bunkering hub in the...

Singapore Responds to Fire Aboard Tanker in Anchorage

Singapore Responds to Fire Aboard Tanker in Anchorage

  The Singapore Civil Defense Force is reporting teams from two of its stations responded to reports of a fire aboard a smaller tanker in the eastern anchorage of the port. The fire was quickly controlled with no reports of injuries. According to the report...

First Large Boxship Transits Suez Canal in 15 Months

First Large Boxship Transits Suez Canal in 15 Months

The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting the transit of the CMA CGM Osiris (15,536 TEU) through the Suez Canal on June 18 as the first large containerships through the canal in more than a year. The authority is calling it a new phase in its efforts to...

Ukraine Seeks Auctioneer to Sell Seized Turkish Cargo Ship

Ukraine Seeks Auctioneer to Sell Seized Turkish Cargo Ship

Ukraine’s National Agency for Tracing and Asset Management (ARMA) is calling for proposals to manage the sale of a Turkish cargo ship it seized in 2024 on charges that it looted grain from Crimea. It is the latest step in efforts by Ukraine to sell off seized vessels...

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‘Malaysia moving at own pace’

‘Malaysia moving at own pace’

COUNTRIES like Singapore and South Korea have integrated artificial intelligence-enabled surveillance, predictive logistics and cyber command structures into their militaries. How does Malaysia’s cyber and AI modernisation trajectory compare with regional peers and...

People-centric initiatives boost MSME sector in Malaysia

People-centric initiatives boost MSME sector in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Recent government measures aimed at easing financial burdens on Malaysians are expected to provide significant relief to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s announcements include continued fuel...

Johor drives transport upgrades, Singapore links

Johor drives transport upgrades, Singapore links

Johor government is doubling down on efforts to upgrade its public transport systems, especially at key cross-border checkpoints, in a move to boost connectivity with Singapore ahead of Visit Johor 2026. With over 60,000 daily commuters crossing between Johor and...

DSV opens Singapore facility to boost logistics with Johor

DSV opens Singapore facility to boost logistics with Johor

Danish logistics giant DSV has launched a new facility in Singapore aimed at strengthening cross-border logistics with Malaysia. The Redlion2 facility will support the flow of goods across the Causeway and work in tandem with DSV’s Sunway City warehouse in Johor. The...

New tariff increases leave optical industry bracing for impact

New tariff increases leave optical industry bracing for impact

With letters having recently been sent from the White House to several US trading partners about tariff increases set to take effect on August 1, The Vision Council has noted “significant implications for the optical industry’s international supply chains and bottom...