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On July 1, 2025, Alaskan authorities started a search for Marites "Tess" Buenafe, 62, an American woman visiting Juneauy who did not return to the 'Norwegian Bliss'. She was last heard from at around 7:30 a.m. and said she planned to ride the Goldbelt Tram up Mount Roberts and hike Gold Ridge and Gastineau Peak..The Juneau Police Department received a report on the afternoon, that the woman from Kentucky had not returned to the vessel by its departure time. The woman’s plans involved taking a tram popular with tourists partially up a mountain overlooking downtown Juneau and continuing from there, with plans to trek to Gold Ridge and Gastineau Peak. There were still areas of snow on the local peaks. Ground and aerial searches were conducted by the state Department of Public Safety, with ground searches resuming on July 2 with ground and aerial teams, including Alaska Wildlife Troopers, the U.S. Coast Guard, Juneau Mountain Search and Rescue, and Southeast Alaska Dogs, who searched the area using helicopters and thermal drones. Aircraft were on standby due to overcast and rainy weather.Alaska State Troopers reported that her body was spotted pon July 3 just before noon by an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew approximately 518 meters below the ridge line of Gold Ridge on Mount Roberts. near the hiking trail. Troopers and Juneau Mountain Rescue recovered the body. Buenafe was last seen on security footage leaving the Goldbelt Tramway on top of the mountain. Report with photo: https://www.ktoo.org/2025/07/03/body-of-missing-cruise-ship-passenger-found-in-juneau-mountains/

On July 3, 2025, a passenger went missing on the 'Athara', en route to Olbia. The Olbia Maritime Directorate was coordinating the search for the 65-year-old man from Rome who boarded the ferry in Civitavecchia on July 2, but did not disembark the next morning at the port of Isola Bianca. The Olbia Maritime Authority was gathering information about the man and his recent movements. Images from the cameras installed on board the ferry have apparently been extracted. The search for the missing person was also ongoing at sea.

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and local natural gas producer FortisBC are currently studying options to develop a LNG marine bunkering terminal at the port to cater the growing demand for cleaner marine fuels in the coming years. The facility would be the first ship-to-ship LNG marine bunkering service facility on the west coast of North America.

The Port of Los Angeles has announced a development opportunity for an Outer Harbor Cruise Terminal at Berths 46 and 50, with plans to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) later this fall. The proposal is intended for cruise lines, terminal operators, and real estate developers interested in creating a new state-of-the-art cruise terminal in a prime location for expansion of west coast cruise travel at America’s busiest port. Located on the south end of an extensive LA Waterfront development, the proposed 13-acre site offers unique panoramic views of the coastline and Catalina Island. The area is currently used as a concert venue, special event site, and temporary berth location for cruise ships.

The 'Af Claudia', chartered by the Africa Morocco Line (AML), allided with the quay in Alggeciras on July 3, 2025 at 7.52 p.m., as it was preparing to dock en route from Tankger-Med. The ship knocked down the fenders and damaged the boarding bridge with its port side stern. No personal injuries were reported. The ferry suffered scratches and dents above the water line. For safety reasons, the Port Authority has suspended maritime operations for the remaining ships at Berth 2 until the two fenders were restored and both the pier and the boarding bridge had been inspected. The institution's Conservation Department was already working in the area. The berth closure did not affect the regular operations of the Port of Algeciras, which has four other berths to serve the Algeciras-Tangier Med service. Ship traffic between the two ports, as well as port operations in Algeciras, continued to operate normally, without any impact. The 'Af Claudia' had joined the Algeciras-Tangier Med service only on June 29, making three daily rotations. Report with photo: https://www.diarioarea.com/puerto-algeciras/accidente-en-el-puerto-de-algeciras-el-ferry-af-claudia-choca-y-obliga-a-cerrar-temporalmente-un-atraque/

A barge towed by the 'Athena' sank on July 1, 2025, at Holmön outside Umeå, ten hours after it started taking on water on the night. At 03.29 a.m. the MRCC received an alarm that the former customs boat with three people on board had experienced problems with the barge they were towing. The Maritime Rescue Society went to the scene, as did one of the Swedish Maritime Administration's pilot boats, the 'Pilot 214' SE ((MMSI: 265719460)). The barge was already heavily listing and partially submerged. The water washed into ventilation hatches on the barge, causing it to fill with water. The rescuers decided to start towing the barge towards land with the pilot boat. But then it listed even more, tipped 180 degrees and began to sink. The cargo on the barge consisted of a military vehicle and another vehicle, a large number of telephone poles and two tanks filled with around 3,000 liters of diesel. The Coast Guard proceeded Holmsund to handle the spill at the scene. On the morning of July 2, the Coast Guard recovered one of the tanks. The Coast Guard then investigated the site further with divers and found another diesel tank, which has now also been recovered. A small emission of what appeared to be diesel was initially observed at the site where the barge sank. This was no longer visible, and no new emissions have been observed. The small emission that was previously observed has likely evaporated. The risk of an environmental impact was now assessed to be low by the Umeå Municipality. The Swedish Coast Guard has been at the scene of the accident and examined the vessel with divers. The authority has initiated a preliminary investigation into crimes related to the release of diesel into the sea, deficiencies in the equipment and the seaworthiness of the barge. Reports with photos: https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/pram-har-sjunkit-utanfor-umea/ https://www.pt.se/nyheter/holmon/artikel/diesel-har-lackt-ut-i-havet-luktar-kraftigt/lzz634ql https://www.norran.se/nyheter/holmon/artikel/efter-pramolyckan-dieseltankarna-har-bargats/jp2d1q6r https://www.osterbottenstidning.fi/Artikel/Visa/895281 https://www.sjofartstidningen.se/pram-sjonk-stor-tank-med-diesel-bargad/

A work accident with deadly outcome occurred at the container terminal in Copenhagen's North Port on Oct 4, 2019. A worker who was seriously injured when two straddle carriers collided at the terminal died of his injuries on Oct 6, 2019. The details of the accident were not disclosed. Authorities were investigating the accident. Since the accident, employees have been offered various types of emergency assistance.

With the successful start an important milestone has been reached in the execution of the contract to operate the tugboat fleet for Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) in Port Hedland, the world’s largest bulk export port on Australia´s west coast. The fleet consists of eight new ART 85-32W and one RT80-32 Rotortugs®. Six of them are Fortescue owned, three are owned by KOTUG, which are chartered directly to Fortescue. KOTUG manages the entire contract.

The 'Cœlacanthe' was disabled off the coast of Guernsey on the foremidday of July 3, 2025, due to a jammed propeller The trawler notified the CROSS Jobourg. It was taken in tow by the SNSM lifeboat 'Notre Dame du Cap Lihou 2' Other fishing vessels offered assistance too. The towing operation began in the evening. On July 4 at 3 a.m. the ship was pulled into the port of Granville without difficulties.

The Dutch Safety Board has launched an investigation into the collision between the 'Containerships Nord' and the 'Beringzee' on the Western Scheldton May 30. The Board wants to learn from the accident in order to contribute to safer shipping. The container ship had hit the inland vessel at the stern. one crew member of the 'Beringzee' fell overboard. The captain managed to rescue the sailor from the water single-handedly. He then brought a seriously injured person to safety from a part of the ship that was taking on water. Thanks to help from nearby ships, the tanker was quickly stabilised. The crew members were taken to hospital for check-ups- The wheelhouse and the cabin of the ship were completely flooded amd destroyed.

Hapag-Lloyd continues to develop its position in Africa and launches the new MIAX (Middle East-India-Africa Express) service – which will offer direct connections and fast transit times between South and West Africa, the Persian Gulf, India, Colombo (Sri Lanka) and La Réunion. Hapag-Lloyd has entered the African market about twelve years ago and has since then seen steady and significant growth in transported volumes to and from Africa."With the new MIAX service our customers will now benefit from an even wider range of fast and flexible direct connections," says Dheeraj Bhatia, Senior Managing Director of Hapag-Lloyd's Region Middle East.The MIAX service will be connected to the Global Mainline Network via the key ports of Jebel Ali (Dubai) and Colombo. Hapag-Lloyd will jointly operate the MIAX service with it's THE Alliance partner Ocean Network Express. A total of nine ships with a capacity of 2,800 TEU each, including five provided by Hapag-Lloyd, will be deployed for the new service.

Gas infrastructure along Russia’s Northern Sea Route is set to get a Japanese upgrade with news Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have signed a cooperation agreement with Novatek to develop LNG transhipment projects in Kamchatka and Murmansk. The projects will construct floating storage units (FSUs) to tranship LNG cargoes from ice-breaking LNG ships to conventional LNG ships. The FSUs will be located in Kamchatka and in Murmansk and will be used for the transhipment of LNG cargoes produced by Novatek’s Yamal LNG Project and Arctic LNG 2 Project, two of the largest gas developments in the world.