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On April 5, 2025, the 'Tex' was detained in Novorossiysk with 12 deficiencies: 1) Fire safety - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm Inoperative 2) Fire safety - Fire detection and alarm system Not as required 3) Fire safety - Other (Fire Safety) Other 4) Life saving Appliances - Stowage and provision of liferafts Not as required 5) Life saving Appliances - Lifeboats Not as required 6) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats inventory Inoperative 7) Safety of navigation - Magnetic compass' Inoperative 8)) Safety of navigation - Lights, shapes and sound-signals Not as required 9) Safety of navigation - Bridge navigation Watch Alarm System 'Not as required 10) Labour conditions - Lighting (Working spaces) Not as required 11) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Auxiliary machinery Not as required 12) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 8 and left the port towards the Bosphorus. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The Regional Prosecutor's Office is investigating case of the disappearance of seven fishermen from the 'Bruma' in Coronel and gathering information regarding the possible involvement of the 'Cobra', owned by Pesquera Blumar S.A., along with two other vessels. Pesquera Blumar manager Gerardo Balbontín stated that the 'Cobra's crew heard an internal noise on the morning of April 4, not suspecting a collision. The crew members, the captain, and the pilot who were on duty that night are being charged. In addition to the 'Cobra', the 'Don Tito' and 'Bituquen 2', which were near the scene of the incident, were akso being examined. Added to this, the disappearance of a crew member of the 'Cobra', Juan Sanhueza, who was a lookout the night of the incident, has added complexity to the case. Balbontín confirmed that Sanhueza was indeed on one of the shifts that occurred on the night of the Bruma accident. Sanhueza's testimony is crucial, given his role as a lookout on the night of the events. He did not appear to testify, and his whereabouts remain unknown. Prosecutor Marcela Cartagena confirmed that multiple legal hypotheses are being investigated and clarified that some crew members are being charged and others are being called as witnesses, with no definitive case. The victims' families, represented by attorney Rafael Poblete, have the theory of intentional homicide. "The examinations of the other two vessels will confirm—in my opinion—that the Cobra was the main suspect, or, to put it another way, rule out the possibility that the other two did not have a relevant role," the lawyer asserted. While the Prosecutor's Office and the Navy were gathering evidence, the families demanded justice, although there was no hope of finding the missing fishermen alive.

Following the first steel cutting, MV Werften has officially started with the construction of the second 208,000gt Global Class cruise ship for Genting Hong Kong. This not-yet named unit will be delivered in 2022, following GLOBAL DREAM in 2021.

The UK government and the Port of Southampton have teamed up to launched the UK’s first Port Economic Partnership (PEP), a way of creating stronger links between ports and government in order to long-term trade and economic growth. For the partnership, the UK Department for Transport (DfT) will work with ABP’s Port of Southampton to focus on leveraging public and private sector investment and ensuring that planning processes are as efficient as possible. The unique partnership was launched this week during an event at London International Shipping Week. The creation of PEPs was outlined back in January as part of the launch of the UK’s ‘Maritime 2050 – Navigating the Future’ strategy, envisioning creating a strong business environment for ports which, in turn, will help trade and benefit the UK economy.

On April 7, 2025, the 'Menessa' was detained in Iskenderun with 14 deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Safety of navigation - Charts' Not updated 2) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate Entries missing 3) Certificate & Doc - Records of seafarers daily hours of work or rest Incorrect entries 4) Radio communications - Radio log (diary) *Not as required The vessel was released again on April 8 and remained stationary at anchor in pos. 36° 37' N 036° 09 E. The last detention was on July 30, 2024, in Galati, with 13 deficiencies for nine days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

A total of nine people, including three fishermen, were remanded in custody in the investigation into cocaine trafficking using bales dropped near the Channel Islands, the Rennes prosecutor's office announced on April 8, 2025. More than 600 kg of cocaine were dumped from the ' Omicron Eagle' near the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey. Having departed from the port of Paranagua, the bulk carrier was en route to the port of Dunkirk, before arriving in Amsterdam, where it remained stationary as of April 9. The drugs were recovered at sea by fishermen from Ouistreham andthen transferred aboard a speedboat that headed for Tancarville, where investigators ultimately seized 630 kg of cocaine, worth €37 million. The nine people under investigation were remanded in custody following their appearance before a judge of liberty and detention. Among them were a Belgian of Albanian natuibal, accused of having participated in the recovery of the drugs on the trawler. Three Filipino crew members from the crew of the bulk carrier, accused of dropping the bales into the sea as the Normandy trawler approached, were also remanded in custody on the evening of April 8. Three fishermen, accused of recovering the bales of cocaine and transporting them to the French coast, suffered the same fate. The partners of two of them were placed under judicial supervision. Two middlemen from Le Havre were also indicted and remanded in custody. This trafficking network was dismantled following a major operation planned for 18 months and launched on the night of April 3. The case was the first time that a drop-off delivery has been intercepted. Around a hundred police officers from Normandy, the RAID, and the Anti-Narcotics Office (Ofast); the research section of the Maritime Gendarmerie and the Hauts-de-France gendarmes; customs officers specializing in intelligence; three patrol boats, a helicopter, and a Coast Guard patrol boat were mobilized.

Sodraco International, a French subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, has signed a contract to transport and install 80 offshore wind turbines on the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm offshore France. The contract was awarded by Parc du Banc de Guérande, a joint venture between the French renewable energy company EDF Renewables and the Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge. It is the first offshore wind contract in France for Jan De Nul. “We are excited to contribute to the further development of renewable energy, and offshore wind in particular, in France. Next to that we are looking forward to working again with EDF Renewables and to confirm our skills and competencies by making the installation of the Offshore Wind Turbines in collaboration with GE a great success,” said Philippe Hutse, offshore director at Jan De Nul Group. The turbine installation works are planned to commence in spring 2022 and will be completed by the end of 2022.

(Sept. 8, 2019) – As Carnival Cruise Line continues to work closely with its partners to deliver relief to the people of Grand Bahama and Abaco islands recovering from Hurricane Dorian, it also plans 41 calls to Nassau, Half Moon Cay and Princess Cays for the remainder of September as those destinations eagerly await cruise guests. Bahamian officials have expressed great appreciation for the support Carnival and its employees and guests have provided but also stressed that the other parts of The Bahamas are open for business and stand ready to welcome guests.

In a statement on April 7, 2025, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said an investigation by South Korean authorities is underway on the'Lunita' that was flagged for carrying two tons of suspected cocaine. Te ship was being manned by Filipino crew at the time of the raid. The crew members were not detained and on board the vessel were are under investigation by local authorities. The South Koreans were still investigating if they were trafficking drugs, and then they will be charged, most probably detained, The 'Lunita' was at Okgye Port in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, when the Korea Customs Service and Korea Coast Guard carried out a joint raid on April 2, based on a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. The South Korean authorities discovered that the vessel was carrying 57 boxes of suspected cocaine. The ship owner has already provided the Filipino crew members a lawyer but the DFA was ready to provide legal assistance should the main agency handling the case, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), require. The DFA is currently waiting for the official report of the Philippine Embassies in Seoul and Oslo.

The 'Stena Nordica', serving on the route from Fishguard to Rosslare, suffered an engine problem on April 5, 2025, and was unable to depart Fishguard, when the 2:00 p.m. sailing had to be cancelled. As a result, the evening return trip from Rosslare was also scrapped. Stena Line advised affected passengers that they could rebook or divert to the Holyhead to Dublin route. Some opted to remain on board the 'Stena Nordica' in the hope that the vessel would sail at 1:30 a.m. on April 6) but that service was also cancelled. Also the afternoon sailing on the St. George's Channel route was 'in doubt. The ferry operator subsequently announced that this had been cancelled, together with the return service from Rosslare Europort on the evening of April 7. The next scheduled service for the 'Stena Nordica' was on April 8 at 01.30 a.m. from Fishguard and Rosslare, which has a scheduled sailing time of four hours. The ship finally left Fishguard on April 9 at 2 p.m.

Washington States Ferries has officially launched its new hybrid-ferry newbuild program at Vigor’s Seattle shipyard. Washington’s legislature authorized a contract extension earlier this year for Vigor to build up to five 144-car Olympic class, hybrid-electric ferries over the coming years for the Washington State Ferries, the largest ferry system in the United States. Vigor has constructed the last twelve ferries in the WSF system and has been actively engaged in the evolution of hybrid-electric solutions, including sending a team to Norway to meet with experts on best practices and available technologies for low carbon ferry systems. Vigor and WSF will again visit Norway as part of a second delegation in September 2019. The Olympic class hull form is one of the most efficient in the fleet with less drag through the water and a small wake for a positive environmental impact. The new hybrid vessels will utilize the existing Olympic class hull form, but will be capable of 100% electric operation on most routes once the infrastructure needed for charging is installed.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian which caused widespread devastation across the Bahamas, Norwegian oil giant Equinor is setting about cleaning up the spills from its South Riding Point oil terminal on Grand Bahama. The South Riding Point oil terminal has sustained damage from the hurricane and oil has been observed on the ground at the terminal site and in neighbouring areas. The size of the spill is not yet clear. Equinor has secured vessels and equipment for oil spill response in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, and from various ports across southeast Florida.