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Claims for compensation are being made against the owner of the 'Solong', which was towed to Aberdeen, where it is expected to be declared a total loss. The battle for the large amounts of compensation has already begun in the British courts, where the legal aftermath will take place, as the alision occurred in British waters. The owner, the German shipping company Ernst Russ, has set up a so-called “limitation fund” at the Admiralty Court in London, a legal maneuver that will place a financial limit on how much compensation can be paid. All containers on board the vessel, which sailed for the Icelandic shipping company Samskip, have been destroyed in the fire. The expected constructive total loss of the ship is triggering the full amount of compensation. In addition, en there is the damage on board the 'Stena Immaculate', to which is added the value of the aviation fuel that was in the damaged tank. The tanker is still at anchor in pos. 53° 44' N 000° 24' E, waiting for the aviation fuel in the ship's intact tanks to be transferred to the tanker 'Fure Vyl'. After the STS, the plan is to tow the 'Stena Immaculate' to Newcastle upon Tyne, where the damage will be assessed.

On March 14, 2025, the "Bohwa Pioneer" was drydocked at the Volkswerft Maritime Industrial and Business Park for repairs, being the largest freighter ever repaired by the Strela Shiprepair after having suffered a damage to its rudder system. The ship sailed from Uddevalla on March 12. At the yard, the rudder blade and rudder stock will be dismantled, and the rudder bearings will be inspected. The entire steering gear will be inspected and repaired. The propeller and tail shaft will also be removed to determine the overall extent of the damage.

AFter its grounding, the 'Venture' was inspected an detained on March 19 with 20 deficiencies,. five of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Pollution Prevention - Sewage communiting and disinfecting system Not as required 2) Pollution Prevention - Sewage treatment plan Not as required 3) Emergency system - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Not as required 4) Water/Weathertight - Covers (Hatchway-, portable-, tarpaulin etc) Not properly maintained 5) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on April 1 and left the port en route to Belfast with an ETA as of April 4. The last detention was only on Jan 15 in the port of: Leith with 15 deficiencies for ten days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The 'Queen of Oak Bay' suffered a mechanical issue impacting the service on the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route on March 31, 2025. At least two sailings have been cancelled after the ferry broke down outside Nanaimo's Departure on the morning due to a mechanical difficulty with the vessel's steering system. Affected were the departure at 8:25 a.m. from Departure Bay and the scheduled 10:40 am. sailing from Horseshoe Bay. TAfter repairs the sailings were expected to resume as scheduled at 1 p.m.

The deal between Unity Line and A-Ships is at risk of falling apart. During the voyage to Perama, the 'Golden Carrier' suffered some mechanical problems, which made both the crew and the shipping company doubt the condition of the ship and whether it is profitable to repair and renovate her at all. The ferry has arrived in Perama on April 1, and rumors wsre starting to spread that either Unity Line will take her back to the Baltic Sea and return the money to the Greeks, or the ship will be sold for scrapping if the damage proves to be too serious for the Polish shipping company.