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Bart⚓️@bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 22h ago

India's shipping ministry reports that an Indian-flagged vessel was hit and sunk in the southern Red Sea, the latest war-risk casualty off the coast of Yemen. maritime-executive.com/article/indi...

Indian Cargo Vessel Sunk by Bomb-Boat Attack Off Hodeidah, 14 Rescued

India's shipping ministry reports that an Indian-flagged vessel was hit and sunk in the southern Red Sea, the latest war-risk casualty off the coast o...

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Bart⚓️@bartgonnissen.bsky.social · yesterday

1/x Additional suspect after boat accident at Tjörn. Now another person is suspected of causing the death of another person, the Swedish pilot who was on board the ship. He is suspected of negligence in maritime traffic and causing the death of another.

Swedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a mother and her young daughter and injured the father and his son maritime-executive.com/article/swed...

Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel will receive above-inflation pay increases and improved leave benefits after maritime trade unions accepted a new agreement with the UK government aimed at supporting recruitment and retention across the civilian-crewed fleet. gcaptain.com/royal-fleet-...

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Mariners Secure Above-Inflation Pay Deal

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The threat to ships carrying oil in the Middle East is at its worst since the Iran war started, experts have said, after a spate of attacks on another key route in the region. bbc.com/news/article...

Threat to oil tankers in Middle East worst since start of Iran war, analysts say

Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say.

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1/x On X, I told the story of Skipper Arie Evegroen, who plugged a hole in a dike during the storm of 1953 and saved millions of people. During that storm, the ferry Princess Victoria sank. This is her story, from launch to loss to reckoning... a small 🧵 #maritimehistory

🚨Explosion and smoke plume over port in Zwijndrecht appears to be controlled explosion at company

🚨 Smoke plume over port of Antwerp: local residents testify to loud explosion. www.gva.be/regio/oost-v...

🚨 Smoke plume over port of Antwerp: local residents testify to loud explosion. www.gva.be/regio/oost-v...

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UAE Resumes Cross-Gulf Trade with Iran maritime-executive.com/article/uae-...

UAE Resumes Cross-Gulf Trade with Iran

A little-appreciated consequence of the all-out war that broke out in the Gulf on February 28 has been the disruption to the United Arab Emirates’ tra...

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A fire on board a crowded Indonesian ferry has killed at least five people, according to authorities in Java, and dozens of passengers remain missing. maritime-executive.com/article/five...

Video: Five Dead, 41 Missing in Fire Aboard Indonesian Ferry

A fire on board a crowded Indonesian ferry has killed at least five people, according to authorities in Java, and dozens of passengers remain missing....

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A frequent occurrence for our sea pilots is requests by the 40th Squadron helis of the Belgian Airforce to perform winching exercises on different kinds of vessels proceeding to and from Wandelaar Pilot Station. Of course, we're always happy to oblige. (📷 Elias Deleener)

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Iran remains the principal suspect in this week’s drone strike on two gas carriers at Egypt’s Damietta port, as inspections continue and the LNG import facility assesses when full operations can resume. splash247.com?p=243457

Iran remains chief suspect as Damietta damage picture emerges - Splash247

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🫵You get a toll!!, 🫵you get a toll!! 👐Everybody gets a toll!!! Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait. gcaptain.com/yemens-houth...

Yemen's Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

Aug 1 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait, saying no such decision had b...

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Sweden Arrests Cargo Ship Captain After Deaths in Pleasure Boat Collision

Swedish prosecutors confirmed that they have taken the captain of a Norwegian cargo ship into custody after an accident on Tuesday night that killed a...

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Ukraine Sinks Russian-Flagged Containership in Black Sea maritime-executive.com/article/ukra...

Ukraine Sinks Russian-Flagged Containership in Black Sea

Ukraine struck a container vessel operated by Fesco, a division of Rosatom, while the vessel was transiting the Black Sea bound for Novorossiysk, Russ...

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Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...

Trump’s Fixation on Arctic Ships Led to Billions in No-Bid Contracts (Gift Article)

The president decided to buy 11 polar icebreakers after a game of golf with Finland’s president. Experts say it’s far from clear the United States needs so many.

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Taking a 3 month old PCC to Antwerp. They brought Teslas from China to Zeebrugge and now will start a new trade of 2nd hand cars from Antwerp to West Africa