Do Not Let a Moth Hold up Your Vessel
In 2025, numerous vessels arriving in Canada and the United States were found carrying flighted spongy moth complex egg masses, and some were so heavily infested that they were denied…
Middle East Gulf Continued Regional Disruption Impacts to Crew Welfare and Inspections
In reference to INTERCARGO post Vigilance and Protection of Bulk Carrier Seafarers and shore-based Personnel in the Gulf Region, INTERCARGO remains concerned regarding the continuing conflict in the Gulf region,…
AMSA: Marine Incident & Safety Snapshot (Q4 2025)
There were 344 reported incidents involving domestic commercial vessels in Quarter 4 of 2025. Of these, 54 were serious and 3 very serious. Very serious and serious incidents containing sensitive…
Injured Crew of M/V Eternity C Returns Home After Nine Months Treatment
As a reminder, on July 7, 2025, the Ansar Allah movement attacked the Greek cargo ship Eternity C in the Red Sea, subsequently sinking it. The ship’s crew, including Russian…
Bulk Carrier XIN TAIN YUAN Refloated by Tugs in Suez Canal
2 April 2026 The vessel resumes its voyage through the Canal… and traffic is flowing normally through it. Adm. Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority,…
“Fragmented Responses are no Longer Sufficient”: IMO Secretary-General
Foreign Ministers updated on IMO actions related to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mr. Arsenio Dominguez has urged States to…
M/T Ethera Seized by Belgian Navy Under Operation Blue Intruder
Belgian army seized vessel M/T Ethera (IMO:9387279) in pos 51 42 48N, 002 37 52E on 01 Mar 2026; under Operation Blue Intruder with French support; 21 crew detained. Sailing…
MTF Announces New SMS Guidelines for Ships Using Wind Assisted Propulsion Systems
31 March 2026 –Tokyo. The Maritime Technologies Forum (MTF) today announced the publication of new guidelines to support companies in developing and implementing Safety Management Systems (SMS) for ships equipped…
Sanctioned Ship Suspected of Causing Oil Spill in Baltic Sea
Early on Friday, the Swedish Coast Guard ordered a ship suspected of causing an oil spill in the Baltic Sea, east of Gotland, to anchor in Swedish territorial waters. A…
US Treasury Lifts Sanction from Three Russian Vessels
Notification by US treasury indicates removal of three Russian linked cargo vessel removal from SDN list. Two of them are container vessel and one is cargo vessel. The details of…