Four U.S. Navy sailors have pleaded guilty to charges of bribery for taking money from Chinese nationals for sham marriage arrangements. These fake marriages were set up so that the perpetrators could secure U.S. permanent residency and evade American immigration enforcement. In addition, some of the co-defendants in the scheme made attempts to secure military […]

The completed vessel will measure 96 metres long and will displace 6,500 tonnes, making her one of the largest rescue vessels in operation in the Baltic Sea. She will also have a range of 6,000 nautical miles, a maximum speed of 16 knots, and space for 100 crewmembers and up to nine additional personnel. The […]

Fishing Vessel News Roundup | February 6 – Chinese intelligent harvesting platform, Russian crab boats and more

This week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that Cuba risks a humanitarian “collapse” if it does not receive oil to meet its needs. Mexico, and in particular the ruling Morena party, has long maintained ideological and historical ties with Cuba, and President Claudia Sheinbaum is under pressure from within her coalition to not abandon Havana. […]

Assumptions led to tanker and trawler collision in Firth of Clyde, UK’s MAIB says

Iranian officials reported on Thursday, February 5, that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had seized two more vessels accused of fuel smuggling. While Iran has taken similar actions in the past as part of a crackdown on smuggling, today’s seizures drew additional international attention due to the regional tensions. Iranian media reports indicate two unnamed […]

An oil tanker that has transported Venezuelan fuel to Cuba since April 2025 finished loading this week a 150,000-barrel cargo of gasoline, a shipping schedule seen by Reuters on Thursday showed, a possible sign that the OPEC country could be preparing to send supplies to the island under US supervision. As of Thursday, it was […]

According to Oceania Cruises, the Oceania Sonata is expected to be followed by three sister ships as part of a fleet expansion. The Oceania Arietta is scheduled to join the fleet in 2029, while two additional unnamed vessels are planned for 2032 and 2035. Fincantieri noted that it previously constructed the Oceania Vista and Oceania […]

Discussions are underway in Canada in regard to the future development of the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay. During the early to mid-1900s and prior to the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, Churchill was Canada’s main port for exporting Western Canadian agricultural produce to England and Europe, and could play a major role […]

Ukraine, which has been at war with Russia since Moscow’s 2022 invasion, said the treaty’s expiry was a consequence of Russian efforts to achieve the “fragmentation of the global security architecture” and called it, “another tool for nuclear blackmail to undermine international support for Ukraine.” Strategic nuclear weapons are the long-range systems that each side […]