The Port Journal

A container vessel suffered an onboard explosion and a subsequent fire while transiting the Gulf of Finland near Russia’s Neva Bay on Thursday, February 5, Russian media reported recently. The Liberian-flagged MSC Giada III was en route to Saint Petersburg when the blast occurred in her engine room. This then resulted in a blaze that […]

With the resumption of Venezuela’s oil trade under U.S. management, shipments from state oil company PDVSA have resumed, including some shipments aboard the same shadow fleet tankers that have carried Venezuelan cargoes for years. Under new orders, some of these vessels are now visiting ports with more stringent PSC inspection regimes, and at least two […]

[By Tom Baxter] Last year, Chinese companies’ “engagement” in 150 countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reached its highest level since the BRI was launched 12 years ago. The value of construction deals involving Chinese companies reached USD 128 billion, up 81% on 2024. While investments totalled USD 85 billion, up 62%. […]

The French Navy’s upcoming participation in Balikatan will be part of this year’s Jeanne D’Arc training mission deployment, which will see the two ships sail for the Indo-Pacific. The five-month deployment will commence with the ships’ departure from Toulon on February 17. The French Navy Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group had participated in a […]

A cargo ship suffered water ingress and subsequently sank off Thailand’s Phuket province, causing fuel oil and a number of containers to end up in the sea, on Saturday, February 7. The crew of the Panamanian-flagged container vessel Sealloyd Arc sent out a distress call at around 15:20 local time on Saturday to inform Thai […]

The PPA will be capable of dealing with surface, subsurface, and airborne threats. Her armament will include 76mm and 127mm naval guns, a 25mm close-range defence autocannon, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship/land attack missiles, and torpedoes. Leonardo-Finmeccanica will provide the ship with an array of guidance systems, a combat management system, radars, a cockpit-style integrated navigation management […]

China’s Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping Group has taken delivery of a new bulk carrier built by local shipyard Jiangsu Haitong Offshore Engineering Equipment (JSHT). GH Harvest is the second vessel in a new series of 63,500DWT Ultramax bulk carriers built by JHST for the same owner. GH Pridethe series’ lead ship, was delivered in January. […]

Sea trials begin for Hellenic Navy’s second FDI HN frigate

The recent movements of the sanctioned chemical/oil products tanker Silver (IMO 9309576) are a rich illustration of how the attractions of profit so easily overcome political loyalties, and how sanctions are ignored by the unscrupulous without consequences. The Silver is false-flagged in landlocked Mali, and is subject to secondary sanctions by the EU, UK (OFSI) […]

“It is going to greatly improve the ship’s ability to counter modern threats,” said Danny Mudd, technical program lead for MK 38 Mod 4. “With the added caliber, we can reach farther and deliver more damage.” Introduced in the late 1970s, the original MK 38 system was built around the 25mm MK 242 Bushmaster chain […]