2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (240+ words) An incident off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden initially reported on 17 July as an unauthorised boarding of a vessel and an ongoing investigation has now been reclassified as a hijacking. Military authorities told the Royal Navy-led…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (185+ words) A South Korean industry-led pilot project tested the performance of an autonomous mobile robot onboard a cargo ship, successfully demonstrating its use in confined shipboard environments. Tests were conducted using Hyundai Motor and Kia’s autonomous mobile platform MobED (Mobile Eccentric…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago  (411+ words) Shipbroker Clarksons’ data and analytics arm said traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped back to very low levels in the wake of several vessel attacks and boardings Clarksons Research has recorded average vessel traffic for the five days…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (593+ words) Houthi spokesperson says militia’s blockade is in response to a "comprehensive blockade on our ports and airports by land, sea and air" The Houthis have taken to social media to announce what they are calling a ’maritime embargo’ and ’blockade…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (230+ words) Fugro has signed a contract to undertake a programme of surveys for the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan pipelines offshore Timor-Leste The survey programme will support planning and development of infrastructure associated with the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan developments,…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (386+ words) Port of Tyne in the northeast of England has confirmed that the wind turbine installation vessel Wind Orca has been involved in an incident at the port in which it is understood to have struck another vessel Port of Tyne…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago  (263+ words) HD Hyundai and Kiewit Offshore Services have entered into what they describe as a ‘strategic partnership agreement’ to collaborate on shipbuilding projects in the US The partnership is intended to support the expansion of US shipbuilding capacity, strengthen the country’s…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (218+ words) A new DNV white paper, Methane in Shipping, sets out a case that will interest the roughly 800 LNG-capable ships now trading, and 600 more on order, excluding LNG carriers Ships built to burn fossil LNG can, in principle, burn liquefied bio-methane…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (220+ words) Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and other leading Democrats have launched an investigation into the Trump administration’s efforts to kill offshore wind energy projects and have written to companies that recently relinquished leases In letters to the companies, Schumer and…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (972+ words) Tatham & Co partner, Stephen Askins, explains why there is a role for security companies in salvage, but salvors should take the lead Ship casualties rarely occur in convenient places, in fair weather, or in benign jurisdictions. But the Red Sea…...