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Ukraine claims that the 'Vilamoura' is linked to Russia's Ghost Fleet, used to circumvent Western sanctions. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, the vessel was carrying more than one million barrels of crude oil, when it was seriously damaged by an explosion off the coast of Libya on June 27. The vessel was located nearly 150 kilometers northeast of the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea at the time. According to Ukrainian intelligence services, the Vilamoura is owned by the Greek company TMS Tanker Limited and has repeatedly transported cargo from Russian ports. The explosion caused the engine room to flood due to water intake, although the cause of the explosion remained unclear. The explosion was only reported on June 30, and the tanker is currently being towed towards the Gulf of Laconia, where it is scheduled for inspection and repair. The incident came as a series of unexplained explosions on oil tankers calling at Russian ports. In response, shipowners have begun inspecting their vessels for mines using divers and underwater drones. According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Russian ghost fleet now numbers nearly 1,000 vessels, with a total tonnage of over 100 million tons. These cargo ships reportedly regularly change flags, disable their tracking systems, and sail with limited assurances, in order to conceal their activities and continue the illegal export of Russian oil.

The "Welt Ahoi" was originally intended to usher in a new era of ferry service in Lübeck-Travemünde, but the ferry remained sidelined at Priwall since the allisoin with the ferry 'Travemünde', on the afternoon of Nov 5, 2024 on the Trave. The cause was a complete system failure during a trial run. It is still unclear when the problems will be resolved. The Lübeck public utility company, which operates the ferry, is still unable to provide an exact date. On Nov 5 at 3:50 p.m., a boat crew from the Travemünde Water Police station spotted the Priwall ferry 'Welt ahoi!' was sailing at an angle of 90 degrees across the pier on the Travemünde side and eventually allided with the Priwall ferry 'Travemünde'. The new ferry had departed from the southern pier of the Priwall ferry terminal towards Travemünde without picking up any cars or passengers. About two-thirds of the way through, it began to lurch, repeatedly switching between starboard and port and no longer steerable. The 'Travemünde,' moored next to it at the northern pier in Travemünde, stopped loading cars and passengers and rushed to help. The 'Welt ahoi!', which was no longer maneuverable, was pushed onto the pier by the 'Travemünde'. Report with photos: https://www.hl-live.de/text.php?id=169238

Rauma Marine Construction says that four new multipurpose corvettes for the Finnish Navy will be constructed at Rauma shipyard. The design phase will resume with immediate effect and construction of the first vessel will start at the shipyard in 2022. The Finnish Government approved the procurement, valued at approximately EUR 700 million. Rauma Marine Constructions Oy and the Finnish Defence Forces will formally sign the agreement for the construction of the multipurpose corvettes on September 26, 2019. CEO Jyrki Heinimaa is pleased that Rauma’s long traditions of building Finnish naval ships will continue.

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On July 2, 2023, the "Ørtind" could not take cars to the port of call Skotnes due to damage to a damage to the ferry bridge, it will not be possible to transport cars to Skotnes The Bindal-Harangsfjord connection is operated by the express boat "Ørtind" which is a fast catamaran vessel that takes both cars and passengers.

A civil lawsuit began in Braunschweig on July 2 against the car manufacturer VW for damages resulting from the sinking of the 'felicityy Ace'. The ship's owner, the shipping company, and the marine hull insurers are demanding damages in the hundreds of millions before the Braunschweig Regional Court. They were blaming lithium-ion batteries in electric cars for the fire that led to the sinking of the "Felicity Ace' on March 1, 2022 approximately 170 kilometers off the coast of the Azores island of Faial. At the time of the accident, it was transporting almost 4,000 cars of various Volkswagen brands, including electric vehicles. The cause of the fire is disputed: According to the court, the plaintiffs claim that a self-igniting lithium-ion battery caused the fire. The defendants rejected this claim and also claimed that prudent action could have prevented the sinking of the ship. The parties also disagreed on the exact amount of damages.

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announced that Smit Lamnalco, a 50% associated company, has been awarded a substantial 10-year contract with additional extension options by Coral FLNG to provide integrated marine services to the first Mozambique Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) terminal. This marks the first terminal services contract award for the Mozambique offshore LNG developments. The contract value for Smit Lamnalco amounts to approximately USD 200 million and services will commence early 2022. For the delivery of its services Smit Lamnalco will deploy three new 95 ton bollard pull tugs to provide escort, berthing and unberthing services to LNG carriers at the FLNG facility. A new offshore support vessel will be utilized to provide logistical and marine services support. Coral FLNG is a consortium of ENI, ExxonMobil, CNPC, Kogas, Galp Energia and ENH. The FLNG terminal is located approximately 80 kilometers offshore Palma Bay and operates in a water depth of 2,000 meters.

Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) has officially resumed operations and welcomed back its first commercial vessel following Hurricane Dorian. The 57,062-ton crude oil tanker Agathonissos, owned by Greece-based Eletson, returned to the yard to complete repair works that began before the hurricane arrived in the Bahamas earlier this month. The shipyard also said it remains on track for the next planned cruise ship visit, Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Ecstasy, scheduled to arrive on October 5.

The 'Astoria' will be towed from the Waalhaven in Rotterdam to the Galloo recycling yard in the seaport of Ghent on July 3. ‘The ship will arrive in Ghent on July 4 at around 3 p.m. ‘Due to years of inactivity and lack of maintenance, the ship needs to be towed by the tugs 'Multratug 3' (IMO: 9537408) and 'Multratug 20 (IMO: 9572006)', which were already ready at the ship on _July 2. The exact departure time is not yet known. More than 96% of the materials of the 'Astoria' can be reused. The ship was bought by the Belgian shipyard on June 17 for 200,000 euros at an auction in Rotterdam. The previous owner failed to meet the payments, after which the shipping agent was allowed to seize the ship.

On July 2, 2025, the "Albatros" ran aground off Travemünde on the Trave river, en route to Wismar, at the entrance to the Pötenitzer Wiek. just a few meters from the ferry turning point, with 25 people on board. The danger to passing ships was considerable, as the disabled vessel was stuck directly next to the fairway- At approximately 1:45 a.m., a distress call was received by the MRCC Bremen, which mobilized the lifeboat 'Felix Sand' from the Grömitz DGzRS station and the lifeboat 'Hans Ingwersen' from the Travemünde station. When the rescuers arrived on scene, two volunteers climbed onto the stranded schooner and assessed the situation. Despite the proximity to a stone groyne, no water ingress was observed. A towing connection was established , and with combined forces, the "Albatros" was safely towed back into deeper water. The ship was then able to continue its journey unassisted and moored safely at the Ostpreußen Quay in Travemünde. The operation took place in calm seas and a moderate easterly wind of up to force 3 Beaufort Report with photo: https://travemuende-aktuell.de/artikel/27041-Seenotretter-befreien-Traditionssegler-aus-Notlage-vor-Travemuende.html

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The US Coast Guard is continuing efforts on containing an oil spill on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. First assets were deployed on September 11 after a helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans observed a sheen on the water earlier in the day during a routine overflight. Fifteen hundred feet of boom has been deployed to contain the sheen while oil spill response company OMI Environmental Solutions has been contracted to contain and recover the product. The Coast Guard is yet to provide details on the cause or source of the spill. The incident is still under investigation. In addition to US Coast Guard assets, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office has joined the response effort and six oil spill response boats have been on site as of September 13.