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The U.S. Treasury Department on the last week of July 2025 imposed sanctions on more than 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities, and ships, some of which are involved in transporting Russian oil. Three tankers, the 'Tagor', 'Guanyin' and 'Tassos', were scheduled to deliver Russian oil to Indian ports this month. All three vessels are under U.S. sanctions. The 'Tagor' was bound for Chennai, while the 'Guanyin' and 'Tassos' were headed to ports in western India, according to trade sources and Russian ports data. Sanctions aimed at cutting Russia’s oil revenue, seen as funding its war against Ukraine, have been increasingly hitting Russian oil supplies for India, which buys more than a third of its oil needs from Russia. The 'Tagor' was now heading to Dalian, while the 'Tassos' diverted to Port Said. The 'Guanyin' remained enroute to Sikka, a port used by Reliance Industries RELI.NS and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. BPCL.NS. Separately, the tankers 'Achilles' and 'Elyte', both loaded with Russian oil, were preparing to discharge Russian Urals for Reliance.. Both vessels have been sanctioned by Britain and the European Union.

The situation of the ' Hein' remained unchanged on Aug 1 with the dredger being still stuck between the wooden and thr concrete pier. The sheerleg ' BHV Athlet' has left the scene again and was replaced by the sheerleg ' Enak'. The salvage was expected to take a couple more days as in addition also shore based mobile cranes will have to be used, which requires thorough investigations of the quayside in advance. Video: https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/niedersachsen-18-00/brake-bergung-von-havariertem-schiff-verzoegert-sich/ndr/Y3JpZDovL25kci5kZS83OGRkYjMxZC1hYTc0LTQ4MmMtOWU3NS05MDkxZjYzODgwZjU

The "Breñas Cargo" has entered service on July 30 and arrived in Santa Cruz de La Palma on Aug 1. The vessel has joined Fred. Olsen Cargo Express' service, starting its first route on the Las Palmas, Puerto del Rosario, and Arrecife route, thus launching a three-weekly roll-on/roll-off service connecting with the islands of Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote.The vessel has been registered in Spain and registered in the Las Palmas naval registry. After spending time at Astican for an overhaul and painting with Fred Olsen's corporate image, ste set out for sea trials on July 29and returned in the afternoon preparing for the beginning of the new service: Report with photo: https://www.puentedemando.com/el-rolon-brenas-cargo-entra-hoy-en-servicio-y-el-primero-de-agosto-llegara-a-la-palma/

Beached at Gadani 19.07.25

Beached at Chittagong 02.07.25

Beached at Aliaga 22.07.25

The captain of the 'Tiger has appealed the community service order imposed on him by the court for the fatal collision in the Wadden Sea. Whether the appeal will proceed will be decided at a later date. The ferry had collided with the water taxi 'Stormloper' in the Schuitengat near Terschelling in the early morning of Oct 21, 2022. Four people on board the water taxi were killed. The body of one of them, a 12-year-old boy, was never found. The court in Leeuwarden sentenced both the captain of the speedboat and the skipper of the water taxi to 240 hours of community service and a three-month suspended prison sentence. According to the court, both boats were speeding. The skippers also failed to communicate effectively via radio about how they would pass each other. The Public Prosecution Service had demanded 180 hours of community service for both, in addition to three-month suspended prison sentences. The defense has already filed an appeal to meet the statutory two-week deadline, attorney Tjalling van der Goot announced on the website of the law firm Anker en Anker on July 31, 2025- The captain's lawyer stated that he intends to "carefully advise his client regarding the possibilities of an appeal" after the summer holidays.

The U.S. Treasury Department on the last week of July 2025 imposed sanctions on more than 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities, and ships, some of which are involved in transporting Russian oil. Three tankers, the 'Tagor', 'Guanyin' and 'Tassos', were scheduled to deliver Russian oil to Indian ports this month. All three vessels are under U.S. sanctions. The 'Tagor' was bound for Chennai, while the 'Guanyin' and 'Tassos' were headed to ports in western India, according to trade sources and Russian ports data. Sanctions aimed at cutting Russia’s oil revenue, seen as funding its war against Ukraine, have been increasingly hitting Russian oil supplies for India, which buys more than a third of its oil needs from Russia. The 'Tagor' was now heading to Dalian, while the 'Tassos' diverted to Port Said. The 'Guanyin' remained enroute to Sikka, a port used by Reliance Industries RELI.NS and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. BPCL.NS. Separately, the tankers 'Achilles' and 'Elyte', both loaded with Russian oil, were preparing to discharge Russian Urals for Reliance.. Both vessels have been sanctioned by Britain and the European Union.

The "Finnmarken" was drydocked at the Norderwerft shipyard in Hamburg. on July 25, 2025, for repairs of damage to its stern thruster. As a result, the Norwegian shipping company Hurtigruten had to cancel a 15-day Norway cruise from Hamburg, planned for July 25 to August 8. The affected rudder is essential for safe docking in ports, especially in windy and changeable weather conditions. The repair required the ship to be taken out of the water until Aug 1 at 8 a.m., when it was towed out of dock 1, and trials were started for testings of the stern thruster, before shifting to warehouse 62 at the C. Steinweg Southwest Terminal, where it berthed at 10 a.m. The "Finnmarken" is scheduled to resume service on Aug 8, and depart for her next Norway cruise as planned. The previous round trip from July 11 to 25, was still carried out as planned despite the already known defect, as there were no serious, safety-related restrictions. All guests affected by the cancellation were informed immediately. They were offered a free rebooking to later departures or a full refund of the cruise price. According to the shipping company, around half of the passengers rebooked promptly; others initially contacted customer service directly, Hurtigruten will cover the costs of new flights or changed connecting bookings.

The "Cala Gullo" has been refloated, one month after sinking in the Port of Barcelona on June 30, during the turning maneuver of the container ship "Cape Sounio" as it was preparing to enter the southern entrance of the Port of Barcelona. With the help of multiple floating bags and a mobile crane the recovery of the upturned tug was underway on July 26 and could be completed on July 31 at 3 p.m. Before this, the capsized wreck had been moved in a submerged state to the Príncep d'Espanya Jetty (Princess of Spain Dock). Report with photo: https://www.puentedemando.com/reflotado-el-remolcador-cala-gullo-un-mes-despues-de-su-hundimiento-en-el-puerto-de-barcelona/

Beached at Chittagong 31.07.25

Beached at Aliaga Towed by MSC Dragon 29.07.25

An extensive damage to the"Ecofive" has led to new months of delays. On July 27, 2025, the shipping company has announced financial claims to cover lost expenses. The shipyard is threatened with warranty liability. The delivery of the "Ecofive" has previously been postponed several times, but on Feb 26, 2025, the Ålesund shipping company Bluewild announced that they could finally take over their newly built factory trawler from the Westcon Yards shipyard in Ølensvåg in Rogaland. The vessel was to go through the final phase of completion in Ålesund before a trial. But during the test run in April, something went wrong. When the crew was to maneuver the boarding equipment, the A-frame, it was severely twisted, and steel structures were deformed. The skippper of the "Ecofive", Fridtjof Køhn, wrote to the shipping company on April 22 that the ship had to return to Ålesund after the damage: "The A-frame was to be driven from the upper to the rear position. [...] moved little or nothing. [...] Both legs of the A-frame are twisted with significant damage. It is not possible to continue fishing. Setting course for Ålesund," Køhn wrote. The equipment was purchased from a subcontractor. Report with photos: https://www.kystens.no/nyheter/prestisjebat-alvorlig-skadet-veldig-uheldig-sier-verftet-som-trues-med-garantiansvar/2-1-1850564

Sold to Breakers 29.07.25

After the 'Moby Drea' was towed to the Split shipyard Brodosplit, where over the next two months, around 350 tons of metal panels will be removed, inside of which a layer of around 100 tons of asbestos has been compressed, the 'Moby Otta' will soon arrive in Split to undergo the same work. The ship is owned by the same Italian company and with similar characteristics. The value of this operationis estimated to be around half a million euros per ship. The panels will not be cut or crushed in the Split shipyard, and even the screw holes will be poured with water and detergent. The problem arose when journalists asked Jurišić where the removed panels would actually end up. Turkey has a limit on receiving a maximum of 50 tons of asbestos, and it is expected that the ship will contain at least 100 tons, or a total of 350 tons with heavy metal panels. Croatia does not have such restrictions.

After a previous lawsuit, BMW was again vindicated this week by a judge in The Hague. Their cars must be transferred to BMW so the company can have them scrapped and prevent them from ever being sold again. Two Dutch entrepreneurs, Sam Peinemann, owner of the forklift company Peinemann Mobilift Group, and Eric Bakker, of car dealer 3B Exclusief, had bought €5 million worth of brand-new BMWs carried aboard the ship, which had been stored on a section of the ship where there had been no fire or water damage.. But the car manufacturer obtained a court order ordering the destruction of the vehicles. BMW argued that the toxic gases on board posed a risk of damage to the electronics and that these unsafe vehicles should be destroyed. However, Peinemann says he will appeal, a process that could take a year. Bakker respond that the vehicles are "in top condition" and have passed all strict inspections.

On June 30, 2025, at around 11 a.m. the 'Cala Gullo' sank in the Port of Barcelona after the collision with the 'Cape Sounio' (IMO: 9727625). The three crew members were rescued unharmed by the port pilots with a pilot boat. The accident happened during a turnaround maneuver alongside the container ship, while the tug was supporting it, when leaving the Hutchison Port Best terminal. The 'Cala Gullo' then started to list and went down stern first, with the bow tip sill protruding from the water. The container ship left the port again on July 1, next headed to La Spezia with an ETA as of July 2. The incident prompted the activation of the Maritime Interior Plan (PIM) in the alert phase to assess any oil spill in the water, which was later ruled out. Work was commenced to refloat the tug. Report with photo: https://infopuertos.com/un-remolcador-se-hunde-en-el-puerto-de-barcelona-tras-una-colision-con-un-buque-de-msc/ https://portalportuario.cl/remolcador-termina-hundido-tras-impacto-con-portacontenedores-en-puerto-de-barcelona/

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) issued a statement on July 31, clarifying its position regarding the Court of Inquiry's report into the grounding of the 'Wakashio' off Pointe-d'Esny. This clarification came after Minister Arvin Boolell's statement in Parliament. The DPP reiterated that it has only received certain sections of the report deemed relevant from the Attorney General, via the Solicitor General, since Feb 9, 2023. Despite repeated requests in 2023 and 2025, the full report has never been provided to it. Based on the observations and recommendations contained in the submitted section of the report, the DPP sent a letter to the Commissioner of Police on March 13, 2023, requesting that an investigation be initiated to determine whether any offenses had been committed. On July 12, following a parliamentary question (PQ B/707), the Ministry of Agro-Industry requested information from the DPP regarding the follow-up to these recommendations. On July 14, the DPP wrote again to the Commissioner of Police to inquire about the progress of the investigation requested since March 2023. According to information received by the DPP on July 28, the police had made a request to the Ministry of the Blue Economy for the full report. However, as of March 30, this request had remained unanswered. It therefore appears that no investigation was initiated due to lack of access to the full report. Report with photo: https://lexpress.mu/s/le-dpp-na-toujours-pas-le-rapport-complet-de-la-cour-dinvestigation-547915

The refloating operation of the 'Kepejora' has been completed, but the barge was still moored at the quayside, upstream of the Auvelais lock, surrounded by an oil boom as a precaution, one week after it sank. A dredger removed the remainder of the cargo from the hold on July 30. It was carrying 1,400 tons of scrap metal that had just been loaded at Châtelet, at the Comet group quay, when an undetected leak of unknown origin caused it to sink after startomg its journey to Ghent. The cargo was transferred onto dozens of truck trailers and talem tp Bruco. Then the dive company L.M. Diving Service y from Audenaarde was called to reefloat the ship, and sucked up nearly 1,400 tons of water using very high-capacity pumps. On the evening of July 29, the barge was floaing again. 0 tons of oil were pumped from a tank, and the oil contaminated water was removed from the surface without major difficulty. A crack was found at the stern of the vessel, near the cabin,which was nearly a meter long and could quickly be sealed by the divers. On the morning of July 31 the barges and pleasure craft—about 15 boats—were able to cast off morning and resume their respective voyages, after their crews were supplied with drinking water. Report with photo: https://www.lavenir.net/regions/namur/2025/07/31/sambreville-lecluse-dauvelais-rouverte-a-la-navigation-mais-la-peniche-coulee-ira-a-la-casse-R7BFLCAL4ZD6FHFR24TS3J7S44/

The bill for the clean-up of 60 tons oil, after the 'Marco Polo'ran aground off the Blekinge coast is growing. So far, the MSB has paid out SEK 64 million to the municipalities affected. The most money has been paid to the municipality of Sölvesborg, where the hardest-hit stretch of coast is located. There are also claims for an additional SEK 2 million from Sölvesborg, Karlshamn and Kristianstad that have not yet been paid. The starting point of MSB was to get back all the money it has spent from the shipping company's insurance company, since the assessment was that the compensation claims from the municipalities were reasonable. Clean-up costs could rise further if new oil were discovered.