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On crew member of the 'Meshka' was suspected of violating the Maritime Act. The vessel, remained stuck off Landskrona in the Øresund as of June 2, with the patrol boat 'KBV 002' (IMO: 9380441) monitoring the situation. The Coast Guard has built up a capability on site to quickly handle a possible oil spill, with the.Sjöräddningssällskapet assisting. On the late evening, the hull was inspected by Coast Guard divers. They could not find any leaks. The majority of the hull was resting on the bottom, which is mostly made up of sand. The grounding had occurred shortly after the ship had been warned that it was on the wrong course by the Swedish Maritime Administration's traffic center. After an operator urged the vessel to change course, the crew replied that they would do so, but either they did not do so, or the maneuver was carried out too late. On May 31, Coast Guard personnel were on board the 'Meshka' and questioned parts of the crew and carried out sobriety checks. There was no suspicions of drunkenness. The reason why the ship ran aground has not yet been clarified. A preliminary investigation into negligence has now begun regarding the Maritime Act, Chapter 20, Section 2, negligence in maritime traffic. The investigation has been handed over to the Public Prosecution Service. The Coast Guard was supporting the Swedish Public Prosecutor's Office in the investigation. Before the ship can be refloated, the shipping company needs to develop a salvage plan that will then be approved by the Coast Guard and the Swedish Transport Agency. Salvage personnel were on the ship, but how long it would take to develop a salvage plan was yet unknown. The Coast Guard will continue to be on standby in case the situation changes. Report with photo: https://www.kustbevakningen.se/nyheter/oforandrat-lage---meshka-kvar-pa-grundet/

The "Starlet" was detained in Karadeniz Eregli on May 28, 2025, with 35 deficiencies, 25 of which being regarded ass seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - International Air Pollution Prevention Not as required 2) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries Not as requird 3) Certificate & Doc - Stability information booklet Not as required 4) Certificate & Doc - Booklet for bulk cargo loading/unloading/stowage Not as required 5) Certificate & Doc - Energy Efficiency Design Index Not as required 6) Certificate & Doc - Fire control plan - all Not as required 7) Certificate & Doc - International Sewage Pollution Prevention Cert Not as required 8)) Certificate & Doc - Continuous synopsis record Not as required 9) Living and working - Sanitary facilities Not hygienic 10) Living and working - Galley, handlingroom (maintenance) Not as required 11) Living and working - Obstruction/slipping etc Not as required 12) Living and working - Lighting (working spaces) Inoperative 13) Living and working - Pipes, wires (insulation) Not as required 14) Structural conditions - Beams, frames, floors corrosion Corroded 15) Structural conditions - Opening to cargo area, doors, scuttles' Unsafe 16) Structural conditions - Bulkhead- corrosion Corroded 17) Structural conditions - Decks - cracking Cracked 18) Pollution Prevention - Marking and labelling Not as required 19) Pollution Prevention - Other (Marpol Annex I) Other 20) Safety of navigation - Charts Expired 21) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 22) Safety of navigation - Compass correction log Not as required 23) Safety of navigation - Navigation records Not as required 24) Emergency systems - Fire drills Lack of training 25) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel eas still anchored off the port in po. 41° 17' N 031° 25' E as of June 1. The last detention was on Sep 13, 2024, Tulcea with 22 deficiencies -for four days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Hong Kong-based Dream Cruises’ World Dream cruise ship made its first port call to Keelung on July 8 and tourism operators have said that the port could receive a visit by Royal Caribbean International’s new Spectrum of the Seas in 2021. With gross tonnage (GT) of 151,300, the World Dream is the largest ship ever to visit Keelung Port, the Keelung Harbor Bureau said on Sunday, July 21. Tourism operators have said that the 169,379GT Spectrum of the Seas could set a new record if it makes an anticipated port call in 2021.

Bangladesh has become the top dumping ground for discarded ships in the world with the country dismantling the highest number of vessels in the first half (January-June) of the current year, according to a report of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a leading NGO coalition campaigning for clean and safe ship recycling.

The 'MSC Seascape' brokes free from its dock at the private island in Ocean Cay as high winds cause mooring lines to snap on May 31, 2025.The ship had left the port of Miami on May 29 for a Bahamian weekend cruise to Nassau on May 30-31 to the Ocean Cay Marine Reserve. Ataround 3 p.m. heavy winds on their starboard side caused too much pressure, which exceeded the holding capacity of the mooring lines. As passengers were heading back to the ship for safety amid and to get out of the wind and rain, the main bow lines began to snap/break leaving the ships bow to go adrift. Immediately the alarm was raised. and the crew sprang into action to secure the ship and hold the passengers back from boarding as the ship unexpectedly pulled away from the dock. The gangway fell into the water. Due to the fast-acting crew, there were only minor injuries, and the crew managed the emergency flawlessly as trained. Ocean Cay was the second and final stop on the 3-night getaway sailing to the Bahamas, with the cruise ship returning to Miami on the morning of June 1. Report with photos and video: https://www.cruisehive.com/msc-seascape-breaks-from-moorings-private-island/176069

The "NS Star" was detained in Kocaeli on May 27, 2025, with 22 deficiencies, four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Alarms - Steering gear alarm Inoperative 2) Fire safety - Remote Means of control (Machinery spaces) Inoperative 3) Fire safety - Means of control Not as required 4) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Propulsion main engine Not as required The vessel was released again on May 27 and left the port en route to Odesa. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Two more cruise ships bypassed scheduled stops in san Juan as demonstrators have been calling for the resignation of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló. The loss of tourism is impacting the island's economy. Tourism officials said the two ships would have generated a $1.3 million economic impact. Officials estimated the island missed out on a combined $760,000 from the Seaside and Equinox on Monday

The Portuguese government announced an investment of 547 million euros in the expansion of the Port of Sines in the southwest of the country and an agreement to extend its concession from 2029 to 2049. The agreement was reached last week between Portugal and PSA Singapore for the completion of the 3rd phase of expansion of Terminal XXI, so as to greatly increase its capacity and give another 20 years of operations in Portugal to PSA Singapore. The Sines port, 58 nautical miles south of Lisbon, is one of the major European ports and the great hub port of the Iberian-Atlantic front.

Around 22 villages in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India, are impacted by the wreckage from the 'MSC Elsa 3'. The debris, including pellets, a container and wooden logs, washed ashore in the village, causing security concerns and covering the beautiful beaches of the region. In one of the villages, people found bags of cashew nuts and iron rods, after which the authorities responded. A 3-member expert team from a shipping firm based in Gujarat, accompanied by a coastal police commandant and 8 personnel, reached on May 30 to support he salvage operations. NGO volunteers and local conservancy workers have been tirelessly working to remove the debris from the beaches. To further boost the response efforts, the Kanyakumari district administration established a 24/7 control room for the people to report any debris sightings. The ship was carrying 640 containers, 13 filled with hazardous cargo and 12 having calcium carbide. It also had 84.44 metric tonnes of diesel and 367.1 tonnes of furnace oil on board.

The ' Meshka' with 24 people on board ran aground in the Öresund off Landskrona on the morning of May 31, 2025, in pos. 55° 52' N 012° 46' E. The ship was ballasting from Skagen to Vysotsk. The grounding took place shortly after the ship received a warning that they were on the wrong course. The Swedish Coast Guard was on site . The Maritime Administration has a helicopter on standby. The weather was calm, and there was no information that the ship was taking on water. The Coast Guard started questioning the crew . The Swedish Maritime Rescue Society was also on site with the lifeboat 'Råå' anmd the 'REscue Sten Klas' of the rescue station Barsebäckshamn, as well as a pilot boat. while waiting for the Coast Guard to take over. The 'Meshka' has around 938 tonss of oil in its tanks. No oil has leaked yet, but the Coast Guard is prepared to deal with any possible leakage. Reports with photos: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/helsingborg/fartyg-pa-grund-utanfor-landskrona?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKoBJ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvWx_Xt5-NvvKrLSS6eUWRhYL1e6dMwWohIYP7Uzl_xVzg_Ypny9rNDQk-v4_aem_9AQsucAfJHwFmT5uavxm2A https://www.maritimedanmark.dk/en-person-er-mistaenkt-for-brud-pa-sofartsloven https://www.sjoraddning.se/larm/fartyg-pa-grund-utanfor-landskrona https://www.soefart.dk/article/view/1167122/person_mistaenkes_for_lovbrud_efter_grundstodt_fragtskib_i_oresund

Ships could continue to be turned away from Napier Port for the next few days as an "unprecendented" swell hammers Hawke's Bay. Clifton Beach was closed by Hastings District Council on Wednesday and Napier City Council closed the Marine Parade viewing platform after tourists were drenched by a heaving sea on Wednesday morning. MetService meteorologist Tui McInnes said a slow building pressure system out to the east of Hawke's Bay had ramped up the seas, causing swells of close to 4m. McInnes said the 4m swells had the potential to "cause a bit of havoc on the coast" as it could possibly continue until Saturday morning. "The main thing that is causing the big waves is the easterly winds that are occur. "With a large space and a slow build-up it leaves time for some quite nice swells to develop," McInnes said. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12252333

APM Terminals Maasvlakte II’s new rail service between its Rotterdam terminal and Venlo, a key logistics hub on the Dutch-German border is proving popular. Following the success of the initial five-times-per-week service, plans are already in place to scale this up to 14 times per week over the coming weeks.