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Abu Dhabi wins the first SailGP Championship for Britain

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 30, 2025

The SailGP 2025 Championship was won by Britain on Sunday. They beat New Zealand and Australia to win the championship and $2 million. Dylan Fletcher of Emirates GBR said that the victory was "unbelievable" and that he felt "overjoyed right now"…

SailGP Abu Dhabi Final: Crews eye $2 Million Prize

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 27, 2025

Abu Dhabi will offer tricky light winds, a compact course and a $2 million prize for teams competing for a spot in the SailGP Grand Final this weekend. SailGP’s fifth season culminates in a race where the crew with the highest score wins it all. This is called Formula One on the water.

Turkey says construction starts on indigenous air defence destroyer

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 27, 2025

Turkey announced on Thursday that contractors have begun building a naval aircraft destroyer. The vessel will be part of the multi-layered "Steel Dome", or air defence system, planned by the country. NATO member Turkey announced its first plans to build Steel Dome…

The Sailing-Black Foils are ready to strike in Abu Dhabi

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 24, 2025

New Zealand's Black Foils have a quiet confidence as they head into the SailGP season finale. Peter Burling has declared that his team is exactly where he wants them to be, as the championship showdown in Abu Dhabi looms. The Kiwis are heading…

Erdogan, the Turkish president, says that he will meet with Putin in Russia on Monday

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 23, 2025

The Turkish president Tayyip Erdoan said that he will have a telephone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss the peace efforts in Ukraine. He added that he will also ask him for a restart of a deal to ensure the safe passage grain via the Black Sea.

Turkey: it is too early to determine what caused the deadly military plane crash

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 13, 2025

The Turkish defence ministry stated on Thursday that it is too early to determine what caused a military cargo aircraft crash in Georgia this week, in which 20 soldiers were killed. Inspections are continuing. The C-130 cargo plane had left Azerbaijan to Turkey when it crashed on Tuesday…

Turkey: Too early to determine what caused deadly plane accident

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 13, 2025

The Turkish defence ministry stated on Thursday that it is too early to determine what caused a military cargo aircraft crash in Georgia this week, in which 20 soldiers were killed. Inspections are continuing. The C-130 cargo plane had left Azerbaijan to Turkey when it crashed on Tuesday.

Ship tracking data shows that India's Russian oil exports increased in October.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on November 3, 2025

According to preliminary data from Kpler, OilX and Kpler, India's crude imports from Russia should have increased slightly from the previous month, despite pressure from Washington. Kpler data shows that India's Russian crude oil imports increased to 1.48 million barrels a day (bpd)…

US Gulf Coast fuel imports reach 2.5-year high amid Venezuelan and Russian sanctions

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 2, 2025

According to preliminary data from ship tracking, analysts, and a refinery, fuel oil imports into the U.S. Gulf Coast reached a record high of two-and-a half years in September. This was due to an increase in cargoes coming from the Middle East…

Singapore's Seatrium sells Texas shipyard to Turkey’s Karpowership at $51 million

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 23, 2025

Seatrium Limited, a Singapore-based company, announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement to sell the "surplus" AmFELS Yard Shipbuilding Facility in Texas to Karpowership. The price is $50.67million. AmFELS Yard in Brownsville builds…

BAE, a British company, aims to have an autonomous submarine on the market by 2026

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 9, 2025

BAE Systems, a British company, said that it aims to launch an autonomous submersible by 2026. This is in response to the growing concern of countries about threats underwater, after a series attacks on submarine cables. BAE successfully tested the Herne sub product last year.

Microsoft Azure cloud service affected by Red Sea fiber cut

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 6, 2025

Microsoft announced on Saturday that Microsoft Azure users could experience an increase in latency as a result of multiple fiber cuts under the Red Sea. The company warned that traffic traversing the Middle East, originating or terminating in Asia and Europe, may be subject to increased disruptions.

Greek defence industry plans are based on anti-drone systems

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 5, 2025

In just a few minutes, a new anti-drone Greek system showed what it was capable of. Centauros, a system developed by the European Union, was tested in the Red Sea last year. It detected and quickly destroyed two aerial drones fired by Yemeni…

Ferrero nears about $3 billion deal for WK Kellogg, WSJ reports

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 9, 2025

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that the Italian candy company behind Ferrero is close to a $3 billion deal with WK Kellogg. This was based on the reports of people familiar with this matter. After the bell, shares of WK Kellogg (the…

Exports of cereals from France's Rouen hub to drop by 40% in 2024/25

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 9, 2025

The operator of the port said that the poor French harvest was the reason for the 40% drop in 2024/25 cereal shipments. Haropa Port, the port operator, said that 5.2 million tons of cereals were loaded in Rouen during 2024/25 compared to 8.7 millions tons in 2023/24.

Powerboat racing E1 is looking for new investors to finance growth by adding more boats

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 1, 2025

The E1 World Championship in electric powerboat racing is looking for 20 million euros (about $23,55 million) to help fund its growth. This series has already been backed by many of the biggest names in sports and entertainment. The team owners include Will Smith…

Oil drops 1% from 5-month highs amid Mideast conflict

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 23, 2025

Oil prices dropped 1% on Monday, after reaching a five-month peak. Markets were trying to gauge the effect of U.S. airstrikes on Iran over the weekend on the transit of oil and natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell 70 cents or 0.9% to $76.31 per barrel at 10:46 am ET.

US bill creates fund for oil sanctions against Russia's ghost Fleet

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 9, 2025

Two U.S. Senators, both from the Democratic and Republican parties, introduced legislation on Wednesday that establishes a Fund to enforce sanctions against Russia's so-called "ghost fleet" of oil tankers it relies on in order to avoid Western sanctions due to its war with Ukraine.

Kremlin: Russia has agreed to guarantee safe navigation on the Black Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 25, 2025

The Kremlin announced on Tuesday that Moscow has agreed to guarantee safe navigation in Black Sea provided Western sanctions against companies exporting food and fertilizer are lifted. The United States and Russia have also agreed on measures…

US delegation seeks Black Sea ceasefire for Ukraine and Russia

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2025

After discussions with Ukrainian diplomats on Sunday, a U.S. delegation will meet with Russian officials to discuss progress towards a Black Sea ceasefire as well as a wider cessation in violence in the Ukraine war. The so-called "technical talks" come as U.S.
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