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Shipping group Maersk: US-China agreement is a positive step; shares soar

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 12, 2025

Maersk, a Danish shipping company, said that on Monday the agreement between China & the United States on a 90-day suspension of tariffs & reciprocal duties is a positive step. At 0948 GMT, shares of Maersk were trading 12.9% higher. In an email…

Maersk shipping company temporarily suspends Haifa port visits

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 20, 2025

Maersk, a container shipping company, announced on Friday that it temporarily suspended vessel calls to Israel's Haifa Port due to regional tensions. The Danish company stated that it had not experienced any other disruptions in its planned operations in the area.

Poland checks for explosive devices near underwater power cables, PM says

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 22, 2025

Poland is investigating whether explosive devices have been planted after a Russian "shadow fleet's" ship was seen suspiciously moving near a cable connecting Poland and Sweden on Wednesday. According to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Poland will be looking into the matter.

Ambrey Security says that the hijack call made by a ship near Iran was a false alarm

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 21, 2025

Ambrey, a British maritime security company, said that a hijack signal sent by a Panamanian flagged petroleum products tanker near Iran was a false alert. Ambrey reported the incident on Tuesday, south of the busy Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes without naming "UAE-linked vessel".

After Estonia tried to seize a tanker, Russia accused NATO of "aggressive action" in the Baltic Sea.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 20, 2025

Russia accused NATO on Tuesday of committing what it described as aggressive actions in Baltic Sea, which impeded freedom of shipping. This came after Estonia attempted to seize and failed to do so a tanker. Estonia reported on Thursday, last week…

French CMA CGM acquires Turkish Borusan Logistics subsidiary for $440 million

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 27, 2025

According to a Turkish filing, CEVA Corporate Services, a subsidiary of French shipping giant CMA CGM, has agreed to buy Borusan Tedarik Zinciri Cozumleri ve Teknoloji's logistics division for $440m. Borusan Yatirim stated in the filing on the…

Russia claims new Estonian legislation is a threat to Baltic shipping security

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 17, 2025

Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that Estonians' adoption of legal changes allowing their navy to use force on foreign vessels is a provocative act that puts shipping and security at risk in the Baltic Sea.

Caspian Pipeline Consortium suspends operations at 2 of 3 mooring points in its sea terminal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 31, 2025

The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, which exports Kazakhstan and Russia's crude oil via the Black Sea to Europe, announced Monday that two of the terminal's three moorings points had been halted. CPC, which transports about 1% world oil and is a major route for Kazakhstan oil exports…

Turkey is considering offers for 50,000 T of durum wheat, traders report

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 27, 2025

The traders reported that the highest price in the tender by Turkey's TMO state grain board to sell and export 50 000 metric tons durum wheat, which closed Thursday, was $315.50 per ton FOB. Viterra, a trading company, was said to be the one who made the offer of 50,000 tons.

Turkey receives offers for 18,000 T of sunflower oil, traders report

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 20, 2025

Traders said that the lowest price in Turkey's tender by TMO, Turkey's grain board, to buy about 18,000 tons of crude sunflower oil, was $1,209 per metric ton, c&f. They said that the offer is believed to have come from the company Yayla, for 6…

Japan's ANA orders 77 jets from Boeing, Airbus and Embraer

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 25, 2025

ANA Holdings, a Japanese airline, said it would place a record-breaking order of up to 77 planes to replace its fleet and capitalize on the growing travel demand. ANA reported that the order, which was its biggest ever in terms aircraft numbers…

Data shows that Russia's idle refining capacity was 82% higher in February.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 20, 2025

According to calculations based upon data from industry sources, the offline primary oil refinery capacity of Russia in February has been revised up by 82% compared to what was originally planned for this month. In February, idle primary oil…

After the storm, oil loadings have resumed from Russia's Black Sea Port of Novorossiisk.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 20, 2025

Two sources with knowledge of the situation said on Thursday that oil loadings at Russia's Black Sea Port of Novorossiisk resumed on Tuesday night, after being idle for two consecutive days due to storms. The storm caused the suspension of oil loadings at the Russian Black Sea port Novorossiisk…

Norway Police arrests ship on suspicion Baltic Sea cable damage

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 31, 2025

Norwegian police announced on Friday that they arrested a Norwegian vessel with a Russian crew, on suspicion of causing damage to an optical cable in the Baltic Sea. Tromsoe police, in Tromsoe city, north of Norway said that the arrest was made at the request by Latvian authorities.

RIA reports that the Russian nuclear icebreaker suffered damage to its hull lining in Arctic.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 28, 2025

The lining of a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker was damaged while it freed a vessel trapped in Arctic waters. This was reported by the state news agency RIA on Tuesday. The vessel Fifty Years of Victory was said to be operating normally,…

Yemen's Houthis complimentary team of Galaxy Leader after over a year, Al Masirah television reports

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 22, 2025

Sea coast, Houthiowned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday. Palestinian militant group Hamas. Council as saying. car provider's owner Galaxy Maritime. Houthi forces at sea on Nov. of war in Gaza. agreement. criminal activities and siege of the Gaza Strip, he said.

Germany secures oil-tanker that was adrift in the Baltic Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 10, 2025

Emergency services reported on Friday that a tugboat had stopped a Panama flagged tanker, carrying 99,000 metric tonnes of oil, from drifting uncontrollably off the coast of Germany's Baltic Sea near Ruegen. It said that the 274-metre tanker…

Ministry of Agriculture reports that the new export regime in Ukraine has caused a drop in agricultural exports for December.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 8, 2025

The agriculture ministry said on Wednesday that the introduction of Ukraine's new export regime, which will apply to most agricultural products starting Dec. 1, has caused a drop in farm exports for December. The government has introduced minimum export prices and new controls over shipments…

How Iran is moving sanctioned oil around in the world.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 7, 2025

Published a special report based on leaked emails last year that showed how Iranian oil company Sahara Thunder moved around the globe. The story shows the journeys of tankers carrying Iranian crude oil and the methods they use to avoid detection.

Rio Tinto reports missing crew member from ship on route to Australia

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 1, 2025

Rio Tinto, a miner in Australia, said that a deckfitter aboard its bulk carrier traveling from China to Western Australia had been reported missing the previous week. The Philippine Coast Guard is leading a search-and-rescue operation. Rio Tinto…

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