The Amor, a Cameroon-flagged vessel known to have transported Iranian oil, has become the first supertanker to be registered for demolition in more than two years, a sign that increased scrutiny on ships hauling sanctioned crude is raising pressure on operators.

In a significant step to expand Russia’s domestic shipbuilding portfolio the Zvezda shipyard has completed work on its first LNG vessel. Ice-capable gas carrier Aleksey Kosygin departed from the yard near Vladivostok for sea trials on December 25.

Finnish police are investigating whether a foreign ship was involved in the damage of an undersea power cable connecting Finland and Estonia following a sudden outage on Wednesday, the police said on Thursday.

In a significant step to expand Russia’s domestic shipbuilding portfolio the Zvezda shipyard has completed work on its first LNG vessel. Ice-capable gas carrier Aleksey Kosygin departed from the yard near Vladivostok for sea trials on December 25.

A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its crew are still missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

China said on Monday it had provided information and documents for an open investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea undersea cables, though it and Sweden disagreed over how transparent Beijing had been in the case.

A Chinese bulk carrier that is under investigation following a breach of two fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea is again moving after sitting still for more than a month in a nearby Danish shipping lane, The Swedish Coastguard said on Saturday.

WASHINGTON Dec 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft over the Red Sea early on Sunday, forcing both pilots to eject. Both...

MOSCOW, Dec 20 (Reuters) – A vessel called Gam Express has sent a distress signal in the Kerch strait, Russia’s Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday. “The Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office controls the...

By Wladimir Pantaleone and Angelo Amante PALERMO, Italy, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Acourt on Friday acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of charges of kidnapping over 100 migrants aboard a boat he had...

STOCKHOLM, Dec 21 (Reuters) – A Chinese bulk carrier that is under investigation following a breach of two fiber-optic cables in the Baltic Sea is again moving after sitting still for more than a...

A European Union rule designed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from shipping is about to start adding to the industry’s fuel bills.