The trial of MV Solong’s captain, Russian seafarer Vladimir Motin, has entered a tense phase at London’s Old Bailey, where he faces gross negligent manslaughter charges after the cargo ship collided with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate near the Humber Estuary on March 10, 2025.
French shipping giant CMA CGM is once again reducing its exposure to the Suez Canal, redirecting several key container services amid renewed geopolitical tension across the Middle East.
US forces have taken control of a seventh oil tanker linked to Venezuelan crude shipments, reinforcing Washington’s tightening grip on the country’s oil exports.
HMM has signed a landmark agreement with Avikus, the autonomous navigation arm of HD Hyundai.
Spanish police have dismantled a major international cocaine smuggling network that exploited containerships to move drugs into Europe.
The global container carrier Maersk has begun a structured return to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, becoming one of the first major shipping lines to restore services on the route after nearly two years of disruption caused by attacks on commercial vessels.
Piracy in Southeast Asia rose sharply in 2025, underscoring growing maritime security risks in one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors.