The U.S. Coast Guard arrested the captain of the Liberian-flagged containership MSC Jubilee IX in Seattle after he was found severely intoxicated while in command. Quick action by a Puget Sound Pilot and the first mate ensured the vessel’s safe arrival.
The Maersk Triple-E class containership Marie Maersk has resumed its eastbound voyage around the Cape of Good Hope after successfully containing a container fire off the Liberian coast. External firefighting teams remain on board as a precaution.
External firefighting crews have joined the Marie Maersk’s crew in battling a container fire off the Liberian coast. While the blaze is contained, it has yet to be fully extinguished, and the vessel’s port of refuge is still under review.
The Greek cargo vessel MN Kostas has partially sunk off Crete nearly a month after grounding on a reef, with only its bow now visible above water. All 14 crew were safely evacuated, and no pollution has been reported.
A groundbreaking partnership between the BoatUS Foundation and NOAA is bringing new funding to remove abandoned and derelict vessels from Oregon’s waterways, aiming to clear dozens of high-risk boats and restore local rivers and coasts.
Shipper complaints are piling up at the US Federal Maritime Commission, with DB Schenker USA and Wallenius Wilhelmsen facing new claims over documentation failures, cargo delays, and post-pandemic operational issues.
A Liberian-flagged coal carrier, W Sapphire, suffered an explosion on the Patapsco River near Baltimore’s Key Bridge demolition site, reigniting concerns about port safety, bulk cargo hazards, and the city’s lack of a Vessel Traffic Service system.
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is urging marine insurers to strengthen due diligence and ethical underwriting practices as regulatory scrutiny grows around modern slavery and forced labor risks in global maritime supply chains.
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has received the go-ahead to build two 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries for Washington State Ferries—the first competitively bid ferry construction in over 25 years—marking a major leap in American shipbuilding and green transportation.
The crew of the Marie Maersk has contained a fire aboard the massive containership off the Liberian coast, with external support and ongoing crisis management ensuring vessel safety as investigations continue.
