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Two Crew Members Seriously Injured In Explosion On Tanker At Ireland’s Second Largest Port On the evening of Tuesday, June 24, an explosion occurred on a chemical tanker docked at Shannon Foynes Port in County Limerick, Ireland, seriously injuring two crew members. The accident occurred at around 6:30 pm on the chemical tanker “Bo Hercules”. […]

A U.S.-sanctioned LNG tanker, the Iris (formerly North Sky), has been tracked docking at Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 export facility, marking a notable development in Moscow’s efforts to bypass Western restrictions. Built to operate in icy waters, the Iris loaded cargo from the LNG 2 plant after changing its commercial manager to the Moscow-based Elegest OOO in

The final Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Pierre (LCS 38), has successfully completed its builder’s sea trials at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. The vessel recently floated out in early August 2024 and has now undergone full systems verification, including propulsion, navigation, and combat modules—allowing it to advance to acceptance trials with the U.S. Navy’s

The U.S. Department of Defense recognizes that Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels will persist as a maritime threat, even after a temporary lull following a ceasefire. Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich, director of operations on the Joint Staff, stated before a congressional hearing that while the Houthis halted attacks on U.S. naval and commercial vessels under a