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Year in Review: The Maritime Stories That Defined 2025...
posted on: Jan 3, 2026
When historians chronicle 2025, they won’t remember it as the year shipping got more efficient or cleaner. They’ll remember it as the year the world’s oceans became a battlefield for national ambition, where every trade route doubled as a strategic asset and every voyage carried geopolitical weight. From the Arctic to the Red Sea, from Venezuelan waters to the Black Sea, maritime operations ceased being merely commercial and became instruments of state power. The transformation was swift and irreversible. Here’s a look at the maritime stories that defined 2025. Shipbuilding as Strategic Revival On April 9, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance,” elevating ports, shipyards, and trade lanes to national-security priorities. The message was clear: maritime strength wasn’t optional—it was existential. In December 2024, South Korea’s Hanwha acquired Philly Shipyard for $100 million, then shocked the industry with a $5 billion expansion plan to boost...
Mindful eating: Exploring the hara hatchi bu
posted on: Jan 3, 2026
People in Okinawa, Japan say “Hara Hachi Bu” before meals to remind them to stop eating when their stomachs are 80% full. Hara hachi bu is a Japanese phrase meaning “eat until you are 80% full,” and it is a practice of mindful eating that involves slowing down to listen to your body’s fullness cues. This concept is a core principle of the healthy, long-lived population of Okinawa and is closely related to mindful eating because it promotes awareness, gratitude, and a connection with your body rather than strict dietary rules. Practicing hara hachi bu can lead to reduced calorie intake, lower weight gain, and better overall diet quality without feelings of deprivation. Ho to practice hara hatchi bu #1 Eat until you are 80% full Stop eating when you feel comfortably satisfied, not stuffed. This allows your body space to digest and process the food, and you will likely...
Wan Hai 503 cargo removal concludes months after major fire...
posted on: Jan 3, 2026
After months of salvage operations and nearly six months after the fire was extinguished, the owners of the container vessel Wan Hai 503, Wan Hai Lines, reported that the removal of cargo from the ship has been completed. According to the company statement, the discharge of distressed cargo from the cargo holds has been finished, while the removal of cargo residue and waste from Cargo Holds 3 and 4 is still ongoing. Cargo Hold 4 requires additional time due to the large amount of slurry present. At the same time, operations to discharge firefighting water from the cargo holds are continuing, with approximately 11,675 tonnes of water removed so far. To remind, the fire and explosions aboard Wan Hai 503 occurred in the late morning of 9 June 2025, while the vessel was en route from Colombo to Mumbai, approximately 78–88 nautical miles off Beypore, Kerala. The ship had 22 crew members on board...
Accommodation ladders and gangways to meet ISO standards from 1 July 2026...
posted on: Jan 3, 2026
The Republic of Liberia has issued a Marine Notice advising that accommodation ladders and gangways used for embarkation and disembarkation on ships constructed on or after 1 January 2010, and installed on or after 1 July 2026, are to comply with applicable international standards. These include ISO 5488:2015, Ships and marine technology – Accommodation ladders, and ISO 7061:2015 or ISO 7061:2024, Ships and marine technology – Aluminium shore gangways for seagoing vessels, as well as any national standards or other requirements recognized by the Administration. For ships constructed before 1 January 2010, accommodation ladders and gangways installed on or after 1 July 2026 should, insofar as reasonable and practicable, comply with applicable international standards. Such standards may include ISO 5488:1979 or ISO 5488:2015 for accommodation ladders, and ISO 7061:1993, ISO 7061:2015, or ISO 7061:2024 for aluminium shore gangways, or other national standards recognized by the Administration. In addition, accommodation ladder winches...
Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports and Civilian Ships, Kyiv Says...
posted on: Jan 3, 2026
KYIV, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Russia launched waves of drones to attack port infrastructure and civilian ships in Ukraine’s Odesa region on Tuesday, Ukrainian navy and government officials said. Two Panama-flagged civilian vessels – Emmakris III and Captain Karam – were attacked by Russian drones as they entered a Ukrainian Black Sea port to load wheat, the Ukrainian navy said. Russian troops struck the Black Sea ports of Pivdennyi and Chornomorsk and oil storage tanks were also hit, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said. “This is yet another targeted attack by Russia on civilian port infrastructure. The enemy is trying to disrupt logistics and complicate shipping,” he added. Despite the attacks, both ports continued to operate, he said. Odesa and the wider region nearby are home to the Black Sea ports that are crucial for Ukraine’s foreign trade and the survival of its wartime economy. Ukraine is a major global producer and exporter of agricultural products. During nearly four years of the war, the role of...
Why seaport reforms must begin at the customs house...
posted on: Jan 1, 2026
The ongoing debate over seaport reforms in Bangladesh is largely centred on the long-term leasing of terminals to foreign operators to modernise port infrastructure. However, high-tech docks and foreign management can only do so much if the “brain” of the operation, the customs clearance process, remains bottlenecked by partial digitalisation. During the period of 2009-2024, the Digital Bangladesh campaign successfully introduced bespoke software and automated platforms to nearly every government office. But nowhere was early digitalisation as critical as at Customs House, Chattogram (CCH), the country’s premier tax collection gateway. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. CCH, which supports the Chittagong Port, accounts for 70-80 percent of total customs revenue and serves nearly 700 shipping agents, 1,000 freight forwarders, and 4,000 clearing and forwarding (C&F) agents. On average, CCH processes 7,000 to 8,000 bills of entry (BEs) for exports and imports daily. In the first five months of the current...
নাবিক ও প্রবাসী শ্রমিক কল্যাণ পরিদপ্তরের নাম পরিবর্তন...
posted on: Jan 1, 2026
নাবিক ও প্রবাসী শ্রমিক কল্যাণ পরিদপ্তরের নাম পরিবর্তন করে ‘নাবিক কল্যাণ পরিদপ্তর’ করা হয়েছে। সম্প্রতি নতুন এই নামের প্রজ্ঞাপন জারি করেছে নৌ পরিবহন মন্ত্রণালয়। সোমবার এক তথ্য বিবরণীতে এ কথা জানানো হয়। এতে আরও বলা হয়, চলতি বছরের ১০ সেপ্টেম্বর অনুষ্ঠিত প্রশাসনিক উন্নয়ন সংক্রান্ত সচিব কমিটির সিদ্ধান্ত অনুযায়ী নাবিক ও প্রবাসী শ্রমিক কল্যাণ পরিদপ্তরের নাম পরিবর্তন করে ‘নাবিক কল্যাণ পরিদপ্তর’ করা হয়েছে। নতুন সিদ্ধান্ত অনুযায়ী, এই সংস্থার ইংরেজি নাম হবে ‘ডিরেক্টোরেট অব সিফারার্স ওয়েলফেয়ার’। source :...
Despite U.S. “Blockade,” Foreign-Flagged Tankers Arrive in Venezuela...
posted on: Jan 1, 2026
Foreign-flagged tankers continue to call in Venezuela despite a White House “quarantine” order and the new U.S. policy of seizing Venezuela-linked ships, according to TankerTrackers.com. The independent consultancy told Reuters that it was aware of at least two sanctioned vessels that have arrived in Venezuela in recent days. Two more unsanctioned vessels are reportedly en route. Lloyds List has identified these vessels as the Thousand Sunny and the Xing Ye, both Chinese-flagged. Xing Ye is reportedly loitering off the coast of French Guiana. China has opposed U.S. intervention in Venezuela’s tanker trade, and the arrival of unsanctioned, Chinese-flagged tonnage would complicate Washington’s geopolitical calculations for enforcement of the “blockade.” Two laden VLCCs have been captured to date, and one has already arrived at an anchorage off Galveston in U.S. custody. One more noncompliant ship – the Bella 1 – is being “pursued” in the Atlantic, and the crew has decided to paint a Russian flag on the...
Real Life Incident: Collision Of Container Ship With Another Ship Leads To Sinking and Fatalities...
posted on: Jan 1, 2026
A container ship collided with a small general cargo ship at night in clear weather under slight sea conditions, immediately after which the smaller cargo ship sank, with the loss of three crew members. Results of inquiry The container ship had sailed from port about two hours before the incident and having disembarked the pilot, departed the fairway, and was increasing to her normal sea speed of 24 knots. The master and the third officer were on the bridge at the time of the incident. The cargo ship was on a coastal voyage with steel cargo and at the time of the incident; the bridge was manned by the master and an officer, both of whom went missing, presumed dead. The incident occurred within the surveillance area of the port’s VTS, so the tracks of both vessels were recorded and used in this inquiry. Before the collision, the container...
Trump Claims U.S. Hit Venezuelan Drug Dock in First Known Land Attack...
posted on: Jan 1, 2026
By Magan Crane (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said the US struck a facility inside Venezuela, in what would be a significant escalation in its campaign against alleged drug trafficking operations there. “There was a major explosion in the dock area where they load the boats up with drugs,” Trump told reporters Monday, confirming comments from last week. Trump’s reference to an attack within Venezuela would mark the first time the US has announced a land strike in the country. The administration has raised pressure on the government of Nicolas Maduro by bombing boats in the region and implementing a blockade to disrupt the country’s oil exports. The Venezuelan government didn’t respond to requests for comment on Trump’s remarks on Monday — unusual compared with its more vocal and defiant responses to US interventions in the Caribbean in recent months. Trump said he had spoken with Maduro “pretty recently,” but...
Bangladesh Quiets Down on New Year’s Eve to Bid Farewell to Khaleda Zia and Remember Zia...
posted on: Dec 31, 2025
Image credit: SAJ archives Bangladesh Quiets Down on New Year’s Eve to Bid Farewell to Khaleda Zia and Remember Zia by Ghulam Suhrawardi 31 December 2025, Dhaka The last day of 2025 felt different. As I sat in my room on the top floor of the building where I live in Dhaka, the mood in the city was not the one usually seen before the countdown to New Year’s Eve. The city was quiet, and people seemed subdued and somber. Thousands of people from across the city and outer districts had gathered outside our building. They kept streaming to the area on foot as they came to pay their last respects to Begum Khaleda Zia and offer her a ceremonial farewell. Khaleda Zia, a former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, passed away in the early morning hours on 30 December at a hospital in Dhaka, after a long period of...
In China, engineering is creating giant elevators that allow ships to climb mountains, cross aqueducts and tunnels, overcome elevation differences of more than 250 meters, and maintain strategic waterways linked to the Yangtze River....
posted on: Dec 31, 2025
In the mountainous province of Guizhou, China, giant ship elevators overcome elevation differences of more than 250 meters, cross suspended aqueducts and tunnels carved into the rock to keep waterways connected to the Yangtze River and the economic heart of the country. Crossing mountains by boat seems like a scene from a movie, but today it’s routine in one of the most rugged regions of China. Combining dams, hydroelectric plants, canals, elevated aqueducts and giant elevators Capable of lifting entire vessels, the country has transformed a hostile landscape into an essential logistics corridor, through which heavy cargo passes on its way to the Yangtze River. All of this is made possible thanks to an engineering project that integrates hydroelectric power generation, river transport, and mountain infrastructure into a single system. At the heart of this solution are the… giant elevators The Gaotan Canal allows ships to ascend and descend hundreds of meters in...
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