The recovery of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s superyacht from the waters off the coast of northern Sicily is expected to begin within the next two weeks to help shed light on how a supposedly unsinkable vessel disappeared into the sea last August.
https://gcaptain.com/salvage-to-begin-in-italy-this-month-for-lynchs-yacht-after-fatal-sinking/
The Mediterranean Sea has become the world’s fifth Emission Control Area (ECA) for sulphur oxides starting May 1, 2025. This landmark regulation, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), will…
https://gcaptain.com/mediterranean-sea-becomes-worlds-fifth-sulphur-emission-control-area/
Effective from 1 May, the Mediterranean Sea has been officially designated as an Emission Control Area (ECA) for sulphur oxides (SOx) under MARPOL Annex VI Regulation 14, as adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
This development mandates that vessels operating in the Mediterranean Sea use fuel with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.10%. This regulation aims to reduce air pollution levels in the Mediterranean region and its coastal states, offering benefits to both human...
https://container-news.com/mediterranean-becomes-fifth-global-sox-emission-control-area/
Mines attached to the hulls of ships and set off with timers likely caused blasts that have damaged two crude oil tankers in the Mediterranean Sea since January, three sources close to the investigation said on Monday.
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.
(Bloomberg) — A new rule aimed at cutting pollution from shipping in the Mediterranean is set to help prop up Europe’s ailing diesel demand. The regulation will result in an increase of…
https://gcaptain.com/europes-ailing-diesel-demand-to-see-boost-from-new-rule-on-shipping-pollution/
Big deck amphibious warship USS Wasp (LHD-1) passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday and is now operating in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ship spotters.
The transit follows a brief port visit to Naval Station Rota, Spain.
“While in the Mediterranean, our crew, both Sailor and Marine, will have to sustain an increased level of awareness and caution,” Wasp operations officer Cmdr....
https://news.usni.org/2024/06/26/uss-wasp-enter-the-mediterranean-sea
This post has been updated with a June 22 statement from...
Boluda Towage has acquired Les Abeilles International, a provider of emergency response services primarily off the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts of France. The acquired company will now operate at Boluda Towage France. Its six French-flagged vessels will be added to the 40 vessels that Boluda...
ATHENS, June 4 (Reuters) – Unregulated tankers sidestepping Western sanctions are posing a bigger risk to the Mediterranean region and Greece is undertaking more protective measures to safeguard its coast, the country’s shipping minister told Reuters…
https://gcaptain.com/sanctioned-tankers-pose-rising-environmental-risk-in-mediterranean/