Day: July 5, 2025

Two dead, six injured in latest Russian missile attack on Odesa port

Energy News Beat EuropeOperations Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Ministry of Defense of Ukraine The port of Odesa endured another devastating missile strike yesterday, resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to six others, including two foreign nationals working on a , Sao Tome & Principe general cargo ship. The missile struck the […]

US unveils another sweeping package of sanctions aimed at Iran

Energy News Beat The US has escalated its crackdown on Iran’s shadow oil trade, unveiling a sweeping set of sanctions against dozens of entities and vessels linked to the illicit transportation and sale of billions of dollars’ worth of Iranian oil, some of which has directly benefited the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). The […]

Trump’s signature legislative package contains significant shipbuilding provisions

Energy News Beat AmericasShipyards White House White House Donald Trump’s so-called big beautiful bill, a signature legislative package, which has just passed both the US House of Representatives and Senate, contains significant provisions aimed at revitalising American shipbuilding and the broader maritime industrial base. The bill allocates substantial funding and introduces new initiatives with a […]

Splash Wrap: Trump leads headlines in a calmer week for shipping

Energy News Beat Compared to almost every other week of 2025, from a shipping news/geopolitical point of view this week has been comparatively calm. Nevertheless, the word Trump featured in more Splash headlines than any other word once again. The big news at the start of the week came from Paris with one of the […]

Limpet mine threat in the Mediterranean grows

Energy News Beat Royal Navy A series of suspected limpet mine attacks and unexplained blasts targeting commercial tankers in the Mediterranean has reignited concern over the evolving nature of maritime threats.  “These incidents – marked by stealth, ambiguity, and geopolitical undertones – signal a shift in the maritime risk landscape that demands a recalibration of […]

ITF pushes for warlike status in Gulf hotspots

Energy News Beat Middle EastOperations Yemeni Armed Forces Yemeni Armed Forces The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has voiced its concern this week to the Joint Negotiating Group (JNG), which represents maritime employers, regarding the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and Israeli ports and asked that these areas be designated as Warlike Operations Areas […]

Ocean Installer vessel scores offshore wind cabling work

Energy News Beat North Sea Shipping Marine construction contractor Ocean Installer, a Moreld subsidiary, has won two new contracts for the North Sea Giant subsea construction vessel. The 2011-built vessel will be used in the offshore wind market for cable repair and cable installation gigs. The contracts are expected to take approximately three months of […]