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Houthis escalate Red Sea attacks on commercial shipping with strikes against three vessels
The Houthis have escalated their Red Sea threat with four attacks on three commercial ships in a span of just seven hours. A spokesperson for the Houthis mentioned attacks on only two vessels, which it said were due to their links to Israel, but only one of the three appears to have any such links

US destroyer shoots down Iranian-made drone in Red Sea
A US Navy guided missile destroyer shot down an Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen on Wednesday, as it was escorting a US navy oiler and a US-flagged ship carrying military equipment in the Red Sea

Seafarer decarbonisation training framework launched
The fuels needed to meet to net zero will mean seafarers having new skills. A taskforce to ensure that happens is launching its training framework during COP28

ICS expresses ‘serious concern’ at Red Sea attacks
Gard issues loss prevention advice for vessels transiting region

EU navies monitoring dhow hijacked off Somalia
EU Navfor said it tracked a dhow hijacked last week out of concerns it could be used to stage attacks on further ships, but gave few details

Top 10 class societies 2023
The world’s leading classification societies are fundamental to the decarbonisation and digitalisation of shipping. The year 2023 has seen a flow of communications from class regarding approvals in principles for new carbon-reduction technology and concept designs for alternative fuel vessels — even including the once-derided nuclear power. Meanwhile, LR’s Nick Brown steps down from two-and-half years as chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies, to be replaced by Rina’s Roberto Cazzulo in January 2024

Zim to alter routes amid threat to Israel-linked vessels
Israeli carrier Zim is rerouting some vessels in light of ‘the threat to safe transit of global trade in the Arabian and Red Seas’

Israel-linked shipping reroutes as Yemen threat escalates
Pirates or Houthis? The identity of the attackers who boarded Zodiac-owned Central Park over the weekend remains unclear. But the net effect of this latest incident — coupled with missile and drone attacks, the seizure of Galaxy Leader, and an unwillingness from navies to commit to escorts — is driving ships with even partial links to Israel to divert

Ukraine seeks defence reinforcements from partners to protect Black Sea corridor
More than 5.6m tonnes has been exported under Ukraine’s self-managed route with analysts saying it is now more effective than the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative

Fire-damaged MSC post-panamax boxship sold for recycling
The 8,034 teu MSC Rita is the largest containership to have been sold for recycling since the normalisation of container markets in the third quarter of 2022

Zodiac crew unharmed after Somalia attack
Zodiac’s chemical tanker Central Park was boarded by pirates on Sunday morning, not, as initially reported, Houthi naval forces. All crew are safe and the vessel and cargo undamaged. US navy has apprehended five individuals who are being held for questioning

Türkiye, Romania and Bulgaria working to counter Black Sea mine threat
Five merchant vessels have been damaged by a sea mine or been in the vicinity at the time of an explosion since October
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