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Kuwait Decision 1236 shifts dhow-harbour oversight to the Coast Guard
Kuwait Council of Ministers Decision No. 1236 of 2026, in force on Official Gazette publication, moves supervision of marine basins,…
EU extends IRINI to 2029 with a shadow-fleet flag-check task
The Council of the European Union adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/2243 on 9 October in Luxembourg, amending Decision (CFSP) 2020/472…
Norway boards Ya Qing Hai Yang after a storm refuge off Andoya
The Norwegian Armed Forces’ Joint Headquarters said this week that twelve vessels had sought shelter from a storm off Lofoten,…
Sweden lifts the Sea Owl 1 ban after Equatorial Guinea confirms the flag
The Swedish Transport Agency lifted the operating ban on the oil-products tanker Sea Owl 1 on Monday morning, 12 October,…
France boards DF Peak under UNCLOS 110 south of Réunion
The French Navy boarded the sanctioned crude-oil tanker DF Peak on Monday, 12 October, more than 450 nautical miles south…
Netherlands tables a false-flag detention bill for the shadow fleet
The Dutch government sent a bill to the House of Representatives on Friday, 9 October, to give authorities more room…
Sri Lanka holds the line on sanctioned tankers outside its territorial sea
Sri Lanka’s Sunday papers have put a number, a legal split and a named humanitarian exception on the Iranian ships…
Singapore tables an MPA bill on port cybersecurity and autonomy
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill, Bill No. 24/2026, was introduced for First Reading in Parliament on…
US ports press for a single CIRCIA report as CISA rule hits OIRA
The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs received the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s final rule implementing the…
