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The 'Falco Lair' of the late ‘Prince de Lignac’, or the late millionaire Bram van Leeuwen, has disappeared without a trace. The yacht is owned by entrepreneur Michael Rogerson. He got into a fight with the American tax authorities, turned off the AIS and since then the superyacht has no longer been traceable. According to the American tax authorities, Rogerson tried to evade taxes by claiming that the superyacht and his sailing yacht 'Toto' were making a loss as charter ships. He wanted to deduct that loss from the profit of his aviation company Rogerson Aircraft Corporation. This would mean he would pay millions of dollars less in taxes. However, the American tax authorities objected to this and in 2022 it was determined that the superyacht was a private matter. At that time, the superyacht was in West Palm Beach, Florida. The AIS has been switched off since March 2023. It is not known where the ship is now, and it is not available for charter and is also not for sale.

On the afternoon of Juen 27, 2025, the Corfu Port Authority was informed that the 'Corfu Express' had suffered a temporary loss of the main electrical power while en route from Saranda, Albania to the new port of Corfu, with 69 passengers and six crew members on board. The vessel sailed to the port of Corfu where the passengers disembarked safely. The Corfu Central Port Authority banned the vessel from sailing until a certificate of ckass maintenance was presented by the monitoring classification society.

The Israel-Palestine conflict has crept into the maritime sector. The two Israeli ports Ashdod and Ashkelon had to be closed after rocket attacks on port infrastructure as well as other port complexes in the region. Vital Israeli port infrastructures in the Ashdod and Ashkelon area were hit in spite of the air defense system iron dome. The port of Ashdod siffered widespread damage. The cargo ships 'Mona' (IMO: 9101534) and 'Ahmet Onel' (IMO: 8420361), were nearly hit by rockets. In a separate incident, the military wing of Hamas - the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigade - has declared that they have bombed an Israeli Gas Platform off Gaza, which has been continuing to burn ever since.

- there is an access control system for the port: registration at www.hafen-lueneburg.de - special services: drinking water, shore power, acceptance of domestic sewage, acceptance of washing water on request

The 35-year-old Nigerian Itoruboemi L,, who was among the hijackers the 'FWN Rapide' (IMO: 9320520), now sailing as 'Lady Luciana', in 2018 has been sentenced again by the court in Rotterdam. This time he was sentenced to three years in prison for the hijacking of the 'BBC Caribbean', now sailing as 'Kimberly', in Feb 2017, In May 2025, he appeared at the court in Rotterdam again. He was among the armed pirates who came on board and took the eight crew members as hostages. The crew was taken to the mainland of Nigeria in a boat, where they were held for weeks. The shipping company eventually paid a ransom, after which the crew was released. Itoruboemi L. was given a prison sentence of three years for the case. This sentence was in addition to an eight -year prison sentence that the Nigerian was already sentenced to in Rotterdam in 2022 for the hijacking of the 'FWN Rapide', when 11 of the 14 crew members were taken hostage and held in various hiding places in the jungle of Nigeria. The court noted that Itoruboemi L. probably had a poor and difficult life in Nigeria According to his lawyer, Itoruboemi L. was under pressure at the time of the hijacking of the 'BBC Caribbean' There were financial problems. He was said to have only played a supporting role in the negotiations for the ransom, not the attack and hostage-taking. Yet the evidence told a different story. His DNA was found on a cigarette butt on board the German ship. He also wore a striking dolphin necklace during the hostage-taking, which the crew members later remembered well.

On the morning of June 28, the Port Authority of Thassos was informed by the Master of the ''Nikitis' that it had suffered a failure of the starboard side main engine, before startubg the scheduled route to the port of Kavala, with 76 passengers and 13 private vehicles on board. The 1st Port Department of Thassos of the Central Port Authority of Kavala banned the ship from sailing until the damage was repaired and a certificate of class maintenance was presented by the monitoring classification society. The passengers were transported to their destination with the care of the ship-owning company.

On May 6, 2021, at 10 a.m. a trawler newbuilding caught fire in Thyborøn. The 'L 120-Linette' was ablaze at the shipyard quay. The fire brigade, police and the lifeboat 'Martha Lerche' of the DSRS were on site. Bundles of flames shot out of the ship, and there was heavy smoke development. The fire had started in the cargo hold when insulation material went alight. Not until May 7 at 2 a.m. the emergency services managed to extinguish the flames on the vessel. The temperatures inside the ship were extremely high. The construction of the trawler began in 2020. Alfred Fisker Hansen and Tommy Svart had ordered the trawler in Vestværft design. The hull was built in Poland and then towed to Thyborøn where it was completed at the Thyborøn Skibs & Motor. The completion in June should now be obsolete. The predecessor ship of the same name is to go to Sweden. The new building is 28.6 meters long and 8.7 meters wide with a planned crew of eight with one trainee. Report with photo and video: https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/lemvig/skib-i-flammer-paa-havnen-i-thyboroen-politiet-opfordrer-til-at-lukke-vinduer-og-doere

The French container giant CMA CGM is working on a plan to rebuild the port of Beirut within three years. Political stalemate in Lebanon has meant that no decisions have been made after the huge explosion that killed 200 in 2020. CMA CGM first presented the plan to the Lebanese authorities in September, which includes the reconstruction of damaged quay facilities and warehouses, along with a port expansion and digitization. The total price was estimated to be between 400 and 600 million. dollar. Another offer was announced on April 9, 2021. German companies presented a multi-billion dollar plan to rebuild the port and surrounding districts, which was also devastated by the violent explosion.

The 35-year-old Nigerian Itoruboemi L,, who was among the hijackers the 'FWN Rapide', now sailing as 'Lady Luciana', in 2018 has been sentenced again by the court in Rotterdam. This time he was sentenced to three years in prison for the hijacking of the 'BBC Caribbean' (IMO: 9378242) in Feb 2017, In May 2025, he appeared at the court in Rotterdam again. He was among the armed pirates who came on board and took the eight crew members as hostages. The crew was taken to the mainland of Nigeria in a boat, where they were held for weeks. The shipping company eventually paid a ransom, after which the crew was released. Itoruboemi L. was given a prison sentence of three years for the case. This sentence was in addition to an eight -year prison sentence that the Nigerian was already sentenced to in Rotterdam in 2022 for the hijacking of the 'FWN Rapide', when 11 of the 14 crew members were taken hostage and held in various hiding places in the jungle of Nigeria. The court noted that Itoruboemi L. probably had a poor and difficult life in Nigeria According to his lawyer, Itoruboemi L. was under pressure at the time of the hijacking of the 'BBC Caribbean' There were financial problems. He was said to have only played a supporting role in the negotiations for the ransom, not the attack and hostage-taking. Yet the evidence told a different story. His DNA was found on a cigarette butt on board the German ship. He also wore a striking dolphin necklace during the hostage-taking, which the crew members later remembered well.

On the early morning of June 28, the Port Authorities of Serifos and Milos were informed by the Joint SAR Center (EKSED) of the Greek Coastguard Headquarters that the'Nissos Rodos' had suffered a failure of the port side main engine 20 nautical miles west of Serifos, during the scheduled route from Piraeus to Heraklion. The ship sailed unassisted at a reduced speed to the port of Heraklion, where it safely disembarked 560 passengers, 164 cars and, 138 two wheelers. An inspection by officers of the Local Ship Inspection Unit (TKEP) followed, and after the presentation of a certificate of class maintenance from the monitoring classification society, the ferry was permitted to continue its voyage.

on 01.05.21 J.Müller celebrate the 200th anniversary of the company German report: https://jmueller.jp-labs.de/jubilaeum/

The Meyer shipyard located in Papenburg, Germany, announced, they secured an order for a new cruise ship. The new customer is NYK who placed an order for a medium size cruise ship for their brand Asuka Cruises. Full article + image: https://www.cruisedeck.de/meyer-werft-sichert-sich-neubau-auftrag/