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The 'Isle of Islay' has reached an advance state of completion and on course to be finished by the Cemre shipyard before the end of September, provided all goes well with installing her battery system, the last haul of installation and most importantly endurance testing activities. The other three ships being built at the same yard, the 'Loch Indaal', 'Lochmor' and 'Claymore', were anticipated to follow a delivery schedule of six-month intervals from the handover of the 'Isle of Islay', which was due to be delivered in October 2024 and is running about nine months behind schedule. The Russian war in Ukraine impacting steel supplies, Houthi terrorist attacks on vessels heading for the Suez Canal through the Red Sea, and the earthquake in Turkey have contributed to the delay. Last minute hitches cannot be ruled out and engineering, mechanical and performance issues may emerge during a second series of endurance sea trials in a few weeks, which will take place a few miles off Yalova in the southern waters of the inland Marmara Sea, The first set of sea trials - called builders’ trials - over nine days at the end of May were successful. The vessel is still owned by the shipyard but representatives from CMAL and CalMac attended. This involved the set-up of the propulsion systems, generators, thrusters, stabilisers and associated electrical systems. These were then tested, trialled and measured with Lloyd’s Register and the Marine Coastguard Agency (MCA) in attendance. The vessel’s performance at full load was evaluated, including speed, stability, manoeuvrability, anchor deployment/recovery and endurance. The ship achieved the specified speed requirements. The trials also established the effectiveness of the vessel’s propulsion plant, automation and navigational systems.

The Consulate General of Indonesia (KJRI) in Mumbai has facilitated the evacuation and repatriation of nine Indonesian crew members who had been stranded aboard the 'Sencer 1' due to neglect. The Indonesian Consul General in Mumbai, Edy Wardoyo, expressed his appreciation to all parties involved for their solidarity and commitment in upholding the rights and welfare of the Indonesian crew members on June 29, 2025. The statement explained that the sign-off, or final approval process, took place on June 26, following the issuance of a Mumbai High Court ruling dated June 25. The ruling provided legal grounds for action, taking into account emergency conditions and humanitarian concerns. The crew expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the full support provided by KJRI Mumbai since the beginning of the case, as well as additional assistance from the Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi. For over six months, they had endured extremely difficult conditions, including unpaid wages and a lack of basic necessities. Thanks to legal advocacy, logistical support, and repatriation assistance from KJRI Mumbai, the nine men were finally able to disembark and return home. The successful repatriation was the result of intensive coordination between KJRI Mumbai, the Directorate General of Shipping of India (DG Shipping), and the Mumbai Port Authority. Support was also received from the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI).

The 'Glen Sannox', serving on the route Troon-Brodick, reported a medical emergency on board on June 30. As a consequence, the ferry, which had left Troon as scheduled at 3:10 p.m., returned to the port to disembark the patient. The ferry departed Troon again at 3:50 p.m. and was due to arrive in Brodick at 5:10 p.m.

Corsica Linea had announced that the 'Mediterranean', which has been detained in Algiers on June 28, 20255, will return to Marseille on July 1. The French shipping company has seen its schedule of crossings between Algeria and France disrupted due to the detention of its ship for inspections by Algerian maritime authorities. Initially the company announced the cancellation of the scheduled crossing between Marseille and Algiers on June 29. In the non-departure certificates issued to passengers on June 29 by the ship's purser, it was stated that inspections by Algerian maritime authorities have been carried out since June 28 at 10 a.m. The company assured its passengers that it was actively working to offer them an alternative travel solution. Passengers were asked to disembark the ship and proceed to customs and police formalities before 4 p.m. At the Port of Algiers, hundreds of passengers, including many families, remained at length waiting for information regarding the fate of their journey. Passengers hoped to be compensated for some or to be transferred to other crossings, given that their initial journey was impacted by the prolonged docking of the 'Méditerranée' in Algiers.

The 'Los Amigos' was detained in Gemlik on June 24, 2025, as the result of a PSC with a number of defiencies, 14 of which being regarded as serious and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Document of compliance Entries missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Oil record book Entries missing 3) Safety of navigation - Voyage or passage plan Missing 4) Safety of navigation - Voyage data recorder Not as required 5) Safety of navigation - Charts Expired 6) Living and working - Cleanliness of engine room Insufficient 7) Alarms - UMS - Alarms Inoperative 8)) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and appliances Missing 9) Fire safety - Fixed fire exthinguishing installation Inoperative 10) Fire safety - Fire doors/openings in fire resisting division Unsafe 11) Emergency system - Abaldon ship drills Insufficient frequency 12) Life saving Appliances - Embarkation arrangement survival craft Not properly maintained 13) Pollution Prevention - Ballast Water Management System Malfunctioning 14) Water/Weathertight - Ventilators, air pipes and casings Cracked The vessel was released again on June 27 and left the port en route to Pula with an ETA as of July 2. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591