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After eight arrests in the Blankenberge mariina, where the suspects had tried to launch a boat in the middle of the night of June 22, 2025, customs investigators have found hundreds of kilos of drugs aboard the 'Scot Bremen' in Zeebrugge on June 24. According to initial estimates, the drugs amounted to more than half a ton. The arrestants may have been planning to pick up the cocaine at sea, when they were caught by the local Blankenberge/Zuienkerke police. The 'Scot Bremen' was en route from Pecem to the port of Ghent, but was forced to change course towards Zeebrugge. Due to the bad weather conditions, the ship initally had to remain off the coast on June 23 and could only be searched by customs on June 24, once it had berthed at Quay 205 at the Westerhoofd terminal. The tanker had left Pecémat the end of May and made a stopover in Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) on June 14. The ship was still being searched on the afternoon of June 24. Due to the ongoing investigation, it wasnot clear whether additional arrests or detentions were made. The tanker remained stationary in Zeebrugge as of June 26.

The sanctioned 'Iris' (ex 'North Sky') passed through the Kara Gate entering Russia’s Northern Sea Route on June 24, likely heading for the Arctic LNG 2 plant. The move came after the vessel spent months in ballast idling in the Barents Sea. The vessel is currently displaying Sabetta as destination on AIS; possibly a ruse. A visit by a blocked LNG carrier to the unsanctioned Yamal LNG project would be a highly unusual and potentially risky move by project owner Novatek. For much of the past nine months a dozen sanctioned LNG carriers have remained largely idle and scattered across the Barents Sea on the European side and the Sea of Japan in the Far East, waiting for Arctic sea ice to recede.

The Stena Futura, the first of Stena Line's new hybrid ferries built by the China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Weihai, for the Irish Sea, has successfully completed its sea trials on the Yellow Sea off Weihai in June 2025. The vessel is scheduled to enter service on the Belfast-Heysham route in late summer. The sea trials tested the vessel at sea to demonstrate proper operation and ensure that all systems are fully functional and meet agreed specifications. The tests were covering areas such as engine performance and endurance, fuel consumption, navigation and radio equipment, emergency systems, speed tests, maneuverability, engine and thruster tests, and safety tests. Once in service, the 'Stena Futura' and its sister ship, the 'Stena Connecta', will increase cargo capacity on the Belfast-Heysham route by 40 percent. The two hybrid ferries are equipped to run on methanol fuel and play a key role in Stena Line's sustainability efforts. The ships are also equipped with technologies that enable the use of battery propulsion and shore power when available. Report with photo: https://news.cision.com/de/stena-line-deutschland/r/stena-futura-schliesst-seeerprobung-in-china-erfolgreich-ab,c4162674

The 'Dieva' was detained in Yalova with 10 deficiencies , four of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention, on June 19, 2025: 1) Safety of navigation - Nautical publications Expired 2) Emergency systems - Emergency source of power - emergency generator Not as required 3) Emergency systems - Emergency lighting, battieries and switches Insufficient 4) Pollution Prevention - Conditions for exemption Invalid The vessel was released again on June 24. The last detention was on May 28, 2025, in Gemlik with 33 deficiencies for eight days. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

Due to a medical emergency aboard the 'Clansman', serving on the route Oban-Coll-Tiree on June 24 , the scheduled 3:00 p.m. sailing from Oban was be delayed arriving into Coll. A further update was to be provided when possible.