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The French shipping company Corsica Linea has announced the cancellation of a crossing between Marseille and Algiers by the 'Méditerranée', scheduled for June 29,. The ship was unable to leave the port of Algiers for reasons beyond the control of the shipowner. On June 28, Corsica Linea indicated that the 'Méditerranée' was still immobilized in Algiers, preventing it from making its rotation to Marseille scheduled for June 29. Corsica Linea urged passengers affected by this cancellation not to show up at the port of Marseille. The company has set up an information system including text messages and phone calls to warn affected travelers. The shipowner assured that it would provide additional information as soon as possible, This cancellation came amid recurring tensions surrounding port controls between France and Algeria. On June 26, 2025, Algérie Ferries had issued a statement explaining that the ferry 'El Venizelos', chartered for the summer season, had been detained in Marseille for nearly a week. The detention was the result of a routine inspection conducted by the French port authorities. These checks revealed the need to improve certain of the ferry's equipment to ensure its proper functioning. Despite this restraint, Algérie Ferries reassured its customers that the detention of the 'El Venizelos' would have no impact on its summer schedule with the rest of its fleet continuing to operate its usual routes between Algeria and Europe.

Five Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists were arrested on the early morning of July 27, 2025, while protesting against the 'Celebritsy Eclipse' in Amsterdam. Around 4:30 a.m., protesters blocked the vessel at the Amsterdam Passenger Terminal (PTA). Around 35 Extinction Rebellion activists were protesting, using boats, canoes, and inflatable animals to protest against the docking of the cruise ship. About 30 protesters tried to prevent the ship from docking. The protest lasted about two hours. Police arrested five people for assault, spraying the cruise ship, and refusing to show identification. Two people have been released. XR was considering filing a police report because they claimed that harbour boats ran over their (inflatable) boats. The police were not yet aware of any reports as of the morning of July 27 and still investigating what exactly happened. The cruise ship was connected to shore power provided by PTA and otherwise running on biofuel. Report with photo: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/07/27/vijf-aanhoudingen-bij-nachtelijk-protest-tegen-cruiseschip-in-amsterdam/

The 'Ali Cat', serving on the route Gourock-Dunoon, will have to be removed from service due to essential maintenance works on Aug 1. As a consequence, the following sailings will cancelled: Departure Gourock - 12:15 p.m.; Departure Dunoon - 12:45 p.m. A shuttle bus service will be operated for these sailings instead.

The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to the 'Xue Long 2' on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic, approximately 290 NM north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, on July 25, 2025. A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules fixed wing aircraft from Air Station Kodiak responded to the Xue Long 2, an icebreaker operated by the Polar Research Institute of China and 130 NM inside the ECS boundary. The U.S. has exclusive rights to conserve and manage the living and non-living resources of its ECS. The C-130J aircraft was operating under Coast Guard Arctic District’s Operation Frontier Sentinel, which is designed to meet presence with presence in response to adversary activity in or near Alaskan waters.

Multiple federal agencies started investigating a death on board the 'Carnival Dream'. An unidentified person died on the Galveston-based Dream on July 23, 2025. the FBI Houston office confirmed. The incident is being investigated by an FBI Maritime Liaison Agent based out of the Texas City Resident Agency, the US Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection. Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, no additional details were provided by the FBI’s Houston office Passengers aboard the ship, which travels to Costa Maya, Belize, and Cozumel, woke up to sirens around 3 a.m., and there was an announcement requesting medical attention on the Serenity Deck.