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The 'Shtandart' has been banned from entering ports in the French department of Ille-et-Vilaine, including the largest port, Saint-Malo, but some other regions are still ignoring the relevant EU sanctions. The No Shtandart In Europe group has assured that the 'Shtandart' is not welcome here and will not enter the port of Saint-Malo or any other port in the department. The prefecture stated that it respects the sanctions imposed by the EU and will comply with its own decree issued in 2024. Activists from the group had sent a letter to the prefect for informational purposes so that he could ensure compliance with the European ban in all ports of the department. A similar appeal was previously addressed to the prefecture of Charente-Maritime, as the Russian sailing ship was heading for the port of La Rochelle. However, the appeal was ignored there, and the ship was even able to take part in the naval parade. Earlier, the 'Shtandart', which replaced the Russian tricolor with the flags of Cook Island, published its summer sailing plan. Among the next stops, besides France, are moorings in Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, and Denmark. For more than three years, pro-Ukrainian civil society activists in France have been trying to force the 'Shtandart, which is under EU sanctions, to leave the country permanently.

On June 18, 20925, the medical evacuation of a crew member of the 'Tapilu' was requested. The fishing vessel was sailing 48 nautical miles east of Benicarló. The CCS Tarragona of Salvamento Marítimo mobilized the SAR helicopter Helimer 223, which hoisted the patient and transported him to the Virgen de la Cinta Hospital in Tortosa for further medical treatment.

The "Suat Karabekir" was detained on June 14, 2025, in Karadeniz Eregli with 19 deficiencies, 15 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Certificate & Doc - Log-books/compulsory entries Entries missing 2) Certificate & Doc - Cargo Ship Safety equipment Not as required 3) Certificate & Doc - Other (Certificates) Other 4) Fire safety - Other (Fire safety) Other 5) Living and working - Lighting (working spaces) Not as required 6) Living and working - Ventilation (Accommodation) Not as required 7) Living and working - Sanitary facilities Not as required 8)) Living and working - Electrical Unsafe 9) Living and working - Other (Machinery) Other 10) Living and working - Other (Working space ILO) Other 11) Propulsion and auxiliary machinery - Machinery Not as required 12) Radio communications - Operation of GMDSS equipment Not as required 13) Safety og navigation - Nautical publications Not updated 14) Life saving Appliances - Rescue boats Not properly maintained 15) Life saving Appliances - Other (Life saving) Other The vessel was released again on June 18 and left the port enroute to Constanta, whiere it arrived on June 19. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The "Maersk Puelo" was detained on June 8, 2025, in Southampton, UK, with 21 deficiencies, 13 of which being regarded as seriously and grounds for a detention: 1) Labour conditions - Drainage Not as required 2) Labour conditions - Food personal hygiene Not hygienic 3) Labour conditions - Messroom and recreational facilities Not as required 4) Labour conditions - Galley, handlingroom (maintenance) Damaged 5) Labour conditions - Lighting (Accommodation) Inoperative 6) Labour conditions - Cold room, cleanliness and temperature Not as required 7) Labour conditions - Laundry, adequate locker Not as required 8)) Fire safety - Evaluation of crew performance Lack of training 9) Fire safety - Fire fighting equipment and Appliances Not properly maintained 10) Structural conditions - Electrical installation in general Damaged 11) Safety of navigation - Echo sounder Inoperative 12) Water/Weathertight - Windows, sidescuttles and deadlights Not properly maintained 13) ISM - Ism certificate Not as required The vessel was released again on June 18 and left the port the next day en route to Wilhelmshaven with an ETA as of June 20. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063576908591

The shipbuilder and shiprepairer CMI Weihai has completed the first of two conversion projects for Stena RoRo to increase vessel capacity and add shore power systems. The ship left the Weihai New Shipbuilding on June 5, 2025. The upgrading project of the 'Stena Foreteller', which operates on Stena Line’s Immingham to Rotterdam freight service, was completed in only two months. The conversion work comprised the addition of a fourth ro-ro cargo deck to boost the vessel’s lane metre capacity by 30% from 3,000 lm to 4,000 lm. A cold ironing system has also been installed to permit shore power when in port, while the vessel’s bow thrusters have been upgraded to increase their power.The same works will be undertaken on a sister vessel of Stena Foreteller, the 'Stena Forerunner' (IMO: 9227259), with the vessel due to sail to China on the return of Stena Foreteller to Europe during mid-July. Both ships were built by the Dalian Shipyard as part of Stena’s ‘4-Runner’ series of six ro-ro cargoships, which were constructed for the charter market in China and Italy between 1998 and 2003. Both ferries are bareboat chartered to the Stena Group ferry operating subsidiary Stena Line. Another conversion project by Stena RoRo is being planned to convert two of its large ro-pax ferries from conventional fuel to methanol dual-fuel specification. The project will involve the 'Stena Superfast VII' (IMO: 9198941) and the 'Stena Superfast VIII' (IMO: 9198953) in a partnership with main engine designer Wärtsilä and Lloyd’s Register. The Stena Group was the first shipowner to undertake a methanol fuel conversion. The part-EU funded conversion of the ropax 'Stena Germanica' (IMO: 9145176) was completed in Poland in 2015. Report with photo: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153902/Chinese-shipyard-completes-first-Stena-ro-ro-jumboisation-project