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Port state control
Every Vessel Hunter story on Port state control: 5 stories, from 1 July 2026 to 2 September 2026. Newest: "Two Managers Fined $1.75m Over Concealed Oily Water Discharges". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Two Managers Fined $1.75m Over Concealed Oily Water Discharges
MSC Shipmanagement and Hong Kong Spirit Shipping each pleaded guilty to two counts under US pollution law and were placed on four years of probation.
Dutch Council of State Questions Legal Basis for Shadow Fleet Detentions
The Council of State says the international law of the sea gives no direct basis for the Dutch power to detain suspected shadow-fleet tankers at sea and take them into port.
Indonesia Seizes 2.6 Tonnes of Methamphetamine on Tanzanian-Flagged Ship
Indonesian police and customs seized 2.6 tonnes of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-registered general cargo ship off Bengkalis, detaining 10 Myanmar nationals.
Australia reports 4,174 marine incidents in 2025
AMSA's Marine Incident Annual Report 2025 records 4,174 incidents across the fleet, including four fatalities and 228 injuries on domestic commercial vessels, with operational shortfalls the leading factor.
Livestock carriers remain shipping's worst-performing fleet
A new report by Robin des Bois, the Animal Welfare Foundation and Tierschutzbund Zurich finds livestock carriers ranked shipping's worst-performing fleet, with 88% of inspections yielding deficiencies.
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