MSC Sets Historic Record – First Carrier with a Fleet Over 7 Million TEUs
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has officially become the first container line in history to exceed 7 million TEUs in total capacity. 📈 It took MSC just 15 months to reach this milestone, from the time the company first surpassed the 6 million TEU mark. The growth was driven by active acquisitions of used vessels and […]
Learn moreOperation Atalanta: EU forces free hijacked tanker off the coast of Somalia
On November 7, 2025, EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta successfully conducted an operation to free the Maltese tanker Hellas Aphrodite, hijacked by pirates 700 nautical miles from Mogadishu. 📍 The incident began on the morning of November 6, when armed pirates attacked the vessel using grenade launchers and small arms. The 24-person crew managed to escape to […]
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Somali pirates attack again: Hellas Aphrodite hijacked
Off the coast of Somalia, an armed group attacked the Maltese-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite, which was carrying gasoline from the Indian port of Sikka to Durban, South Africa. ❗️According to the UK Ministry of Defence’s Maritime Trade Operations Centre, the attackers opened fire with automatic weapons and grenade launchers before boarding the vessel. 👨✈️ The […]
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Starting November 3, everyone at the Polish border will be required to have their passport scanned, photographed, and fingerprinted, according to the customs service.
🔘The initial implementation of the system may increase the time required for control procedures. Therefore, we recommend planning your trips with plenty of time to spare or choosing alternative border crossing points. 🔘Children under 12 years old do not require fingerprints. Seamen’s Club 🇺🇦 | #news
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Attention seafarers planning to apply for or collect their seafarer’s passports in Polish captaincies!
Please take into account the schedule of official holidays and days off when Polish maritime captaincies, voivodeship offices, and post offices are closed. ❗️On these dates, documents will not be accepted or seafarer’s passports will be issued. Weekends and holidays in December 2025: 🔘 December 24 (Wednesday) — Christmas Eve (Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia). From 2024, […]
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