The world’s largest electric passenger ship, the HSC Bautista C. Zorrilla, has been launched.
The world’s largest all-electric passenger ship, the HSC Bautista C. Zorrilla, built for the operator Buquebus, has been launched at the Incat Tasmania shipyard in Australia. The 130-meter ferry will operate between Buenos Aires and Montevideo, carrying up to 2,100 passengers and 225 vehicles. 🔋 The ship is powered entirely by batteries. Its batteries weigh […]
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Attempted hijacking of tanker Stolt Sagaland off the coast of Somalia
On the night of November 3, armed pirates attacked the chemical tanker Stolt Sagaland, located approximately 332 nautical miles east of Mogadishu. Four attackers in a speedboat approached the vessel from the starboard side and opened fire. The crew immediately raised the alarm, increased speed, and began evasive maneuvers. The armed security team on board […]
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The list of approved NTZs has been updated.
Training at approved centers is officially recognized as compliant with the requirements of the International Convention on the Seafarers’ Departure from the Sea (STCW-1978) (as amended) and Ukrainian legislation. 📄 The list can be found on the website of the Maritime Administration of Ukraine: https://marad.gov.ua/storage/app/sites/1/ntz/pdnv20102025.pdf ⚓️ For seafarers, this means:🟦 Certificates obtained at such NTZs […]
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Passport changes came into force on October 29, 2025.
The Government of Ukraine approved amendments to the resolution that, in February 2022, introduced a temporary procedure for extending the validity of international passports and adding children’s information to them. 🔘 This resolution was adopted on the fifth day after the full-scale Russian invasion, when Ukraine’s passport system was disabled and the issuance of new […]
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The EES system has become operational at the Ukrainian-Hungarian border.
Starting October 28, 2025, the new Entry/Exit System (EES)—a common EU database that will replace the traditional stamps in passports—began operating at all border crossings between Ukraine and Hungary. What happens now at the border: 🟦Fingerprints are taken;🟦Face photos are taken;🟦Passports are scanned to enter the data into the electronic system. 🧭 Initially, the EES […]
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