Qantas is preparing to launch the world’s longest passenger flights.
Australian airline Qantas is taking the next step in its ambitious Project Sunrise project—direct, nonstop flights from Australia to London and New York. 🛫 Assembly of the first A350-1000ULR aircraft, designed for these ultra-long-haul routes, has been completed at the Airbus plant in Toulouse. Delivery of the first aircraft is scheduled for the second half […]
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A cyberattack led to a ship collision off the coast of New York.
After leaving New York, the vessel was hit by a cyberattack that affected its GPS position, disabling its ECDIS and radar, and impacting other navigation systems due to the opening of a malicious email. As a result of the navigational disruption, the vessel collided with a tanker carrying over 32,000 tons of naphtha, after which […]
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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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