The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre has said that an unnamed vessel was boarded by ‘unauthorised personnel’ 38 nautical miles northeast of Fujairah and is now enroute to Iranian Territorial Waters. The vessel was seized whilst at anchor and the incident was reported by the vessel’s company security officer (CSO). The UKMTO says it is continuing to investigate the incident. Image: Shutterstock

The government of Ontario is investing CAD 5.5 million to help Greenwater Technology produce renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel using mill by-products and underused wood. The investment, which is aimed at supporting new opportunities for made-in-Ontario forest products, is expected to create new revenue streams to drive growth in forestry as well as ‘empower the aviation and transportation industries to adopt sustainable fuels,’ the government of Ontario said on Friday (8 May). ‘Under our government’s forest sector roadmap, we’re taking action to enhance Ontario’s reputation as a G7 leader in forest product manufacturing,’ said Kevin Holland, Associate Minister of […]

Project Freedom, which was launched by the United States on 4 May to support the movement of merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz, has been ‘paused for a short period’, President Donald Trump announced yesterday on his Truth Social platform, to enable ‘a Complete and Final Agreement’ to be reached with Iran. However, while Project Freedom may be on hold, the US President noted that the US blockade against Iranian ports would remain in place. Earlier on Tuesday, the US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had told a press briefing that: ‘President Trump has directed U.S. Central Command to […]