Finnish police covertly recorded multiple phone calls between the Eagle S captain and the shipping company Caravella when the vessel had been intercepted after cutting multiple undersea cables in December 2024. In the recorded conversations — presented as evidence in court — the representative of the shipping company Caravella instructs the captain to:
• destroy evidence, which the captain agrees to do
• withhold documentation and logs lest they could be financially liable
• deny any knowledge of cutting cables (not being aware of causing any damage)

The conversation continues with coordinating the responses the captain is supposed to give. The company representative also requests that the conversation must remain between "the two of us".

Well, that didn't quite work out as planned.

Yle News coverage: https://yle.fi/a/74-20179197 "Prosecutor demands prison sentences as anchor-dragging Eagle S trial begins in Helsinki"

#eagles #infrastructure #shipping

Finnish police covertly recorded multiple phone calls between the Eagle S captain and the shipping company Caravella when the vessel had been intercepted after cutting multiple undersea cables in December 2024. In the recorded conversations — presented as evidence in court — the representative of the shipping company Caravella instructs the captain to:
• destroy evidence, which the captain agrees to do
• withhold documentation and logs lest they could be financially liable
• deny any knowledge of cutting cables (not being aware of causing any damage)

The conversation continues with coordinating the responses the captain is supposed to give. The company representative also requests that the conversation must remain between "the two of us".

Well, that didn't quite work out as planned.

Yle News coverage: https://yle.fi/a/74-20179197 "Prosecutor demands prison sentences as anchor-dragging Eagle S trial begins in Helsinki"

#eagles #infrastructure #shipping

Amid the Trump-China clash over the Panama Canal, waterway authorities are seeking to expand operations with shipping terminals on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/13/panama-canal-ports-trump-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #panamacanal #panama #shipping #china #us #donaldtrump #trade #ckhutchison

The proposed inclusion of Chinese shipping giant COSCO in Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison's contentious global ports sale is a potential win for Beijing, but could face resistance from Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/30/companies/china-ck-hutchison-port-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #ckhutchison #panama #panamacanal #us #donaldtrump #trade #shipping #cosco

CK Hutchison said it may invite a "major strategic investor” from China to join a group seeking to buy its global ports, as the Hong Kong-based company works toward a solution to the geopolitically sensitive deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/ck-hutchison-china-port-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #ckhutchison #shipping #panama #panamacanal #china #likashing

A couple of years ago I wrote a piece for @NWBylines about the problems of seafarer abandonment

see: https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/is-seafarer-abandonment-an-isolated-problem/

And the problem continues as this report from The Observer reveals....

Seafarers are being abused with impunity by ship owners, and if you think the case at the centre of the Observer's piece is isolated; think again, this is major ongoing maritime problem!

#workers #shipping

https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/no-food-no-pay-no-freedom-marooned-seafarers-call-out-rogue-shipowners

A couple of years ago I wrote a piece for @NWBylines about the problems of seafarer abandonment

see: https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/is-seafarer-abandonment-an-isolated-problem/

And the problem continues as this report from The Observer reveals....

Seafarers are being abused with impunity by ship owners, and if you think the case at the centre of the Observer's piece is isolated; think again, this is major ongoing maritime problem!

#workers #shipping

https://observer.co.uk/news/international/article/no-food-no-pay-no-freedom-marooned-seafarers-call-out-rogue-shipowners

Two crew members of a Greek-managed vessel were wounded and two were missing in a drone attack off Yemen hours after Iran-aligned Houthi militants claimed an assault on another bulk carrier in the Red Sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/world/yemen-houthis-attack-greek-ship/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #yemen #redsea #houthis #shipping #terrorism #middleeast

Tehran made preparations to deploy naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz following Israel's strikes on sites across Iran in June, U.S. sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/world/politics/iran-mine-strait-of-hormuz-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #straitofhormuz #middleeast #shipping #us

Around 84% of oil passing through the Strait is destined for Asia, leaving the economies of China, India, South Korea and Japan vulnerable to an Iranian blockade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/24/economy/asia-oil-strait-of-hormuz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #straitofhormuz #iran #unitedarabemirates #oman #shipping #trade #middleeast #oil #asia #china #india #southkorea

China has criticized the United States' weekend strike on Iranian nuclear facilities and reiterated that it’s willing to join international efforts to restore peace in the Middle East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/23/world/politics/china-iran-beijing-hormuz-trade-route/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #middleeast #straitofhormuz #trade #shipping #china #marcorubio #us