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GMS, a major buyer of ships and offshore vessels for recycling, says it has received the first US permit to purchase carriers sanctioned over

U.S. Central Command on Tuesday publicly denied reports that the U.S. Navy has resumed escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz under the

The United Kingdom is moving another major piece into place for a potential multinational operation in the Strait of Hormuz, with Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel

CMA CGM has reported “resilient” first-quarter 2026 results as the world’s third-largest container carrier navigated ongoing disruption tied to

A tanker operating east of Oman reported an external explosion near the vessel’s port side Tuesday morning, the latest in a string of maritime security

Russia's Federal Security Service announced on Monday that divers had discovered magnetic explosive devices attached to the hull of a Liberia-flagged liquefied

US and Iranian forces clashed near the Strait of Hormuz overnight, highlighting the tension between the two sides even as they tout progress toward an interim

Taiwan sent ships and fighter jets to monitor the second Chinese "joint combat readiness patrol" in a week near the island, in what a senior Taiwanese security

MOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) – Several NATO-produced magnetic mines had been detected on a tanker in Russia’s Baltic Sea port of

By Julian Lee May 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A supertanker hauling Iraqi crude to China has left the Persian Gulf and crossed the US blockade line into

By Anna Uras, Rami Ayyub and Layli Foroudi ROME/JERUSALEM/PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) – Activists released from Israeli custody after being

CANBERRA, May 24 (Reuters) – A 39-year-old man has died after being attacked by a shark on Sunday while fishing on the Great Barrier Reef,

By Stephen Stapczynski May 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A liquefied natural gas tanker carrying a shipment for India has exited the Strait of Hormuz, the

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, May 24 (Reuters) – A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan’s strategically located Pratas

KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had struck Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal – one of the largest on the

By Michael Heath May 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) —New Zealand intends to spend about NZ$1.6 billion ($936 million) on drones, ship maintenance and naval

By Paul Burkhardt May 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US forces have redirected 100 commercial vessels during its six-week-long blockade of Iran’s ports,

There is a particular kind of institutional irony that only the International Maritime Organization can produce with quite such reliable consistency. By Paul

By Rong Wei Neo (Bloomberg) — Singapore shipping tycoon Teo Siong Seng was accused by the US of colluding to raise dry-container prices, placing one of

Frontline plc, one of the world’s largest publicly traded operators of crude oil tankers, reported its strongest adjusted quarterly earnings in more than 20

Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners

South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai is expanding deeper into advanced nuclear energy after signing a framework agreement

The UAE's decision to leave OPEC was three years in the making and is based on its view the world is near the “autumn of the hydrocarbon age”, meaning the

Japan — one of Asia’s biggest importers of energy from the Middle East — flagged the impending arrival of the first Persian Gulf oil shipment to transit

The U.S. and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although U.S. Secretary of State