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As Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida as a Category 3 storm, uncrewed Saildrone surface vehicles were already on the front lines, capturing crucial data

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Moscow’s use of the tankers sanctioned for their involvement in the Russian oil trade is accelerating, with close to one-third of

(gCaptain) – The Red Sea diversions over the last year have shown trade is like water—it will always find a way to flow. The old adage “trade at

By Áine Quinn and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The cost of insuring vessels that transit Ukraine’s shipping corridor in the Black Sea jumped this week

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has initiated a comprehensive Court of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, a dive and

CAIRO, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A Liberia-flagged tanker was struck twice with missiles and drones in the Red Sea on Thursday morning, in an attack

South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has achieved a significant milestone in eco-friendly shipbuilding with the development of the

KYIV/LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A series of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure and commercial vessels

Norway’s world-leading test center, METCentre, has signed contracts with three companies to test innovative floating offshore wind technology, hoping to

With Hurricane Milton’s damage less than experts predicted, we must ask why Some Hurricanes Stall While Others Dissipate.by Kimberly Wood (Mississippi

By Gautam Naik (Bloomberg) After fearing the worst from Hurricane Milton, investors in catastrophe bonds appear to have sustained losses well below those

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) has securing the largest offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) storage lease in U.S. history. The Texas General Land Office (GLO)

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Joseph Malinowski, nicknamed “Lieutenant Dan” went viral after defying both a massive hurricane and authorities’ pleas

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a

With tensions in the Middle East ratcheting upward again, the tanker market is taking notice. In a weekly market opinion piece titled “Tankers in

The UK government has unveiled a draft Employment Rights Bill aimed at enhancing protections for seafarers, a move welcomed by UK-based maritime union Nautilus

SINGAPORE, Oct 9 (Reuters) – New standards for bunkering methanol and ammonia will be developed by 2024 and 2025 respectively, the Maritime and Port

The Port of Montreal faces potential disruptions as longshore workers prepare to refuse overtime starting Thursday. This labor action, announced by the

(Bloomberg) — A South African court temporarily blocked a deal between the nation’s state-owned logistics firm and a company owned by Filipino