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U.S. Central Command has confirmed that American forces fired two Hellfire missiles at the Panama-flagged containership Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said oil flows out of the Persian Gulf have climbed to roughly 15 million barrels per day as U.S. military operations and

Water levels on the Rhine river are dwindling further, with no relief in sight, forcing companies that rely on the waterway to adjust rapidly to keep goods

Eastern Shipbuilding Group has started construction on Washington State Ferries’ new generation of hybrid-electric ferries, with Washington state confirming

 Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, Yemen's transport

Pakistan said on Tuesday the United States and Iran were close to "some sort" of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar said talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz

MSC Shipmanagement Limited has been fined $6 million and placed on four years of probation over the 2024 “runaway ship” incident involving the

Aug 11 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Tuesday it received a report of an incident involving a container ship

US President Donald Trump hardened his stance toward Iran as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continue, pronouncing that the Islamic Republic must

South Korea’s Hanwha has made a preliminary offer worth up to $1.2 billion to acquire Austal USA, potentially giving the Korean defense giant control of one

The Trump administration’s decision to extend its Jones Act waiver for another 90 days is drawing sharply divided reactions, with U.S. maritime and

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a move that will

The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 22 crew members from a vehicle carrier after an engine room fire forced the crew to abandon ship roughly 630

President Donald Trump has extended for 90 days a waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between U.S. ports, but imposed

By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – Unapproved use of a propane torch on deck triggered the explosion aboard a New York City municipal sludge tanker Hunts

Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low Danube levels restrict flows through Romania just as escalating Russian strikes

An oil slick is covering an area of around 390 square kilometers (150 square miles) off the coast of Oman, the country's government said on Monday, after

Cadeler is pushing ahead with another major expansion of its offshore wind installation fleet, placing firm orders for two new T-class vessels designed to

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are expanding their renewed use of the Red Sea and Suez Canal, adding a call at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah to their AE15 Asia-Mediterranean

The former master of a shadow fleet tanker linked to Iranian and Venezuelan oil shipments has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison after refusing

Chinese shipping companies are preparing for their busiest season yet on the Northern Sea Route, with at least six operators planning a mix of container and

Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet

Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low Danube levels restrict flows through Romania just as escalating Russian strikes

By Patrick Sykes Aug 9, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey resumed allowing ships to transit its straits on the way to the Black Sea, following unexplained

TAIPEI, Aug 8 (Reuters) – China’s attempt to implement traffic control measures on shipping heading into the Taiwan Strait during Typhoon