Monday, May 6, 2024
Defense

Sea Drone Warfare Has Arrived and The U.S. is Floundering

May 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy‘s efforts to build a fleet of unmanned vessels are faltering because the Pentagon remains wedded to

May 6, 2024
Total Views: 3229

Shipping

Maersk Says Red Sea Disruption Could Cut Asia-Europe Capacity by 20%

COPENHAGEN, May 6 (Reuters) – Disruption to Red Sea container shipping is rising, Maersk said on Monday, forecasting this will cut the

May 6, 2024
Total Views: 1744

Middle East Marine LLC tug vessel
Shipping

ITF Accuses Dubai Company of Abandoning Over 100 Seafarers

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has accused Dubai-based Middle East Marine LLC of systematic abuse and neglect of over 100 seafarers,

May 6, 2024
Total Views: 1432

Sunday, May 5, 2024
Offshore

Big Oil’s Embrace Of Deepwater Exploration

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, May 5 (Reuters) – As Big Oil returns this week to the industry’s annual showcase for offshore energy projects

May 5, 2024
Total Views: 1898

Shipping

How Western Sanctions Are Strangling Putin’s Arctic Gas Ambitions

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) –Russia’s fortress economy has proved remarkably resilient to an onslaught of Western sanctions. Two years

May 5, 2024
Total Views: 1839

Saturday, May 4, 2024
Shipping

Iranian Warship On The Move Amid Houthi Threat To Attack Ships

By Arsalan Shahla May 4, 2024(Bloomberg) –An Iranian warship has embarked on a mission in oceanic waters, Iran’s state media reported, in the wake

May 4, 2024
Total Views: 6090

Navy

China Has 350 Warships. The US Has 290. That’s a problem.

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) There are plenty of disagreements between Beijing and Washington — from Taiwan to human rights to aiding

May 4, 2024
Total Views: 8475

Shipping

Iran Says Crew Of MSC Aries Freed

(Reuters) – Iran has released the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel, but remains in control of the vessel itself, Foreign

May 4, 2024
Total Views: 1405

Friday, May 3, 2024
Defense

Construction of U.S. Military Pier for Gaza Changes Location Due to Weather

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday it was temporarily pausing the offshore construction of a maritime pier because of

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 2582

Shipping

Houthis Threaten Ship Attacks in Mediterranean Sea

By Mohammed Hatem (Bloomberg) — The Houthi group based in Yemen threatened to start trying to attack ships in the eastern Mediterranean as it steps up a

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 3146

Offshore

Tidewater Reports Stellar Q1 Results and Reiterates Positive Outlook for 2024

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE:TDW), a leading global provider of offshore service vessels (OSVs), reported impressive first quarter results as day rates for OSVs

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 857

Offshore

Greek Naval Drills See Oil Tankers Depart Key Ship-to-Ship Transfer Area

(Bloomberg) — Tankers that transfer Russian oil off the southern coast of Greece sailed further out into the Mediterranean after naval exercises were

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 1637

Shipping

Shippers Frustrated as Spot rates Rise Alongside Demand

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – A strengthening demand scenario on the Asia-European trades appears to have caught carriers and forwarders by

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 1038

Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter Program Faces Substantial Cost Overrun and Delay Until 2029

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter program intended to renew the service’s aging icebreaker fleet continues

May 3, 2024
Total Views: 1862

Thursday, May 2, 2024
Accidents

Conception Dive Boat Captain Sentence to Four Years in Prison Over 2019 Tragedy

The captain of the dive boat Conception that caught fire and sank off the California coast in 2019, resulting in 34 deaths, has been sentenced to four years

May 2, 2024
Total Views: 4288

Shipping

White House Readying Sanctions After Russia Found Shipping Fuel to North Korea Above UN Cap

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) – Russia has been quietly shipping refined petroleum to North Korea at levels that

May 2, 2024
Total Views: 1574

Offshore

John Fredriksen Becomes the Largest Shareholder of Edda Wind

John Fredriksen, through his company Geveran Trading Co. Limited, has become the largest shareholder of Norwegian offshore wind service company, Edda Wind. In

May 2, 2024
Total Views: 1502

Shipping

Russia’s Gazprom Sees First Loss in Two Decades as Gas Trade with Europe Plunges

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s state-controlled gas giant reported its first annual net loss since 1999 on falling shipments to Europe and

May 2, 2024
Total Views: 1250

News

Port of Antwerp Plans Namibia Hydrogen Harbor

(Bloomberg) — Port of Antwerp Bruges plans to develop a €250 million ($267 million) hydrogen and ammonia storage and export facility at the Namibian

May 2, 2024
Total Views: 1278

Shipping

Uncertainty Looms Over Long-Term Container Freight Rates

Ocean carriers are walking a tightrope between risk and reward in new long-term contract negotiations, as uncertainty in the Red Sea continues to cast a shadow

May 2, 2024
Total Views: 1135