Saturday, August 10, 2024
Interesting

Olympics-Sailing-Drones Deliver Bird’s Eye View For Kite Jury

By Alexander Smith MARSEILLE, France, Aug 9 (Reuters) – In a darkened room below the ship-like “bridge” where race officials look

August 10, 2024
Total Views: 1463

Press Releases

Maritime Professional Training Names John F. Flanagan As Academic Principal

Maritime Professional Training (MPT) has appointed John F. Flanagan as the school’s Academic Principal, an expansive role that includes overseeing the

August 10, 2024
Total Views: 772

Friday, August 9, 2024
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20), a polar-class ice breaker, transits Southeast Alaskan waters Nov. 24, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Presence Goes Up in Smoke As Icebreaker Healy Suffers Fire

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – U.S. Coast Guard presence in the Arctic has taken another hit. Icebreaker USCGC Healy suffered an engineering compartment

August 9, 2024
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Shipping

Navigator Gas Invests in U.S. Gulf Coast Clean Ammonia Project

Navigator Holdings (NYSE: NVGS) has announced a co-investment with Attis Clean Energy in Ten08 Energy, a developer of a hybrid blue and green ammonia

August 9, 2024
Total Views: 752

Defense

Iranian Guards’ Navy Gets ‘Highly Capable’ New Missiles

Aug 9 (Reuters) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Friday that its navy has new cruise missiles equipped with highly explosive warheads

August 9, 2024
Total Views: 3433

Shipping

New York Shipping Exchange Recalibrates Strategy Amid Global Shipping Challenges

By Ira Breskin The New York Shipping Exchange has modified its operating strategy, responding to a significant shift in how customers contract for container

August 9, 2024
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Shipping

Iran’s Oil Finds New Destinations in Tehran Export Push

LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Iran has sent small shipments of crude oil to new destinations such as Bangladesh and Oman, according to

August 9, 2024
Total Views: 3447

Shipping

China-to-N Europe Spot Rates Start to Fall as Record Peak Demand Eases

By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – 2M Alliance members Maersk and MSC have reduced port calls in Europe on upcoming sailings to avoid congestion

August 9, 2024
Total Views: 657

Shipping

Oil Tanker Attacked Four Times off Yemen, Crew and Vessel Safe

CAIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A crude oil tanker has reported four attacks off Yemen’s port of Mokha during the last 24 hours, the

August 9, 2024
Total Views: 1597

An explosion takes place at a port in Ningbo, China, August 9, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
Accidents

Watch: Huge Explosion on Containership YM Mobility at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port

A major explosion occurred Friday on the containership YM Mobility while docked at the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in China. Fortunately, no casualties were

August 9, 2024
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Ports

Port Houston Surpasses Two Million TEU Mark in Record Time

Port Houston, the fifth-largest container port in the nation, is off to a record pace in 2024, having surpassed 2 million TEUs in record time. In the first six

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 1074

Offshore

U.S. Offshore Wind Opponents Seek to Form National Group to Fight Projects

By Nichola Groom Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.S. activists opposed to offshore wind development areforming a national coalition

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 1957

Map showing the location of UKMTO attack 106
Shipping

Rare RPG Attack on Ship Near Yemen

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations office has reported a rare rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on a commercial vessel in the Bab-el-Mandeb

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 3069

Shipping

UAE Bans Eswatini-Flagged Ships in Fresh Shadow-Fleet Crackdown

(Bloomberg) — The United Arab Emirates banned arriving ships that carry the flag of landlocked African nation Eswatini, the latest sign of the Middle

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 3649

Ports

U.S. Container Ports Face Record Cargo Surge Ahead of Possible Port Strike

Monthly inbound cargo volume at major U.S. container ports is expected to approach record levels as retailers expedite shipments ahead of a potential strike at

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 1117

Shipping

U.S. Strikes at Houthi Targets in Yemen After Claim of Attack on Destroyers

ATHENS/CAIRO, Aug 8 (Reuters) – U.S. military forces have struck at targets in Houthi-controlled Yemen in the past 24 hours, destroying two drones, a

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 2257

Shipping

Report: Leadership and Planning Gaps Contributing to Fragile Infrastructure Progress at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy has made progress in addressing campus facility and infrastructure needs since 2022, but progress remains fragile due to a

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 1447

Shipping

Euronav Flags U.S. Election, China Economy as Risks to Shipping Momentum

Aug 8 (Reuters) – Euronav expects a rise global sea trade this year driven by the rerouting of Red Sea shipping though a change in the U.S.

August 8, 2024
Total Views: 532

Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Defense

Senators Introduce Bill to Counter Chinese Maritime Threat

Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), and Rick Scott (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan Strategic Port Reporting Act, aimed at countering the

August 7, 2024
Total Views: 3267

Shipping

‘Shadow Fleet’ LNG Carrier Reemerges Off Norway After Calling at Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A week after calling at Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Pioneer has

August 7, 2024
Total Views: 5468