Sunday, October 6, 2024
Shipping

IMO’s MEPC 82 Advances Net-Zero Framework for Shipping

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is making strides towards reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)

October 6, 2024
Total Views: 1797

Marine Weather

Florida in the Crosshairs as ‘Milton’ is Primed for Rapid Intensification

Tropical Storm Milton is rapidly intensifying as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico, prompting major concerns for the west coast of Florida. The National

October 6, 2024
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Offshore

Iran’s Oil Minister Inspects Export Terminal Amid Fears Of Israeli Strike

DUBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Iran’s oil minister landed on Kharg Island, home to the country’s main export terminal, and held talks with a

October 6, 2024
Total Views: 1534

Saturday, October 5, 2024
Shipping

Maersk Expects Ship Regulator To Approve Global CO2 Levy In 2025

By Jack Wittels Oct 4, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S expects the industry’s global regulator next year to approve a

October 5, 2024
Total Views: 1140

Environment

Brazil’s Coastline Faces Accelerated Erosion As Atlantic Advances

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Sergio Queiroz ATAFONA, Brazil (Reuters) – Sonia Ferreira’s two-story house with a pool and garden on the Brazilian

October 5, 2024
Total Views: 1454

Navy

Pentagon To Spend $1.2B To Maintain Red Sea Operation

By Tony Capaccio Oct 3, 2024 (Bloomberg) –The Pentagon will spend about $1.2 billion to maintain ships deployed as part of operations in the Red Sea

October 5, 2024
Total Views: 1112

Ports

Levels At Amazon Port Hits 122-year Low Amid Drought

By Bruno Kelly and Jake Spring MANAUS, Brazil, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The river port in the Amazon rainforest’s largest city of Manaus on Friday hit

October 5, 2024
Total Views: 1082

Featured

Chinese Vessels Race to Deliver Power Plant To Sanctioned Arctic LNG Project Before Winter

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A small fleet of Chinese cargo has set out from shipyards near Shanghai attempting to deliver a critically-needed power plant

October 5, 2024
Total Views: 24783

HMNZS Manawanui
Defense

Royal New Zealand Navy Ship Grounds, Capsizes Off Samoa

All 75 crew and passengers of the Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui were safely evacuated after the vessel ran aground off the southern coast of

October 5, 2024
Total Views: 6475

Friday, October 4, 2024
Shipping

U.S. Forces Strike 15 Houthi Targets in Yemen

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces on Friday conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The operation, taking place at

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 10064

Shipping

California Governor Vetoes Maritime Safety Bill, Sparking Industry Concern

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed Assembly Bill 1122, a piece of legislation aimed at enhancing maritime safety and port efficiency in the state. The

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 4303

Shipping

Early Winter Ice Halts Arctic Shipping Traffic Weeks Ahead of Schedule

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The summer shipping window on Russia’s Northern Sea Route is coming to a rapid close weeks ahead of schedule. A number of

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 7600

Shipping

US Port Strike Throws Spotlight on Big Union Foe: Automation

NEW YORK, Oct 4 (Reuters) – A strike by dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast that disrupted much of the nation’s ocean shipping

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 2175

Shipping

U.S. Port Strike Leaves Cargo Backlog in Its Wake

Oct 4 (Reuters) – U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports were reopened on Friday after dockworkers and port operators reached a

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 1135

ILA picketers wearing orange safety shirts and carrying ILA signs with port cranes in the background
Shipping

Global Shipping Stocks Sink After US Dockworkers Pause Strike

(Bloomberg) — Shipping stocks slumped worldwide after a strike by US dockworkers was suspended after only three days, spurring predictions of a decline

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 781

News

Mideast’s Rising War Risk Puts Spotlight on Iran’s Quiet Oil Comeback

(Bloomberg) — Iran’s oil production has defied years of US sanctions to return to almost full capacity — a tide of supply that looks increasingly

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 686

Defense

AUKUS Navies Demonstrate Unmanned Vessels Across 10,000 Miles in NATO Exercise

The Royal Navy and its AUKUS partners successfully controlled uncrewed vessels in Australia from a command center in Portugal, spanning a distance of over

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 2179

Thursday, October 3, 2024
Shipping

US Sanctions Ships Linked to Illicit Houthi and Iranian Oil Shipments

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken its latest action against Houthi-linked weapons procurement and

October 3, 2024
Total Views: 1659

Ports

Tentative Agreement Reached to End U.S. Port Strike

U.S. dockworkers and port operators have reached a tentative agreement to end a three-day strike that disrupted port operations at U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coast

October 3, 2024
Total Views: 6395

USV attack on the M/T Cordelia Moon
Shipping

Watch: Houthi Rebels Attack Panama-Flagged Tanker in Red Sea

The Iranian-backed Houthis have released new video footage of an unmanned surface vessel (USV) attack on the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Cordelia Moon in the Red

October 3, 2024
Total Views: 5021