Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Trump Hits India With Additional 25% Tariff Over Russia Oil Buys
News

Trump Hits India With Additional 25% Tariff Over Russia Oil Buys

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on India over its purchase of Russian energy, the White House said

August 6, 2025
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Russian and Chinese Navies Practice Destroying ‘Enemy Submarine’, Days After Trump Move
Defense

Russian and Chinese Navies Practice Destroying ‘Enemy Submarine’, Days After Trump Move

The Russian and Chinese navies have practiced hunting and destroying an enemy submarine in the Sea of Japan, Russia's defense ministry said on Wednesday, days

August 6, 2025
Total Views: 1084

Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Russia’s Crude Shipments Rebound Ahead of Trump Sanctions Threat

Russia’s crude exports hit a one-month high, driven by a surge in weekly flows that coincided with a sharp drop in refinery runs. The increase came before

August 5, 2025
Total Views: 874

Upgraded Mogami-class Frigate (4,800 ton type)
Defense

Australia Selects Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Mogami-Class for Future Frigate Fleet

The Australian Government has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ upgraded Mogami-class frigate as the preferred platform for the Royal Australian

August 5, 2025
Total Views: 1559

A mockup of the Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) Multi-Purpose Icebreakers (MPI)
Defense

Seaspan Advances Canadian Coast Guard’s Multi-Purpose Icebreaker Program, Eyes U.S. Contract

Seaspan Shipyards has completed a critical milestone in the Canadian Coast Guard’s ambitious Multi-Purpose Icebreakers (MPI) program, successfully

August 5, 2025
Total Views: 1501

Rear Admiral John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, speaks during a press conference updating about the search of the missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible
News

Titan Tragedy Spurs Sweeping Safety Overhaul: USCG Issues 17 Recommendations Following Fatal Implosion

The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) has released its long-awaited Report of Investigation (ROI) into the catastrophic implosion of the

August 5, 2025
Total Views: 2552

EUNAVFOR Aspides forces escort a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea
Shipping

Red Sea Risk Widens as Houthis Vow to Target Carriers Tied to Israel

Carriers have been warned to proceed “with extreme caution” following the major widening of the Houthis’ sphere of attacks announced last week, with

August 5, 2025
Total Views: 1461

Rendering of the U.S. Coast Guard's Polar Security Cutter
Defense

Bollinger Shipyards Secures Full Funding for Troubled Polar Security Cutter Program

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program has reached a pivotal milestone with the recent enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill

August 5, 2025
Total Views: 6241

titan submarine diving to the titanic wreck
Accidents

Coast Guard Investigation Reveals OceanGate Titan Tragedy Was Entirely “Preventable”

The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) released its comprehensive 300-page Report of Investigation (ROI) on Tuesday detailing how the loss of

August 5, 2025
Total Views: 2433

Trump Says He Will Hike India’s Tariffs Over ‘Next 24 Hours’
News

Trump Says He Will Hike India’s Tariffs Over ‘Next 24 Hours’

President Donald Trump said he would raise tariffs on Indian goods “over the next 24 hours” in response to New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian

August 5, 2025
Total Views: 3355

Monday, August 4, 2025
Japan’s Defense Ambitions Boosted by Australia Navy Frigate Deal
Defense

Japan’s Defense Ambitions Boosted by Australia Navy Frigate Deal

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won a multi-billion dollar deal to build a fleet of advanced naval frigates for Australia, boosting Tokyo’s ambitions

August 4, 2025
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First grand block of Matson vessel Makua being lowered into the construction dry dock. August 4, 2025.
Shipbuilding

Hanwha Philly Shipyard Kicks Off Hull Assembly for First of Three New Matson Containerships

Hanwha Philly Shipyard, Inc. (HPSI) and Matson marked a significant milestone in American shipbuilding yesterday with the dock-mounting ceremony for the first

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 4783

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, rescues four people from the tug vessel Sea Ranger, which was taking on water approximately 130 miles south of Cordova
News

Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues Four from Sinking Tug in Remote Gulf of Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard successfully rescued four people from the sinking 110-foot tug vessel Sea Ranger approximately 130 miles south of Cordova in the Gulf of

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 3480

Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Trump Threatens to Raise Tariffs on Goods From India Over Russian Oil Purchases

Donald Trump said on Monday he will substantially raise tariffs on goods from India over its Russian oil purchases, while New Delhi said it would take

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 813

tanker at sea
Shipping

Panama Intensifies Crackdown on Sanctioned Vessels with Registry Cancellations

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has initiated proceedings to cancel the registration of 17 vessels recently placed on the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 663

Dali Key Bridge wreckage
Accidents

DALI Owner Sues Hyundai Heavy Industries Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

The owner of the container ship M/V DALI has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai Heavy Industries, alleging that defects in the vessel’s switchboard system

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 5650

Valaris Renaissance drillship
Offshore

BP Makes Biggest Oil Discovery in 25 Years Offshore Brazil

BP has announced a significant oil and gas discovery at the Bumerangue prospect in deepwater offshore Brazil, marking the company’s largest discovery in

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 2550

Ballast Water discharge
News

Tokyo and Paris MoUs Launch Joint Inspection Campaign on Ballast Water Management

The member Authorities of the Tokyo and Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will conduct a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign

August 4, 2025
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An L3 Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel, U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141), dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) and guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) sail together during a transit through the Strait of Hormuz
Defense

U.S. Navy Launches Program to Revolutionize Unmanned Surface Fleet

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Navy has issued a solicitation seeking industry input for its new Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) program. The initiative

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 6186

The barge from the vessel collision near Hibiscus Island, July 28, 2025
Accidents

Third Child Dies Following Miami Sailboat-Barge Collision as Investigation Continues

MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard officials announced today the death of a 10-year-old child who had been in critical condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital following

August 4, 2025
Total Views: 1806