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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Explosive-Packed Drone Boat Strikes Oil Tanker in Red Sea
News

Explosive-Packed Drone Boat Strikes Oil Tanker in Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — An explosive-laden drone boat slammed into an oil tanker as it sailed past the coast of Yemen, a sign Israeli airstrikes haven’t deterred

October 1, 2024
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Monday, September 30, 2024
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Featured

Zombie Tanker Turns Up at Northern Chinese Port Laden With Oil

(Bloomberg) — Singapore-flagged oil tanker EM Longevity made its final voyage almost three years ago, after more than two decades at sea. Earlier this

September 30, 2024
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Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson, prepares to deliver a statement, during a pro-Palestinian rally saying they launched an attack on the "Pacific 01" ship in the Red Sea with missiles, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
News

US Concerned About Russia Supplying Missiles to Yemen’s Houthis

(Bloomberg) — The US is concerned Russia may supply missiles to the Houthis in Yemen, an American official said, a move that could stoke further Middle

September 30, 2024
Total Views: 1270

Sunday, September 29, 2024
Israel Bombs Yemeni Port After Houthi Attacks
Ports

Israel Bombs Yemeni Port After Houthi Attacks

By Mohammed Hatem and Marissa Newman Sep 29, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Israeli fighter jets bombed a seaport and several power stations in Yemen, its

September 29, 2024
Total Views: 3317

FILE PHOTO: Docked cargo ships are loaded with shipping containers at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2023.
Ports

Ports Brace for Shutdown as U.S. Dockworker Strike Deadline Nears

By Laura Curtis and Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) — Key industry and government officials are urging US dockworkers and their employers to avoid a strike at

September 29, 2024
Total Views: 2815

Investigation of the possible attack on the Balticconnector gas line continues. Lehtikuva/HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA via REUTERS
Defense

Finland and Estonia Agree to Joint Defense of Critical Balticonnector Gas Pipeline

By Kati Pohjanpalo (Bloomberg) Finland and Estonia agreed to boost cooperation in protecting underwater energy infrastructure roughly a year after a ship

September 29, 2024
Total Views: 782

Friday, September 27, 2024
The CMA CGM Marco Polo, an Explorer class container ship crosses under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, to enter New York Harbor as seen from Brooklyn, New York, U.S., May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Shipping

Container Shipping Lines Fear Port Strike Will Paralyze Half of U.S. Trade

(Bloomberg) — The world’s top container carrier is urging customers to move US cargo through East and Gulf Coast ports before the planned start on

September 27, 2024
Total Views: 3257

JS Sazanami (DD-113) arrives in Diego Garcia
News

Japan Sends Warship Through Taiwan Strait, Defying China

(Bloomberg) — Three US allies sent warships through the Taiwan Strait in a rare defiance of China in those waters, on the same day Beijing fired its

September 27, 2024
Total Views: 1613

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Lomonosov Prospect northern sea route
Shipping

Russia Ramps Up Arctic Oil Shipping to a New Record

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russia has already dispatched a record amount of oil through its section of the Arctic Circle this year, expediting cargo

September 26, 2024
Total Views: 1818

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Vancouver Harbor Grain Freighter
Ports

Port of Vancouver Grain Workers Strike in Middle of Harvest

By Thomas Seal (Bloomberg) — Grain workers at Canada’s biggest port went on strike Tuesday over a dispute regarding hours and pay, setting up what an

September 24, 2024
Total Views: 1335

FILE PHOTO: Crew members look out from the MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller as it berths at a PSA International port terminal in Singapore,
Shipping

Maersk Shares Jump Ahead of Potential U.S. Port Strike

(Bloomberg) — AP Moller-Maersk A/S shares jumped as much as 4.9%, extending recent gains on expectations that labor talks with US port workers will fail

September 24, 2024
Total Views: 1641

Sunday, September 22, 2024
Thwaites Glacier.Credit: NSF photo
Environment

‘Doomsday’ Glacier Set To Melt Faster, Swell Seas As World Heats Up

By Danielle Bochove Sep 22, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will

September 22, 2024
Total Views: 2744

An Iranian military ship takes part in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran. This image was obtained on December 31, 2022. This image is from WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS
Navy

Iran Holds Its Largest Naval Drills In Persian Gulf

By Arsalan Shahla Sep 21, 2024(Bloomberg) –Iran’s army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted their largest joint naval exercises to

September 22, 2024
Total Views: 2082

Saturday, September 21, 2024
SECNAV vistis South Korean and Japanese shipyards
Navy

US Navy Collaborates with Allies’ Shipyards to Counter China’s Maritime Expansion

(Bloomberg) In any high-stakes military conflict with China, the US Navy will be critical to winning. But America’s shipbuilding industry is far from able to

September 21, 2024
Total Views: 3485

Photo of an Indian Navy Admiral on the bridge of a US Navy warship talking to a US Navy captain
Navy

Stavridis – Can The Quad Counter Chinese Influence In The Indian Ocean?

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) This weekend, President Joe Biden is hosting the three other national leaders of the Quadrilateral Security

September 21, 2024
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Friday, September 20, 2024
An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
Shipping

Russia’s Sovcomflot Says G7 Sanctions Make Oil Trade Less Safe

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Russia’s state-run oil tanker company Sovcomflot PJSC said that western sanctions on ships moving the nation’s

September 20, 2024
Total Views: 1504

two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
Shipping

Ships Still Switch Russian Oil Off Greece Despite Navy Drills

(Bloomberg) — Tankers carrying Russian oil are still conducting cargo switches with other vessels off Greece’s south coast, despite Greek military

September 20, 2024
Total Views: 1735

Virginia class submarine comissioning at electric boat shipyard in Rhode Island
Navy

Virginia Class Submarine Program $17B Over Budget—Enough to Build a New Aircraft Carrier

The Virginia-class submarine project may exceed its budget by $17 billion—surpassing the price tag of an entire new aircraft carrier. By Tony Capaccio

September 20, 2024
Total Views: 7699

Thursday, September 19, 2024
LNG carrier in dense fog
Shipping

A Look Behind Russian Efforts to Skirt US Energy Sanctions

(Bloomberg) — The crayon marks on the wall of the sparsely furnished apartment hint at it being a conventional family home. But the single sofa, pink

September 19, 2024
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Bulk carrier inspection
Shipping

Ukraine War: US Warns Allies of Russia’s Sabotage Threats Against Global Shipping

By Alberto Nardelli, Jenny Leonard and Natalia Drozdiak (Bloomberg) — The US has warned its allies that Russia is targeting cargo shipping companies as

September 19, 2024
Total Views: 1032