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Monday, March 3, 2025
China CG ship
Defense

Philippines Has to Be Ready in Case US Aid Dries Up, Envoy Says

The Philippines is optimistic of Washington’s continued military support under President Donald Trump, but the Southeast Asian nation should be prepared if

March 3, 2025
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Cars, made in Morocco and intended for export, wait to be shipped at Tanger Med Port, on the Strait of Gibraltar, east of Tangier, Morocco June 6, 2024. REUTERS/Abdelhak Balhaki
News

Car Prices Are Poised for $12,000 Surge on Trump’s New Tariffs

Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate

March 3, 2025
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Sunday, March 2, 2025
Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva escorts Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S to sea.Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Finland Ends Seizure Of Shadow Fleet Ship Held For Cable Damage

By Kati Pohjanpalo Mar 2, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Finland has ended the seizure of a shadow fleet tanker that pulled up four underwater data cables and a

March 2, 2025
Total Views: 58

Saturday, March 1, 2025
US Navy warship escorting Maersk ship
Ports

Somalia Weighs Indian Ocean Port Access for Neighboring Ethiopia

By Mohammed Omar Ahmed Feb 28, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Somalia may grant landlocked Ethiopia access to a port on the Indian Ocean, a step that may help

March 1, 2025
Total Views: 145

Friday, February 28, 2025
trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
Defense

China’s Navy Drills Near US Allies Seen as Test for Trump

A spate of drills by China’s military in the Indo-Pacific is testing the Trump administration’s commitment to regional security soon after its actions

February 28, 2025
Total Views: 1895

First Sanctioned Ship Gets Scrapped in Watershed for Dark Fleet
Shipping

First Sanctioned Ship Gets Scrapped in Watershed for Dark Fleet

An aging oil tanker sanctioned by the US is being taken apart in an Indian scrapyard, a potential watershed moment for the so-called dark fleet in a rapidly

February 28, 2025
Total Views: 1058

Thursday, February 27, 2025
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

Oil Tankers Calling in Russia Get Mine Checks After Mystery Blasts

Owners of oil tankers calling at Russian ports are sending divers and underwater drones to check their ships’ hulls for mines — a precaution following a

February 27, 2025
Total Views: 1437

Container ships wait off the coast of the congested Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in Long Beach, California, U.S., October 1, 2021
Shipping

Tariffs on China Risk Hurting U.S. Economy More Than Data Suggest, NY Fed Says

(Bloomberg) — New research suggests President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on imports from China could hit the American economy more than official US

February 27, 2025
Total Views: 689

Wednesday, February 26, 2025
nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

US, Russia Mull Cooperation on Arctic Shipping and Exploration

US and Russian officials have identified the Arctic as a possible area for economic cooperation, according to people familiar with the situation, part of the

February 26, 2025
Total Views: 1711

Virgin Pilot Alerted Australia to China Navy Live-Fire Drill
Defense

Virgin Pilot Alerted Australia to China Navy Live-Fire Drill

Australia was unaware Chinese warships were set to conduct live-fire exercises off its east coast until its security authorities were alerted via a Virgin

February 26, 2025
Total Views: 4766

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
oil tanker
Shipping

Russia Steps Up Covert Cargo Transfers to Keep its Oil Moving

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth year, Moscow is increasingly resorting to clandestine cargo transfers as it wrestles with sanctions and

February 25, 2025
Total Views: 973

Indonesia seizes Iranian flagged tanker suspected of illegal oil transshipment in Indonesia's North Natuna Sea. Picture released July 11, 2023. Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) / Handout via REUTERS
Energy

Iran Oil Flows Seen Curbed by Rush for Unsanctioned Tankers

Iranian oil sellers risk facing significant hurdles moving their cargoes out of the country as competition for unsanctioned tankers from Russia and Venezuela

February 25, 2025
Total Views: 586

Monday, February 24, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington
Shipping

Trump Targets China With Biggest Salvo So Far in Second Term

The Trump administration took aim at China with a series of moves involving investment, trade and other issues that raises the risk ties may soon worsen

February 24, 2025
Total Views: 1704

Sunday, February 23, 2025
Pakistan Navy's 9th Multinational Maritime Exercise AMAN-25 under the slogan "Together for Peace", in the Arabian Sea near Karachi
Defense

China Chides Australia For Reaction To Live-Fire Naval Drills

By Bloomberg News Feb 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China rejected any suggestion from Australia that it failed to be transparent in conducting live-fire

February 23, 2025
Total Views: 2054

Container ships on Suez Canal.
Shipping

Egypt Says Dozens Of Ships Return To Suez Canal After Ceasefire

By Salma El Wardany Feb 23, 2025(Bloomberg) –Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said 47 ships have rerouted to use the waterway since the start of

February 23, 2025
Total Views: 1589

Saturday, February 22, 2025
Russian-flagged oil tanker Pegas docked in Greece.Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Sanctioned Russian Oil Vanishes From Tracking In Gulf of Oman

By Julian Lee Feb 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A cargo of Russian oil that’s under heavy US sanctions vanished from global tracking systems, evidence of

February 22, 2025
Total Views: 1859

Aerial view of the Panama Canal.REUTERS/Enea Lebrun
Cruise Ships

US Commerce Secretary’s Comments Give Cruise Operators Case Of Deja Vu

By Redd Brown Feb 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Cruise operators may yet avoid paying more US corporate taxes despite threats from US Commerce Secretary

February 22, 2025
Total Views: 2389

MSC Tessa, one of the world's largest containerships, under construction at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, China. Photo courtesy CSSC.
Shipbuilding

Trump Proposes New Ship Fees To Challenge China’s Maritime Might

By Jenny Leonard and Jennifer A. Dlouhy Feb 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is proposing fees on the use of China’s commercial

February 22, 2025
Total Views: 5127

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

Oil Tankers Rocked by Mystery Blasts After Trips to Russia

At least four oil tankers have been hit with explosions so far this year — all of them having visited Russia’s territorial waters in the weeks prior to the

February 20, 2025
Total Views: 3233

Treasury Secretary Bessent Signals Potential Russia Sanctions Rollback in Ukraine Peace Talks
Shipping

Treasury Secretary Bessent Signals Potential Russia Sanctions Rollback in Ukraine Peace Talks

(Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled that sanctions relief for Russia could be on the table in talks over the Ukraine war, saying the

February 20, 2025
Total Views: 631