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Saturday, August 8, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
Shipping

UAE Says Iran Attacked Vessel With Missile In Strait of Hormuz

Aug 8 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a carrier linked to its state oil

8 hours ago
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Sharks get a surprising role to help improve hurricane predictions
Marine Weather

Scientists Turn To Sharks To Improve Hurricane Predictions

By Marta Serafinko Aug 8 (Reuters) – From the killer shark of “Jaws” to the tornado-tossed predators of the “Sharknado”

9 hours ago
Total Views: 166

Australia's top export sectors face rising strike threats
Ports

Australia Unions Push On With Strike At BHP’s Port Hedland

SYDNEY, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Workers will continue a two-day strike at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia as planned, a union

9 hours ago
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Crew member secures boats at Nanyue Pier as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, in Yueqing Bay.
Ports

Typhoon Dolphin Hits Japan’s Okinawa, China Shuts ports Ahead Of Landfall

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Eduardo Baptista TOKYO/BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture on

10 hours ago
Total Views: 206

Friday, August 7, 2026
Chinese container ship NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy on the Northern Sea Route during an eastbound voyage in October 2023. (Source: Rosatomflot)
Shipping

Rosatom Says Seven Chinese Vessels Will Sail to Europe via Russia’s Arctic Route

Russia's state nuclear giant Rosatom, operator of the Northern Sea Route via the Arctic, said on Friday it had issued permits for seven Chinese transit

August 7, 2026
Total Views: 740

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
News

Vessel Traffic Through Hormuz Dwindles This Week As Markets Watch Iran-Oman Talks

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dwindled to 33 vessels from Monday to Thursday this week, data showed, versus 50 in the week-ago period, as

August 7, 2026
Total Views: 381

Thursday, August 6, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
News

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz is not easily workable due

August 6, 2026
Total Views: 1936

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
News

Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, and a joint announcement is

August 5, 2026
Total Views: 866

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
News

Draft Hormuz Deal Would Give Iran Control Over Gulf-Bound Ships, Sources Say

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two

August 5, 2026
Total Views: 1068

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House
News

US and Iran Having ‘Very Good Discussions’, Trump Says

U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had "very good discussions" with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fueling expectations of an

August 5, 2026
Total Views: 574

Tuesday, August 4, 2026
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House
News

White House Expected to Extend Controversial Jones Act Waiver, Sources Say

The White House is expected to extend a waiver of the century-old Jones Act in the coming days, sources say, reaching for one of the few tools it has to try

August 4, 2026
Total Views: 1202

USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) launches Tomahawk cruise missiles from an unknown location, as the United States launched new strikes against multiple targets overnight in Iran, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, in this still image obtained from a handout video
Defense

US Has Used ‘Virtually All’ of Its Long-Range Precision Missiles During Iran War, Sources Say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar

August 4, 2026
Total Views: 3194

Monday, August 3, 2026
Traffic at Yemen's southern port of Aden steady after Houthis say they attacked Saudi tankers
Shipping

Six Saudi Tankers Turn Away From Gulf of Aden, Ship-tracking Data Shows

Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have changed course in the Gulf of Aden in recent days and are heading to southern Africa following threats by Yemen’s

August 3, 2026
Total Views: 2025

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, in Muscat
Shipping

How Iran is Widening Its Pressure Campaign to Force U.S. Concessions

Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East's trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that

August 3, 2026
Total Views: 1334

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
News

Iran Says No Talks Are Under Way with United States After Trump Calls Off Attacks

Iran said on Monday there were no talks under way with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump who had cited

August 3, 2026
Total Views: 375

Sunday, August 2, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
Shipping

Two Tankers With Saudi Oil Exit Red Sea Over Weekend

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el-Mandeb strait over the weekend, while traffic in the

August 2, 2026
Total Views: 927

Italian-led EU force boards sanctioned tanker from Russia's 'shadow fleet' in Mediterranean
Defense

EU Forces Board Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker

ROME, Aug 2 (Reuters) – An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a tanker from Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” on Sunday, the

August 2, 2026
Total Views: 1778

Saturday, August 1, 2026
Cleanup to remove sargassum from Playa del Carmen’s beaches
Environment

As Seaweed Piles Up, Caribbean Bets On Boats, Barriers And Biofuel

By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Mexican hotel workers, tractor operators and specialized Navy personnel are heading out

August 1, 2026
Total Views: 8470

View of Bab el-Mandeb strait
Shipping

Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

Aug 1 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships transiting

August 1, 2026
Total Views: 751

The Italian frigate Caio Duilio.
Defense

Italian Frigate Escorts Merchant Vessel Safely Through Red Sea

Aug 1 (Reuters) – A merchant vessel safely passed through the Red Sea under the protection of the Italian frigate Bergamini, the European Union naval

August 1, 2026
Total Views: 1108