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Saturday, November 29, 2025
Sahand Destroyer. Photo: Iranian Army
Navy

Repaired Sahand Destroyer, Floating Base Join Iranian Navy

Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Sahand destroyer, which capsized during repairs last year, has been recommissioned into the Iranian Navy along with the

November 29, 2025
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Coal Ship Turns Back After Protesters Block Shipping Channel at Major Australian Port
Featured

Coal Ship Turns Back After Protesters Block Shipping Channel at Major Australian Port

A climate-change protest off Australia's coast forced an inbound ship to turn back from one of the country's largest terminals for coal exports on Saturday,

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 8417

Drone strike on Russia shadow tanker
News

Ukraine Expands Black Sea Campaign With Strikes on Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Ukrainian naval droneshit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets,

November 29, 2025
Total Views: 1269

Friday, November 28, 2025
Shipping containers are seen at the port of Barcelona, Spain, October 3, 2024
Ports

EU Set to Launch Full Antitrust Probe Into BlackRock–MSC Bid for Barcelona Port Terminal

BlackRock and MSC's bid for CK Hutchison's terminal at Barcelona port faces a hurdle with EU antitrust regulators set to investigate the Spanish deal, a

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 769

Russia Fails to Win Back Seat on IMO Shipping Agency’s Governing Council
Shipping

Russia Fails to Win Back Seat on IMO Shipping Agency’s Governing Council

Russia failed on Friday to win enough votes to rejoin the U.N. shipping agency's governing council despite urging countries to back its nomination for a seat

November 28, 2025
Total Views: 977

Thursday, November 27, 2025
New Zealand Navy Ship Made Rare Transit Through Taiwan Strait This Month
Defense

New Zealand Navy Ship Made Rare Transit Through Taiwan Strait This Month

The New Zealand navy's largest ship, the oiler HMNZS Aotearoa, made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait earlier this month, Defence Minister

November 27, 2025
Total Views: 970

Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Bulk Carrier 'Discoverer' unloads U.S. soybeans at the port of Paranagua.REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
Shipping

China Buys U.S. Soybean Cargoes After Trump-Xi Call

China bought at least 10 cargoes of U.S. soybeans worth around $300 million in contracts signed since Tuesday, two traders with knowledge of the deals said, a

November 26, 2025
Total Views: 975

A Maersk containership is seen near Suez Canal Bridge which is known as the "Peace Bridge" in the Suez Canal, Egypt, August 6, 2023. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS
Maritime Security Incidents

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Say No Timeline for Resuming Sailings Through the Red Sea

Danish shipping company Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Wednesday it had no specific timeline for when it would resume sailings through the Red Sea for its

November 26, 2025
Total Views: 801

Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Russian FSRU LNG FPSO
Energy

Russia Sees Scope for Oil Exports Boost to China, Urges Cooperation in LNG

Russia sees scope to boost oil exports to China and to deepen cooperation on supplies of liquefied natural gas, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak

November 25, 2025
Total Views: 457

Monday, November 24, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) looks at reporters during a press conference following the weekly Senate caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/File Photo
Defense

Pentagon Threatens Unprecedented Recall After Sen. Kelly Questions Legality of Deadly Drug-Smuggler Strikes

The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after what it

November 24, 2025
Total Views: 3933

The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Winston S. Churchill, USS Mahan and USS Bainbridge, sail towards the Caribbean Sea under F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, in the Atlantic Ocean November 13, 2025
News

Washington Readies New Phase of Venezuela Action, Officials Say

The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Trump

November 24, 2025
Total Views: 701

Tanzania to Start Constructing New Port in December, Official Says
Ports

Tanzania to Start Constructing New Port in December, Official Says

Tanzania will start construction of a new port in the east of the country in December, a senior government official said, ending a decade of delays due to

November 24, 2025
Total Views: 2704

Sunday, November 23, 2025
Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group sails with U.S. Air Force B-52 Joint Operations
Defense

US To Launch New Phase Of Venezuela Operations

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) – The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the

November 23, 2025
Total Views: 1868

Saturday, November 22, 2025
The cruise ship Diamond Princess is docked at the port of Yokohama.
Cruise Ships

Chinese Cruise Ships Look To Steer Clear Of Japan

By Ju-min Park, Hyunjoo Jin and Heekyong Yang SEOUL Nov 21 (Reuters) – Chinese cruise operators are scrambling to avoid Japanese ports as Beijing and

November 22, 2025
Total Views: 2267

Chinese warship sails near U.S. destroyer, in the Taiwan Strait
Defense

US, China Held Maritime Security Talks In Hawaii, Chinese Navy Says

BEIJING, Nov 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. and Chinese militaries this week held “frank and constructive” maritime security talks, the

November 22, 2025
Total Views: 708

A fire burns on the M/V One Henry Hudson berthed at the Port of Los Angeles
Ship Fires

Crew Evacuated After Fire On Container Ship At Los Angeles Port

By Rajveer Pardesi and Rishabh Jaiswal Nov 21 (Reuters) – All crew members have been evacuated from the container ship One Henry Hudson after a

November 22, 2025
Total Views: 1669

Friday, November 21, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan (not pictured) attend a joint press conference in Ankara, Turkey, November 19, 2025
Shipping

Kyiv Under Pressure as Trump Sets One-Week Deadline for Peace Deal

 President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Friday that Ukraine risked losing its dignity and freedom — or Washington’s backing — over a U.S. peace plan

November 21, 2025
Total Views: 1452

The China-flagged research vessel JIDI operates approximately 265 miles northwest of Utqiagvik, Alaska, September 2, 2025.
News

Chinese Research Ships, US Military Active in North Pacific, Monitor Shows

SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Five Chinese research vessels, including ships used for space and missile tracking and underwater

November 21, 2025
Total Views: 3305

Thursday, November 20, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A satellite image taken by Planet Labs shows deck cargo ships, loaded with vehicles, cruising towards the beach near Jiesheng, Guangdong, China
Defense

Reuters Investigation Reveals China’s Civilian Shadow Navy Practices for Invasion of Taiwan

China is rehearsing for a potential invasion of Taiwan using a shadow navy of civilian cargo ships and ferries, according to a Reuters investigation that

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 3029

Queen Jenuvia II near the southwestern tip of the Korean peninsula
News

South Korea Arrests Crew Members for Negligence After Ferry Runs Aground

South Korea's coast guard launched an investigation on Thursday into a ferry that ran aground, arresting the first officer and an Indonesian crew member for

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 949