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Sunday, June 2, 2024
The newest addition to Japan's whaling fleet, the Kangei Maru, arrives at a port in Tokyo. REUTERS/Tom Bateman
Interesting

Japan Whaler Operator Says It Has No Plan To Hunt In Antarctic

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Tom Bateman TOKYO (Reuters) – The operator of Japan’s first domestically-built whaling mothership in more than seven

June 2, 2024
Total Views: 2123

A Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks the Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4, on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
Defense

China Says Philippine Personnel Pointed Guns At Chinese Coast Guard

BEIJING, June 2 (Reuters) – Chinese state media said on Sunday that personnel on a Philippine ship pointed guns at China’s Coast Guard in

June 2, 2024
Total Views: 4185

Friday, May 31, 2024
An illustration of Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance Ship T-AGOS 25 class ocean surveillance ships. Image courtesy Austal USA
Navy

Austal USA Wins $516 Million Contract to Construct Navy Ocean Surveillance Ship

May 31 (Reuters) – Austal Ltd has secured a $516 million contract to construct the lead ship of the United States Navy’s ocean surveillance

May 31, 2024
Total Views: 3049

Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Red Sea Diversions, Tariff Risks Send Ocean Shipping Soaring

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, May 31 (Reuters) – Spiking ocean shipping rates, vessel backups at seaports and empty container

May 31, 2024
Total Views: 2284

Oil Giants Exxon, Chevron Lean on Big-Ticket Deals to Build Bigger Reserves
Energy

Oil Giants Exxon, Chevron Lean on Big-Ticket Deals to Build Bigger Reserves

May 31(Reuters) – Cash-rich Exxon Mobil and Chevron are bolstering their oil and gas drilling inventory with multi-billion-dollar takeovers as they

May 31, 2024
Total Views: 1170

Thursday, May 30, 2024
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

OPEC+ Working on Complex Deal to Extend Production Cuts into 2025, Sources Say

By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Alex Lawler and Maha El Dahan LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) – OPEC+ is working on a complex deal to be agreed at its meeting

May 30, 2024
Total Views: 517

Carnival Sunshine cruise ship underway at sea
Cruise Ships

Cruise Lines Offer Summer Discounts as Ships Crowd the Caribbean, Alaska

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) – Cruise operators Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings are discounting

May 30, 2024
Total Views: 1402

DVIDS photo of the Gaza pier being built by the DoD
Shipping

Aid for Gaza Still Leaving Cyprus by Sea While U.S. Military Pier Fixed

NICOSIA, May 30 (Reuters) – Humanitarian aid for Gaza is continuing to leave Cyprus by sea and will be held in floating storage off the coast of

May 30, 2024
Total Views: 640

Wednesday, May 29, 2024
tanker at sea
News

Shadow Fleet Tankers Burning Dirty Fuel a Setback for Shipping’s Clean-Up Efforts

LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) – The growing shadow fleet of tankers transporting sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil is filling

May 29, 2024
Total Views: 1352

Damage to the M/V Laax. Photo courtesy French Forces
Shipping

Houthis Claim Attacks on Six Ships in Red, Arabian, and Mediterranean Seas

By Nayera Abdallah, Clauda Tanios and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) –  Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on six ships in three

May 29, 2024
Total Views: 2342

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
U.S. Army Soldiers and Israel Defense Forces anchor the Trident Pier on the Gaza coast, May 16, 2024. U.S. Army Photo
Defense

U.S. Military Pier Temporarily Removed from Gaza Coast for Repairs

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – A U.S. military-built pier off Gaza’s coast is being temporarily removed after a part of the structure

May 28, 2024
Total Views: 2508

Finnish Border Guard's photo of a Hong Kong registered cargo ship 'Newnew Polar Bear', which was spotted moving close to the Balticconnector gas line, during the joint press conference of the investigation of the possible attack on the Balticconnector gas line on 8th Oct., 2023 between Finland and Estonia at the headquarters of the National Bureau of Investigation in Vantaa, Finland, 24 October 2023. Lehtikuva/HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA via REUTERS
Shipping

Estonia Says China Has Not Responded to Subsea Cables Probe Request

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, May 28 (Reuters) – Estonia’s state prosecutor said China has not responded to a six-month-old request for help

May 28, 2024
Total Views: 3995

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

U.S. Weighs Additional Sanctions on Russia-China Trade

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The United States and its partners are prepared to use sanctions and export controls to prevent China-Russia

May 28, 2024
Total Views: 793

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

Bulk Carrier Hit by Missiles in Red Sea

Update: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday that they received a report of an incident 33 nautical miles northwest of

May 28, 2024
Total Views: 36968

Saturday, May 25, 2024
Vessels used for delivering aid to Gaza via U.S.-built pier run aground in Ashdod. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Defense

Vessels Used For Delivering Aid To Gaza Via U.S.-Built Pier Run Aground

TAMPA, May 25 (Reuters) – Heavy seas battered the U.S. maritime humanitarian mission to Gaza on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said, with

May 25, 2024
Total Views: 6060

Friday, May 24, 2024
Taiwan Defense Ministry's spokesperson Sun Li-fang speaks during a press conference, after China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) conducted military drills in areas around Taiwan, at Taiwan's Defence Ministry in Taipei, Taiwan May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Annabelle Chih
Defense

China Conducts Mock Missile Strikes on Taiwan

By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee BEIJING/TAIPEI, May 24 (Reuters) – China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live

May 24, 2024
Total Views: 1860

Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson delivers a statement, during a rally to show continued support to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Shipping

Houthis Claim Attacks on 3 Ships, Including One in Mediterranean

CAIRO, May 24 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on three ships in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea, the Iran-aligned

May 24, 2024
Total Views: 4835

Thursday, May 23, 2024
A large screen shows news footage of a map of military drills conducted by the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in five areas around the island of Taiwan, in Beijing, China May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Defense

Furious China Launches ‘Punishment’ War Games Around Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI, May 23 (Reuters) – A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response

May 23, 2024
Total Views: 1300

Wednesday, May 22, 2024
CSX Coal Field Baltimore, MD
Shipping

Baltimore Coal Exports Returning to Normal

By Lisa Baertlein ATLANTA, May 22 (Reuters) – CSX this week will return to normal coal export operations at the Port of Baltimore after work crews

May 22, 2024
Total Views: 2266

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Environment

Maritime Court Finds Greenhouse Gases are Marine Pollution

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – A global maritime court found on Tuesday that greenhouse gases constitute marine pollution, a major

May 22, 2024
Total Views: 1132