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Thursday, March 21, 2024
The Indian Navy rescues the MV RUEN in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, March 16, 2024. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Piracy

Return of Somali Pirates Adds to Crisis for Global Shipping

By Giulia Paravicini, Jonathan Saul and Abdiqani Hassan MOGADISHU, March 21 (Reuters) – As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali

March 21, 2024
Total Views: 2317

Commercial dock at the Port of Suva, Fiji's largest port. Photo: EA Given / Shutterstock.com
Shipbuilding

Fiji to Sign Ports Deal with Australia in Shipbuilding Boost

SYDNEY, March 21 (Reuters) – Fiji will strike a deal with Australia to upgrade ports and shipbuilding infrastructure, months after its prime minister

March 21, 2024
Total Views: 770

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
Shipping

Shippers Turn to Longer-Term Charters as Tanker Supply Tightens

By Arathy Somasekhar and Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Rising oil tanker chartering rates due to

March 20, 2024
Total Views: 1268

An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Panama Canal Forced to Balance Shipping Demand with Need for Drinking Water

By Anastasia Moloney PANAMA CITY, March 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As a colossal Chinese container ship maneuvered into the narrow Miraflores

March 20, 2024
Total Views: 2900

sovcomflot tanker in sea ice
Shipping

India’s Reliance Refusing Sovcomflot Oil Cargoes After Sanctions

NEW DELHI/MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) – India’s Reliance Industries, operator of the world’s biggest refining complex, will not buy Russian

March 20, 2024
Total Views: 1523

An Indian Navy helicopter hovers over captured pirates on the deck of the MV Ruen after retaking the ship. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Piracy

India to Prosecute 35 Somali Pirates Over RUEN Hijacking

By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) – India will bring in and prosecute 35 Somali pirates its navy captured on a hijacked ship off

March 20, 2024
Total Views: 1991

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping

Panama Has No knowledge of Iranian-Owned Ships on Registry

PANAMA CITY, March 18 (Reuters) – Panama’s maritime authority said on Monday it has no knowledge of ships owned by Iranians being in its

March 19, 2024
Total Views: 2216

Euronav to Exit Belgium’s Blue-Chip Index Two Days After Joining
News

Euronav to Exit Belgium’s Blue-Chip Index Two Days After Joining

March 19 (Reuters) – Tanker company Euronav will exit Belgium’s blue-chip Bel-20 index after just two days of trading, as it no longer meets the

March 19, 2024
Total Views: 1079

Sea drone shows the silhouette of Olenegorsky Gornyak ship near the port of Novorossiysk. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
News

Russia Gets New Head of Navy After Black Sea Fleet Suffers at Hand of Ukraine

MOSCOW, March 19 (Reuters) – The new head of Russia’s Navy was formally presented in his new role for the first time on Tuesday at a

March 19, 2024
Total Views: 2517

Monday, March 18, 2024
The MV Rubymar pictured before its sinking
Shipping

Salvage of Houthi-Hit Vessels Complicated by Continuing Attacks

By Gloria Dickie and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES, March 18 (Reuters) – Efforts to limit environmental damage from a cargo vessel that

March 18, 2024
Total Views: 2501

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

Pressure Builds for Charge on Global Shipping Sector’s CO2 Emissions

BRUSSELS, March 18 (Reuters) – The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying

March 18, 2024
Total Views: 612

A EUNAVFOR helicopter flies over the pirated MV Abdullah in the Indian Ocean. Photo courtesy EUNAVFOR
Shipping

Somali Forces and Foreign Navies Preparing Attack on Hijacked Ship, Police Say

By Abdiqani Hassan GAROWE, Somalia, March 18 (Reuters) – Somali police and international navies were preparing on Monday to attack a commercial

March 18, 2024
Total Views: 4478

Sunday, March 17, 2024
A satellite image shows shipping containers used to block access to heavy cranes, in Port-au-Princ. In this handout image. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Ports

UNICEF Says Essential Aid Container Looted At Haiti Port

By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The U.N. children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port,

March 17, 2024
Total Views: 2342

A red LNG carrier in the Suez Canal. Photo: Shutterstock/Alvaro Ardisana
Shipping

Venture Global LNG To Buy Fleet Of LNG Vessels

HOUSTON, March 17 (Reuters) – Venture Global LNG said on Sunday it would acquire a fleet of nine liquefied

March 17, 2024
Total Views: 2135

Saturday, March 16, 2024
HMS Richmond shoots down two drones over Red Sea. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US Military Says It Destroyed Houthi Drone Over Red Sea

March 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it destroyed a drone fired by the Yemeni Houthis on Saturday, with another presumed to have crashed into

March 16, 2024
Total Views: 1246

A police officer uses a sniffer dog to inspect the cargo ship loaded with humanitarian aid for Gaza in the port of Larnaca. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Second Aid Shipment For Gaza Ready To Sail From Cyprus

LARNACA, Cyprus March 16 (Reuters) – A second cargo of food aid was ready to depart by sea from Cyprus to Gaza on Saturday, the island’s

March 16, 2024
Total Views: 1231

Maltese-flagged bulk cargo vessel Ruen intercepted by the Indian Navy. Handout via REUTERS
Piracy

Indian Navy Intercepts Somali Pirates On Cargo Ship Ruen

Update: Indian Navy Rescues Hijacked ‘Ruen’ from Somali Pirates March 16 (Reuters) – An Indian navy warship has

March 16, 2024
Total Views: 24476

Taiwan's coast guard works during a rescue operation after a Chinese fishing boat capsized near Taiwan-controlled Kinmen islands. Taiwan Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

Taiwan Warns Off Chinese Coast Guard Again As Tensions Simmer

By Yimou Lee and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) – Taiwan on Saturday warned off Chinese coast guard ships that entered its restricted

March 16, 2024
Total Views: 7427

Friday, March 15, 2024
A barge carrying food aid arrives at a temporary jetty in Gaza
Shipping

Civilian Food Aid Ship Arrives in Gaza

GAZA STRIP, March 15 (Reuters) – A ship towing a barge loaded with food arrived off Gaza on Friday, witnesses said, in a test

March 15, 2024
Total Views: 2327

cma cgm headquaters and logo with French flag
Shipping

CMA CGM to Buy France’s Biggest 24-Hour News Channel

By Inti Landauro, Mathieu Rosemain and Gus Trompiz PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) – French shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saade has agreed to

March 15, 2024
Total Views: 1246
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