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Thursday, July 11, 2024
A DoD-contracted driver transports humanitarian aid across the Trident Pier before entering the beach in Gaza May 19, 2024. U.S. Army Photo
Defense

U.S. Military to Shut Down Humanitarian Pier Operation in Gaza

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza, which has been hampered by bad weather and aid

July 11, 2024
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Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet, which, according to Refinitiv ship tracking data, is a Suezmax crude tanker which had been chartered by oil major Chevron and had last docked in Kuwait, sails at Marmara sea near Istanbul, Turkey January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Chevron-Chartered Tanker Seized by Iran Moving to International Waters

July 11 (Reuters) – A Chevron-chartered oil tanker that was seized by Iran more than a year ago was heading for international waters on Thursday,

July 11, 2024
Total Views: 12146

Ultra Galaxy grounding. Photo courtesy SAMSA
Grounding Incidents

Rush to Prevent Oil Spill From Grounded Ship Off South African Coast

CAPE TOWN, July 11 (Reuters) – Salvage operations were in high-gear on Thursday to prevent a potential oil spill and pollution along South

July 11, 2024
Total Views: 2268

Cameroon-flagged small bulker USKO MFU is pictures in Tuzla anchorage, east Istanbul, Turkey, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
Shipping

Ukraine Seizes Cargo Ship, Detains Captain for Exporting ‘Looted’ Grain

KYIV, July 11 (Reuters) – Ukraine seized a foreign cargo ship in the Black Sea off its Odesa region and detained the captain on suspicion of

July 11, 2024
Total Views: 1408

Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico in a composite satellite image July 7, 2024. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
Marine Weather

Power Outages Hinder Hurricane Beryl Recovery, Delay Port, Infrastructure Restarts

HOUSTON, July 10 (Reuters) – About 1.7 million customers remained without power in Texas on Wednesday morning, two days after Hurricane Beryl made

July 10, 2024
Total Views: 807

Tuesday, July 9, 2024
A CMA CGM containerships transits the Panama Canal
News

Panama Canal Expects New Water Reservoir for Ship Crossings in 6 Years

PANAMA CITY, July 8 (Reuters) – The Panama Canal expects to complete a billion-dollar construction of a new water reservoir within six years that

July 9, 2024
Total Views: 1948

Iranian Warship Sahand Entirely Sinks Despite Rebalancing Efforts
News

Iranian Warship Sahand Entirely Sinks Despite Rebalancing Efforts

DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) – The Iranian Navy frigate Sahand entirely capsized and sank in shallow waters on Tuesday in the southern port of Bandar

July 9, 2024
Total Views: 9665

Monday, July 8, 2024
anoramic view city of Vancouver with the container port terminal and freight station with trains, oil-cars, tank-cars
News

Canada’s West Coast Port Strike Averted After Board Order

OTTAWA, July 8 (Reuters) – A strike planned for Monday by ship and dock foremen at west Canadian ports has been called off after the country’s

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 1102

Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Texas coast in the Gulf of Mexico in a composite satellite image July 7, 2024. NOAA/Handout via REUTERS
Marine Weather

Texas Energy Industry Braces for Beryl as Hurricane Makes Landfall

By Erwin Seba and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, July 8 (Reuters) – The Texas energy industry braced for Hurricane Beryl’s impact on

July 8, 2024
Total Views: 892

Sunday, July 7, 2024
An EUNAVFOR warship escorts a merchant vessel in the Red Sea
Defense

EU Naval Mission Says It Destroyed Two Drones In Gulf Of Aden

ATHENS, July 7 (Reuters) – The EU naval mission protecting ships crossing the Red Sea said its frigate Psara had destroyed two unmanned aerial vehicles

July 7, 2024
Total Views: 1413

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Trinidad and Tobago. REUTERS/Andrea De Silva
Marine Weather

Ports Along Texas Coast Close As Tropical Storm Beryl Approaches

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON, July 7 (Reuters) – Ports along the Texas coast started to close or restrict vessel traffic on Sunday to prepare for

July 7, 2024
Total Views: 2611

Saturday, July 6, 2024
A Chinese Coast Guard ship allegedly obstructs the Philippine Coast Guard vessel Malabrigo as it provided support during a Philippine Navy operation near Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, June 30, 2023 in this handout image released July 5, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

China Anchors ‘Monster Ship’ In South China Sea

MANILA, July 6 (Reuters) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday that China’s largest coastguard vessel

July 6, 2024
Total Views: 5030

John S. McCain sails with Nimitz, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

Philippines Turned Down US Help Amid South China Sea Tensions

By Karen Lema MANILA, July 5 (Reuters) – The Philippines has turned down offers from the United States to assist operations in the South China Sea,

July 6, 2024
Total Views: 24310

Friday, July 5, 2024
offshore rig
News

North Sea Oil Producers Urge Labour’s Starmer for Tax Clarity

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – North Sea oil and gas producers urged Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer to provide clarity on his

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 798

Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Smoke rises after an explosion on a ship that Houthis say is an attack by them on Greek-owned MV Tutor in the Red Sea. HOUTHI MEDIA CENTRE/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Houthi Explosive Drone Boat Attacks Escalate Red Sea Danger

LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis are sending drone boats packed with explosives into the Red Sea as they intensify their attacks on

July 3, 2024
Total Views: 7371

View of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean taken from the International Space Station on July 1, 2024, Matthew Dominick/NASA/Handout via REUTERS
Marine Weather

Record-Breaking Sea Temperatures Fuel Hurricane Beryl to Early Season Record

By Sarah Morland July 3 (Reuters) – Powerful Hurricane Beryl was the 2024 Atlantic season’s first hurricane and the earliest storm on record to

July 3, 2024
Total Views: 2107

tanker at sea
Shipping

Abandoned Tanker Has Likely Sunk Off Yemen, Sources Say

ATHENS/LONDON, July 3 (Reuters) – An abandoned tanker that was drifting off Yemen’s coast in June has disappeared and is believed to have

July 3, 2024
Total Views: 2346

Tuesday, July 2, 2024
A cruise is seen in the Cruise Port of Lisbon, Portugal, June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes
Cruise Ships

Port Communities Hope Switch to Plug-In Power Will Help Ease Cruise Pain

By Catarina Demony, Corina Pons and Doyinsola Oladipo LISBON/MADRID, July 2 (Reuters) – Residents near the port of Lisbon and

July 2, 2024
Total Views: 1616

Journalists onboard a Philippines Coast Guard ship take photos of a China Coast Guard vessel, during a resupply mission for troops stationed at a grounded Philippines ship, in the South China Sea, September 8, 2023. REUTERS/Jay Ereno
Shipping

Philippines Pledges ‘Relentless’ Protection of Interests in South China Sea

MANILA, July 2 (Reuters) – The Philippines told China it will be “relentless” in protecting its interests and upholding its sovereignty,

July 2, 2024
Total Views: 911

Monday, July 1, 2024
nuclear icebreaker convoy
News

New Fuel Restrictions for Ships in Arctic Fall Short, Green Groups Say

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – Ships sailing through Arctic waters will no longer be able to use or carry heavy bunker fuel oil under a United Nations

July 1, 2024
Total Views: 943