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Sunday, August 23, 2026
Geared bulk carrier ship
Lifesaving Incidents

Search Continues For 22 After Bulk Carrier Sinks Off India

By Jatindra Dash, Nidhi Verma and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (Reuters) – India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue

August 23, 2026
Total Views: 2901

Saturday, August 22, 2026
Sergeant Petherbridgeand Captain Court with rescued barn owl, Little Regina, aboard Fujitsu British Soldier
Offbeat

British Army Sailors Rescue Exhausted Owl 70 Miles Out To Sea

Aug 22 (Reuters) – A British Army sailing crew competing in one of yachting’s most demanding races found themselves conducting an impromptu

August 22, 2026
Total Views: 3280

iron ore ship
Lifesaving Incidents

India Launches Rescue Operation As Bulk Carrier Sinks Off East Coast

By Nidhi Verma, Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash Aug 22 (Reuters) – India’s maritime rescue agency lost communication on Saturday with a

August 22, 2026
Total Views: 1075

Foreign oil tankers in Iraq's territorial waters near Basra
Shipping

Iran Grants Permission For A Number Of Iraqi Oil Tankers To Pass Through Hormuz

Aug 22 (Reuters) – Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from

August 22, 2026
Total Views: 1118

Friday, August 21, 2026
Iran Vows ‘Devastating’ Response to US Threat to Cut Off Its Economic Lifelines
News

Iran Vows ‘Devastating’ Response to US Threat to Cut Off Its Economic Lifelines

Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be "devastating" after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in

August 21, 2026
Total Views: 1889

Tankers Stack Up as Venezuela Sells Oil Faster Than Its Ports Can Handle
Shipping

Tankers Stack Up as Venezuela Sells Oil Faster Than Its Ports Can Handle

Venezuela's dilapidated oil port terminals are imposing a de facto export cap on the country's resurgent crude production, with tankers having to wait up to 30

August 21, 2026
Total Views: 1848

Thursday, August 20, 2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media after two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation, in Paris, France March 16, 2026
News

US Will Impose ‘Toughest Sanctions in History’ on Iran, Bessent Says

The U.S. will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, a focus on economic measures he suggested

August 20, 2026
Total Views: 1100

Norway Boosts Defense Footprint with Expansion of Arctic Brigade
Defense

Norway Boosts Defense Footprint with Expansion of Arctic Brigade

Norway expanded on Thursday a recently created military brigade headquartered in the Arctic, the latest move by a NATO nation to boost its defense footprint in

August 20, 2026
Total Views: 1460

Tanker off Yemen Boarded by Armed People, Diverted Towards Somalia, UKMTO Says
Piracy

Tanker off Yemen Boarded by Armed People, Diverted Towards Somalia, UKMTO Says

A tanker was boarded by six armed people who took control of the vessel and diverted it towards Somalia, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)

August 20, 2026
Total Views: 934

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
The Maersk containership Venta Maersk transits the Northern Sea Route on a one-off trial run of the Arctic route
News

South Korea Tests Arctic Shipping Route to Europe

South Korea will flag off on Saturday a container ship bound for Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially

August 19, 2026
Total Views: 1378

A grain ship carrying Ukrainian grain is seen in the Black Sea. Photo by Serhii Smolientsev
Shipping

Russia and Ukraine’s Black Sea Grain Exports Grind to a Virtual Halt

Attacks on shipping have shut down more than 97% of Russia and Ukraine's grain export capacity in the Azov and Black Sea basin, cutting off a major source of

August 19, 2026
Total Views: 1021

China Completes First Stage of Work at Disputed South China Sea Reef, Images Show
Security

China Completes First Stage of Work at Disputed South China Sea Reef, Images Show

China has completed the first phase of construction on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago, building a man-made island in the hotly-disputed South

August 19, 2026
Total Views: 3393

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Stock image of a tanker arriving at Port of Lago, Nigeria
News

U.S. Lifts Decade-Old Security Restrictions on Ships Arriving From Nigeria

The United States has lifted security restrictions imposed on vessels arriving from Nigeria after more than a decade, the Marine and Blue economy Minister

August 18, 2026
Total Views: 925

A drone view shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
Shipping

Opinion: Oil Market Starts Pricing in a Prolonged Hormuz Crisis

The oil market is increasingly behaving as though disruptions to Middle East energy supplies are not a temporary shock but a new

August 18, 2026
Total Views: 798

U.S. President Trump looks on as he signs executive orders from the Oval Office of the White House
Shipping

Trump Says No Talks are Taking Place With Iran and None are Scheduled

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the U.S. and Iran were neither taking place nor scheduled but the Strait of Hormuz was

August 18, 2026
Total Views: 624

Saudi Arabia Resumes Oil Loadings, Sales From Inside Strait of Hormuz
News

Saudi Arabia Resumes Oil Loadings, Sales From Inside Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading from inside the Strait of Hormuz last week and has more tankers waiting to load as the state energy giant offers spot heavy

August 18, 2026
Total Views: 768

Monday, August 17, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Shipping

Iran Threatens to Go On Offensive in Strait of Hormuz if Diplomacy With US Fails

Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to "fully offensive" due to the deadlock in efforts to agree a permanent end to its war with the United

August 17, 2026
Total Views: 1850

Facilities of CPC marine terminal near Novorossiysk
News

Russia’s Black Sea Novorossiysk Port Resumes Oil Loadings After Drone Attack, Sources Say

Russia's main Black Sea oil port of Novorossiysk resumed operations on Sunday after halting loadings on Friday following a drone attack, two trading sources

August 17, 2026
Total Views: 558

Saturday, August 15, 2026
Tugs and barges on the Mississippi River
Shipping

Smart Tugs And Trucks That Don’t Sleep. Automation Rewires US Transport

By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Aug 14 (Reuters) – U.S. transportation has steadily become more efficient through advances in engine

August 15, 2026
Total Views: 2235

How Ecuador's fishermen are being swept up into international narcotics smuggling and Trump's war on traffickers
Commercial Fishing

Between Cartel Threats And US Airstrikes, Ecuador Fishermen Have Nowhere To Hide

By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia JARAMIJO/SAN MATEO, Ecuador, August 15 (Reuters) – At first light on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, small

August 15, 2026
Total Views: 856