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Monday, February 19, 2024
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

China Coast Guard Boarded Taiwanese Boat Near Frontline Islands, Taiwan Says

TAIPEI, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Chinese coast guard personnel briefly boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat near Taiwan-controlled islands next

February 19, 2024
Total Views: 4646

Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
Shipping

Bulk Carrier Abandoned Following Houthi Missile Attack

By Ahmed Tolba and Jonathan Saul CAIRO/LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi militants said on Monday they had attacked another cargo vessel

February 19, 2024
Total Views: 6434

Sunday, February 18, 2024
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is pictured on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
Defense

China To Send Coast Guard Ships As Tensions Rise Over Taiwanese Islands

BEIJING, Feb 18 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said on Sunday it will strengthen its law enforcement activities and carry out regular patrols

February 18, 2024
Total Views: 10213

The Galaxy Leader cargo ship is escorted by Houthi boats in the Red Sea.Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS
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Canada Says China Has Role To Play In Keeping Red Sea Safe

By Steve Scherer OTTAWA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Canada’s Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Sunday said China should play a role in keeping the Red Sea

February 18, 2024
Total Views: 1740

Bab-el-Mandeb strait. Image credit: eol.jsc.nasa.gov
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UK-Registered Cargo Ship Reported Under Attack In Bab al-Mandab Strait

CAIRO, Feb 18 (Reuters) – British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Sunday that a Belize-flagged, UK-registered and Lebanese-operated open hatch

February 18, 2024
Total Views: 4758

Montevideo is pleading for the DEA to return as cocaine exports to Europe surge.
Ports

Surging Cocaine Violence Has Uruguay Clamoring For DEA Help

By Gabriel Stargardter and Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Uruguay’s main port received two cargo scanners

February 18, 2024
Total Views: 2339

Saturday, February 17, 2024
Fishers harvest seafood at a farm in Chinese waters opposite the Taiwan-controlled Matsu islands near Luoyan Bay. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Defense

China Asserts No Restricted Zones Around Taiwanese Islands After Two Killed

BEIJING, Feb 18 (Reuters) – There are no off limits or restricted areas for fishing around a group of Taiwanese islands close to China’s

February 17, 2024
Total Views: 4566

Panama-flagged crude oil tanker Pollux transits. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik
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Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack On Oil Tanker In Red Sea

DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack on the oil tanker M/T Pollux,

February 17, 2024
Total Views: 2670

Friday, February 16, 2024
Armed men stand on the beach as the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Shipping

India-Bound Tanker Hit by Missile in Red Sea Attack

By Jana Choukeir, Ahmed Tolba and Daphne Psaledakis CAIRO, Feb 16 (Reuters) – A Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil bound for India

February 16, 2024
Total Views: 24655

An oil spill in Tobago Island, Trinidad and Tobago, is seen in this handout photo released February 10, 2024. Office of the Chief Secretary - THA/Handout via REUTERS
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Tobago’s Tourism, Fishing Hit as Oil Slick Spreads Across Caribbean

By Curtis Williams SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Nine days after a slick was first spotted by Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard, an

February 16, 2024
Total Views: 5656

Oil Tanker Bridge
Shipping

Seafarers can Refuse to Sail Through Red Sea as Houthis Step up Attacks

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Seafarers have the right to refuse to sail on ships passing through the Red Sea in a new industry agreement as the situation

February 16, 2024
Total Views: 3238

2022 photo of The German Navy Sachsen-class air-defense frigate FGS Sachsen
Defense

German Government Approves Military Participation in EU Red Sea Mission

BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The German government has approved the deployment of armed forces in a European Union naval mission in the Red Sea to

February 16, 2024
Total Views: 3270

Thursday, February 15, 2024
A Yemeni Coast Guard boat sails near the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023.
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NBC News Says U.S. Conducted Cyberattack on Suspected Iranian Spy Ship

Feb 15 (Reuters) – The United States conducted a cyberattack recently against an Iranian military ship in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden that had

February 15, 2024
Total Views: 3818

File Photo: Wind farm in the North sea off the coast of United Kingdom.
Offshore

UK Government Expects Bidders to Return to Offshore Wind Auction

OSLO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Britain has learned the lessons of last year’s failed offshore wind auction and expects bidders will make a comeback

February 15, 2024
Total Views: 758

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Containership berthed at the Port of Los Angeles.Photo courtesy Port of Los Angeles.
Ports

US West Coast Ports See Minimal Red Sea Cargo Rerouting

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Feb 14 (Reuters) – West Coast ports are seeing minimal impact from militant attacks and drought that are

February 14, 2024
Total Views: 3285

Tsezar Kunikov pictured in the Red Sea in 2003. Photo: Luis Díaz-Bedia Astor/CC BY-SA 3.0
News

Ukraine Claims Sinking of Russian Landing Warship in Black Sea

KYIV, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Ukraine destroyed a Russian landing warship off the coast of occupied Crimea in an operation with naval drones

February 14, 2024
Total Views: 2698

Bulk carrier Star Harmony file photo
Shipping

Star Bulk to Avoid Red Sea After Attacks on its Ships

LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Greece-headquartered Star Bulk will halt sailings through the Red Sea after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis

February 14, 2024
Total Views: 840

Tuesday, February 13, 2024
An oil spill in Tobago Island, Trinidad and Tobago, is seen in this handout photo released February 10, 2024. Office of the Chief Secretary - THA/Handout via REUTERS
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Trinidad and Tobago Cleans Up Beaches After Overturned Vessel Spills Oil

Feb 13 (Reuters) – First responders and volunteers from Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday sought to contain an oil spill detected last week in the

February 13, 2024
Total Views: 3171

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, meets with Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, during a reception at the Presidential Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, February 13, 2024. Mohamed Al Hammadi/UAE Presidential Court/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

India, UAE Sign Pact on Trans-Continental Trade Corridor

DUBAI/NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (Reuters) – India and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday signed an agreement on a trade corridor that aims to connect Europe

February 13, 2024
Total Views: 1148

FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen stacked up on the container ship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin at the port of Antwerp, Belgium September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman//File Photo
Ports

Port of Antwerp Disrupted by Belgian Farmers’ Protests

BRUSSELS, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Operations at the port of Antwerp, one of Europe’s biggest container ports, were seriously impacted on Tuesday as

February 13, 2024
Total Views: 1452