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Friday, December 26, 2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the construction site of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine capable of launching surface-to-air missiles
Defense

First Look: Kim Signals New Era for North Korea’s Navy With Nuclear-Powered Submarine

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed construction of a submarine with his daughter, a potential heir, and oversaw the test-firing of long-range

December 26, 2025
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A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
Shipping

White House Orders U.S. Military to Enforce Venezuela Oil ‘Quarantine’ 

The White House has ordered U.S. military forces to focus almost exclusively on enforcing a "quarantine" of Venezuelan oil for at least the next two months, a

December 26, 2025
Total Views: 1948

National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) under construction at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
Shipbuilding

Hanwha Signals Philly Shipyard Ready to Build U.S. Nuclear Submarines

Hanwha's Philly Shipyard has the capability of building a nuclear-powered submarine for the U.S.Navy, said Alex Wong, global chief strategy officer at Hanwha

December 26, 2025
Total Views: 4543

Wednesday, December 24, 2025
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
Shipping

Venezuela Passes 20-Year Prison Law Targeting ‘Piracy’ and ‘Blockades’ After Tanker Seizures

Venezuela's ruling-party controlled National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to 20 years for anyone who

December 24, 2025
Total Views: 2761

Commercial vessels including vessels which are part of Black Sea grain deal wait to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi in Istanbul. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
News

Ukraine Warns Food Exports at Risk After Russia Drone Strikes on Ports

Ukraine's food exports have already been harmed by intensified Russian attacks on ports this month, which could lead to a significant drop in trade despite

December 24, 2025
Total Views: 864

The Hong Tai 58, a Togolese freighter, allegedly damaged a submarine cable between Taiwan and Pengzhou
News

China Claims Taiwanese Smuggling Ring Behind Subsea Cable Sabotage Case

Chinese authorities on Wednesday said two Taiwanese citizens led a smuggling operation involving a Chinese-crewed vessel that damaged subsea cables earlier

December 24, 2025
Total Views: 1109

A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers
Featured

U.S. Coast Guard Short on Forces to Execute Venezuela Tanker Seizure, Sources Say

The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been

December 24, 2025
Total Views: 42818

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
Featured

PDVSA Turns Tankers Into Floating Storage as U.S. Ship Seizures Choke Exports

Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA has started filling up tankers with crude and fuel oil it has in storage as inventories mount amid moves by the U.S.

December 23, 2025
Total Views: 34726

A CMA CGM containership underway in the Suez Canal
Shipping

Two CMA CGM Vessels Navigate the Suez Canal in Sign of Easing Tension

Two vessels from CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, have traveled through the Suez Canal, the authority that runs the waterway said

December 23, 2025
Total Views: 813

Monday, December 22, 2025
vlcc tanker u-turn
News

U.S. Blockade Triggers Tanker U-Turns Near Venezuela

Tanker loading in Venezuela dwindled on Monday, with most ships moving oil cargoes only between domesticports following U.S. action against two more ships and

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 14249

A satellite image shows the Skipper tanker, in north of Guadeloupe
Shipping

China Says US Seizure of Ships ‘Serious Violation’ of International Law

China's foreign ministry on Monday said the United States' seizure of another country's ships was a serious violation of international law, after the U.S.

December 22, 2025
Total Views: 3716

Sunday, December 21, 2025
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard, days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, east of Barbados in the Caribbean Sea
Shipping

US Pursuing Third Oil Tanker Near Venezuela, Officials Say

 The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials told Reuters on Sunday, in what would be the second such

December 21, 2025
Total Views: 1790

A handout image shows the 11th carrier-vessel in the French Navy designed by Naval Group
Defense

France To Build New Aircraft Carrier

By Florence Loeve and Tassilo Hummel PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Sunday plans to build a new, larger

December 21, 2025
Total Views: 3274

Russian vessel Adler anchored off Hoganas
Shipping

Sweden Boards Sanctioned Russian Cargo Ship

STOCKHOLM, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Sweden’s customs service said on Sunday that authorities had boarded a Russian freighter that anchored in

December 21, 2025
Total Views: 6489

Saturday, December 20, 2025
A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Panama-flagged Centuries, which was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard
Shipping

U.S. Seizes Second Tanker Near Venezuela

The United States has intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed

December 20, 2025
Total Views: 2402

A gas torch is seen next to the Lukoil company sign at the Filanovskogo oil platform in the Caspian Sea, Russia October 16, 2018. Picture taken October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Energy

Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Oil Rig, Patrol Ship In Caspian Sea

KYIV, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Ukraine said its drones struck a Russian oil rig belonging to Lukoil LKOH.MM in the Caspian Sea and a

December 20, 2025
Total Views: 1110

Friday, December 19, 2025
Handysize gas tanker
Shipping

Opinion: Surging Barrels at Sea Spook Oil Markets More Than Russia or Venezuela

By By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped below $60 a barrel this week as investors try to make sense

December 19, 2025
Total Views: 1222

ships at anchor
News

U.S. Senator Questions Major Tanker Operators in Expanding Cartel Fuel Smuggling Crackdown

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has contacted seven maritime shipping companies as part of an inquiry into cartel-linked fuel smuggling between the United States and

December 19, 2025
Total Views: 919

Qendil tanker in the Bosphorus
Energy

Ukraine Hits Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker In Mediterranean

Ukraine struck a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with aerial drones for the first time, an official said on Friday, reflecting the

December 19, 2025
Total Views: 1860

Thursday, December 18, 2025
FILE PHOTO: An oil tanker is seen on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela's western state of Zulia
Featured

Venezuela Sends Two Supertankers to China Despite U.S. Blockade Threat

Venezuela on Thursday authorized two very large crude carriers (VLCC) to set sail for China, according to two sources familiar with Venezuela's oil

December 18, 2025
Total Views: 32942