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Friday, September 25, 2026
U.S. forces board the stateless tanker Tifani (IMO: 9273337) without incident inside the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility.
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Seized Iranian Oil Tankers Head Toward U.S. With $600 Million Cargo

Two of the Iran-linked oil supertankers interdicted by American naval forces early in the war are just weeks away from reaching the US, where authorities have

September 25, 2026
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Thursday, September 24, 2026
A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA
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Bahrain Leads Countries’ Call for Full Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Without Tolls

A Bahrain-led group backed by 80 countries has called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, demanding safe and unimpeded passage for commercial

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 6541

Monday, September 21, 2026
Workers carry a rope line to fasten a decommissioned ship at the Alang shipyard in Gujarat, India
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EU Ship Recycling Fight Escalates Over Indian Beaching Yards

A fight over whether Indian shipbreaking yards using the controversial beaching method should qualify under European environmental rules is widening, with

September 21, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Hormuz Shuttles Keep Oil Flowing, But At a High Cost

A new shuttling system is reshaping the Middle East oil market, as producers seek to keep exports flowing despite the escalating regional conflict. The

September 21, 2026
Total Views: 5820

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Capesize Bulker Remains Aground Off Australia After Refloating Attempts Fail

Australian authorities have launched an investigation after the 182,066-dwt bulk carrier Cape Falcon ran aground off the Port of Gladstone,

September 21, 2026
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Friday, September 18, 2026
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Shipping’s New Normal: Slower Trade, Higher Costs, Bigger Profits

By Lori-Ann LaRocco – It’s a good time to be an ocean carrier or tanker owner. The slower trade caused by bottlenecks stemming from the U.S. war with

September 18, 2026
Total Views: 1717

Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Rendering of a Maersk containership fitted with a 35-meter Anemoi Rotor Sail for wind-assisted propulsion.
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The Return of Sail Power: Cargo Ships Are Turning Back to the Wind

For more than a century, commercial shipping steadily moved away from sails. Now they are coming back. Across the global fleet, shipowners are installing

September 15, 2026
Total Views: 12891

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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Chinese Shipper COSCO Collects Intel for Beijing With Concealed Equipment

WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – China’s state-owned shipping giant COSCO uses concealed equipment on board its ships to spy on military

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 13839

Panama-flagged vessels must notify authority of ship-to-ship transfers, in Gamboa
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El Niño Strengthens, Raising New Concerns for Panama Canal

El Niño is strengthening across the tropical Pacific, with U.S. forecasters now seeing a greater than 90% chance it becomes a very strong event this fall and

September 1, 2026
Total Views: 8358

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Ship Pays $4 Million to Cut the Line at Panama Canal

By Lucia Kassai and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — A container ship paid $4 million to cut the line at the Panama Canal, where wait times are stretching more

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 26699

Monday, August 10, 2026
USCGC Munro shadows MT Marinera in the North Atlantic
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Shadow Fleet Tanker Captain Sentenced to 10 Months After Weeks-Long Coast Guard Chase

The former master of a shadow fleet tanker linked to Iranian and Venezuelan oil shipments has been sentenced to 10 months in federal prison after refusing

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 23368

Saturday, August 1, 2026
Cleanup to remove sargassum from Playa del Carmen’s beaches
Environment

As Seaweed Piles Up, Caribbean Bets On Boats, Barriers And Biofuel

By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Mexican hotel workers, tractor operators and specialized Navy personnel are heading out

August 1, 2026
Total Views: 8640

Saturday, July 25, 2026
File image shows the Chinese-flagged VLCC Cosnew Lake supertanker
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Oil Keeps Flowing From Red Sea As Hormuz Bypass Stays Open

By Weilun Soon and Julian Lee Jul 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Millions of barrels of Saudi Arabian crude are still being shipped from the nation’s Red

July 25, 2026
Total Views: 30575

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
An aerial view of a containership in the Panama Canal's neopanamax locks
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Global Trade Faces Fresh Test as Panama Canal Curbs Bookings

Global trade faces a fresh headache on top of the months-long snarls in the Middle East that have roiled flows, with the Panama Canal moving to curtail some

July 21, 2026
Total Views: 4170

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
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Second Tanker Abandoned in 24 Hours After Latest Strait of Hormuz Attack

A second commercial tanker has been abandoned by its crew in less than 24 hours after being struck by an unidentified projectile near the Strait of Hormuz,

July 21, 2026
Total Views: 7689

Sunday, July 19, 2026
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Cruise Ships

Near-Record Low Water Levels Leave Cruise Vessels Stranded

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, July 16 (Reuters) – Near-record low water levels on the Danube River have disrupted tourism this week, leaving cruise

July 19, 2026
Total Views: 47479

Saturday, July 18, 2026
A drone view shows oil trucks arriving from Iraq on their way to the Baniyas oil terminal
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Thousands Of Trucks Haul Iraq’s Oil Through Syria In Sign Of Hormuz Legacy

By Archie Hunter, Anthony Di Paola, Khalid Al-Ansary and Nicholas Lua Jul 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq is using a vast fleet of trucks to carry fuel

July 18, 2026
Total Views: 32617

Sunday, July 5, 2026
A sailor observes the oil tanker HELGA
Shipping

The Race To Rescue 8,000 Sailors Still Stranded Behind Hormuz

By Weilun Soon and Stephen Stapczynski Jul 5, 2026 (Bloomberg) –At anchor in the Persian Gulf, Abhijit Chopra found out about the US-Iran peace deal

July 5, 2026
Total Views: 8157

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Vessel Forced Out Of New York Ship Parade Over ‘Politically Charged’ Banners

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK, July 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said “politically charged” messages led to the removal of an

July 5, 2026
Total Views: 8735

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The rock installation vessel Acadia at sea
Shipbuilding

Great Lakes Takes Delivery of First U.S.-Flagged Jones Act Rock Installation Vessel

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has taken delivery of Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel, marking a milestone

June 30, 2026
Total Views: 15067