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Friday, June 5, 2026
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began setting conditions for clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz, April 11, as two U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers conducted operations
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U.S. Counts Far More Hormuz Ship Transits Than Commercial Tracking Data Shows

American forces have counted nearly 1,000 commercial vessel transits in and out of the Strait of Hormuz in the last two months, according to an official

5 hours ago
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The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
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Treasury Targets Iranian LPG Smuggling Network as U.S. Pressure Campaign Intensifies

The Trump administration on Friday imposed a new round of sanctions targeting an international network accused of smuggling Iranian liquefied petroleum gas

5 hours ago
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Aerial view of a large cargo container ship navigating through the ocean, showcasing vibrant red, blue, and yellow shipping containers on deck with white waves trailing behind
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Why Lars Jensen Is Driving 40,000 Miles Across Africa to Study the Future of Trade

At nearly 40 years old, Lars Jensen’s Volkswagen camper van appeals to him mostly for its lack of modern features. The vehicle he calls “Sally” is just

6 hours ago
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The busy container port and natural scenery in Shanghai, China
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Peak Season and Hormuz Crisis Fuel New Surge in Container Shipping Rates

Container freight rates are rising sharply across major east-west trades as the conflict in the Middle East, disruption at key Asian transshipment hubs, and

9 hours ago
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A large crude oil tanker identified as MT Davina sails in open ocean under partly cloudy skies. The black-hulled vessel is viewed from above and ahead, with another ship visible on the horizon in the background.
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U.S. Boards Sanctioned Tanker as Iran Maritime Blockade Expands Into Indian Ocean

U.S. forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight, the latest in a series of interdictions targeting vessels linked to Iran’s shadow

9 hours ago
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tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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Mercuria Lawyers Say Government Deals Got Oil Through Hormuz

Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. has moved oil through the Strait of Hormuz through government-brokered deals, according to legal filings that shine a rare light on

10 hours ago
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Tanker new york harbor
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Maritime Labor Coalition Renews Call to End Jones Act Waiver on Law’s 106th Anniversary

U.S. maritime labor leaders used the 106th anniversary of the Jones Act on Friday to renew calls for the Trump administration to end its emergency waiver

10 hours ago
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An aerial view of a containership in the Panama Canal's neopanamax locks
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Panama Canal to Reduce Neopanamax Draft Limit as El Niño Concerns Mount

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will reduce the maximum authorized draft for vessels transiting its Neopanamax locks beginning July 3, citing concerns over

10 hours ago
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US Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Says
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US Forces Board Sanctioned Tanker in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Says

U.S. forces conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command

12 hours ago
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jan de nul parana river dredging
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Jan de Nul Wins Contract to Dig Argentina’s $10 Billion Waterway

Belgian dredger Jan de Nul NV and local partner Servimagnus SA won a 25-year contract on Thursday from Argentina’s government to upgrade the nation’s chief

17 hours ago
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Thursday, June 4, 2026
TOTE's LNG-powered Isla Bella underway
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Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Slow as Owners Hedge Fuel Bets

Orders for alternative-fuelled vessels continued in May but remain well below last year’s pace, highlighting a more cautious and diversified approach to

June 4, 2026
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A Port State Control inspection in Nine Mile Anchorage
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Coast Guard Unveils New Digital Mariner Credentialing Platform Amid Massive Backlog

The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to launch a new digital credentialing platform aimed at overhauling how mariners apply for and receive Merchant Mariner

June 4, 2026
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Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra
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Trafigura Warns World’s Largest Energy Crisis Is Far From Over

Commodity trading giant Trafigura says the conflict in the Middle East has already removed more than 1.1 billion barrels of oil from global markets and warned

June 4, 2026
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RFA Lyme Bay sails from Gibraltar escorted by a tugboat during a previous deployment, with calm water and blue skies surrounding the Bay-class support ship.
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Royal Navy Deploys New Mine-Hunting Drone as 15-Nation Hormuz Coalition Takes Shape

The Royal Navy has deployed a new underwater mine disposal system aboard RFA Lyme Bay as Britain and France finalize plans for a multinational operation to

June 4, 2026
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UK and France Finalize Postwar Hormuz Mine-Clearing Mission
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UK and France Finalize Postwar Hormuz Mine-Clearing Mission

The UK and France have finalized plans to lead a multinational mine-clearing mission in the Strait of Hormuz within days of an agreement between the US and

June 4, 2026
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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Artist's rendering of Delfin LNG's floating LNG export facility and LNG carrier operating offshore in the Gulf of America, with support vessels alongside the floating liquefaction platform.
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Delfin Approves $5 Billion Floating LNG Export Project Off Louisiana Coast

Backed by BlackRock’s GIP, MOL and Vitol, the Louisiana offshore project would become America’s first floating LNG export facility and the

June 3, 2026
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File Photo: A U.S. Navy officer standing watch aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton observes an oil tanker pass while deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.
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Maritime Action Plan Takes Center Stage as Congress Reviews MARAD, FMC Budgets

The Trump administration’s push to rebuild America’s maritime industry moved back into the spotlight Wednesday as lawmakers reviewed fiscal year

June 3, 2026
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Aerial view of the liquefied CO? carrier Northern Pioneer sailing at sea. The blue-hulled vessel features a deck-mounted cargo system and rotor sail technology and is part of the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage transport fleet.
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Northern Lights Expands Carbon Shipping Fleet with New CO2 Carrier

Northern Lights has awarded a long-term time charter contract for a new 12,000-cubic-meter liquefied CO? carrier to a consortium of Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen

June 3, 2026
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Russia Tells France to Free Tanker Captain It Says Was Detained on False Charges
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Russia Tells France to Free Tanker Captain It Says Was Detained on False Charges

Russia is demanding that France release the captain of a tanker detained in France on what it says are false charges, the Russian embassy in Paris saidon

June 3, 2026
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
bow of dry bulk ship
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Diana Rips Genco Board After Third Rejection, Urges Shareholders to Vote for Change

The takeover battle between two of the dry bulk shipping sector’s biggest names intensified Tuesday after Diana Shipping publicly blasted Genco Shipping

June 2, 2026
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