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Monday, December 15, 2025
The newest ultra large container ship Manila Express of Hapag-Lloyd with container cranes at the Burchardkai in the in the Port of Hamburg
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Hapag-Lloyd Expands Green Fleet with $500 Million Methanol Newbuild Order

German liner operator Hapag-Lloyd has contracted Chinese shipbuilder CIMC Raffles to construct eight dual-fuel methanol containerships in a deal valued at more

December 15, 2025
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A CMA CGM containership transits the South Red Sea under escort by a EUNAVFOR warship
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Merchant Vessel Repels Armed Attack Off Yemen Coast as Red Sea Transit Risks Persist

A merchant vessel successfully defended against an armed assault by multiple small craft approximately 15 nautical miles west of Yemen, according to the United

December 15, 2025
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Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
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EU Blacklists More Shadow Fleet Operators Moving Russian Oil

The European Union has expanded its sanctions regime against Russia, adding nine individuals and entities involved in operating and facilitating the so-called

December 15, 2025
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Saturday, December 13, 2025
Offshore,Seismic,Research,Vessel,Guns,And,Cables. Photo: cacar/Shutterstock
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Google To Build Subsea Cables In Papua New Guinea

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s GOOGL.O Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which the largest

December 13, 2025
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Friday, December 12, 2025
The Kairos tanker after suffering a fire off Turkish coast in the Black Sea
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Black Sea Tanker Attacks Put Civilian Seafarers at Risk, ITF Warns

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has condemned recent attacks on vessels operating in the Black Sea following the third Ukrainian sea

December 12, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Skipper, which British maritime risk management group Vanguard said was believed to have been seized on December 10, as well as another vessel, off Port Jose, Venezuela, November 18, 2025
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Tanker Seizure Just the Start as Trump Ups Pressure on Venezuela

The seizure of an enormous oil supertanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday is just the beginning of a new phase in the Trump administration’s

December 12, 2025
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A U.S. military helicopter flies near an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, December 10, 2025, in a still image from video
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Supertanker Skipper Seized by US Near Venezuela is Heading to Houston, Sources Say

The oil supertanker Skipper that was seized by the U.S. near Venezuela this week as part of an increased pressure strategy against President Nicolas Maduro, is

December 12, 2025
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NTSB investigators on the cargo vessel Dali, which struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024. (Photo: Peter Knudson/NTSB)
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Loose Wire, Fatal Consequences: NTSB Report Blames Electrical Failure for Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge—which killed six highway

December 12, 2025
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A U.S. military helicopter flies near an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, December 10, 2025, in a still image from video
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US Seizure of Venezuela Oil Tanker Risks Amping Up Economic Pain

Venezuela faces a fresh financial shock after the US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, a move that could choke off one of the few remaining

December 12, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows the very large crude carrier (VLCC) Skipper, which British maritime risk management group Vanguard said was believed to have been seized on December 10, as well as another vessel, off Port Jose, Venezuela, November 18, 2025
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Cuba On Edge as US Seizure of Oil Tanker Puts Supply at Risk

 A U.S. move this week to seize an oil tanker out of Venezuela is poised to make a bad situation worse for a crisis-stricken Cuba already struggling to

December 12, 2025
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Thursday, December 11, 2025
China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
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U.S. Treasury Targets Maduro’s Inner Circle and Six Shipping Companies with Sweeping Sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sweeping sanctions Thursday targeting three nephews of Venezuelan

December 11, 2025
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A U.S. military helicopter flies near an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, December 10, 2025, in a still image from video
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After Skipper Seizure, U.S. Prepares Wider Crackdown on Venezuelan Oil Tankers

The U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan

December 11, 2025
Total Views: 1041

Germany secures oil tanker adrift off its Baltic coast.Handout via REUTERS
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German Court Blocks Authorities From Selling Suspected Russian Oil Tanker Cargo

Dec 11 (Reuters) – Germany’s top fiscal court has ruled that authorities cannot for now sell or otherwise use an oil

December 11, 2025
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A U.S. military helicopter flies near an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, December 10, 2025, in a still image from video
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UANI Calls U.S. Seizure of Sanctions-Dodging SKIPPER a ‘Warning Shot’ to Iran’s Shadow Fleet

United Against Nuclear Iran, a U.S.-based advocacy group that tracks Tehran-linked shipping and sanctions evasion, has praised the Trump administration’s

December 11, 2025
Total Views: 1149

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Container Shipping Index Climbs for Second Week as Asia-Europe Rates Surge, Transpacific Slumps

The Drewry World Container Index rose 2% to $1,957 per 40-foot container this week, marking the second consecutive weekly increase driven by strengthening

December 11, 2025
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A U.S. military helicopter flies near an oil tanker during a raid described by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as its seizure by the United States off the coast of Venezuela, December 10, 2025, in a still image from video
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U.S. Tanker Seizure Puts 30+ Sanctioned Vessels in Venezuela on Notice

More than 30 U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels doing business in Venezuela could face punishment by Washington after the Coast Guard seized a supertanker carrying

December 11, 2025
Total Views: 863

China Oil tanker at PDVSA's Jose Antonio Anzoategui industrial complex
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U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela in Coast Guard-Led Operation

The U.S. has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that raised oil prices and is likely to further

December 11, 2025
Total Views: 14438

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
A screenshot of video purporting to show the oil tanker Dashan being struck by an attack drone, with explosions erupting near the vessel's stern.
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Ukraine Hits Third Russia Shadow Fleet Tanker in Black Sea

Ukraine has carried out a third sea drone attack on a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the Black Sea, marking an escalation in Kyiv’s campaign to disrupt

December 10, 2025
Total Views: 2894

Barcelona, Spain Catalonia June 11 2024 Barcelona Container port
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EU Launches Full Antitrust Probe Into MSC–BlackRock Bid for Barcelona Container Terminal

The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of joint control over Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT) by Terminal

December 10, 2025
Total Views: 926

MV Buffalo in Timaru
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New Zealand Upholds Cabotage Laws, Rejects Foreign-Flagged Vessel for Coastal Cement Route

New Zealand’s Associate Transport Minister James Meager has declined an application by NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers (NACC) to operate a foreign-flagged

December 10, 2025
Total Views: 1299