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Monday, July 20, 2026
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Dynacom Reports Two Tankers Attacked Near Strait of Hormuz

July 20 (Reuters) – Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers said two of its managed vessels were hit by projectiles of unknown origin

July 20, 2026
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Sanctioned Heavy-Lift Ships Deliver Key Arctic LNG 2 Modules to Russia, Pointing to Construction Restart
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Sanctioned Heavy-Lift Ships Deliver Key Arctic LNG 2 Modules to Russia, Pointing to Construction Restart

Two sanctioned heavy-lift vessels carrying key top-side modules for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project have arrived at Novatek’s Belokamenka construction yard

July 20, 2026
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General cargo ship on the horizon at sunset
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Former Ship Captain Pleads Guilty to Drugging, Raping U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Cadet at Sea

A former U.S. merchant ship captain has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the drugging and sexual assault of a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

July 20, 2026
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Saturday, July 18, 2026
U.S. Marines carry out a verification boarding of the tanker Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman
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US Strikes Iran To ‘Punish’ It for Attack That Killed 2 Troops

By María Paula Mijares Torres and Patrick Sykes Jul 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US launched fresh strikes on Iran Saturday, a day after two American

July 18, 2026
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Venice Protests Greet U.S. Ambassador Fertitta’s Arrival On Superyacht
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Venice Protests Greet U.S. Ambassador Fertitta’s Arrival On Superyacht

By Manuel Silvestri VENICE, July 17 (Reuters) – A few hundred people in Venice protested on Friday against U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta as

July 18, 2026
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Friday, July 17, 2026
Xue Long, a Chinese research ship, transits north through the U.S. EEZ and over the U.S. extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea with a declared destination of the Arctic, July 12, 2026. In recent years, the Coast Guard has observed heightened activity in the U.S. Arctic and anticipates continued and increased presence in the region this summer
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U.S. Coast Guard Tracks Chinese Icebreakers as They Transit U.S. Arctic Waters

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is monitoring two Chinese research icebreakers as they transit north through the Bering Sea toward the Arctic, marking the first

July 17, 2026
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Explosions at an unknown location, following what U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said were strikes on Iranian military targets
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US, Iran Each Attack Infrastructure in Risky Escalation

The United States struck bridges and an airport in Iran on Friday and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, as the warring

July 17, 2026
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A civilian vessel is on fire, as Ukraine's navy spokesman reported a Russian military strike on a civilian vessel, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the Black Sea port of Odesa
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Russian Drone Strikes Damage Foreign-Flagged Ships at Ukrainian Port, Killing Three

Russia attacked two Ukrainian Black Sea port cities on Friday, killing three people, officials said, as Moscow intensifies pressure on Ukraine's key trade

July 17, 2026
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U.S. Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct a verification boarding aboard M/T Wen Yao in the Gulf of Oman, July 16, 2026
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INTERTANKO Warns Threat to Shipping Now Extends Across Gulf Region as Hormuz Transits Continue to Fall

The security threat facing commercial shipping has expanded well beyond the Strait of Hormuz, according to new guidance from tanker industry group INTERTANKO,

July 17, 2026
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EU Lawmakers Urge Denmark’s Fayard to Halt Servicing of Russian Arctic LNG Fleet
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EU Lawmakers Urge Denmark’s Fayard to Halt Servicing of Russian Arctic LNG Fleet

More than 100 lawmakers from the European Parliament and national legislatures across Europe have called on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard to immediately stop

July 17, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas
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Iran-Linked Tankers U-Turn, Zig-Zag as US Enforces Blockade

Two US-sanctioned tankers carrying cooking fuel are U-turning and zig-zagging in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, part of a flotilla of vessels laden with

July 17, 2026
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
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Ukraine Hit Two Large Russia-Linked Oil Tankers in Black Sea

Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea as Moscow and Kyiv expand the scope of their mutual maritime

July 16, 2026
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TOTE's LNG-powered Isla Bella underway
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SEA-LNG Says LNG Continues to Lead Alternative Fuel Orders as Biomethane Supply Expands

SEA-LNG says liquefied natural gas continues to dominate orders for alternatively fueled ships, while biomethane production and bunkering infrastructure are

July 16, 2026
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Screenshot from Ukrainian military drone footage showing a tanker at sea through a targeting reticle during a reported strike as part of Operation "MoLoChKa."
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Ukraine Says Drone Campaign Has Hit 147 Russian-Linked Vessels in 11 Days

Ukraine says its expanding drone campaign against Russia’s maritime logistics has now struck 147 vessels in just 11 days, extending operations from the

July 16, 2026
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Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
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India Ask Its Seafarers Not to Take Hormuz Voyages

India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of

July 16, 2026
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Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Cargo containers pile up at a marine terminal at the Port of Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles and Long Beach Post Strong June as Retailers Frontload Imports

The nation’s two busiest container gateways continued to benefit from an early peak shipping season in June as importers rushed cargo into the United

July 15, 2026
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Busy container traffic in Pier 300 Channel
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Port of Los Angeles Tops 1 Million TEUs in Record June

By Lori Ann LaRocco – The Port of Los Angeles, the nation’s busiest container seaport, processed more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units

July 15, 2026
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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 Advances Second Floating LNG Vessel Off U.S. Coast

Delfin Midstream is moving ahead with plans for its second floating LNG export vessel off the Louisiana coast, announcing a new partnership with MidOcean

July 15, 2026
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Crude oil tanker Odessa, carrying UAE crude after passing through the Strait of Hormuz with its Automatic Identification System transponder turned off, navigates the waters at Daesan port, where it is expected to discharge crude oil, in Seosan, South Korea, May 8, 2026
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White House Weighs Jones Act Waiver Extension As Hormuz Conflict Reignites

The White House is weighing another extension of waivers allowing foreign ships to transport goods between U.S. ports as renewed conflict with Iran raises

July 15, 2026
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Screengrab from video of U.S. Central Command forces attacking a military target, released July 15, 2026. (U.S. Central Command Video)
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Iran Threatens Wider Energy Chokepoints After Fresh U.S. Strikes

By Enas Alashray and Tala Ramadan CAIRO/DUBAI, July 15 (Reuters) – The U.S. conducted a new wave of strikes against

July 15, 2026
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