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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Thursday, September 25, 2025
Fish swimming underwater in ocean
Environment

World Maritime Day 2025: Global Shipping Industry Confronts Ocean Protection Amid Trade Slowdown

The maritime world marks World Maritime Day today, September 25, 2025, with the theme “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity” — a call to

September 25, 2025
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Port Arthur LNG export project. Illustration courtesy Sempra Infrastructure
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Sempra Sells $10 Billion Stake in Unit, Greenlights Port Arthur Expansion Project

Sempra said on Tuesday it would sell a 45% stake in its infrastructure unit for $10 billion, and has approved a $14 billion expansion of Port Arthur LNG

September 23, 2025
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Sections of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) are moved into position at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding
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Unions Push US Lawmakers to Pass SHIPS Act to Secure Shipbuilding Funding

Five U.S. unions are calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that would help secure long-term funding to revive domestic shipbuilding, an effort championed

September 23, 2025
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x-press pearl
Accidents

X-Press Feeders Refuses $250M Court-Ordered Payment in X-Press Pearl Case

X-Press Feeders, the former operator of the containership X-Press Pearl that caught fire and sank off Sri Lanka’s coast in 2021, has announced it cannot

September 23, 2025
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Genoa Dockers Walk Out as Italian Unions Protest Against Israel
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Genoa Dockers Walk Out as Italian Unions Protest Against Israel

Striking dockworkers blocked access roads to the port of Genoa in northern Italy on Monday, as part of protests against Israel's offensive in

September 22, 2025
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Sunday, September 21, 2025
U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser docks at a naval base near the entrance to the Panama Canal
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Maduro Writes Directly To Trump Calling For Venezuela-US Talks

By Bloomberg News Sep 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro wrote directly to Donald Trump this month to call for talks with

September 21, 2025
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Friday, September 19, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
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Trump Admin Gives China ‘Free Pass’ on Russian LNG, Democratic Senators Say

Democratic U.S. senators urged Trump officials on Friday to resume targeted sanctions on Russian energy supplies, saying the administration is allowing

September 19, 2025
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Thursday, September 18, 2025
US Merchant Mariner handling lines on the bow of an American flagged ship
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Coast Guard Extends Sea Service Recency Period, Opening Doors for Returning Mariners

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing has published a policy letter that significantly extends the recency period for sea

September 18, 2025
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Aerial view of Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. The Coast Guard awarded a contract for the reconstruction of Pier 1 (first from the left) on Sept. 9, 2025, to support future depot-level maintenance of the offshore patrol cutter class.
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Coast Guard Awards Contract for Critical Baltimore Yard Pier Reconstruction

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at the

September 18, 2025
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Aerial view of containerships at the port of Southampton
Environment

Port Industry Warns of ‘Disaster’ if IMO Net Zero Framework Fails October Vote

The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has issued an urgent call for IMO Member States to adopt the Net Zero Framework (NZF) at the upcoming

September 17, 2025
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The Fugro Blue Essence uncrewed surface vehicle retrieves the Fugro Blue Volta electric remotely operated vehicle in the North Sea on March 3, 2022.
Environment

NOAA and Fugro Team Up to Advance Uncrewed Deep Ocean Mapping

NOAA Ocean Exploration and Fugro have signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) focused on advancing uncrewed systems for deep ocean

September 17, 2025
Total Views: 607

Japan’s Exports Fall for Fourth Month as US Shipments Tumble
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Japan’s Exports Fall for Fourth Month as US Shipments Tumble

Japan’s exports fell for the fourth consecutive month as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to cloud the prospects for global commerce,

September 17, 2025
Total Views: 594

Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Houthi Port
News

Israeli Military Strikes Yemen’s Red Sea Port of Hodeidah

Israel said it struck a military infrastructure site in its latest attack on Yemen's Houthi movement at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah on

September 16, 2025
Total Views: 936

Screenshot of video from the Philippines Coast Guard shows Chinese Coast Guard vessels using water cannons against a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near the Scarborough Shoal, April 30, 2024. Philippine Coast Guard Image
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China Fires Water Cannon at Philippine Ships in South China Sea

China's Coast Guard said on Tuesday it fired water cannon at Philippine ships near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, and the Philippines

September 16, 2025
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Monday, September 15, 2025
Containership berthed at the Port of Long Beach
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Port of Long Beach Posts Second-Busiest August Amid Tariff Uncertainty

An early peak shipping season has propelled the Port of Long Beach to its second-busiest August on record and sixth-busiest month in its 114-year history, as

September 15, 2025
Total Views: 474

Saturday, September 13, 2025
A general view shows Lukoil's oil refinery in Volgograd, Russia
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Ukraine Stepping Up Drone Attacks On Russian Oil Assets

By Bloomberg News Sep 13, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Ukraine is increasingly targeting Russia’s oil refineries and export facilities with drones, taking the

September 13, 2025
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Friday, September 12, 2025
tanker underway at sea from the bridge
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Trafigura Plans to Order Two More Supertankers as Global Ship Fleet Ages

Trafigura Group is planning to order two more supertankers from a Chinese yard, as the trading giant looks to reduce its exposure to an unpredictable shipping

September 12, 2025
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Fuga Bluemarine crude oil tanker lies at anchor near the terminal Kozmino in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia
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Ukrainian Drones Hit Key Russian Oil Port for the First Time

A Ukrainian drone attack on Russia's northwestern port of Primorsk has for the first time forced the suspension of loadings at its key western oil

September 12, 2025
Total Views: 3772

Thursday, September 11, 2025
Israel Kills 35 in Yemen as Fire Exchange With Houthis Continues
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Israel Kills 35 in Yemen as Fire Exchange With Houthis Continues

Israel carried out strikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa and northern province of Al Jawf, killing at least 35 people in a fresh offensive on the Iran-backed

September 11, 2025
Total Views: 447

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Facing New China ‘Grey-Zone’ Threat, Taiwan Steps Up Sea Cable Patrols
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Facing New China ‘Grey-Zone’ Threat, Taiwan Steps Up Sea Cable Patrols

Taiwanese coast guard captain Juan Chung-ching's patrol boat moves across the Taiwan Strait, scanning for threats to what Taipei says is the newest target of

September 10, 2025
Total Views: 952