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The latest maritime and offshore news.


Saturday, July 6, 2024
Training Ship Empire State VII arrives at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, New York
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New Training Ship Aborts European Cruise Amid Technical Troubles

New York Maritime College’s new training ship, Empire State VII, is canceling its planned European port visits during its maiden summer cruise and

July 6, 2024
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Friday, July 5, 2024
offshore rig
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North Sea Oil Producers Urge Labour’s Starmer for Tax Clarity

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – North Sea oil and gas producers urged Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer to provide clarity on his

July 5, 2024
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Monday, July 1, 2024
nuclear icebreaker convoy
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New Fuel Restrictions for Ships in Arctic Fall Short, Green Groups Say

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – Ships sailing through Arctic waters will no longer be able to use or carry heavy bunker fuel oil under a United Nations

July 1, 2024
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China’s NewNew Polar Bear in a convoy in the Russian Arctic in October 2023. (Source: Atomflot)
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China Starts Regular Sea Ice Forecasts for Northeast Passage off Russian Coast

BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) – A Chinese radio station on Monday started broadcasts on Arctic sea ice conditions off Russia’s coast for

July 1, 2024
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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Barbours Cut Container Terminal aerial photo. File Photo courtesy Port Houston
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U.S. Industries Fearing a Port Strike Urge Biden for Help

(Bloomberg) — Dozens of US industry associations urged the White House to help restart stalled talks between East and Gulf coast dockworkers and port

June 26, 2024
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
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Trauma From Red Sea Attacks Adds to Seafarer Shortage

ATHENS, June 19 (Reuters) – When a missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi Islamists landed near his ship in the Red Sea, Costas Rassias vowed to

June 19, 2024
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Monday, June 17, 2024
Journalists onboard a Philippines Coast Guard ship take photos of a China Coast Guard vessel, during a resupply mission for troops stationed at a grounded Philippines ship, in the South China Sea, September 8, 2023. REUTERS/Jay Ereno
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China and Philippines Quarrel over South China Sea Collision

BEIJING/MANILA, June 17 (Reuters) – China and the Philippines traded accusations over a collision in the South China Sea on Monday, with Manila saying

June 17, 2024
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Saturday, June 15, 2024
Philippine Coast Guard flyby over the South China Sea. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
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Philippines Files UN Claim To Extended Continental Shelf In South China Sea

MANILA, June 15 (Reuters) – The Philippines filed a claim with the U.N. on Saturday to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea, a

June 15, 2024
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Bulk Carrier Flooding After Surface Drone Attack in Red Sea
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Bulk Carrier Flooding After Surface Drone Attack in Red Sea

By Tala Ramadan, Renee Maltezou and Lisa Baertlein DUBAI/ATHENS, June 12 (Reuters) – Iran-allied Houthi militants on Wednesday took

June 12, 2024
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Barbours Cut Container Terminal aerial photo. File Photo courtesy Port Houston
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Dockworkers at US East and Gulf Coast Ports Halt Labor Talks

(Bloomberg) — The union representing dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast container ports has suspended labor contract negotiations set for Tuesday, citing

June 11, 2024
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Thursday, June 6, 2024
U.S. Seeks to Up Pressure on Houthis in Threat to Yemen-War Truce
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U.S. Seeks to Up Pressure on Houthis in Threat to Yemen-War Truce

(Bloomberg) — The US and its allies are raising the stakes in their struggle to curb ship attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea by increasingly

June 6, 2024
Total Views: 1037

Friday, May 31, 2024
A fighter jet is launched from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower against what they describe as Houthi military targets in Yemen. Handout via REUTERS.
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Houthis Say US and UK Carried Out Deadliest Strike Yet on Yemen

(Bloomberg) — Houthi militants said the US and UK killed at least 16 people with airstrikes on Yemen on Thursday, in the deadliest assault on the group

May 31, 2024
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024
The Kozmino oil port in eastern Russia
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EU Weighs Proposal to Sanction Russian Oil Tanker Insurer Ingosstrakh

(Bloomberg) — The European Union’s executive arm is examining the feasibility of a proposal by one of its member states to sanction Russia’s

May 29, 2024
Total Views: 840

tanker at sea
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Shadow Fleet Tankers Burning Dirty Fuel a Setback for Shipping’s Clean-Up Efforts

LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) – The growing shadow fleet of tankers transporting sanctioned Iranian, Venezuelan and Russian oil is filling

May 29, 2024
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Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson, prepares to deliver a statement, during a pro-Palestinian rally saying they launched an attack on the "Pacific 01" ship in the Red Sea with missiles, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
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Bulk Carrier Hit by Missiles in Red Sea

Update: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday that they received a report of an incident 33 nautical miles northwest of

May 28, 2024
Total Views: 37004

Thursday, May 23, 2024
Senator Mark Kelly and the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro at MARAD headquarters for a speech about the US Merchant Marine
Defense

Op-Ed: Senator Kelly Throws U.S. Maritime Industry a Lifeline — Let’s Seize It

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain Op-Ed) Yesterday, following encouraging remarks from the Secretaries of Transportation and the Navy, Senator Mark Kelly

May 23, 2024
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A large screen shows news footage of a map of military drills conducted by the Eastern Theatre Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in five areas around the island of Taiwan, in Beijing, China May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Defense

Furious China Launches ‘Punishment’ War Games Around Taiwan

BEIJING/TAIPEI, May 23 (Reuters) – A furious China launched “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response

May 23, 2024
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Wednesday, May 22, 2024
U.S. Concerned Houthi Weapons Can Reach the Mediterranean Sea
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U.S. Concerned Houthi Weapons Can Reach the Mediterranean Sea

(Bloomberg) — The Houthi militants in Yemen have weapons that can reach as far as the Mediterranean Sea, according to a senior defense official, lending

May 22, 2024
Total Views: 1177

Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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Russia Plans to Open Sea Terminal for LPG Exports to Asia by 2026

MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) – Russia will likely open its first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal on the Pacific Ocean coast with joint investments

May 22, 2024
Total Views: 644

Monday, May 20, 2024
Dali refloated and under tow in Baltimore Harbor
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Dali Refloated and Towed From Channel in Baltimore

May 20 (Reuters) – Recovery teams refloated a huge cargo vessel impeding shipping in the Port of Baltimore early on Monday and began pulling it

May 20, 2024
Total Views: 3955