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Thursday, October 3, 2024
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Prepare for Attack: Houthis Issue Email Warning to Shipping Fleets

ATHENS/LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company

October 3, 2024
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Wednesday, October 2, 2024
The guided missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) patrols Feb. 6, 2014, in the Gulf of Oman.
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Video: U.S. Navy Destroyers Intercept Iranian Missiles in Defense of Israel

The U.S. Department of Defense has released new footage showing U.S. Navy destroyers engaging Iranian ballistic missiles during yesterday’s attack on

October 2, 2024
Total Views: 4493

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Historic SS United States to Become World’s Largest Artificial Reef Off Florida Coast

The city of Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and the SS United States Conservancy have announced an agreement to convert the iconic SS United States into the

October 2, 2024
Total Views: 4521

Ports

Biden Administration Warns Shipping Companies Against Exploiting Port Strike for Profit

As the first coast-wide strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) since 1977 impacts U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports, the U.S.

October 2, 2024
Total Views: 1587

Ports

Box Lines Declare Force Majeure as U.S. Dockworker Strike Enters Day 2

By Alex Lennane (The Loadstar) – Shipping lines are beginning to declare force majeure, as the US east and Gulf coast port strike enters its second

October 2, 2024
Total Views: 2280

MT SOUNION under tow, September 14, 2024. Photo courtesy EUNAVFOR Operation ASPIDES
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M/T Sounion Continues to Burn as Houthi Attacks Resume in Red Sea

The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) has released an update on the ongoing efforts to save the M/T Sounion, a Greek-flagged tanker carrying

October 2, 2024
Total Views: 1642

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Ports

ILA Chief Daggett Aims to Make History With Election Day Looming

By Laura Curtis, Deena Shanker and Michael Sasso (Bloomberg) — Union chief Harold Daggett, clad in a blue sweatshirt that read “The Docks Are Ours,”

October 1, 2024
Total Views: 2226

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U.S. Port Strike Adds Uncertainty to Fed’s Inflation Fight

By Howard Schneider NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic’s crushing blow to global supply chains also scarred

October 1, 2024
Total Views: 788

Defense

ARC Expands U.S. Fleet with Reflagging of M/V ARC Endeavor

American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group (ARC) has announced the addition of M/V ARC Endeavor to its U.S.-flag fleet. The vessel was reflagged to American

October 1, 2024
Total Views: 2650

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Panama Maritime Authority Tightens Ship Registry Rules to Combat Sanctions Evasion

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has announced stringent measures to maintain the integrity of its ship registry in response to recent sanctions imposed on

October 1, 2024
Total Views: 878

Monday, September 30, 2024
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Zombie Tanker Turns Up at Northern Chinese Port Laden With Oil

(Bloomberg) — Singapore-flagged oil tanker EM Longevity made its final voyage almost three years ago, after more than two decades at sea. Earlier this

September 30, 2024
Total Views: 9883

Environment

Mid-Term GHG Reduction Measures on the Agenda at IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee Meeting

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) convenes its 82nd session from September 30 to October 4,

September 30, 2024
Total Views: 507

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New Fortress Energy Ships First Full Cargo from Mexico’s Fast LNG Facility

New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) has marked a significant milestone in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market with the successful departure of the first

September 30, 2024
Total Views: 1092

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China Doubles Down on Arctic Container Shipping Dispatching Second Panamax

(gCaptain) – A week after a Panamax container ship became the first vessel of its size to successfully transit the Arctic, another Chinese shipping operator

September 30, 2024
Total Views: 4143

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Maersk’s ‘Equal at Sea’ Initiative Driving a Sea Change in Maritime Diversity

Maersk’s ‘Equal At Sea’ Initiative Achieves 45% Women Cadets in India A.P. Moller – Maersk has made significant progress in gender

September 30, 2024
Total Views: 749

Featured

SS Richard Montgomery: The Ticking Time Bomb Beneath the Thames Estuary

Off the coast of Sheerness in Kent, England, lies one of the world’s most dangerous shipwrecks. The SS Richard Montgomery, a US Liberty Ship built in

September 30, 2024
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Saturday, September 28, 2024
Ports

Oil Sheen Spotted Near Bulk Carrier in Baltimore Harbor

The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into a potential oil spill on the Patapsco River in Baltimore Harbor. On Thursday evening, a 50-foot by

September 28, 2024
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Friday, September 27, 2024
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Businesses Sue Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine for ‘Preventable’ Baltimore Bridge Disaster

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine PTE LTD, the owner and manager of the M/V Dali, following the

September 27, 2024
Total Views: 2066

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Container Shipping Lines Fear Port Strike Will Paralyze Half of U.S. Trade

(Bloomberg) — The world’s top container carrier is urging customers to move US cargo through East and Gulf Coast ports before the planned start on

September 27, 2024
Total Views: 3292

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Middle East Maritime Threat Escalates: Israeli and Lebanese Ports in the Crosshairs, Ambrey Warns

Maritime security firm Ambrey has raised the alarm over the increasing dangers faced by vessels operating in the Eastern Mediterranean, as tensions between

September 27, 2024
Total Views: 1654