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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Armed men stand on the beach as the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
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Houthis Attack Commercial Ship in the Indian Ocean

Maritime authorities are reporting that a MSC containership sustained minor damage from an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the Indian Ocean approximately 300

April 30, 2024
Total Views: 1274

Seafarers ‘Happier’ to Start 2024
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Seafarers ‘Happier’ to Start 2024

The latest Seafarer Happiness Index (SHI) report by the Mission to Seafarers shows an increase in overall happiness among seafarers, attributed to better

April 30, 2024
Total Views: 628

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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Philippines Accuses China of Damaging its Vessels in Disputed South China Sea Shoal

BEIJING/MANILA, April 30 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Tuesday accused China’s coast guard of harassment and of damaging two

April 30, 2024
Total Views: 903

Monday, April 29, 2024
cargo ship emissions
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Red Sea Diversions Spew Carbon Emissions Equal to 9 Million Cars

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Ships seeking to avoid ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea area are emitting millions of additional tons

April 29, 2024
Total Views: 1669

containership underway
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Houthis Claim Multiple Attacks in Red Sea, Indian Ocean

By Nayera Abdallah and Enas Alashray DUBAI/CAIRO, April 30 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis said they targeted the MSC Orion container ship in a

April 29, 2024
Total Views: 3106

Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
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G7 Price Cap on Russian Oil ‘Increasingly Unenforceable’, Insurers Warn

By Alex Longley and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — A Group of Seven-imposed cap on the price of Russia oil is becoming increasingly unenforceable, an

April 29, 2024
Total Views: 1011

Real-time container tracking of Hapag-Lloyd container
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Hapag-Lloyd Launches Real-Time Container Tracking

Hapag-Lloyd has launched real-time container tracking on most of its nearly 3 million strong fleet, becoming the first container shipping line to introduce a

April 29, 2024
Total Views: 1672

qatar lng ship
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Qatar Inks Record-Setting Shipbuilding Order with China for New LNG Carriers

QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for the construction of 18 ultra-modern QC-Max size LNG carriers. Valued at $6

April 29, 2024
Total Views: 2083

lng ship
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Iran-Israel Conflict Raises Concerns Over LNG Trade

The escalating tensions between Iran and Israel have raised concerns over the trade of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a

April 29, 2024
Total Views: 884

The Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306), a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departed its pier in Newport News, Virginia, March 21, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy
News

US Military’s Pier in Gaza to Cost $320 Million

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320

April 29, 2024
Total Views: 1831

Sunday, April 28, 2024
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
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Shadow-Fleet Oil Tanker That Crashed Had Void Western Insurance

By Alex Longley and Sanne Wass (Bloomberg) –A shadow-fleet oil tanker that crashed in Denmark’s vital straits produced a set of insurance documents

April 28, 2024
Total Views: 4295

Saturday, April 27, 2024
Aid ship returns to Cyprus after NGO workers killed. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
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Gaza Aid From Cyprus Resumes After Pause Following Aid Worker Killings

NICOSIA, April 27 (Reuters) – Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source and a UAE official said, with a ship

April 27, 2024
Total Views: 954

An official slides down a rope during a helicopter raid on MSC Aries ship at sea in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on April 13, 2024. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
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Iran Says Crew Of MSC Aries To Be Released

April 27 (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted

April 27, 2024
Total Views: 2287

Friday, April 26, 2024
The car carrier Carmen departs the Port of Baltimore, April 25, 2024. Port of Baltimore Photo
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Four Ships Trapped by Key Bridge Collapse Depart Baltimore

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, April 26 (Reuters) – Four cargo ships, stuck for about a month at the Port of Baltimore by the ruins

April 26, 2024
Total Views: 3416

FILE PHOTO: Grain is loaded aboard ships in a port on the Parana river near Rosario, Argentina August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
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Argentina’s Rosario Grain Port Slips in Global Rankings Due to Drought

April 26 (Reuters) – Argentina’s massive Rosario farming port lost its spot as the world’s No. 2 grains export hub in 2023, a

April 26, 2024
Total Views: 1235

A Yemeni Coast Guard boat sails near the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023.
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UKMTO: Ship Damaged in Missile Attack in Red Sea

Update: Yemen’s Houthis targeted the Panama-flagged tanker Andromeda Star with an anti-ship missile in the Red Sea. The ship reported minor damage but is

April 26, 2024
Total Views: 13907

smoke pollution coming from a container ship
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Red Sea Reroutings Drive Up Liners’ CO2 Emissions

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – The Saudi Arabian hub port of Jeddah is reporting a two-thirds drop in calls from the top ten carriers, as

April 26, 2024
Total Views: 836

An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
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India Receives Oil Cargo in Russian SCF Tanker After Brief Halt

NEW DELHI/MOSCOW/ LONDON, April 26 (Reuters) – A ship controlled by U.S.-sanctioned Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot (SCF) discharged fuel oil at a

April 26, 2024
Total Views: 810

Thursday, April 25, 2024
HMS Diamond shoots down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen – the first time a Royal Navy warship has intercepted a missile in combat since 1991.
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Royal Navy Shoots Down Houthi Ballistic Missile Over Gulf of Aden

The Royal Navy warship HMS Diamond successfully shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile targeting a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden, marking the first

April 25, 2024
Total Views: 3241

tanker at sea
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India Grants Marine Insurance Approval for Russian Firms

By Rakesh Sharma and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — India has granted marine insurance approval to four Russian firms, adding impetus to Moscow’s efforts to

April 25, 2024
Total Views: 1214