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Friday, March 15, 2024
A barge carrying food aid arrives at a temporary jetty in Gaza
Shipping

Civilian Food Aid Ship Arrives in Gaza

GAZA STRIP, March 15 (Reuters) – A ship towing a barge loaded with food arrived off Gaza on Friday, witnesses said, in a test

March 15, 2024
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File photo shows Mexico's Port of Lazaro Cardenas from the bridge of a containership at berth
Shipping

Soaring Container Imports from China to Mexico Sparks Speculation of a ‘Backdoor’ into U.S.

A staggering 60% year-on-year increase in container shipping imports from China into Mexico in January 2024 is triggering suspicions of Mexico turning into a

March 15, 2024
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A Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel in port
Shipping

Record-Breaking Year for Wallenius Wilhelmsen in 2023

Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a leading Norwegian roll-on/roll-off carrier, achieved financial results in 2023, bolstered by capacity constraints in car carrier

March 15, 2024
Total Views: 1391

cma cgm headquaters and logo with French flag
Shipping

CMA CGM to Buy France’s Biggest 24-Hour News Channel

By Inti Landauro, Mathieu Rosemain and Gus Trompiz PARIS, March 15 (Reuters) – French shipping tycoon Rodolphe Saade has agreed to

March 15, 2024
Total Views: 1223

A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
Shipping

The Panama Canal Averts a Crisis for Now— But at a Cost to Drinking Water

By Peter Millard, Michael McDonald and Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — The Panama Canal has avoided the worst of a shipping crunch that threatened to upend

March 15, 2024
Total Views: 3903

Thursday, March 14, 2024
An EUNAVFOR warship escorts a merchant vessel in the Red Sea
Shipping

Houthis Vow to Attack Diverted Ships in Indian Ocean

CAIRO, March 14 (Reuters) – The leader of Yemen’s Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group’s operations targeting

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 7553

Russian Oil Tankers. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Shipping

Drone Strikes Deal Blow to Russian Diesel Exports

By Bill Lehane and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Shipments of diesel from Russian ports have fallen in the weeks since drone strikes began on the

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 3563

Overcapacity Pushing Rates to ‘Unsustainable Levels’, Maersk CEO Says
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Overcapacity Pushing Rates to ‘Unsustainable Levels’, Maersk CEO Says

OPENHAGEN, March 14 (Reuters) – The global container shipping market faces overcapacity in the coming years and the rates paid by customers have

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 2536

Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Ports

Inefficient African Ports See Diverted Red Sea Traffic Slipping Away

By Colleen Goko (Bloomberg) — Africa’s inefficient and aging ports are hampering the continent’s chances of capitalizing on a surge in ship traffic

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 4278

Hapag-Lloyd's newbuild containership Manila Express
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Seeks Cost Cuts as Net Profit Slumps

By Vera Eckert and Elke Ahlswede FRANKFURT, March 14 (Reuters) – German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday said global vessel oversupply and a

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 1131

Cathy Green
Shipping

National Maritime Historical Society Charting New Course Under Cathy Green

By Ira Breskin – Expect the National Maritime Historical Society to increasingly collaborate with sister maritime heritage organizations. That likely

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 1197

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
The Pyxis Ocean retrofitted with WindWings, setting sail for its maiden voyage in August 2023. Photo courtesy Cargill
Shipping

Wind-Assisted Propulsion Trial Off to Promising Start

Commodities trading giant Cargill is revealing promising results from a six-month trial of wind-assisted propulsion technology on board one of its chartered

March 13, 2024
Total Views: 2426

Palestinians gather on a beach in the hope of getting aid air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Shipping

Cyprus to Gaza Sea Route Gaining Steam

By Michele Kambas and Yiannis Kourtoglou NICOSIA, March 13 (Reuters) – A second shipment of aid will be sent from Cyprus to Gaza in coming

March 13, 2024
Total Views: 1052

Icon of the Seas pictured leaving for sea trials
Shipping

Mega Cruise Ships Seen Fueling Comeback

By Joel Leon (Bloomberg) — The impressive run from cruise-line operators over the past year has room to run, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

March 13, 2024
Total Views: 2814

U.S. Army Vessels (USAV SP4 James A. Loux (LSV-6), USAV Monterrey (LCU30), USAV Matamoros (LCU26), and USAV Wilson Warf (LCU11) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis, March 12, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command
Shipping

Army JLOTS Unit Sets Sail on Gaza Pier Mission

The Pentagon is providing new details on U.S. military efforts to build a temporary pier in Gaza to supply civilians with aid supplies as the first of several

March 13, 2024
Total Views: 1936

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
A crane moves humanitarian aid for Gaza in a joint mission between NGOs Open Arms and World Central Kitchen at the port of Larnaca, Cyprus, March 8, 2024. Santi Palacios/Open Arms-World Central Kitchen/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US and Allies Eye Commercial Maritime Option for Gaza Aid

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. may urge partners and allies to fund a privately run operation to send aid by sea to Gaza that could begin

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 1536

The Open Arms, a rescue vessel owned by a Spanish NGO, departs with humanitarian aid for Gaza from Larnaca, Cyprus, March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Humanitarian Maritime Corridor: Ship Carrying Gaza Aid Departs Cyprus

By Michele Kambas and Nidal al-Mughrabi LARNACA, Cyprus/CAIRO, March 12 (Reuters) – A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 1138

File photo of the port of long beach from the bridge of a ship
Shipping

MARAD Announces $500 Million Funding for Port Infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity announcing the availability of $500

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 1653

Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
Shipping

Filipino ‘True Confidence’ Seafarers Arrive Home After Houthi Attack

By Jay Ereno and Eloisa Lopez MANILA, March 12 (Reuters) – Eleven Filipino seafarers arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday nearly a

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 2018

HMS Diamond. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy
Defense

HMS Diamond Returns to ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ in Red Sea

The United Kingdom is redeploying one of its most technologically advanced warships, HMS Diamond, to the Red Sea. The move comes as part of the UK’s

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 2014
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