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Thursday, November 6, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Maersk Slides as Investors Brace for ‘Bleak’ Quarters Ahead

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S shares fell with investor disappointment over a smaller-than-expected improvement in the container-shipping

November 6, 2025
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COSCO Ship at port of long beach
Shipping

USTR Moves to Suspend Port Fees Targeting China

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has opened a one-day public comment period and provided more clarity on the proposed one-year suspension of port

November 6, 2025
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Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam
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Maersk Lifts Bottom End of 2025 Guidance as Ocean, Terminals Surge

Copenhagen-based shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk has refined its full-year 2025 financial guidance, raising the lower end of its earnings projections

November 6, 2025
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UKMTO map showing the location of the "illegal boarding" approximately 560 nautical miles southeast of Eyl, Somalia
Shipping

Somali Pirates Board Malta-Flagged Tanker Deep in Indian Ocean

A Maltese-flagged tanker has been boarded by pirates approximately more than 700 nautical miles offshore Mogadishu, Somalia, the latest in a string of piracy

November 6, 2025
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Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Editorial credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com
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Matson Takes $6.4 Million Hit from US-China Port Fee Standoff

Honolulu-based carrier Matson, Inc. says it absorbed $6.4 million in port entry fees in the first three weeks of U.S. and China imposing reciprocal charges on

November 5, 2025
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tanker at sea
Shipping

Western Sanctions Pushing Record Volumes into Floating Storage, Gunvor CEO Says

Western sanctions on Russia and Iran are creating record volumes of oil stored onboard vessels, preventing a supply glut from forming in global markets,

November 5, 2025
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A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
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Suez Canal Authority Denies Role in Detention of Sanctioned Russian Tanker

The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has issued a strong denial of reports claiming it detained the Russian-flagged crude oil tanker Dignity, stating that the

November 5, 2025
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Handysize gas tanker
Shipping

Oil Tankers Get ‘Dirty’ Ditching Fuels for Crude as Rates Boom

A spike in freight rates for tankers hauling oil has prompted a wave of vessels to join the lucrative trade, with dozens of ships switching their focus from

November 5, 2025
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A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Supreme Court Wrestles With Legality of Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

The lawyer representing Donald Trump's administration faced tough questions from conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday over the

November 5, 2025
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Aerial photo of MSC ships at the port of Long Beach
Shipping

MSC Shatters Industry Record, Becomes First Carrier to Command 7 Million TEU Fleet Capacity

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reached an unprecedented milestone in container shipping history, becoming the first carrier ever to achieve an

November 5, 2025
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EUNAVFOR Aspides forces escort a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea
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Suez Canal Reports Biggest Recovery in Vessel Traffic Since Red Sea Crisis Began

The Suez Canal Authority is reporting significant progress in its recovery from vessel diversions due to the Red Sea crisis, with October marking the highest

November 5, 2025
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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Wasaline's hybrid vessel Aurora Botnia
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Stena Line Strengthens Baltic Presence With Strategic Wasaline Acquisition

European ferry operator Stena Line is set to acquire Swedish-Finnish ferry service Wasaline, expanding its Baltic Sea operations to five routes while advancing

November 4, 2025
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MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company's CEO Soren Toft shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Global Maritime CEO Roundtable in Mumbai last week, during India Maritime Week 2025
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India’s Maritime Vision Gets Another Boost as MSC Commits 12 Ships to Indian Flag

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has confirmed its commitment to deploy 12 vessels under the Indian flag following discussions with Prime Minister Narendra

November 4, 2025
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ONE Innovation pictured loaded with 22,233 TEUs
Shipping

ONE Reports $285M Quarterly Profit on Front-Loading, But Forecasts Second-Half Loss

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has navigated choppy waters in its second quarter of fiscal year 2025 (July-September), reporting a net profit of $285 million on

November 4, 2025
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US Wants UN Sanctions on Seven Vessels Over North Korea Exports
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US Wants UN Sanctions on Seven Vessels Over North Korea Exports

The United States will in the coming days ask a U.N. Security Council committee to impose sanctions on seven ships suspected of violating U.N. sanctions on

November 4, 2025
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The LNG-powered containership, the CMA CGM, on the river Elbe near the city of Hamburg, Germany, February 14, 2021. Photo: FrankHH / Shutterstock.com
Shipbuilding

CMA CGM to Register Ten Giant LNG-Powered Containerships Under French Flag

French shipping giant CMA CGM announced the registration of ten newbuild 24,000 TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel containerships under the French flag,

November 4, 2025
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Monday, November 3, 2025
jones act container ship
News

Coast Guard Grants Temporary Relief to Mariners as Shutdown Paralyzes Credentialing

National Maritime Center remains closed as government shutdown approaches record length The U.S. Coast Guard has extended merchant mariner credentials and

November 3, 2025
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Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
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U.S. Becomes First Country to Export 10 Million Tonnes of LNG in Single Month

The U.S. has become the first country to export 10 million metric tonnes (mmt) of liquefied natural gas in a single month, according to preliminary data from

November 3, 2025
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An image showing the impact of the Maersk Shekou on the tall ship Leeuwin II in the Port of Fremantle, on August 30, 2024. Image courtesy Australian Transport Safety Bureau
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Bridge Team Breakdown: How Communication Failures Led to Containership’s Collision with Tall Ship

A breakdown in bridge resource management and a critical distraction aboard the 333-meter containership Maersk Shekou led to its collision with the tall

November 3, 2025
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Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
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Chinese Buyers Purchase Brazilian Soybeans as Prices Ease Over US-China Trade Thaw

Chinese soybean importers have stepped up purchases of Brazilian cargoes in recent days as South American prices eased on expectations a U.S.-China trade deal

November 3, 2025
Total Views: 1650