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Monday, March 24, 2025
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Energy

Trump Says Nations Buying Venezuela Oil, Gas Face 25% Charge

President Donald Trump said he would seek a 25% tariff on any nation purchasing oil and gas from Venezuela, citing migration and criminal gang members in the

Monday, March 24, 2025
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U.S. Navy Dispatches Second Destroyer to Patrol ‘Southern Border’
Defense

U.S. Navy Dispatches Second Destroyer to Patrol ‘Southern Border’

Following last week’s deployment of the USS Gravely to the southern border, the U.S. Navy announced the departure of another Arleigh Burke-class

March 24, 2025
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STS cranes at APM Terminals' Port Elizabeth Terminal, at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Photo: Mihai_Andritoiu/Shutterstock
Ports

Maersk and Port of New York and New Jersey Agree on 33-Year Lease Extension

Danish A.P. Moller - Maersk and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) will continue their long-lasting partnership well into the second half

March 24, 2025
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Shipbuilding

Japan, Korea Would Struggle to fill US Demand for Non-China Shipbuilding, NYK Line Exec Says

U.S. allies Japan and South Korea would struggle to quickly ramp up shipbuilding to meet U.S. demand for alternatives under President Donald Trump's plan to

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 1558

Indian Navy destroyer underway in Arabian sea
Defense

India to Hold Naval Drills With African Nations to Counter China

India will hold naval drills with several African nations, the first maritime exercise of this kind, as it tries to counter China’s assertive presence in the

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 1183

Chinese NewNew Shipping Line To Expand Arctic Container Service After Profitable 2024 Operation
Shipping

Chinese NewNew Shipping Line To Expand Arctic Container Service After Profitable 2024 Operation

Chinese box carrier NewNew Shipping Line has announced the expansion of its Arctic service for 2025. At the first-ever Russian-Chinese logistics conference

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 2550

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Monday, March 24, 2025
Australia to Speed Up $1 billion in Defense Spending, Including AUKUS Submarine Base and Frigates
Defense

Australia to Speed Up $1 billion in Defense Spending, Including AUKUS Submarine Base and Frigates

Australia will bring forward A$1 billion in defence spending in Tuesday's federal budget to boost its military capability, including guided weapons

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 2459

Iranian Oil Tankers Using Forged Iraqi Documents, Iraqi Oil Minister Says
Energy

Iranian Oil Tankers Using Forged Iraqi Documents, Iraqi Oil Minister Says

Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani has said Iranian oil tankers seized by U.S. forces in the Gulf were using forged Iraqi

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 929

Sunday, March 23, 2025
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Shipping

Billion-Dollar US Levies On Chinese Ships Risk ‘Trade Apocalypse’

By Laura Curtis, Weilun Soon and James Attwood Mar 23, 2025 (Bloomberg) –For a symbol of the chaos engulfing world trade since the Trump

March 23, 2025
Total Views: 5385

Russian navy rehearses firing rockets in Black Sea
Shipping

US Delegation Aims For Maritime Ceasefire In The Black Sea

By Pesha Magid and Pavel Polityuk RIYADH/KYIV, March 24 (Reuters) – A U.S. delegation will seek progress toward a Black Sea ceasefire and a broader

March 23, 2025
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submarine cable map
Shipping

China Discloses Powerful Deep-Sea Cable Cutter, SCMP Reports

By Bei Hu Mar 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) —China revealed for the first time that it has developed a compact deep-sea cable cutting device that is powerful

March 23, 2025
Total Views: 28422


Sunday, March 23, 2025
File photo of the Carnival Glory at sea
Cruise Ships

Carnival Says All Signs Point To Robust Cruise Demand Continuing

By Redd Brown Mar 21, 2025(Bloomberg) —Carnival Corp. sees no signs cruise demand is waning despite worrying signs across the travel industry that

March 23, 2025
Total Views: 1453

Trump’s Regulatory Freeze Throws US Fishing Industry Into Chaos  
Commercial Fishing

Trump’s Regulatory Freeze Throws US Fishing Industry Into Chaos  

By Valerie Volcovici, Leah Douglas, Gloria Dickie March 23 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and

March 23, 2025
Total Views: 4044

Saturday, March 22, 2025
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Cruise Ships

Trump Tariffs Prompt Yachtmaker To Eschew Profit Forecast

By Francois de Beaupuy Mar 20, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Beneteau SA, a French maker of sailing yachts and powerboats that generates about 20% of its sales

March 22, 2025
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Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Energy

Germany Looks To Sublet LNG Ships After Contractual Disputes

By Petra Sorge Mar 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Germany said it’s looking for partners to sub-charter some floating liquefied natural gas terminals after

March 22, 2025
Total Views: 2372

Aerial view of a container terminal
Ports

Thailand Drafts Law To Speed Up $29 Billion Transport Link

By Anuchit Nguyen Mar 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Thailand unveiled draft legislation to create a special economic zone in the south of the country that

March 22, 2025
Total Views: 722

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Saturday, March 22, 2025
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs.
Shipping

US Trade Chief To Speak With Chinese Counterpart As Tariff Rift Widens

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and David Lawder WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s top trade chief, Jamieson Greer,

March 22, 2025
Total Views: 1203

Friday, March 21, 2025
The CMA CGM Marco Polo passes under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, to enter New York Harbor as seen from Brooklyn, New York
Shipping

USTR’s Proposed China Port Fees Could Cost Container Shipping Over $100 Billion, Expert Warns

A proposed U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) fee structure targeting Chinese-built ships and operators could cost the container shipping sector alone over

March 21, 2025
Total Views: 3880

Stock photo of a tanker at sea
Shipping

Russia Ships Arctic Oil to Syria for First Time

Two tankers hit by U.S. sanctions are due to offload Russian Arctic Oil in Syria for the first time, days after Moscow made its first known delivery of diesel

March 21, 2025
Total Views: 2335

Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Shipping

First U.S. Offshore LNG Export Terminal Gets Green Light from Maritime Administration

The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued a license to Delfin LNG, LLC for the construction and operation of the

March 21, 2025
Total Views: 2871

rongsheng heavy industries shipyard shipbuilding
Shipping

Why China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance is Important to the United States

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D., What’s Going on With Shipping As a historian and analyst of American maritime policy, the actions by China do demonstrate

March 21, 2025
Total Views: 3374