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Monday, March 17, 2025
EUNAVFOR ATALANTA forces pictured near the “AL NAJMA”, the Yemeni fishing boat hijacked off Eyl, Northern coast of Puntland (Somalia) on February 8, 2025. Photo courtesy EUNAVFOR
Piracy

Somali Pirates Hijack Yemeni Fishing Vessel Off Puntland Coast, Latest in String of Attacks

A Yemeni-flagged fishing vessel was hijacked off Durdura near Eyl, Somalia on March 16, with seven suspected pirates currently holding eight Somali crew

Monday, March 17, 2025
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Shipping

Australia’s Woodside Secures 15-Year LNG Supply Agreement with China

Australian energy giant Woodside has finalized a significant long-term LNG supply agreement with China Resources Gas International Limited, marking its first

March 17, 2025
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ICS and CMI Launch Maritime Treaty Campaign to Combat Global Regulatory Gaps
Shipping

ICS and CMI Launch Maritime Treaty Campaign to Combat Global Regulatory Gaps

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Comité Maritime International (CMI) have launched an updated campaign aimed at accelerating the ratification

March 17, 2025
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Joins Coast Guard’s Maritime Border Security Mission
Defense

U.S. Navy Destroyer Joins Coast Guard’s Maritime Border Security Mission

The U.S. Coast Guard has dramatically expanded its presence along America’s southern maritime border, deploying the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS

March 17, 2025
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Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs): Overlooked Hazards & Worker Injuries
Sponsored

Offshore Supply Vessels (OSVs): Overlooked Hazards & Worker Injuries

Offshore supply vessels (OSVs) play a fundamental role in the oil and gas industry, ensuring that offshore platforms—whether oil rigs, wind farms, or

March 17, 2025
Total Views: 1899

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as military strikes are launched against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, at an unspecified location
Shipping

Trump Issues Stark Warning to Iran Over Houthi Attacks, Threatens ‘Dire Consequences’

In a strongly-worded statement issued Monday, President Donald Trump warned Iran would face severe consequences for its role in Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

March 17, 2025
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Monday, March 17, 2025
New US Airstrikes on Yemen Increase Pressure on Iran-Aligned Houthis
News

New US Airstrikes on Yemen Increase Pressure on Iran-Aligned Houthis

The United States carried out new airstrikes on Yemen on Monday, the Houthis' Al Masirah TV said, increasing pressure on the Iran-aligned group and expanding

March 17, 2025
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LNG carrier in dense fog
Energy

Alaskan Officials to Seek Investors in Japan as Trump Touts LNG Exports

Alaskan state representatives will visit Japan this month to court investors for a natural gas project President Donald Trump says could pump trillions of

March 17, 2025
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An E/A-18G Growler, attached to the "Zappers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, launches off of the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, March 23, 2024.
News

U.S. Vows ‘Unrelenting’ Strikes on Houthis Over Ship Attacks

US military strikes on the Yemen-based Houthi militants will be “unrelenting” until the group stops shooting at civilian and military vessels in the Red

March 17, 2025
Total Views: 856

Aftermath of collision between container ship and oil tanker
Collision

Only One Tank Containing Jet Fuel Damaged in Ship Crash Off Britain

Only one tank filled with jet fuel was damaged after the U.S. military-contracted tanker that was transporting a shipment was struck by a cargo ship off

March 17, 2025
Total Views: 1841

Sunday, March 16, 2025
Maritime shipping and naval choke points map.
Navy

Chokepoints Are The Focus Of A New Cold War

How the Slow Strangulation of Global Trade Became the Defining Battle of a New Cold War By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In 1883, Alfred Thayer Mahan laid out

March 16, 2025
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Sunday, March 16, 2025
A drone view shows a shale gas flare at a YPF refinery and city lights in the Vaca Muerta formation, in Plaza Huincul, Argentina October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Villegas/File Photo
Shipping

Argentina Government OKs Stimulus For YPF Pipeline Project

BUENOS AIRES, March 14 (Reuters) – Argentina has allowed state oil firm YPF to join a stimulus program unlocking government funds for a

March 16, 2025
Total Views: 1111

Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa, who spent 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued by an Ecuadorian fishing patrol, reunites with his brother after being rescued in Paita
Lifesaving Incidents

Peru Fisherman Lost For 95 Days In Pacific Ocean Returns Home

PAITA, Peru, March 15 (Reuters) – A Peruvian fisherman who spent 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean, eating roaches, birds and sea turtles to

March 16, 2025
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A cargo ship sails through the Panama Canal
Shipping

China Ramps Up Criticism Of BlackRock Ports Deal

By Angus Whitley Mar 16, 2025 (Bloomberg) – Chinese authorities increased pressure on CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. over its plan to sell its Panama ports

March 16, 2025
Total Views: 4794

U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Defense

US Will Keep Hitting Houthis Until Shipping Attacks Stop, Hegseth Says

By Phil Stewart, Mohammed Ghobari and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, March 16 (Reuters) – The United States will keep attacking

March 16, 2025
Total Views: 2589

USS Minnesota at the HMAS Stirling in Rockingham
Defense

US Starts To Build Submarine Presence On Strategic Australian Coast Under AUKUS

By Kirsty Needham PERTH, March 16 (Reuters) – In the control room of the American USS Minnesota, off the Western Australian coast, sonar operators adjust

March 16, 2025
Total Views: 7661

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Saturday, March 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Defense

Trump Launches Large-Scale Strikes On Yemen’s Houthis, At Least 24 Killed

By Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes

March 15, 2025
Total Views: 2618

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Merchant Marine

Trump Vows to Crush the Houthi Threat and Protect American Ships

The Suez Canal is effectively closed. Not officially, of course, many Russian shadow fleet and Chinese crewed ships are sailing through. But if you’re a U.S.

March 15, 2025
Total Views: 2922

Aftermath of collision between container ship and oil tanker
Accidents

Russian Captain Involved In US Tanker Crash Appears In UK Court

LONDON, March 15 (Reuters) – The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker earlier this week off Britain’s east coast appeared in

March 15, 2025
Total Views: 10609

Friday, March 14, 2025
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Russian Oil Delivery Takes Seven Times Longer After Sanctions

The delivery of a two-million-barrel cargo of Russian oil to China took seven times longer than it would have done prior to a round of US sanctions imposed on

March 14, 2025
Total Views: 1375

Sounion oil tanker on fire in Red Sea. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

FMC Launches Investigation into Global Maritime Chokepoints Amid Rising Shipping Disruptions

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has initiated a comprehensive investigation into seven critical maritime chokepoints that are significantly

March 14, 2025
Total Views: 1439