An oil tanker appears to have halted in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman after the Iranian Navy again targeted vessels in the waterway, raising concerns about
TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard have been selected to deliver the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s next-generation Missile Range Instrumentation
Two sanctioned heavy-lift vessels carrying key top-side modules for Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project have arrived at Novatek’s Belokamenka construction yard
A former U.S. merchant ship captain has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the drugging and sexual assault of a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
The Ugly Ducklings of American Power By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) On July 17, history quietly turned on the waterfront. Admiral Karl Thomas,
MOSCOW, July 19 (Reuters) – Two oil tankers were attacked at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal off Russia’s Black Sea coast, CPC
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The U.S. Maritime Administration is preparing to activate SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII for a federal mission expected to
By Nicholas Lua Aug 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Growing congestion at the Panama Canal is forcing some gas tankers into unusual journeys, from a rare
The U.S. Maritime Administration is activating SUNY Maritime College’s Empire State VII for a classified national security mission after
A tanker has been struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani side of the waterway, marking the latest attack on
U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper says U.S. forces have cleared sea mines laid by Iran from the internationally recognized shipping lanes
By Paul Tugwell Jul 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Stavros Moraitis has spent more than three decades fishing in the azure waters off the Greek island of
DUBAI, July 19 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that two ships were involved in an “accident” after attempting
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, July 16 (Reuters) – Near-record low water levels on the Danube River have disrupted tourism this week, leaving cruise
By María Paula Mijares Torres and Patrick Sykes Jul 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US launched fresh strikes on Iran Saturday, a day after two American
By Catherine Cartier and Jonathan Saul July 17 (Reuters) – A vessel under sanctions for moving Russian fuel is likely leaking oil in a protected marine
The U.S. Maritime Administration is preparing to activate SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII for a federal mission expected to
By Nicholas Lua Aug 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Growing congestion at the Panama Canal is forcing some gas tankers into unusual journeys, from a rare
The U.S. Maritime Administration is activating SUNY Maritime College’s Empire State VII for a classified national security mission after
A tanker has been struck by three unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani side of the waterway, marking the latest attack on
U.S. Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper says U.S. forces have cleared sea mines laid by Iran from the internationally recognized shipping lanes
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By Manuel Silvestri VENICE, July 17 (Reuters) – A few hundred people in Venice protested on Friday against U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Fertitta as
MOSCOW, July 18 (Reuters) – An oil tanker chartered for loading oil at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal off Russia’s Black Sea coast was
By Archie Hunter, Anthony Di Paola, Khalid Al-Ansary and Nicholas Lua Jul 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq is using a vast fleet of trucks to carry fuel
The U.S. Coast Guard says it is monitoring two Chinese research icebreakers as they transit north through the Bering Sea toward the Arctic, marking the first
JPMorgan Chase is investing $24 million to help strengthen the U.S. shipbuilding industry, including support for submarine manufacturing and maritime
Annual ABS report offers a strategic guide for shipowners navigating fragmented regulations, rising carbon costs and shifting fuel pathways Shipping’s challenge is now how
The Trustees of the Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Trust and Robert Allan Ltd. are very pleased to announce the award of the following scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic
MacGregor has experienced a highly positive trend in the demand for its cargo securing innovations in 2026, driven by strong market uptake of its ACV-1 Hippo fully automatic
An in-depth evaluation study based on reference data from a Suezmax crude oil tanker has demonstrated the benefits of using Thordon Bearings’ innovative T-BOSS® shaftline
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, and South Korean telecommunications services provider SK telink have signed an agreement to advance maritime digitalisation across the
MacGregor has been selected to deliver a comprehensive scope of cargo handling solutions for six 1,700 TEU dual-fuel LNG-powered containerships to be built at Cochin Shipyard
An innovative ferry-to-floatel conversion proves that zero-emission hotel loads are a reality today, offering cruise and ferry operators a highly efficient, scalable alternative
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to deliver an integrated power and propulsion package to semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV) Grand
Annual ABS report offers a strategic guide for shipowners navigating fragmented regulations, rising carbon costs and shifting fuel pathways Shipping’s challenge is now how
The Trustees of the Robert Allan Memorial Scholarship Trust and Robert Allan Ltd. are very pleased to announce the award of the following scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic
MacGregor has experienced a highly positive trend in the demand for its cargo securing innovations in 2026, driven by strong market uptake of its ACV-1 Hippo fully automatic
An in-depth evaluation study based on reference data from a Suezmax crude oil tanker has demonstrated the benefits of using Thordon Bearings’ innovative T-BOSS® shaftline
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, and South Korean telecommunications services provider SK telink have signed an agreement to advance maritime digitalisation across the
MacGregor has been selected to deliver a comprehensive scope of cargo handling solutions for six 1,700 TEU dual-fuel LNG-powered containerships to be built at Cochin Shipyard
An innovative ferry-to-floatel conversion proves that zero-emission hotel loads are a reality today, offering cruise and ferry operators a highly efficient, scalable alternative
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to deliver an integrated power and propulsion package to semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV) Grand
The United States struck bridges and an airport in Iran on Friday and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait, as the warring
The European Commission proposed an overhaul of the EU's Emissions Trading System on Friday, allowing industries to emit CO2 longer while offering more
Iran’s speedboats, missiles, drones and mines have shown they can still wreak havoc in the Strait of Hormuz, defying daily strikes from the most powerful
Russia attacked two Ukrainian Black Sea port cities on Friday, killing three people, officials said, as Moscow intensifies pressure on Ukraine's key trade
The security threat facing commercial shipping has expanded well beyond the Strait of Hormuz, according to new guidance from tanker industry group INTERTANKO,
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Armed assailants are believed to have boarded the chemical tanker Asana off the southern coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden on Friday and are in control of the
More than 100 lawmakers from the European Parliament and national legislatures across Europe have called on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard to immediately stop
Two US-sanctioned tankers carrying cooking fuel are U-turning and zig-zagging in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea, part of a flotilla of vessels laden with
The Trump administration has taken another step toward launching a U.S. offshore critical minerals industry, with the newly created Marine Minerals
Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea as Moscow and Kyiv expand the scope of their mutual maritime
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