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Federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the foreign ship management companies and a technical superintendent tied to the catastrophic

Two planes with 28 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch

Shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained at a standstill on Tuesday, with oil rising after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest offer

New images circulating online appear to show damage and an active fire aboard the Iranian tanker Sea Star III days after the vessel was disabled by a U.S.

The Trump administration on Monday unveiled a sweeping new round of sanctions targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) global oil network,

By Lori Ann LaRocco – The Port of Los Angeles reported strong results in April, but the port’s head warns that high energy prices are hitting the

The Department of the Navy has released its Fiscal Year 2027 Shipbuilding Plan, laying out a sweeping 30-year strategy to expand the fleet, overhaul naval

The US and Iran remain far apart on a framework to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump calling the Islamic Republic’s

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging President Donald Trump to prioritize American shipbuilding and avoid concessions to China during his upcoming

A fire broke out Monday aboard DCOR’s offshore Platform Habitat in the Santa Barbara Channel, prompting a multi-agency emergency response from the U.S. Coast

The maritime industry is undergoing rapid change. Advancements in autonomy are allowing uncrewed vessels to transit oceans with growing sophistication. A

Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco says the Strait of Hormuz disruption has become a stark reminder of how dependent the global economy remains on reliable energy

The last six passengers and some of the crew of the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius anchored off Tenerife were readying to disembark on Monday as the ship's captain

As long as the Strait of Hormuz remains unsettled, the US Navy faces millions of dollars in extra costs each time it sends a destroyer through the waterway,

Italian shipbuilding giant Fincantieri reported a record backlog and stronger profitability in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring continued strength in

Danish shipping giant D/S NORDEN says the ongoing Persian Gulf conflict and disruption to the Strait of Hormuz are having sharply different effects across

A second Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is transiting the Strait of Hormuz days after the first such cargo crossed under an arrangement involving Iran and

The LNG carrier Merkuriy, recently reflagged to Russia alongside three other tankers, has been observed loading liquefied natural gas at the Saam floating

By Nayera Abdallah (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal for peace talks to end the war, as

By Stephen Stapczynski and Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) A tanker carrying liquefied natural gas from Qatar appears to have transited the Strait of Hormuz, marking

LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) – Britain said on Saturday it was deploying its warship HMS Dragon to the Middle East in preparation for a potential

TENERIFE/MADRID, May 9 (Reuters) – Countries prepared to evacuate their citizens from the luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly strain of hantavirus that

May 9 (Reuters) – Qatari LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat was sailing towards the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after departing Qatar’s Ras Laffan en

President Donald Trump has changed his approach as he tries to end the war against Iran: reopen the Strait of Hormuz at all costs and leave thorny negotiations

A massive landslide in Alaska’s Tracy Arm fjord triggered one of the tallest tsunamis ever recorded, sending water 481 meters—about 1,578 feet—up the