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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Defense

US Navy Shipbuilding Called Too Slow and Costly as Trump Vows Change

The US Navy keeps falling short in shipbuilding, with costs too high and deliveries too slow, the service’s acting acquisition chief said in written

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
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Shipping

Trump Unleashes Sweeping Tariffs on Metal Imports

U.S. President Donald Trump's bulked-up tariffs on steel and aluminum due to launch within hours will hit nearly $150 billion worth of derivative products

March 11, 2025
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Cargo Ship Captain Arrested After Fatal Collision with US Military-Chartered Tanker Off UK Coast
Accidents

Cargo Ship Captain Arrested After Fatal Collision with US Military-Chartered Tanker Off UK Coast

The 59-year-old Master of a German-owned containership has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after a collision between a US

March 11, 2025
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March 11, 2025
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Southwest Washington-grown white wheat is loaded onto the M/V LIBERTY GLORY (Photo Credit - American Maritime Congress)
Shipping

U.S. Ag Exports Caught in the Crossfire as China Retaliates on Tariffs

Chinese retaliation to US tariffs will hit the “low-margin” agricultural sector the hardest, and White House officials haven’t grasped the full impact,

March 11, 2025
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A view of a damaged hull of Stena Immaculate oil tanker ship after it collided with a cargo ship off the northeastern coast of England
Accidents

UK Collision Leaves Two Ships Burning, One Expected to Sink

Two ships burned off the English coast on Tuesday, a day after an unexplained collision that left a tanker carrying U.S. army jet fuel with a gaping hole in

March 11, 2025
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions
Shipping

Russia’s Newest Arctic Oil Tanker Passes Through Suez Canal As US Mulls Easing of Sanctions

Russia’s first home-built Arc6 ice-class oil tanker continues its voyage from the Zvezda shipyard in the Far East to its service area in the Arctic. After a

March 11, 2025
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Nanortalik waters
News

Greenland Election Tests Independence Ambitions as US Interest Looms

Greenland residents vote on Tuesday in a closely watched election brought into the international spotlight by a pledge from U.S. President Donald Trump to take

March 11, 2025
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Monday, March 10, 2025
Update: Tanker Collision Off UK Coast Sparks Fire, Oil Spill Concerns; One Missing
Shipping

Update: Tanker Collision Off UK Coast Sparks Fire, Oil Spill Concerns; One Missing

The US-flagged Stena Immaculate, carrying 220,000 barrels of Jet-A1 fuel, had at least one of its cargo tanks ruptured after it was struck by a containership

March 10, 2025
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Tugboats help tow the Greek-registered MT Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants last year in the Red Sea
Shipping

Photos: MT Sounion Transits Suez Canal Six Months After Houthi Attack

The Greek-registered MT Sounion oil tanker has successfully completed its transit through Egypt’s Suez Canal following a complex salvage operation in the

March 10, 2025
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Burning Fuel Tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ is Chartered to US Navy’s Military Sealift Command
Shipping

Burning Fuel Tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ is Chartered to US Navy’s Military Sealift Command

A tanker carrying jet fuel for the U.S. military was hit by a container ship off northeast England on Monday, with the collision igniting a blaze on both

March 10, 2025
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Monday, March 10, 2025
TSP in the Spotlight: Stena Immaculate Incident and the Strategic Importance of the Tanker Security Program
Shipping

TSP in the Spotlight: Stena Immaculate Incident and the Strategic Importance of the Tanker Security Program

The U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate, a participant in the Maritime Administration’s Tanker Security Program (TSP), was struck by the containership

March 10, 2025
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An illustration of the Polar Max icebreaker to be constructed by Davie
Shipbuilding

Canada Awards Dual Polar Icebreaker Contracts as Arctic Competition Heats Up

Canada has awarded contracts to two shipyards for the construction of new polar icebreakers, part of a strategic move to enhance its Arctic capabilities.

March 10, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: A cargo ship full of containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs, in Oakland, California
Shipping

U.S. Container Imports Set for Summer Decline as New Chinese Vessel Fees Threaten Supply Chain

Major U.S. container ports are bracing for significant volume shifts in 2025, with imports expected to remain strong through spring before experiencing their

March 10, 2025
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aerial of an offshore wind turbine
Shipping

Trump’s Offshore Wind Review to Consider Status of Projects

The Trump administration’s ongoing review of offshore wind projects will feature different treatment for projects actively under development versus those

March 10, 2025
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Photo from social media showing flames aboard the US flagged oil tanker Stena Immaculate
Incidents

US-Flagged Oil Tanker ‘Stena Immaculate’ In Flames Off UK After Collision

Off the East Yorkshire coast, a grave incident is unfolding where the U.S.-flagged oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate loaded with jet fuel, a ship

March 10, 2025
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Monday, March 10, 2025
Philippines, China trade blame after vessels collide in the South China Sea.
Defense

UK Concerned by Chinese Activity in South China Sea, Says Foreign Minister

Britain is concerned by China's "dangerous and destabilizing" activity in the South China Sea, British foreign minister David Lammy said on

March 10, 2025
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Sunday, March 9, 2025
U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker Avril is pictured near the Venezuelan port of La Salina, in Maracaibo
Shipping

Venezuela Condemns U.S. Chevron Ban, Cites Impact On Oil Exports And Trade

March 8 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that scheduled flights to bring home Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. had

March 9, 2025
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Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

US Vetoes G-7 Shadow Fleet Task Force Plan, Signals More Change

By Donato Paolo Mancini, Samy Adghirni and Laura Dhillon Kane Mar 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task

March 9, 2025
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Military Sealift Command Merchant Mariners
Merchant Marine

Mariner Crisis Goes Unsolved In New Trump Executive Order

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) This week President Trump signed a huge deal with French shipping giant CMA to build approximately 20 new U.S.-flagged ships

March 9, 2025
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An illustration of the Polar Max icebreaker to be constructed by Davie
Defense

Canada Awards Polar Icebreaker Contract to Davie Shipbuilding Amid Arctic Strategic Push

Davie Shipbuilding, the Quebec-based shipbuilder, has secured a CAD $3.25 billion contract from the Government of Canada to construct a new polar icebreaker,

March 9, 2025
Total Views: 2382