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China and the Philippines said on Friday they launched rescue operations after receiving reports of a sinking cargo ship near the Scarborough Shoal in the

Royal Navy warships conducted a coordinated two-day interception operation in the English Channel, shadowing Russian naval vessels as they transited toward the

Turbine installation has kicked off at the nation’s largest offshore wind project just days after a federal judge lifted the Trump administration’s

The crew of the Liberian-flagged tanker Horten, working with U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders in San Juan, rescued a Belgian ocean rower late Wednesday

Two Federal Maritime Commission commissioners confirmed Thursday that the Trump administration has begun implementing enforcement measures to close a

President Donald Trump's use of tariffs as a foreign policy tool added fresh impetus in Davos this week to efforts to boost global trade beyond the U.S.,

A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew, working with Homeland Security Task Force – San Juan Region partner agencies, interdicted a drug-smuggling vessel

The United States is ramping up efforts to secure domestic sources of critical minerals with a major new seabed mapping initiative in the Pacific, part of a

Drewry’s World Container Index fell 10% to $2,212 per 40-foot container this week, marking the second consecutive week of declining rates as carriers

French naval forces intercepted and diverted the Russian-linked oil tanker Grinch on Thursday in the western Mediterranean between the southern coast of Spain

French naval forces intercepted and diverted a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea this week, marking the latest escalation in Western efforts to

Soaring freight rates have enticed some shipowners to use new tankers to transport Russian oil, a trade usually carried out by older vessels that are close to

Two oil tankers seized this month by the U.S. in its campaign against Venezuela were near Puerto Rico on Wednesday, a Reuters witness and Tankertrackers.com

Europe is set to receive some of its first shipments of Venezuelan oil in nearly a year after traders rolled out offers worldwide to sell cargoes at the behest

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act has introduced the first statutory definition of “harassment” under the Safer Seas Act, but maritime

The global oil market will be in deep surplus in the first quarter of 2026, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday, as so far excess supplies

A trade deal between the US and European Union is on hold after the European Parliament decided to freeze a ratification vote in response to President Donald

Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group has moved to expand its European footprint and offshore wind capabilities with the acquisition of one of Spain’s most

London Gateway has cemented its position as one of Britain’s fastest-growing container ports, handling over 3 million TEU in 2025—a remarkable 52%

The world’s busiest shipping lanes saw a dramatic surge in maritime piracy and armed robbery in 2025, with the Singapore Straits accounting for more than

Norway’s defense minister said the strategic importance of the energy-rich nation’s polar archipelago is rising due to growing great-power rivalry in the

Russia’s first domestically assembled Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier has completed more than half of its Arctic transit and ice-trial program, escorted by a

A federal judge has dismissed a high-profile constitutional challenge to the Jones Act, delivering a major win for the U.S. maritime industry and the Trump

U.S. military forces apprehended the sanctioned motor vessel Sagitta without incident this morning in the Caribbean, marking the seventh tanker seizure in

French carrier’s U-turn on Suez transits jolts shipper confidence and reopens questions about whether Red Sea stability is real—or just another false dawn.