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Monday, May 6, 2024
U.S. Army soldiers and sailors attached to the MV Roy P. Benavidez assemble the roll-on, roll-off pier off the coast of Gaza, April 26, 2024. U.S. Army photo
Defense

U.S. Military Continues with Gaza Pier Construction

Despite relocating due to weather conditions, the U.S. Department of Defense is moving forward with plans to build a temporary pier for humanitarian aid

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Sunday, April 7, 2024
A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Yemen’s Houthis Say They Targeted Western Ships

CAIRO, April 7 (Reuters) – Houthi forces in Yemen said on Sunday they had launched rockets and drones at British, U.S. and Israeli ships, the latest in

April 7, 2024
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Saturday, April 6, 2024
Smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, merchant vessel, at the location given as Gulf of Aden.
Shipping

UK Security Firm Says Vessel Targeted Near Yemen’s Hodeidah

CAIRO, April 6 (Reuters) – British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday it had received information that a vessel had been targeted

April 6, 2024
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
The Open Arms, a rescue vessel owned by a Spanish NGO arrives at the port of Larnaca after pausing the mission of delivering humanitarian aid for Gaza, following the killing of seven aid workers in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, in Larnaca, Cyprus, April 3, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Gaza Aid Ships Return to Cyprus After NGO Worker Deaths

LARNACA, Cyprus April 3 (Reuters) – A sea convoy of undelivered food for Gaza returned to Cyprus on Wednesday after the killing of aid workers

April 3, 2024
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Saturday, March 30, 2024
Photo of gaza food relief ship
News

Second Gaza Relief Aid Ship Leaves Port

By Yiannis Kourtoglou (Reuters) – Ships carrying 332 tons of food for Gaza left Cyprus’s Larnaca port on Saturday in a convoy

March 30, 2024
Total Views: 1248

Monday, March 25, 2024
US Navy photo of Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) barge
Navy

UN Secretary-General Dismisses Gaza Pier Plan

By Nafisa Eltahir (Reuters) – The only effective and efficient way to deliver heavy goods to meet Gaza’s humanitarian needs is by road and

March 25, 2024
Total Views: 2384

Thursday, March 21, 2024
The Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306), a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departed its pier in Newport News, Virginia, March 21, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy
Defense

‘MV Roy P. Benavidez’ Sets Sail on Gaza Pier Mission

The U.S. Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) Ready Reserve Fleet vessel, MV Roy P. Benavidez, set sail on Wednesday on a mission to construct a temporary pier

March 21, 2024
Total Views: 2421

Saturday, March 16, 2024
A police officer uses a sniffer dog to inspect the cargo ship loaded with humanitarian aid for Gaza in the port of Larnaca. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Second Aid Shipment For Gaza Ready To Sail From Cyprus

LARNACA, Cyprus March 16 (Reuters) – A second cargo of food aid was ready to depart by sea from Cyprus to Gaza on Saturday, the island’s

March 16, 2024
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Palestinians gather on a beach in the hope of getting aid air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Shipping

Cyprus to Gaza Sea Route Gaining Steam

By Michele Kambas and Yiannis Kourtoglou NICOSIA, March 13 (Reuters) – A second shipment of aid will be sent from Cyprus to Gaza in coming

March 13, 2024
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U.S. Army Vessels (USAV SP4 James A. Loux (LSV-6), USAV Monterrey (LCU30), USAV Matamoros (LCU26), and USAV Wilson Warf (LCU11) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis, March 12, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command
Shipping

Army JLOTS Unit Sets Sail on Gaza Pier Mission

The Pentagon is providing new details on U.S. military efforts to build a temporary pier in Gaza to supply civilians with aid supplies as the first of several

March 13, 2024
Total Views: 1958

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
A crane moves humanitarian aid for Gaza in a joint mission between NGOs Open Arms and World Central Kitchen at the port of Larnaca, Cyprus, March 8, 2024. Santi Palacios/Open Arms-World Central Kitchen/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US and Allies Eye Commercial Maritime Option for Gaza Aid

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. may urge partners and allies to fund a privately run operation to send aid by sea to Gaza that could begin

March 12, 2024
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The Open Arms, a rescue vessel owned by a Spanish NGO, departs with humanitarian aid for Gaza from Larnaca, Cyprus, March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Humanitarian Maritime Corridor: Ship Carrying Gaza Aid Departs Cyprus

By Michele Kambas and Nidal al-Mughrabi LARNACA, Cyprus/CAIRO, March 12 (Reuters) – A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 1149

Saturday, March 9, 2024
U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1).Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command
Shipping

US Dispatches Ship To Gaza After Biden Vows To Build Pier

CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday, days after

March 9, 2024
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HMS Richmond shoots down two drones over Red Sea. LPhot Chris Sellars/UK Ministry Of Defence/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US, UK, French Military Shoot Down Houthi Drones After Attack On Carrier, Warships

CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen’s

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 2560

Humanitarian aid for Gaza is loaded onto platform in Larnaca. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Food Aid Loaded On Barge In Cyprus Headed For Gaza

By Yiannis Kourtoglou and Stamos Prousalis LARNACA, Cyprus, March 9 (Reuters) – Charity workers loaded relief supplies bound for Gaza on to a barge in

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 1302

Friday, March 8, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Midshipmen walk along the Joint Logistics Over-The-Shore (JLOTS) Admin Pier, an 800-foot long, small-craft pier, created by attaching non-powered Navy lighterage causeway sections together. U.S. Navy photo taken on July 15, 2008.
Defense

U.S. Says Building Gaza Pier ‘Likely’ to Take Up to 60 Days

By Phil Stewart and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) – A temporary port system that the U.S. is seeking to build to speed

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 2221

Thursday, March 7, 2024
Palestinians gather on a beach in the hope of getting aid air-dropped over Gaza, amid the ongoing the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Shipping

US to Build Temporary Port in Gaza to Deliver Aid

By Jonathan Landay and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union speech on

March 7, 2024
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Sunday, February 11, 2024
Ashdod port continues to operate under threat of rocket attacks. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Ports

UN Agency Says Aid Shipment Blocked In Israeli Port

JERUSALEM, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The main United Nations agency providing aid to Palestinians in Gaza is facing growing administrative hurdles

February 11, 2024
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Satellite View of Saudi Arabia and north eastern Africa. Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, The Gulf of Suez, the Dead Sea, Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.
Shipping

‘World’s Most Ambitious’ Trade Route Stalls in Middle East Turmoil

(Bloomberg) — A far-reaching plan to channel Europe–Asia trade through the Middle East is at risk of stalling before it even gets started. The

January 23, 2024
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Sunday, January 21, 2024
The French ship amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude docks, in Al-Arish. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Navy

French Warship Treats Injured Gazans Off Egyptian Shore

AL-ARISH, Egypt, Jan 21 (Reuters) – About 1,000 people from Gaza have been treated in a French field hospital aboard a ship off the coast of Egypt,

January 21, 2024
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