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Friday, January 17, 2025
MSC Tessa, one of the world's largest containerships, under construction at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, China. Photo courtesy CSSC.
Shipbuilding

USTR Investigation Finds China’s Maritime Playbook ‘Unreasonable’ as U.S. Shipbuilding Hits Historic Low

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a landmark finding, concluding that China’s aggressive targeting of the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding

9 minutes ago
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Thursday, January 9, 2025
U.S. President Joe Biden provides an update on the Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, during remarks in the White House Oval Office in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Shipping

Biden Set to Push New Russia Sanctions Before Trump Takes Office

President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster

January 9, 2025
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Monday, January 6, 2025
U.S. President Joe Biden provides an update on the Hurricane Helene response and recovery efforts, during remarks in the White House Oval Office in Washington, U.S., September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Offshore

Biden Administration Blocks Offshore Drilling Across 625 Million Acres of U.S. Waters

U.S. President Joe Biden will ban new offshore oil and gas development along most U.S. coastlines, a decision President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to

January 6, 2025
Total Views: 2079

Friday, December 20, 2024
Shipping

Biden Pushes Historic High Seas Treaty to Senate

President Biden has taken a significant step toward ocean conservation by transmitting the High Seas Treaty to the Senate for ratification, marking a potential

December 20, 2024
Total Views: 2461

Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Energy

Biden Climate Official: Record Oil Production Powers U.S. Shift to Clean Energy

(Bloomberg) — Record oil and gas production under President Joe Biden has enabled the US to smoothly transition toward cleaner energy and fight climate

November 13, 2024
Total Views: 1324

Thursday, November 7, 2024
Shipping

Biden Climate Study Could Sabotage Trump’s Fast-Tracking of LNG Exports

By Ari Natter and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — The Biden administration is racing to complete a study that could complicate President-Elect Donald Trump’s

November 7, 2024
Total Views: 1313

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Port of Tampa Shuts Down: Will Hurricane Milton Push Biden To Sign Jones Act Waiver and Deploy Relief Ships?
Ports

Port of Tampa Shuts Down: Will Hurricane Milton Push Biden To Sign Jones Act Waiver and Deploy Relief Ships?

As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s west coast, the maritime community braces for a devastating blow. Maritime historian Sal Mercogliano‘s

October 9, 2024
Total Views: 1625

Thursday, July 18, 2024
Defense

U.S. Navy Exonerates African-American Sailors Wrongfully Punished Over 1944 Port Chicago Explosion

The U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro, has announced the full exoneration of the remaining 256 defendants of the 1944 Port Chicago general and

July 18, 2024
Total Views: 1686

Saturday, July 6, 2024
President Biden talks with US Naval officers after departing Air Force 1
Navy

Biden Declares Checkmate on China in Pacific – Naval Experts Disagree

by John Konrad (gCaptain) After a blitz of appearances promoting Operation Prosperity Guardian early in the year, the White House has been mostly silent this

July 6, 2024
Total Views: 7935

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Barbours Cut Container Terminal aerial photo. File Photo courtesy Port Houston
News

U.S. Industries Fearing a Port Strike Urge Biden for Help

(Bloomberg) — Dozens of US industry associations urged the White House to help restart stalled talks between East and Gulf coast dockworkers and port

June 26, 2024
Total Views: 1224

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Shipping

Biden Hikes U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Imports, Including STS Cranes, Electric Cars

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of

May 14, 2024
Total Views: 1063

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Shipping

Oil Market Sees Iran Sanctions Having Muted Export Impact

(Bloomberg) — Legislation pushing Joe Biden to ratchet up sanctions on Iranian crude oil is on track to become law as early as this week. But don’t

April 23, 2024
Total Views: 535

Friday, April 5, 2024
Shipping

Biden Urges Congress to Approve Funds for Baltimore Bridge Rebuild

By Jennifer Jacobs and Michelle Jamrisko (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden pressed Congress to quickly approve funds to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore

April 5, 2024
Total Views: 880

News

Biden Surveys Collapsed Baltimore Bridge, Pledges Help

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden took an aerial tour on Friday of the collapsed Baltimore bridge that is blocking a

April 5, 2024
Total Views: 679

Monday, April 1, 2024
Defense

Report: Biden Set for Deal to Allow U.S. Warship Repairs in Japan

TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is set to reach an agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to allow large U.S.

April 1, 2024
Total Views: 13929

Saturday, March 30, 2024
Incidents

Biden to Visit Baltimore and Help Accelerate Salvage Efforts 

By Jordan Fabian (Bloomberg) President Joe Biden said he will head to Baltimore next week as the US seeks to accelerate emergency work to clear and

March 30, 2024
Total Views: 645

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his visit in Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
Shipbuilding

Biden Eyes Chinese Shipbuilding Subsidies as Tensions Simmer

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — US President Joe Biden pledged to look into a petition from a group of unions asking his administration to review

March 13, 2024
Total Views: 2146

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Shipping

MARAD Announces $500 Million Funding for Port Infrastructure

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity announcing the availability of $500

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 1777

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
Total Views: 2952

Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Defense

U.S. Has Hit 230 Houthi Targets in Yemen

By Daniel Flatley and Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The US has struck 230 targets in Yemen following Houthi-led attacks against shipping in the Red Sea, a

February 28, 2024
Total Views: 3553
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