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Friday, March 21, 2025
Aerial of Liquified Natural Gas LNG carrier moored to a small gas terminal
Shipping

First U.S. Offshore LNG Export Terminal Gets Green Light from Maritime Administration

The Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has issued a license to Delfin LNG, LLC for the construction and operation of the

March 21, 2025
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Thursday, March 20, 2025
tanker at sea
Shipping

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese ‘Teapot’ Refinery and Shadow Fleet in Major Iranian Oil Crackdown

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has launched a sweeping enforcement action targeting a Chinese

March 20, 2025
Total Views: 1289

Wednesday, March 19, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
News

US Strikes Houthi Strongholds in Yemen Where Leaders Are Hiding

The U.S. hit targets across Yemen in airstrikes overnight, including Saada province, which Yemeni sources say is a long-time hideout for

March 19, 2025
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Monday, March 17, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as military strikes are launched against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, at an unspecified location
Shipping

Trump Issues Stark Warning to Iran Over Houthi Attacks, Threatens ‘Dire Consequences’

In a strongly-worded statement issued Monday, President Donald Trump warned Iran would face severe consequences for its role in Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

March 17, 2025
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LNG carrier in dense fog
Energy

Alaskan Officials to Seek Investors in Japan as Trump Touts LNG Exports

Alaskan state representatives will visit Japan this month to court investors for a natural gas project President Donald Trump says could pump trillions of

March 17, 2025
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase, flanked by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Canada Strikes Back in Trade War With Tariffs on US Steel, Aluminum

Canada announced new 25% tariffs on about C$30 billion ($20.8 billion) of US-made products, including steel and aluminum, after the Trump administration went

March 12, 2025
Total Views: 986

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Gerald R. Ford carrier group underway
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

March 11, 2025
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Friday, March 7, 2025
Vessels transit through the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City. REUTERS/Roberto Cisneros
Shipping

Panama Maritime Authority to Review CK Hutchison-BlackRock Port Deal

The Panama Maritime Authority, which oversees shipping and port infrastructure in the country, will request all legal and financial documents from a key

March 7, 2025
Total Views: 147

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Rodolphe Saade, CEO pof CMA CGM Group, speaks in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025
Shipping

CMA CGM Considering Building Containerships in U.S., CEO Says

CMA CGM is in talks with shipyards about the possibility of having medium-sized container vessels built in the United States, the French shipping group's CEO

March 7, 2025
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

Trump Trade Wars, Sanctions Grip Already-Tight Heavy Oil Market

US President Donald Trump’s trade wars and sanctions are tightening the market for heavy crude, boosting prices for the sludgy oil and raising costs for the

March 7, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Rodolphe Saade, CEO pof CMA CGM Group, speaks in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025
Shipping

Trump Hails $20 Billion Investment by Shipping Firm CMA CGM

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said French-based shipping firm CMA CGM would invest $20 billion in the United States to build out shipping logistics

March 7, 2025
Total Views: 68

Thursday, March 6, 2025
As Trump Hails Taking Back of Panama Canal, Hong Kong Inc Walks Tightrope
Shipping

As Trump Hails Taking Back of Panama Canal, Hong Kong Inc Walks Tightrope

Hong Kong's edge as a financial hub will erode further as the city becomes embroiled in China-U.S. tensions, with the flash sale of a Hong Kong-owned global

March 6, 2025
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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 28, 2025.
Shipbuilding

Trump Preparing Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Shipbuilding

U.S. President Donald Trump is drafting an executive order aimed at resuscitating domestic shipbuilding and reducing China's grip on the $150 billion global

March 5, 2025
Total Views: 94

The NSMV II, named Patriot State. Photo courtesy Philly Shipyard
Shipbuilding

NSMV Program Nears Completion as White House Prioritizes Restoring American Shipbuilding Might

As the White House moves to bolster American shipbuilding, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) marked a major milestone

March 5, 2025
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A CMA CGM containerships transits the Panama Canal
Shipping

Goldman Wins Rare Solo Role on Blockbuster $19 Billion Port Deal

One of the biggest infrastructure deals in recent years has a clear winner on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs Group

March 5, 2025
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A tanker transits the Panama Canal Locks
Shipping

The Art of the Canal Deal: How BlackRock Brokered Trump Win in Panama

BlackRock said it agreed to buy the two ports in Panama and more than 40 others around the world from CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., the sprawling conglomerate

March 5, 2025
Total Views: 94

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Pool via REUTERS
Shipping

Trump Orders New White House Shipbuilding Office Amid Rising China Maritime Dominance

President Donald Trump announced the creation of a new White House office of shipbuilding and tax incentives for domestic shipbuilders during his joint address

March 4, 2025
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he steps from Air Force One upon his arrival in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 28, 2025.
Shipping

Trump Escalates Global Trade War, Sparking Tit-for-Tat Tariffs

President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies and doubled an existing charge on China, spurring swift

March 4, 2025
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
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

Trump Moving Ahead with Promised Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect March 4 along with an extra 10% duty on

February 27, 2025
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Oil tanker on Lake Maracaibo, in Cabimas. REUTERS/Issac Urrutia
News

Trump Reverses Chevron’s Venezuela Oil License, Citing Lack of Electoral Reforms

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was reversing a license given to Chevron to operate in Venezuela by his predecessor Joe Biden more than two

February 27, 2025
Total Views: 1150
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