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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
The first-in-class National Security Multi-Mission Vessel, NSMV 1, aka Empire State VII, is floated out of dry dock at Philly Shipyard. Photo: courtesy of RADM Alfultis
Shipbuilding

Trump and Congress Chart a New Course on U.S. Maritime Policy

America’s long-neglected maritime sector is suddenly sailing into the policy spotlight—on parallel tracks. In a matter of weeks, both the White House and

April 30, 2025
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containers at port of los angeles
News

US Economy Contracts for First Time Since 2022 on Imports Surge

The US economy contracted at the start of the year for the first time since 2022 on a monumental pre-tariffs import surge and more moderate consumer spending,

April 30, 2025
Total Views: 548

Tuesday, April 29, 2025
maersk ship
Shipping

Record U.S. Goods-Trade Deficit Implies Weaker First-Quarter GDP

By Mark Niquette (Bloomberg) — The US merchandise-trade deficit unexpectedly widened in March to a record as companies continued importing goods to get

April 29, 2025
Total Views: 855

Monday, April 28, 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
Defense

Operation Rough Rider: Trump’s Offensive Hits 800 Houthi Targets as Shipping Crisis Continues

The U.S. military campaign against Yemen’s Houthi forces has intensified since President Trump took office in January 2025, marking a significant

April 28, 2025
Total Views: 1435

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
News

Trump China Tariffs Set to Unleash Supply Shock on U.S. Economy

President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month. If the trade war persists, the next upheaval will hit

April 28, 2025
Total Views: 2840

Friday, April 25, 2025
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Major Offshore Wind Developer has Stopped Activities in United States

One of the world's top offshore wind developers, Germany's RWE, has stopped work on its U.S. projects for now in light of recent moves against the industry

April 25, 2025
Total Views: 4129

Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
Offshore

Trump Signs Executive Order Boosting Deep-Sea Mining Industry

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, marking his latest attempt to boost U.S. access

April 25, 2025
Total Views: 1351

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
port of los angeles and long beach
Ports

Trump’s 100% Tariff Proposal on Chinese Cranes Could Leave U.S. Ports with Few Options

Chinese cranes that load and unload containers from ships are the latest target of the Trump administration’s attempt to boost domestic manufacturing, even

April 23, 2025
Total Views: 2223

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Orsted Shares Slump After Trump Escalates Offshore Wind Threat

(Bloomberg) — Orsted A/S shares dropped almost 10% on the first day of trading since President Donald Trump’s administration ordered another developer

April 22, 2025
Total Views: 2086

Friday, April 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
Shipping

Trump Moves to Levy Chinese Vessels in Widening Trade War

The Trump administration took steps to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at US ports, threatening to shake up global shipping routes and escalate the

April 18, 2025
Total Views: 1672

Thursday, April 17, 2025
A stock photo of a vessel servicing an offshore wind farm at sunset
Offshore

Trump’s Offshore Wind Halt Risks $28 Billion of Investment

With an order to halt work on a wind farm off the coast of New York, the Trump administration dealt the offshore wind industry a damaging blow that puts $28

April 17, 2025
Total Views: 1440

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Aerial top view of a containership underway
Shipping

Trump’s China Ship Fees Set to Hit Global Shipping Giants

(Bloomberg) — Container ships, the workhorses of global trade transporting almost 90% of the world’s manufactured goods, have become a target in Donald

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 2009

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partners with Merchant Marine Academy for Campus Modernization
Defense

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partners with Merchant Marine Academy for Campus Modernization

Following last week’s executive order on restoring America’s maritime dominance, the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced a landmark

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 4209

United States Coast Guard officer with his back turned
Shipping

U.S. Coast Guard Shutters HOMEPORT Platform in Blow to Maritime Industry

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Homeport portal, a critical online platform for maritime operations since 2005, was permanently taken offline on April 12, 2025,

April 15, 2025
Total Views: 20038

Monday, April 14, 2025
A OOCL containership docks at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Port of Long Beach Claims Top Spot as U.S. Ports Brace for Trade War Hit

The Port of Long Beach has emerged as America’s busiest container port in the first quarter of 2025, achieving record-breaking cargo volumes ahead of

April 14, 2025
Total Views: 1948

Thursday, April 10, 2025
Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

U.S. Sanctions UAE Oil Shipping Network, Tankers, and China Terminal in Latest Iranian Oil Crackdown

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has unveiled sanctions against a sophisticated maritime network responsible for smuggling hundreds of millions of dollars

April 10, 2025
Total Views: 2344

FILE PHOTO: The John F. Kennedy CVN 79 under construction at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding

Trump Executive Order Echoes SHIPS Act in Bid to Reclaim Maritime Dominance

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday aimed at revitalizing the U.S. maritime and shipbuilding industries to counter China’s

April 10, 2025
Total Views: 4706

A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland as trade tensions escalate over U.S. tariffs.
Shipping

Trump Tariffs on China Now at Least 145% as Trade War Ramps Up

President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are now at least 145%, far above the level many economists said could decimate US-China

April 10, 2025
Total Views: 716

Trump’s Escalating Tariffs Threaten to Reverse US Import Boom
Shipping

Trump’s Escalating Tariffs Threaten to Reverse US Import Boom

U.S. container imports rose 11% year over year in March, continuing this year's outsized monthly gains, but U.S. President

April 10, 2025
Total Views: 478

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Hanwha Philly Shipyard building dock
Shipbuilding

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Trump’s Executive Order to Restore U.S. Maritime Dominance

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order aimed at revitalizing America’s struggling shipbuilding industry, strengthening its maritime

April 9, 2025
Total Views: 9636