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Friday, January 16, 2026
Cargo is loaded onto the Military Sealift Command chartered heavy lift ship Plantijngracht, in preparation for delivery to the remote Antarctica outpost of McMurdo Station
Defense

MSC Sends Dutch Heavy-Lift Ship to Antarctica, Sparking Foreign-Flag Debate

Military Sealift Command last week wrapped up cargo loadout operations in Port Hueneme, California, for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, sending the Dutch-flagged

January 16, 2026
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Sunday, November 23, 2025
The congested Port of Los Angeles is shown in San Pedro, California
Incidents

LA Port Operations Restart As Ship Fire Fight Moves Offshore

By Laura Curtis Nov 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Operations at the busiest US seaport have resumed after a container ship that caught fire Friday evening

November 23, 2025
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Saturday, November 22, 2025
A fire burns on the M/V One Henry Hudson berthed at the Port of Los Angeles
Ship Fires

Crew Evacuated After Fire On Container Ship At Los Angeles Port

By Rajveer Pardesi and Rishabh Jaiswal Nov 21 (Reuters) – All crew members have been evacuated from the container ship One Henry Hudson after a

November 22, 2025
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Friday, March 21, 2025
rongsheng heavy industries shipyard shipbuilding
Shipping

Why China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance is Important to the United States

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D., What’s Going on With Shipping As a historian and analyst of American maritime policy, the actions by China do demonstrate

March 21, 2025
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