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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
Offshore

Federal Judge Allows Trump Admin to Revisit SouthCoast Wind Approval

A U.S. District Court judge ruled on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's Interior Department may reconsider the Biden administration's approval of

November 4, 2025
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Saturday, November 1, 2025
ASEAN-United States Defence Ministers Hi-Tea
Defense

Hegseth Says US Ready To Share Tools To Counter China In South China Sea

By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in “destabilizing

November 1, 2025
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Friday, October 31, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump during Trump's announcement regarding his administration's policies against cartels and human trafficking, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington
Defense

UN Rights Chief Condemns US Military Strikes on Drug Vessels as Unlawful Killings

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk declared Friday that US military airstrikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and Pacific

October 31, 2025
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Aerial top view of a ship at sea
Shipping

Xeneta: U.S.–China Trade Truce Won’t Stop Container Rate Slide Into 2026

The 12-month trade truce between the United States and China announced this week will not prevent ocean container freight rates from continuing their decline

October 31, 2025
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Thursday, October 30, 2025
MSC Tessa, one of the world's largest containerships, under construction at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Shanghai, China. Photo courtesy CSSC.
Shipbuilding

U.S. and China Suspend Port Fees Central to Trump’s Shipbuilding Strategy

The United States and China have agreed to suspend retaliatory port fees on each other’s vessels for one year, marking a significant pause in a central

October 30, 2025
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
A screenshot from video shared by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth showing two alleged drug smuggling vessels before they were destroyed by U.S. forces in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, October 27, 2025
Defense

Senate Democrats Demand Legal Justification for Military Strikes Against Drug Vessels

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats led by Vermont Senator Peter Welch are demanding the Department of Justice hand over all legal opinions justifying

October 29, 2025
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An offshore oil rig is pictured off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, U.S., November 14, 2024
Offshore

Trump Administration Backs Off Bid for Atlantic Oil Drilling

The Trump administration is ruling out selling offshore oil and gas leases along the US East Coast, after its initial plan for auctioning them drew alarm from

October 29, 2025
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) under construction at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
Shipbuilding

Experts Urge Congress to Enact SHIPS Act as Foundation for Reviving U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding

Three industry experts told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that the United States faces an urgent need to rebuild its commercial shipbuilding capacity in the

October 28, 2025
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Monday, October 27, 2025
A National Security Multi-Mission vessel pictured at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shipbuilding

Senate Hearing to Examine Reviving U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding Amid China Challenge

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries will convene a hearing on Tuesday to

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 1412

trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
News

US, China Talks Sketch Out Rare Earths, Tariff Pause for Trump and Xi to Consider

Top Chinese and U.S. economic officials on Sunday hashed out the framework of a trade deal for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

October 27, 2025
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Saturday, October 25, 2025
offshore oil platform off California
Offshore

Trump Plan Would Open Almost All Coast To Offshore Drilling

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Oct 23, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is readying a proposal to open almost all US coastal waters to new offshore

October 25, 2025
Total Views: 1636

Liquefaction-Facility
Shipping

Interior’s Burgum Floats Shipping Gas From Alaska North Slope

By Ari Natter and Ruth Liao Oct 24, 2025 (Bloomberg) –US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum floated the concept of storing natural gas produced

October 25, 2025
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Friday, October 24, 2025
From front to back, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Royal Moroccan Navy FREMM multipurpose frigate Mohammed VI (701), and Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), steam in formation while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar
Defense

Trump Adds to Military Buildup in Caribbean With Ford Carrier Deployment

President Donald Trump’s administration escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by announcing the deployment of the Gerald Ford aircraft

October 24, 2025
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump during Trump's announcement regarding his administration's policies against cartels and human trafficking, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington
Defense

Trump Administration Conducts First Nighttime Strike Against Drug Traffickers in Caribbean

The Trump administration conducted its first nighttime military strike against suspected drug smugglers, killing six individuals aboard a vessel operated by

October 24, 2025
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
Shipping

U.S. Sanctions Seen Pushing India to Curb Russian Crude Purchases

Indian refiners are poised to sharply curtail imports of Russian oil to comply with new U.S. sanctions on two top Russian producers, industry sources said on

October 23, 2025
Total Views: 684

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa)
Shipping

China State Oil Majors Suspend Russian Oil Buys Due to Sanctions

Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow's two

October 23, 2025
Total Views: 296

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
An aerial view shows an SCF tanker at the crude oil terminal Kozmino on the shore of Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia August 12, 2022
Offshore

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia’s Largest Oil Companies Over Ukraine

The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies on October 22, targeting Rosneft and Lukoil in response to

October 22, 2025
Total Views: 1239

A screenshot from video showing a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific. Video released Oct. 22, 2025
Defense

Trump Administration Expands Military Strikes on Drug Vessels to Eastern Pacific

The Trump administration has extended its controversial military campaign against suspected drug-trafficking vessels into the Eastern Pacific, marking a

October 22, 2025
Total Views: 1400

The offshore rock installation vessel Acadia is launched at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
Offshore

U.S. Shipbuilders, Ports Take Knock-on Hit From Trump Assault on Offshore Wind

U.S. shipbuilders and port operators are getting hit in the fallout from President Donald Trump’s campaign to wipe out the offshore wind industry,

October 22, 2025
Total Views: 1190

Tuesday, October 21, 2025
oil storage tankers
Shipping

U.S. Seeks 1 Million Barrels for Strategic Petroleum Reserve

The U.S. Department of Energy said on Tuesday it is looking to buy 1 million barrels of crude oil for delivery to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as it seeks

October 21, 2025
Total Views: 1241