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Sunday, March 9, 2025
Military Sealift Command Merchant Mariners
Merchant Marine

Mariner Crisis Goes Unsolved In New Trump Executive Order

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) This week President Trump signed a huge deal with French shipping giant CMA to build approximately 20 new U.S.-flagged ships

March 9, 2025
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Saturday, March 8, 2025
Cargo ship at the port of Oakland, California.REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Shipbuilding

Trump’s Shipbuilding Plan Could Upend Ocean Cargo Industry, Companies Warn

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, March 7 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s plan to revitalize the U.S. shipping industry could heap massive

March 8, 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
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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

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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Thursday, March 6, 2025
U.S. Mulling Plan to Intercept Iranian Tankers at Sea as Exports Surge
Shipping

U.S. Mulling Plan to Intercept Iranian Tankers at Sea as Exports Surge

President Donald Trump's administration is considering a plan to stop and inspect Iranian oil tankers at sea under an international accord aimed at countering

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
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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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Smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, a tanker carrying Russian naphtha, after the vessel was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile
Shipping

OFAC Sanctions Reveal Houthis Coordinated Safe Passage for Russian and Chinese Ships Through Red Sea

New sanctions by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have revealed that Houthi leaders actively coordinated with Russian and

March 5, 2025
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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: The LNG bunkering barge Clean Jacksonville refuels one of TOTE’s LNG-powered containerships
Shipping

Trump Administration Removes LNG Bunkering Barriers, Paving Way for Industry Growth

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued an order removing regulatory barriers for using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel, signaling a significant

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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The Marlin Luanda pictured January 27, 2024, in the Gulf of Aden. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Shipping

Trump Administration Designates Houthis as Foreign Terrorist Organization Amid Red Sea Shipping Crisis

The U.S. State Department has officially designated Yemen’s Ansarallah group, commonly known as the Houthis, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO),

March 4, 2025
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Sunday, March 2, 2025
A GOES-East satellite image of Hurricane Milton at 2141 UTC, October 7, 2024
NOAA

Trump’s Firings At NOAA Will Put Lives At Risk

By Valerie Volcovici, Rich McKay and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Scientists and researchers are warning that the Trump

March 2, 2025
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U.S. aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford sails on the Oslo fjord towards Oslo, Norway May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Victoria Klesty/File Photo
Navy

Norway Will Keep Supplying Fuel To US Navy After Company Calls For Boycott

OSLO, March 2 (Reuters) – NATO member Norway will continue to supply fuel for U.S. Navy ships, the country’s defense minister said on Sunday,

March 2, 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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port of los angeles and long beach
Shipping

Chinese-Built Ship Fees Could Cause Major U.S. Port Congestion, Analysts Warn

Maritime analysts are sounding the alarm that the Trump Administration’s proposed fees on China-built container ships could severely disrupt US supply

February 27, 2025
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked for storage at Wando Welch Terminal operated by the South Carolina Ports Authority in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S. May 10, 2018. Picture taken May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
Shipping

Trump Signals Postposing Mexico and Canada Tariffs to April 2

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised hopes for another pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada by saying they would

February 26, 2025
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nuclear icebreaker convoy
Shipping

US, Russia Mull Cooperation on Arctic Shipping and Exploration

US and Russian officials have identified the Arctic as a possible area for economic cooperation, according to people familiar with the situation, part of the

February 26, 2025
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A barge loaded with marine fuel oil sits partially submerged in the Houston Ship Channel, March 22, 2014. The bulk carrier Summer Wind, reported a collision between the Summer Wind and a barge, containing 924,000 gallons of fuel oil, towed by the motor vessel Miss Susan. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Shipping

Labor Leaders Sound Alarm Over DHS Decision to Purge Maritime Safety Committees

A group of top maritime labor leaders in the U.S. is urging Congress to restore nine Federal Advisory committees on maritime safety after their membership was

February 26, 2025
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump reads about tariffs on steel and aluminum, as Howard Lutnick stands in the background, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington
Shipping

Trump Stands Firm on Tariffs for Canada and Mexico

President Donald Trump said on Monday that tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports are "on time and on schedule" despite efforts by the countries to beef

February 25, 2025
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