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Friday, October 16, 2026
A COSCO ship at the port of long beach
News

Lawmakers Seek to Strip COSCO Ships of U.S. Port Inspection Privileges Over Espionage Claims

Three senior House Republicans are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to revoke special inspection privileges granted to vessels operated by

October 16, 2026
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Thursday, October 15, 2026
U.S. military helicopter crew monitors the sanctioned oil tanker Bertha in the Indian Ocean during a maritime interdiction and boarding operation targeting shadow fleet oil shipments.
News

Trump Weighs Lifting Shadow Fleet Sanctions as Tanker Rates Soar

By Timothy Gardner and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering easing sanctions on so-called shadow fleet

October 15, 2026
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Shipping containers are seen at the port of Barcelona, Spain, October 3, 2024
News

U.S. Shipping Regulator Proposes $200,000 Fees on Spanish Ships Over Port Ban

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is proposing $200,000 fees on Spanish-flagged vessels entering American ports, along with restrictions on billions

October 14, 2026
Total Views: 1883

Monday, October 12, 2026
Photo caption (L to R): Ted Garrish, United States Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, and John McDonald, ABS Chairman and CEO
News

ABS, U.S. Energy Department Team Up on Nuclear-Powered Ships

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have signed an agreement to advance the use of nuclear power in commercial

October 12, 2026
Total Views: 1291

Sunday, October 11, 2026
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Shipping

Iran Says US Response To Its Proposal To Reopen Hormuz Was ‘Insufficient’

DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – The United States’ response to Iran’s seven conditions in a proposal to reopen the strategic Strait

October 11, 2026
Total Views: 2610

Ukrainian drones strike oil terminal in St Petersburg as Putin's 'Davos' gets under way
Defense

Trump Says Russia and Ukraine Agreed to ‘Energy Ceasefire’

By Catherine Lucey and María Paula Mijares Torres Oct 11, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed

October 11, 2026
Total Views: 983

Soho Square, a crude oil tanker, is at anchor in the Galveston Bay
Energy

Republican Senator Says Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal May Be Illegal

By Jan Wolfe Oct 11 (Reuters) – Republican US Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said President Donald Trump’s diesel supply deal with Russia may

October 11, 2026
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Thermal imagery showing an explosion near the stern of a cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman during a U.S. military strike on October 10, 2026.
News

More Tankers Hit in Hormuz as U.S. Strikes Cargo Ship

October 11, 2026
Total Views: 10098

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
The Virginia-class USS North Dakota submarine is seen during bravo sea trials in this U.S. Navy handout picture
Shipbuilding

Anduril to Build Massive Maryland Shipyard for Virginia-Class Submarine Components

Anduril Industries plans to invest $3.7 billion in a new Maryland shipyard to manufacture major components for Virginia-class attack submarines, backed by a

October 7, 2026
Total Views: 1601

Saturday, October 3, 2026
Liquefaction-Facility
News

Trump Says He Did Not ‘Jump The Gun’ On South Korea Alaska LNG Investment Announcement

By Nandita Bose and Timothy Gardner Oct 2 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday he did not “jump the gun” on announcing a

October 3, 2026
Total Views: 1088

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Saronic breaks ground on its next-generation shipyard, Port Alpha
Shipbuilding

Saronic Starts Construction on $3 Billion Texas Shipyard

Saronic Technologies has broken ground on its planned $3 billion Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, moving one of the largest new U.S. shipbuilding projects

September 30, 2026
Total Views: 1836

Sunday, September 27, 2026
US aircraft carrier George Washington launches night air operations
Defense

Iran Says Won’t Soften Demands As Trump Rejects Hormuz Offer

By Eltaf Najafizada and Courtney Subramanian Sep 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iran stuck to its seven-day proposal for reopening the crucial Strait of

September 27, 2026
Total Views: 1853

Saturday, September 26, 2026
Smoke column rises from tanker El Gaia after incident in Strait of Hormuz
Defense

Trump Rejects Iran Proposal On Hormuz As Houthis Target Riyadh

By Courtney Subramanian Sep 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said Saturday he rejected a deal from Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

September 26, 2026
Total Views: 1457

Thursday, September 24, 2026
Empire State VII
Defense

Federal Training Ship Empire State VII Ordered to Norfolk Ahead of U.S. Navy Mission

SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII has been ordered to depart New York on September 30 for Norfolk, Virginia, where it will

September 24, 2026
Total Views: 8785

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
Offshore

New York Leads Lawsuits Challenging $1.4 Billion Offshore Wind Buyouts

New York is leading a coalition of states in two new lawsuits challenging Trump administration agreements that would cancel offshore wind leases and redirect

September 22, 2026
Total Views: 2059

Monday, September 21, 2026
Gasoline tanker at terminal. Photo Shutterstock
News

More Jones Act Waiver Voyages Went Unreported Than Previously Known

The number of foreign-vessel voyages missing from federal Jones Act waiver records appears to be larger than previously known, with new analysis identifying at

September 21, 2026
Total Views: 1846

Saturday, September 19, 2026
port of deluth
Shipping

US Tariffs Threaten Great Lakes Shipping Tied To Canada Trade

By Brendan Murray Sep 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The American Century often draws a crowd when the ship pulls into the Port of Duluth-Superior to load

September 19, 2026
Total Views: 8364

Danish PM Frederiksen, EU President Leyen and Greenland's PM Nielsen visit Eutelsat OneWeb in Nuuk
Security

US Reaches Greenland Deal To End Row That Threatened NATO

By Sanne Wass Sep 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US, Denmark and Greenland struck a security deal that expands Washington’s role on the Arctic island,

September 19, 2026
Total Views: 1360

Friday, September 18, 2026
General cargo ship on the horizon at sunset
News

AI Error Nearly Triggered U.S. Intercept of Chinese Ship, CNN Reports

A false intelligence report produced with the help of artificial intelligence nearly led the U.S. military to intercept and board a Chinese ship in the Middle

September 18, 2026
Total Views: 3571

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
News

U.S. Sanctions Crypto Exchange Tied to Iran’s Hormuz Transit Payments

The United States has sanctioned an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange that Treasury says was used to move payments collected from ships transiting the Strait of

September 18, 2026
Total Views: 716