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Monday, June 16, 2025
An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore in the Gulf of Mexico in Dauphin Island, Alabama, U.S., October 5, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
Offshore

Carolina Governors Urge Trump Officials to Maintain Offshore Drilling Moratorium

The Governors of North and South Carolina have joined forces to advocate for maintaining the moratorium on offshore drilling along their states’

June 16, 2025
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Friday, June 13, 2025
Illustration of Ba?tyk 2 and Ba?tyk 3 offshore wind farms
Offshore

Empire Wind Fiasco Forces Equinor to Rethink U.S. Offshore Wind Investment

Equinor ASA expects its $5 billion wind project off New York — blocked then unblocked by the Trump administration — to proceed as planned, but said further

June 13, 2025
Total Views: 2867

Thursday, June 12, 2025
Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
Offshore

U.S. Launches First Offshore Mineral Lease Review in 30 Years Near American Samoa

The Department of the Interior has initiated its first offshore mineral lease evaluation in over 30 years, focusing on waters near American Samoa with the the

June 12, 2025
Total Views: 1304

Sang H. Yi
Shipping

DOT Names Acting Maritime Administrator as Carmel Awaits Confirmation

The U.S. Department of Transportation has named Sang H. Yi as Acting Maritime Administrator (MARAD). As acting head of the agency, Yi will oversee efforts to

June 12, 2025
Total Views: 1486

Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
News

Gulf Shipping on Edge as Israel Sets Nuclear Deal Deadline

The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) has issued an advisory about potential maritime security impacts in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and

June 12, 2025
Total Views: 2225

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
Defense

U.S. Moves Embassy Staff Amid Growing Iran Confrontation

The United States is preparing a partial evacuation of its Iraqi embassy and will allow military dependents to leave locations around the Middle East due to

June 11, 2025
Total Views: 2104

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Defense

Pentagon Calls Shipbuilding a Top Priority, But Congress Says Budget Falls Short

The Department of Defense has placed shipbuilding at the heart of its FY2026 strategy, pledging $5.9 billion to revitalize the U.S. maritime industrial base

June 11, 2025
Total Views: 1303

Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Photo shows the installation of the first offshore wind turbine at South Fork Wind
Offshore

Trump’s War on Offshore Wind Claims New Victim as New Jersey Project Collapses

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has terminated its 1.5-gigawatt offshore wind project in New Jersey, marking a significant setback for the U.S. offshore wind

June 10, 2025
Total Views: 2320

Monday, June 9, 2025
aerial of an offshore wind turbine
Offshore

Atlantic Shores Cancels Major New Jersey Offshore Wind Project Amid Federal Headwinds

Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind has terminated its New Jersey offshore wind project that would have powered more than 700,000 homes—marking another significant

June 9, 2025
Total Views: 1929

Friday, June 6, 2025
A lng tanker at sea
Shipping

Ethane Embargo? Washington Freezes Ethane Flows to China, Citing Military Risk

By Arathy Somasekhar, Georgina McCartney and Trixie Yap HOUSTON/SINGAPORE, June 6 (Reuters) – Over half a dozen U.S.-loaded ethane vessels,

June 6, 2025
Total Views: 1973

tanker at sea
Shipping

New OFAC Sanctions Target Iranian Shadow Banking and Tanker Network

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sweeping sanctions against an Iranian shadow banking network,

June 6, 2025
Total Views: 894

Thursday, June 5, 2025
USCGC Calhoun aerial
Defense

DHS Cancels $260M Coast Guard Cutter Contract with Huntington Ingalls

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced today the cancellation of a delayed Legend-class National Security Cutter contract with

June 5, 2025
Total Views: 17582

Tuesday, June 3, 2025
The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea with the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), right, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Ross (DDG 71)
Defense

Defense Secretary Orders Renaming of USNS Harvey Milk Amid DEI Policy Changes

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the U.S. Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206), a John Lewis-class fleet oiler that was delivered to the

June 3, 2025
Total Views: 4070

Sunday, June 1, 2025
The fishing vessel Bonanza surrounded by smaller vessels during the rescue of four U.S. boaters from a life raft in Atlantic Ocean waters north of Dominican Republic
Commercial Fishing

Trump Cuts Threaten Safety Training For Workers In America’s Most Dangerous Jobs

By Leah Douglas NEWBURYPORT, Massachusetts, May 31 (Reuters) – By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat’s galley

June 1, 2025
Total Views: 2341

Friday, May 30, 2025
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 Administration Support Sparks Revival of Northeast Gas Pipelines

U.S. energy company Williams Cos WMB.N said on Thursday it was working with federal and state regulators to revive two previously canceled natural

May 30, 2025
Total Views: 1675

Thursday, May 29, 2025
Port Arthur LNG export project. Illustration courtesy Sempra Infrastructure
Shipping

DOE Greenlights Port Arthur LNG Phase II, Marking Trump’s First Export Approval

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has approved a final authorization for LNG exports to non-free trade agreement countries from Port Arthur LNG Phase II in

May 29, 2025
Total Views: 1574

Aerial view of a container terminal
Shipping

Court Ruling Against Trump Tariffs Sparks New Supply Chain Uncertainty

The container shipping industry is set for more market volatility following a ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade that deemed President

May 29, 2025
Total Views: 445

Tuesday, May 27, 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 Warns Putin “Playing with Fire”

In the wake of Russia’s largest aerial assault of the Ukraine war, U.S. President Donald Trump issued stark warnings to Vladimir Putin, saying the

May 27, 2025
Total Views: 1463

Sunday, May 25, 2025
Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipping

Trump Says US Wants To Make Tanks And Ships, Not T-Shirts

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, May 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his tariff policy was aimed at promoting the domestic

May 25, 2025
Total Views: 3426

Friday, May 23, 2025
A containership arrives at the Port of Rotterdam
Shipping

Markets Rattle as Trump Escalates Trade Threats Against EU, Apple

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to ratchet up his trade war once again, pushing for a 50% tariff on European Union goods starting June 1

May 23, 2025
Total Views: 1139