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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
A containership at the Port of Long Beach
Shipping

Maritime Industry Warns USTR’s China Port Fees Could Sink U.S. Economy

Industry Leaders Sound Alarm: Proposed Tariffs on Chinese Ships Threaten Economic Shockwaves Across U.S. Trade Major maritime industry stakeholders are voicing

March 19, 2025
Total Views: 5533

U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
News

US Strikes Houthi Strongholds in Yemen Where Leaders Are Hiding

The U.S. hit targets across Yemen in airstrikes overnight, including Saada province, which Yemeni sources say is a long-time hideout for

March 19, 2025
Total Views: 1722

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Shipping

Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Ends, Heightening Maritime Security Risks in Red Sea and Gulf Regions

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire has officially ended on Tuesday, with Israel resuming offensive operations in the Gaza Strip, potentially escalating maritime

March 18, 2025
Total Views: 1274

Monday, March 17, 2025
A photo of turbines as the South Fork Wind offshore wind farm
Offshore

EPA Halts Atlantic Shores Wind Farm Construction as Trump Administration Reviews Projects

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suspended permits for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project off New Jersey’s coast following a January

March 17, 2025
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Sunday, March 16, 2025
Maritime shipping and naval choke points map.
Navy

Chokepoints Are The Focus Of A New Cold War

How the Slow Strangulation of Global Trade Became the Defining Battle of a New Cold War By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In 1883, Alfred Thayer Mahan laid out

March 16, 2025
Total Views: 11933

A cargo ship sails through the Panama Canal
Shipping

China Ramps Up Criticism Of BlackRock Ports Deal

By Angus Whitley Mar 16, 2025 (Bloomberg) – Chinese authorities increased pressure on CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. over its plan to sell its Panama ports

March 16, 2025
Total Views: 4801

U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Defense

US Will Keep Hitting Houthis Until Shipping Attacks Stop, Hegseth Says

By Phil Stewart, Mohammed Ghobari and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, March 16 (Reuters) – The United States will keep attacking

March 16, 2025
Total Views: 2591

Saturday, March 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Defense

Trump Launches Large-Scale Strikes On Yemen’s Houthis, At Least 24 Killed

By Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes

March 15, 2025
Total Views: 2621

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

U.S. Treasury Targets Iran’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ in Latest Round of Oil Sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced a new round of sanctions targeting Iran’s petroleum

March 13, 2025
Total Views: 359

Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson delivers a statement, during a rally to show continued support to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Shipping

Houthis Issue New Maritime Threat as Gaza Aid Deadline Passes

Yemen’s Houthi forces have declared an immediate ban on Israeli ships in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and Gulf of Aden, threatening to

March 11, 2025
Total Views: 1916

Monday, March 10, 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

U.S. Container Imports Set for Summer Decline as New Chinese Vessel Fees Threaten Supply Chain

Major U.S. container ports are bracing for significant volume shifts in 2025, with imports expected to remain strong through spring before experiencing their

March 10, 2025
Total Views: 1355

Sunday, March 9, 2025
U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker Avril is pictured near the Venezuelan port of La Salina, in Maracaibo
Shipping

Venezuela Condemns U.S. Chevron Ban, Cites Impact On Oil Exports And Trade

March 8 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that scheduled flights to bring home Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. had

March 9, 2025
Total Views: 300

Tanker EVENTIN adrift in the Baltic Sea
Shipping

US Vetoes G-7 Shadow Fleet Task Force Plan, Signals More Change

By Donato Paolo Mancini, Samy Adghirni and Laura Dhillon Kane Mar 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task

March 9, 2025
Total Views: 372

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
Total Views: 1489

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
Total Views: 442

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
Total Views: 172

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
Total Views: 194

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
Total Views: 78

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
Total Views: 116

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
Total Views: 54