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Thursday, September 4, 2025
A screen shot of video showing the alleged drugs smuggling vessel off Venezuela, as shared by President Donald Trump of Truth Social on September 2, 2025.
Defense

Was it Legal? U.S. Military Strike on Cartel Vessel Sparks Debate

The U.S. military killed 11 people aboard a vessel in the Caribbean on Tuesday that President Donald Trump said was carrying illegal narcotics and that

7 hours ago
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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
A screen shot of video showing the alleged drugs smuggling vessel off Venezuela, as shared by President Donald Trump of Truth Social on September 2, 2025.
News

Pentagon Chief Suggests More Operations Against Cartels Coming

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that military operations against cartels would continue, setting the stage for a sustained military

September 3, 2025
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Thursday, August 28, 2025
cosco shipping
Shipping News

Geopolitics, High Bids, and U.S. Pressure Cloud COSCO’s Global Port Ambitions

COSCO Shipping Ports is facing "challenges" with its international investments amid pressures from the U.S. trade war, its managing director said in Hong Kong

August 28, 2025
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
lng tanker construction
Shipbuilding

South Korea Bets Big on Reviving Troubled U.S. Shipbuilding to Woo Trump

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is leaning on promises to "Make America Shipbuilding Great Again" during his first official U.S. trip, as the two allies

August 26, 2025
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Monday, August 25, 2025
A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted.
Offshore

Orsted Shares Sink to Record Lows as Trump Admin Halts Wind Farm Off Rhode Island

COPENHAGEN, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Shares in Orsted plunged 17% on Monday after the U.S. halted the Danish company’s Revolution Wind project off

August 25, 2025
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Thursday, August 21, 2025
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
Shipping

U.S. Resumes Imports of Venezuelan Oil Under New License to Chevron

HOUSTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Two tankers chartered by Chevron carrying Venezuelan crude reached U.S. waters on Thursday, marking the first U.S.

August 21, 2025
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Canada’s Davie Sees US Shipyards as Key to Winning Icebreaker Contract
Defense

Canada’s Davie Sees US Shipyards as Key to Winning Icebreaker Contract

The owner of Canadian firm Davie Shipbuilding said on Wednesday that the key to winning a contract to build icebreakers for the United States is to develop

August 20, 2025
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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
A Russian state flag flies on the top of a diesel plant in the Irkutsk Oil Company-owned Yarakta Oil Field in Irkutsk Region. Picture REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko
News

U.S. Treasury Chief Bessent Accuses India of Profiteering on Russian Oil Purchases

WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday accused India of profiteering from its sharply increased purchases

August 19, 2025
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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) returns to Naval Station Norfolk
News

U.S. Deploys Warships Near Venezuela to Combat Drug Threats

Three U.S. Aegis guided-missile destroyers will arrive off the coast of Venezuela in the next 36 hours as part of an effort to address threats from Latin

August 19, 2025
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Monday, August 18, 2025
The Balboa Port is pictured after Hong Kong's CK Hutchison agreed to sell its interests in a key Panama Canal port operator to a BlackRock Inc-backed consortium, in Panama City.
Ports

CK Hutchison Rules Out Ports Deal Being Completed This Year

(Bloomberg) — CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. ruled out the likelihood of the controversial sale of its global ports to a BlackRock Inc.-backed consortium

August 18, 2025
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
A Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel in port
Shipping

Car Shipper Says US Tariff Haze Still Affecting Auto Trade Flows

Europe's car exporters are still struggling with uncertainty over U.S. tariffs despite last month's trade deal, Wallenius Wilhelmsen WAWI.OL, the operator

August 12, 2025
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
News

U.S. Weighs Options for Penalizing Russia Beyond India Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil could be just the first shot he aims at Moscow’s energy revenues

August 6, 2025
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Friday, July 25, 2025
The Panama Canal as U.S. President Donald Trump plans to regain control of the Canal.
News

CK Hutchison Ports Deal Deadline Likely to be Extended as US-China Tensions Weigh

CK Hutchison's plan to sell most of its $22.8 billion ports business is unlikely to be finalized anytime soon, with political brinkmanship set to continue,

July 25, 2025
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
copper smelter in Chile
Shipping

Copper-Laden Ships Race to Reach US Ahead of Trump’s 50% Tariffs

At least four ships carrying copper are trying to reach US ports before August to get ahead of planned import tariffs on the metal. The shipments represent the

July 23, 2025
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Tuesday, July 15, 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
Environment

US Delays Rule on Gulf of Mexico Whale Protections by Two Years

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will delay by two years a final rule designating protections for the endangered Rice's whale in the oil and gas

July 15, 2025
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Friday, June 27, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Docked cargo ships are loaded with shipping containers at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S., July 12, 2023.
Shipping

EU, US Confident They’ll Reach Tariff Deal by July Deadline

The European Union and the US believe they can clinch some form of a trade agreement before a July 9 deadline, when Washington is set to impose a 50% tariff on

June 27, 2025
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a chart next to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick as Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House
News

Trump Says U.S.-China Trade Deal ‘Done’ as Rare Earths, Tariffs Take Center Stage

A U.S.-China trade deal is "done," U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, hours after negotiators from Washington and Beijing agreed on a framework

June 11, 2025
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Friday, May 9, 2025
An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
News

In Panama, Trump’s New Ambassador Casts China as Threat to Frayed Alliance

The United States' new ambassador to Panama pledged on Thursday to strengthen ties with the Central American country while pushing China as a common

May 9, 2025
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
News

US-Houthi Ceasefire Deal Does Not Include Israel

A ceasefire deal between Yemen's Houthis and the U.S. does not include sparing Israel, the group said on Wednesday, suggesting its shipping attacks that have

May 7, 2025
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
A containership being loaded at the Port of New York and New Jersey at night.
Shipping

US Trade Deficit Widens to a Record on Pre-Tariff Drug Imports

The US trade deficit widened to a record in March as companies rushed to import products including pharmaceuticals as the Trump administration readied sweeping

May 6, 2025
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