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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Vice Admiral Paul Thomas during Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Hearing: Building the Fleet: Assessing the Department of Homeland Security’s Role in the United States Coast Guard’s Acquisitions Process, May 7, 2024.
Defense

Coast Guard to Start Polar Cutter Construction Before Finalizing Design, Despite Recommendation

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – A congressional hearing about the state of the Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter program revealed ongoing design

9 hours ago
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FILE PHOTO: Dragline excavators stand at the construction site of a new Chinese mega port, in Chancay, Peru August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo
Ports

Peru Port Dispute Escalates as COSCO Insists on Original Terms

By Marco Aquino LIMA, May 7 (Reuters) – The Chinese state-owned company at the center of a dispute over operations of

16 hours ago
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Shipping

London P&I Club Announces Leadership Change

The London P&I Club, a leading provider of marine Protection and Indemnity (P&I), announced today that CEO Ian Gooch will step down from his position

17 hours ago
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Royal Caribbean Recruiting Thousands to Meet Soaring Cruise Demand, Staff New Ships
Cruise Ships

Royal Caribbean Recruiting Thousands to Meet Soaring Cruise Demand, Staff New Ships

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) – Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Group is in discussions with new and existing markets around the

19 hours ago
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Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Ports

Maersk Questions Rival’s Solvency in Battle Over South Africa’s Durban Container Port

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S said a successful rival bidder fell short of tender requirements as it seeks to overturn

20 hours ago
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A drone view shows a flooded city center after people were evacuated in Porto Alegre, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Renan Mattos
Shipping

Flooding Impacts Hit Brazil Grain Port

By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO, May 7 (Reuters) – Heavy flooding in southern Brazil has hit food storage facilities in lower areas

20 hours ago
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
The MV Rubymar pictured before its sinking
Offshore

Full Repairs to Damaged Red Sea Internet Cables Delayed by Yemen Political Splits

(Bloomberg) — Full repairs to three submarine internet cables damaged in the Red Sea in February are being held up by disputes over who

21 hours ago
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The Fortescue Green Pioneer pictured in the Port of Singapore. Photo courtesy Fortescue
Environment

Ammonia-Fueled Vessel Completes Propulsion Trials in Singapore

Australian metals company Fortescue, in collaboration with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and other partners, has completed propulsion and

21 hours ago
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Monday, May 6, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Continues to Reroute Ships Indefinitely as Houthis Threaten Escalation

A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk), the world’s second-largest ocean carrier, says it will continue to reroute its ships around the Cape of Good Hope for the

May 6, 2024
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Leadership Battle Brewing at Deep Sea Mining’s Regulatory Body
Shipping

Leadership Battle Brewing at Deep Sea Mining’s Regulatory Body

By Todd Woody (Bloomberg) — The secretary-general of the International Seabed Authority is set to run for a third term leading the United

May 6, 2024
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U.S. Army soldiers and sailors attached to the MV Roy P. Benavidez assemble the roll-on, roll-off pier off the coast of Gaza, April 26, 2024. U.S. Army photo
Defense

U.S. Military Continues with Gaza Pier Construction

Despite relocating due to weather conditions, the U.S. Department of Defense is moving forward with plans to build a temporary pier for humanitarian aid

May 6, 2024
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Monday, May 6, 2024
M/V Hydrogen One rendering. Illustration credit: Elliott Bay Design Group
Shipbuilding

Hydrogen-Powered Towboat Project Receives Key USCG Approval

Maritime Partners has received a Design Basis Agreement from the U.S. Coast Guard for the M/V Hydrogen One towboat. The Hydrogen One will be use e1 Marine

May 6, 2024
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An aerial image of the Unified Command response operations in Baltimore, Maryland on April 22, 2024.
Accidents

Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Focus Turns to Dali Salvage

May 6, 2024: Bride Removal from Dali Salvage crews are continuing preparations for the removal of the large bridge piece on top of the Dali. Before removing

May 6, 2024
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Russian FSRU LNG FPSO
Shipping

EU Eyes Shipping, Violations in New Sanctions Package

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, May 6 (Reuters) – The European Union would ban trans-shipment of Russian LNG, the use of EUports by vessels

May 6, 2024
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Sea drone shows the silhouette of Olenegorsky Gornyak ship near the port of Novorossiysk. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
Defense

Sea Drone Warfare Has Arrived and The U.S. is Floundering

May 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy‘s efforts to build a fleet of unmanned vessels are faltering because the Pentagon remains wedded to

May 6, 2024
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FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen on the Maersk's Triple-E giant container ship Majestic Maersk, one of the world's largest container ships, next to cranes at the APM Terminals in the port of Algeciras, Spain January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Says Red Sea Disruption Could Cut Asia-Europe Capacity by 20%

COPENHAGEN, May 6 (Reuters) – Disruption to Red Sea container shipping is rising, Maersk said on Monday, forecasting this will cut the

May 6, 2024
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Monday, May 6, 2024
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Shipping

ITF Accuses Dubai Company of Abandoning Over 100 Seafarers

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has accused Dubai-based Middle East Marine LLC of systematic abuse and neglect of over 100 seafarers,

May 6, 2024
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Sunday, May 5, 2024
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Offshore

Big Oil’s Embrace Of Deepwater Exploration

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON, May 5 (Reuters) – As Big Oil returns this week to the industry’s annual showcase for offshore energy projects

May 5, 2024
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The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class tanker fitted out to transport liquefied natural gas, is docked at the Yamal LNG facility in Arctic port of Sabetta, Yamalo-Nenets district, Russia March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova/File Photo
Shipping

How Western Sanctions Are Strangling Putin’s Arctic Gas Ambitions

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) –Russia’s fortress economy has proved remarkably resilient to an onslaught of Western sanctions. Two years

May 5, 2024
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Saturday, May 4, 2024
Iranian Warship On The Move Amid Houthi Threat To Attack Ships
Shipping

Iranian Warship On The Move Amid Houthi Threat To Attack Ships

By Arsalan Shahla May 4, 2024(Bloomberg) –An Iranian warship has embarked on a mission in oceanic waters, Iran’s state media reported, in the wake

May 4, 2024
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US Navy and Chinese PLAN Navy warships sailing together in formation
Navy

China Has 350 Warships. The US Has 290. That’s a problem.

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) There are plenty of disagreements between Beijing and Washington — from Taiwan to human rights to aiding

May 4, 2024
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