[By Nima Shokri and Martin J. Blunt] The Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway through which between 20% and 25% of the world’s seaborne oil normally passes – has …
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[By: ABS] ABS has appointed U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral (Retired) Ronald J. Rábago as Senior Vice President of Government Services, further strengthening its leadership in support of government maritime …
Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Iranian attacks, the boxship CMA CGM San Antonio was struck …
A competing bid is the latest twist in the saga of Hapag-Lloyd's planned takeover of Israeli shipping line Zim - even though Zim's shareholders have already approved Hapag's offer. An …
Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Iranian attacks, the boxship CMA CGM San Antonio was struck …
Following the indefinite suspension of the U.S. security corridor for the Strait of Hormuz, France has dispatched its aircraft carrier through the Suez Canal in order to prepare for a …
A local immigration advocacy group and other community groups are reporting that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents boarded two cruise ships in the Port of San Diego, removing multiple …
Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Iranian attacks, the boxship CMA CGM San Antonio was struck …
New Zealand has ordered inter-island RoRo ferry operator KiwiRail to pay a fine of NZ$400,000 ($234,671) after it was found culpable of endangering the safety of passengers. It stems from …
The Virginia Port Authority has named its next chief executive officer: Sarah J. McCoy, a longtime veteran of port operations at VPA who had been filling the role on an …
Lawyers for Orient Overseas Container Line filed suit in U.S. District Court on May 5, challenging the Federal Maritime Commission’s adjudication process, alleging the internal process is unconstitutional and that …
Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Iranian attacks, the boxship CMA CGM San Antonio was struck …
The expedition cruise ship Hondius, dealing with the outbreak of hantavirus, got back underway late on Wednesday, May 6, with its destination being reported as the Canary Islands. Earlier in …
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is demonstrating its continuing determination to safeguard the well-being of seafarers through its ongoing enforcement of international regulations. Using what has now become a …
The U.S. military is matching Iran's new kinetic methods of blockade enforcement, switching to more forceful means to prevent an inbound tanker from running the naval cordon in the Gulf …
The Hellenic Coast Guard is reporting the rescue of nine crewmembers after a small cargo ship grounded and sank near the island of Andros on May 6. The Andros Port …
Eagle-eyed ship spotters confirmed what had been anticipated for days as the supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford transited the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday, May 6. It was widely anticipated …
Gossip column Page Six has obtained confirmation that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is selling is megayacht, the $500 million sailing vessel Koru. The reason, according to the outlet's sources, is …
[By: Kongsberg Maritime] Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) to deliver a fully integrated equipment and technology package for Svitzer’s next generation of full?electric TRAnsverse …
German industrial giant Rheinmetall confirmed it is discussing a deal with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company for the two companies to take over the bankrupt Mangalia shipyard in Romania. A year …
On Tuesday, a cargo vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, according to UKMTO - the latest in a series of ship strikes that Iran has …
Matson and Hanwha Philly Shipyard marked construction milestones for the second and third new Aloha Class containerships being built at the yard. Along with the first ship, which started assembly …
Indonesian officials said they are aware of the reports that Iranian crude oil tankers are transiting the Lombok Strait and cited the right of free passage. The statements came after …
After Iran announced its plan to charge for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in March, a plethora of scam operators popped up to offer fraudulent paperwork in exchange …
After the loss of power leading up to the MV Dali / Francis Scott Key Bridge strike, marine casualty investigators noted an extended delay in the automatic startup of the …
Sang Yi, a naval reserve officer with a merchant mariner’s license who had been at the leadership of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) for the past 11 months, was named, …
Larak Island, to the south of and covering the approaches to Iran’s largest port at Bandar Abbas, has achieved some notoriety in recent weeks as the island which Iran’s IRGC …
The situation with the expedition cruise ship Hondius continues to unfold as the World Health Organization (WHO) and multiple local authorities coordinate to address the ongoing viral outbreak aboard the …
President Rouhani of Iran, in his last days in office in July 2021, declared the Jask oil terminal project completed. The $2 billion project involved the construction of a 685-mile, …
Details are starting to come out on what will likely be Spain’s largest ever drug seizure, possibly three to four times the prior record. Guardia Civil intercepted a general cargo …
Across shipping, sustainability is no longer only an environmental issue, but increasingly a question of competitiveness, resilience, and operational readiness. The real test is no longer whether the sector wants …
Defense officials have identified the destroyers that transited the Strait of Hormuz Monday as USS Truxtun and USS Mason, according to CBS. The vessels reached the relative safety of the …
[By Dr. Thomas Jeffries] Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. At least one other passenger …
On Friday, a Maersk boxship collided with a former fleetmate near the outer anchorage at Chattogram, leaving the Maersk vessel with a large gash in her starboard quarter. The Maersk …
The capsizing of the glamorous superyacht Bayesian was one of the most high-profile marine casualties of 2024, and multiple disputes over the cause of its loss continue. Three members of …
The now long-running takeover battle designed to reshape the dry bulk segment took a new turn as Diana Shipping announced it has opened a tender offer for the shareholders of …
The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting the passage of a new ultra-large containership through the Red Sea and Canal. It is part of its continuing effort to restore confidence in …
A lifting operation on Sunday, May 3, removed the sunken inland cargo ship Sola Gratia, which had gone down in an important shipping lane for Antwerp and Belgium. The ship …
[By: Austal USA] Austal USA celebrated the start of construction on its fifth U.S. Navy Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1700-class vessel, LCU 1714, at its Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility …
In a further serious breach of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Iran’s IRGC Navy has threatened ships at anchor in the Omani Musandam port …
[By: BASS Software] BASS Software has secured a contract with BW LNG to implement its next-generation BASSnet Neo cloud-native maritime ERP solution across the company’s fleet of LNG carriers and …
[By: IRClass Academy] IRClass Academy, the training arm of Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), reinforced its commitment to global maritime capacity-building by delivering a specialized Port Facility Security Officer (PFSO) …
[By: RINA] RINA - a global ship classification, inspection, certification and consulting engineering group - strengthens its Singapore Open Innovation Hub with the support of the Singapore Economic Development Board …
Following the Trump administration's announcement of a support system designed to "guide" ships out of the Arabian Gulf and through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has escalated its shutdown enforcement …
Swedish prosecutors reported that they have arrested the captain of a product tanker that was detained yesterday, May 2, in Swedish waters. It marks the fifth vessel Sweden has detained …
The removal phase of the salvage operation for the wrecked containership MSC Baltic III is getting underway in Newfoundland, Canada, with the goal of clearing as much as possible this …
International health authorities are supporting a rare outbreak believed to be hantavirus, which is associated with rodents. One case has been confirmed with a total of three people having died, …
Following the Trump administration's announcement of a support system designed to "guide" ships out of the Arabian Gulf and through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has escalated its shutdown enforcement …
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry reported that it has organized the repatriation of the Iranian crewmembers from the containership Touska. Pakistani officials called it a “confidence-building measure” by the United States as …
The maritime community knows the Gulf well. But the current situation as it pertains to the Strait of Hormuz, the maritime focus of interest, is difficult to follow. The Iranian …
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