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Red Sea Diversions Spew Carbon Emissions Equal to 9 Million Cars

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) — Ships seeking to avoid ongoing attacks by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea area are emitting millions of additional tons

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Defense

GAO Urges U.S. Navy to Improve Ship Crewing Data Management

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the U.S. Navy needs to improve the reliability and management of its ship crewing data. The Navy has

10 hours ago
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Shipping

Ship Reportedly Damaged in Latest Red Sea Missile Attack

Update:  Yemen’s Houthis targeted two U.S. destroyers and the vessel CYCLADES in the Red Sea as well as the MSC Orion in the Indian Ocean, A Houthi

11 hours ago
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The car carrier Carmen departs the Port of Baltimore, April 25, 2024. Port of Baltimore Photo
Accidents

Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Deep Draft Channel Closes as Focus Shifts to Dali Salvage

April 29, 2024: Dali Salvage Kicks Into Gear The new 35-foot-deep limited access channel was closed as planned on Monday as crews shift focus to the salvage of

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Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

G7 Price Cap on Russian Oil ‘Increasingly Unenforceable’, Insurers Warn

By Alex Longley and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — A Group of Seven-imposed cap on the price of Russia oil is becoming increasingly unenforceable, an

12 hours ago
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Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Launches Real-Time Container Tracking

Hapag-Lloyd has launched real-time container tracking on most of its nearly 3 million strong fleet, becoming the first container shipping line to introduce a

12 hours ago
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Qatar Inks Record-Setting Shipbuilding Order with China for New LNG Carriers

QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with China State Shipbuilding Corporation for the construction of 18 ultra-modern QC-Max size LNG carriers. Valued at $6

14 hours ago
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Shipping

Iran-Israel Conflict Raises Concerns Over LNG Trade

The escalating tensions between Iran and Israel have raised concerns over the trade of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a

14 hours ago
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The Bob Hope-class MV Roy P. Benavidez (T-AKR 306), a large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship, departed its pier in Newport News, Virginia, March 21, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy
News

US Military’s Pier in Gaza to Cost $320 Million

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. military’s cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320

15 hours ago
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Foss Offshore Wind Supply Depot

The purpose-built New Bedford Foss Marine Terminal will serve as the base of operations and terminal logistics facility to support offshore wind projects off

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Sunday, April 28, 2024
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Navy

Dear Admiral, Bull Halsey Did Not Have A Recruiting Crisis – OPED

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain OPED) In the crucible of World War II, iconic figures like Fleet Admiral William “Bull” Halsey and General Douglas

April 28, 2024
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Sunday, April 28, 2024
A view shows the newly-commissioned Lekki Deep Sea Port in Lagos. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja
Ports

Maersk Commits $600 Million Investment In Nigeria’s Ports

ABUJA, April 28 (Reuters) – Nigeria secured a $600 million investment in seaport infrastructure from Danish shipping company

April 28, 2024
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Shipping

Shadow-Fleet Oil Tanker That Crashed Had Void Western Insurance

By Alex Longley and Sanne Wass (Bloomberg) –A shadow-fleet oil tanker that crashed in Denmark’s vital straits produced a set of insurance documents

April 28, 2024
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Saturday, April 27, 2024
Aid ship returns to Cyprus after NGO workers killed. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
Shipping

Gaza Aid From Cyprus Resumes After Pause Following Aid Worker Killings

NICOSIA, April 27 (Reuters) – Aid shipments to Gaza from Cyprus resumed late on Friday, a Cypriot source and a UAE official said, with a ship

April 27, 2024
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Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. REUTERS/Adrian Portugal TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Maritime News

Philippines Denies Deal With China Over Disputed South China Sea Shoal

MANILA, April 27 (Reuters) – The Philippines on Saturday denied a Chinese claim that the two countries had reached an agreement over an escalating

April 27, 2024
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An official slides down a rope during a helicopter raid on MSC Aries ship at sea in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on April 13, 2024. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
Shipping

Iran Says Crew Of MSC Aries To Be Released

April 27 (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel have been granted

April 27, 2024
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Saturday, April 27, 2024
The Olympic flame departs Greece on the sailing ship Belem for the 2024 Paris Games. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
News

Paris 2024 Olympics Flame Sets Sail For France In Final Relay Leg

ATHENS, April 27 (Reuters) – The Paris 2024 Olympic flame sailed for France on Saturday on board a three-masted ship to mark the final sprint

April 27, 2024
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Friday, April 26, 2024
The car carrier Carmen departs the Port of Baltimore, April 25, 2024. Port of Baltimore Photo
Shipping

Four Ships Trapped by Key Bridge Collapse Depart Baltimore

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, April 26 (Reuters) – Four cargo ships, stuck for about a month at the Port of Baltimore by the ruins

April 26, 2024
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FILE PHOTO: Grain is loaded aboard ships in a port on the Parana river near Rosario, Argentina August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
Shipping

Argentina’s Rosario Grain Port Slips in Global Rankings Due to Drought

April 26 (Reuters) – Argentina’s massive Rosario farming port lost its spot as the world’s No. 2 grains export hub in 2023, a

April 26, 2024
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A Yemeni Coast Guard boat sails near the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023.
Shipping

UKMTO: Ship Damaged in Missile Attack in Red Sea

Update: Yemen’s Houthis targeted the Panama-flagged tanker Andromeda Star with an anti-ship missile in the Red Sea. The ship reported minor damage but is

April 26, 2024
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Shipping

Red Sea Reroutings Drive Up Liners’ CO2 Emissions

By Charlie Bartlett (The Loadstar) – The Saudi Arabian hub port of Jeddah is reporting a two-thirds drop in calls from the top ten carriers, as

April 26, 2024
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