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NOAA Marks Start of Construction on New Navigator Charting and Mapping...

 NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, the second of two new charting and mapping vessels being constructed for...

New U.S. Sanctions Target the Backbone of Iran’s Oil Economy

The US issued a new round of sanctions Nov. 20, targeting companies, shipping facilitators and tankers it claims are involved in Iranian oil and...

DOJ Challenges Hawaii’s Green Fee After Cruise Industry Lawsuit

DOJ Cites Constitutional Limits on Vessel Charges. Cruise Industry Says Fee Unfairly Targets Ships. Hawaii Defends Green Fee as Climate Measure. The U.S. Department...

Russian Tanker Stalls After US Warship Intercepts Route Near Venezuela

Seahorse Makes U-Turn, Fails Twice to Reach Venezuela. Russian Vessel Supplying Vital Naphtha to Caracas. Venezuela Dependent on Imported Diluents for Heavy Crude. A...

UK Awards £350K to BlueNose to Advance Aerodynamic Ship Retrofits Promising...

BlueNose, a London-based maritime innovation startup, has been awarded £350,000 through the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC6) to advance two pioneering concepts...

World Maritime Forum 2025 Positions Hong Kong as a Global Shipping...

Global shipping leaders are in Hong Kong this week to deliver a clear message: dialogue is the only way through the industry's triple crises...

Pacific Trade Heats Up as New China–Peru Routes Cut Transit Times

Competition to accelerate maritime trade between China and Peru is heating up after a sprawling Chinese-owned port opened along the country’s Pacific coast.  Faster Shipping...

SS United States Set for Final Voyage as the World’s Largest...

Local officials announced that the historic ocean liner SS United States will be sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast in early 2026, marking its transformation...

Valenciaport Reports Strong October Export Growth as Container Traffic Rebounds

The Port Authority of Valencia reports that export activity across its terminals recorded an 11.7% increase in October, marking one of the most notable...

Russia’s Deep LNG Discounts Reshape China Trade Flows Amid Sanctions Pressure

Reuters reports that Russia’s Novatek has sharply reduced the price of its liquefied natural gas cargoes since August, offering discounts of 30% to 40%...