(Bloomberg) — A liquefied natural gas tanker bringing fuel from the US to Europe suffered a systems failure that the crew reported as a suspected cyber attack, according to people …
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By Lori-Ann LaRocco – It’s a good time to be an ocean carrier or tanker owner. The slower trade caused by bottlenecks stemming from the U.S. war with Iran, Russia’s …
A false intelligence report produced with the help of artificial intelligence nearly led the U.S. military to intercept and board a Chinese ship in the Middle East during the war …
The United States has sanctioned an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange that Treasury says was used to move payments collected from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz into Iran’s financial system. The …
A new burst of attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz is hitting just as Saudi Arabia is being forced to send more oil back through the waterway …
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations a year ago, he touted the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites just months earlier as “totally …
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market has widened the area in the Black Sea it deems as ?high risk as the Ukraine-Russia conflict escalates, according to an …
By Stephen Stapczynski Sep 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –At least two liquefied natural gas shipments transited the Strait of Hormuz this week as producers look for ways to increase flows to …
Two U.S.-sanctioned heavy-lift vessels are carrying critical power-generation modules from China toward Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, according to satellite imagery and vessel-tracking data. The shipment is the latest sign …
By Kanoko Matsuyama and Charles Gorrivan Sep 17, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Oil extended a decline on signs that supply disruptions in the Middle East are set to ease, with Saudi Arabia …
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – China has privately asked Tehran to help rein in Yemen’s Houthis after an appeal to Beijing by Saudi Arabia following the Iran-backed …
Foreign-flagged tankers moved more than $40 million worth of petroleum products between U.S. ports without appearing in the federal government’s public Jones Act waiver reports, according to a Bloomberg Government …
By Weilun Soon and Haslinda Amin (Bloomberg) — The US’s busiest container port for global trade foiled more than 120 million cyberattack attempts in August, posing a persistent threat to …
The head of the International Maritime Organization is calling on governments to stop attacks on merchant shipping as conflicts increasingly spill into some of the world’s most important trade routes. …
The U.S. Coast Guard’s decision to end icebreaker Healy’s planned high-latitude mission has left the service leaning more heavily on its newest icebreaker during an increasingly active Arctic season. Healy …
International shipping is being asked to decarbonize before it knows what it will burn. By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – Vessels capable of running on methanol, ammonia or ethanol are already …
GULF OF FINLAND, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Finnish authorities boarded and searched a target vessel in the Baltic Sea on Thursday in a live drill that officials said shows how …
By Raphael Satter and Jonathan Saul WASHINGTON/LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – US Coast Guard and FBI personnel boarded two commercial vessels bound for the United States in the Gulf of …
A relatively small share of ships accounts for most reported maritime accidents, according to new research that suggests operational warning signs can often be detected before an incident occurs. The …
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Rumors are gaining ground in shipbroking circles that Maersk is on the verge of making a series of huge new orders for vessels, …
Container shipping’s return to the Suez Canal is gathering pace, even as fighting around the southern entrance to the Red Sea is moving in the opposite direction. The 24,188-TEU OOCL …
By Jake Bleiberg, Myles Miller and Ryan Gallagher (Bloomberg) –US government agencies are tracking cyber threats against nearly 20 shipping vessels around the world, according to US officials familiar with …
The Dali bridge collapse, the implosion of the Titan submersible and the deadly fire aboard the Grande Costa D’Avorio are among 49 marine casualties highlighted in the National Transportation Safety …
Two U.S.-sanctioned heavy-lift vessels are carrying critical power-generation modules from China toward Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, according to satellite imagery and vessel-tracking data. The shipment is the latest sign …
The U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaker Healy will not carry out its planned high-latitude Arctic mission this summer following a serious engineering casualty in July, a spokesperson said. The statement provides …
Sept 15 (Reuters) – U.S. officials met representatives of Yemen’s Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, days after the Iran-backed militia seized a …
By Yongchang Chin, Alfred Cang and Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia is ramping up prompt sales of crude from outside the Strait of Hormuz following the shutdown of …
By Hyunbin Kim (Bloomberg) — South Korea’s PanStar Group plans to expand Arctic container voyages from next year after completing a trial run to Europe in about 20 days, betting …
More than one in ten cargo units inspected by government authorities last year were found with safety deficiencies, highlighting a persistent problem with how containers are declared, packed and secured …
A U.S.-contracted vessel carrying American personnel was struck in an Iranian drone and missile attack near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, Fox News reported Wednesday, citing two sources …
By Ruth Liao, Charles Gorrivan and Weilun Soon Sep 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US is investigating potential cyberattacks on oil and gas tankers, as concerns grow around the threat to …
SINGAPORE, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz remained in the single digits at four on Tuesday, down from seven a day earlier, preliminary shipping data …
Master Boat Builders has secured its first U.S. Navy defense shipbuilding contract as a prime shipyard, winning an agreement to build three new Landing Craft Utility vessels at its yard …
For more than a century, commercial shipping steadily moved away from sails. Now they are coming back. Across the global fleet, shipowners are installing towering rotor sails, rigid wings and …
By Robert Harvey, Marek Strzelecki and Jonathan Saul LONDON/WARSAW, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has cut oil shipments to Europe after drone attacks damaged its key export pipeline to …
Korean Register, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, BAR Technologies and the Liberian Registry are teaming up to study the use of large wing sails on a new generation of LNG carriers. …
Three shipping containers fell from a vessel into the water at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing authorities to establish a safety zone while crews worked to secure …
KYIV, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Russia hit petrol stations in Kyiv on Tuesday and Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery, as the warring sides carried on with strikes on each …
The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $173.7 million contract to continue a major modernization of Base Seattle, including new berthing infrastructure intended to support the service’s future Polar Security …
Omani authorities said Tuesday that the Panama-flagged tanker El Gaia is being towed to port after a fire aboard the vessel was brought under control, while two crew members remain …
MOSCOW, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Russia has accused Danish military helicopters of making dangerous maneuvers near its warships in the Baltic Sea and handed an official note to Copenhagen complaining …
By Jonas Ekblom Sep 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S keeps giving analysts reasons to reconsider their bearish views on its shares. The stock has surged nearly 60% this year …
European leaders have backed a stronger role for the European Union in the Arctic, with Finland pushing for a joint icebreaking capability as the region becomes increasingly important for commercial …
U.S. Central Command is disputing an Iranian claim that a Panama-flagged tanker recently struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the ship was instead hit by Iranian …
The Port of Los Angeles capped its strongest three-month cargo stretch on record in August, adding to evidence that Southern California’s container gateway is carrying stronger-than-expected momentum into the fall. …
The Canadian Coast Guard has officially welcomed the CCGS Judy LaMarsh into its fleet, marking the first addition of a large vessel to its Great Lakes operations in more than …
By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The cost of hiring an oil tanker on the industry’s benchmark trade route topped $1 million a day for the first time, as the Iran …
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are significantly expanding their return to the Suez Canal, shifting four additional Gemini Cooperation services away from the Cape of Good Hope even as the security outlook …
A tightening Panama Canal is once again forcing shipowners to weigh longer routes around South America, but the Swedish Club is warning that Cape Horn and the Strait of Magellan …
TAIZ, Yemen/DUBAI, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Arab states in the Gulf called off a meeting with Iran planned for Monday, while Yemen’s Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia …
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