In a watershed moment for maritime telecommunications regulation, Chinese authorities have penalized a foreign vessel for illegally operating SpaceX’s Starlink internet service within territorial waters… Weiterlesen »China Issues First Penalty for Starlink Use in Territorial Waters

The Trump administration announced Monday an immediate pause on all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, citing classified national security risks… Weiterlesen »Trump Administration Pauses Offshore Wind Projects Citing National Security Concerns

China’s foreign ministry on Monday said the United States’ seizure of another country’s ships was a serious violation of international law, after the U.S. intercepted… Weiterlesen »China Says US Seizure of Ships ‘Serious Violation’ of International Law

Russia said a drone attack damaged infrastructure and vessels in the Black Sea port of Taman, yet another strike on the country’s commodities assets.

A sanctioned oil tanker has for the first time established a direct geographic link between Russia’s Arctic “shadow fleet” and oil product exports to Venezuela,… Weiterlesen »Sanctioned Tanker Links Russia’s Arctic Oil Trade to Venezuela for First Time

By Ellen Milligan Dec 19, 2025 (Bloomberg) —NATO militaries currently lack the resilience for a protracted conflict, the alliance’s top maritime commander warned, reinforcing concern that… Weiterlesen »NATO Lacks Resilience To Fight A Long War, Naval Chief Warns

 The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, officials told Reuters on Sunday, in what would be the second such… Weiterlesen »US Pursuing Third Oil Tanker Near Venezuela, Officials Say

By Florence Loeve and Tassilo Hummel PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Sunday plans to build a new, larger and more modern aircraft carrier… Weiterlesen »France To Build New Aircraft Carrier

The U.S.-blacklisted tanker Bella 1, reportedly intercepted by U.S. forces near Venezuela this weekend, carries a sanctions history that stretches far beyond Venezuelan oil trade into… Weiterlesen »Intercepted Tanker ‘Bella 1’ Has a Sanctions Past Linked to Terror Financing

STOCKHOLM, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Sweden’s customs service said on Sunday that authorities had boarded a Russian freighter that anchored in Swedish waters on Friday after developing… Weiterlesen »Swedish Customs Says It Boarded Russian Ship In Swedish Waters