The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center (NMC) has significantly reduced processing times for merchant mariner credential applications, cutting the expected wait for complete applications… Weiterlesen »Coast Guard Cuts Merchant Mariner Credential Wait Times to Four Months

 Two oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday, heading towards the Suez Canal rather than braving the Yemeni coast at the… Weiterlesen »Two Tankers Carrying Saudi Crude Make U-turns in Red Sea After Houthi Warning

The Strait of Hormuz is bleeding trade confidence again. Barely a month after Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding meant to end months… Weiterlesen »Hormuz on a Knife-Edge: Shipping Pays the Price as the Iran-U.S. Ceasefire Unravels

Global trade faces a fresh headache on top of the months-long snarls in the Middle East that have roiled flows, with the Panama Canal moving… Weiterlesen »Global Trade Faces Fresh Test as Panama Canal Curbs Bookings

EUKOR Car Carriers has completed its first green methanol bunkering operation, marking another milestone in the commercial rollout of methanol-powered vehicle carriers as the industry… Weiterlesen »EUKOR Completes First Green Methanol Bunkering for New Shaper-Class Car Carrier in Shanghai

India called in Russia’s top diplomat on Tuesday to convey New Delhi’s “unequivocal condemnation” of a Russian attack on a vessel departing the Ukrainian port… Weiterlesen »India Summons Russian Envoy After Four Sailors Killed in Ukraine

A second commercial tanker has been abandoned by its crew in less than 24 hours after being struck by an unidentified projectile near the Strait… Weiterlesen »Second Tanker Abandoned in 24 Hours After Latest Strait of Hormuz Attack

A message from Yemen’s Houthi rebels to shipowners warned all vessels against calling at Saudi Arabian ports, shedding light on the scope of a threat… Weiterlesen »Houthis Warn All Ships Against Calling at Saudi Arabia’s Ports

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will summon China’s ambassador in Manila, his office said on Tuesday, hours after Manila’s envoy in Beijing was similarly summoned… Weiterlesen »Philippines, China Summon Each Other’s Envoys Over South China Sea Incident

A commercial tanker reported being struck by what was described as either a drone or missile near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, marking the… Weiterlesen »New Tanker Attack Reported Near Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Continues Strikes on Iran