Ultra-large containership to undergo inspection after dozens of boxes lost and damaged in heavy weather.

By Captain John Konrad (Opinion) – The Strait of Hormuz is twenty-one miles wide. Two shipping channels, each two miles across, separated by a two-mile… Weiterlesen »The Hormuz Hypothesis – What If the U.S. Navy Isn’t in a Hurry to Reopen the Strait?

The U.S. issued a waiver on Wednesday broadly authorizing U.S. companies to do business with Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA, a key step that could secure investment and, in… Weiterlesen »Washington Issues Broad Waiver Reopening Venezuela Oil Sector to U.S. Companies

U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday suggested the United States could step back from securing the Strait of Hormuz, floating the idea of forcing allied nations to… Weiterlesen »Trump Floats U.S. Withdrawal from Hormuz ‘Straight’ Security Role

LNG bookings average one per day as Canal positions itself as key alternative for disrupted Middle East energy flows By Lori Ann LaRocco – LNG… Weiterlesen »Panama Canal Sees LNG Surge as Hormuz Disruption Reshapes Global Trade

The White House has approved a 60-day Jones Act waiver, moving forward with a controversial policy that U.S. shipping interests warned just days ago would… Weiterlesen »Trump Waives Jones Act for 60 Days—Shipping Interests Say It Won’t Help Lower Gas Prices

India is sending additional warships to the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea to ensure the safe passage of its vessels in anticipation that Iran… Weiterlesen »India Sends Warships Near Gulf of Oman to Escort Its Fuel Ships

After two weeks as a “ghost ship” drifting across the Mediterranean, the abandoned Russian?flagged LNG carrier Arctic?Metagaz has returned to Libyan search?and?rescue waters, still leaking… Weiterlesen »Two Weeks After Explosion ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Drifts Back Into Libyan Waters Amid Continued Fears of Explosion and Environmental Disaster

Bunker-buster munitions target coastal threats to commercial shipping U.S. forces have struck Iranian coastal missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, targeting systems assessed to… Weiterlesen »U.S. Hits Iranian Coastal Missile Sites With Bunker-Buster Bombs

An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) preliminary report has provided new detail on last year’s incident involving Australia’s Antarctic research and supply icebreaker RSV Nuyina, confirming… Weiterlesen »ATSB Preliminary Report Sheds Light on Research Icebreaker’s Grounding Off Heard Island