The U.S. Navy announced Friday a strategic shift in its surface combatant procurement, unveiling plans for a new frigate class based on Huntington Ingalls Industries’… Weiterlesen »Navy Turns to Proven Cutter Design for New Frigate Class

The U.S. Senate confirmed Stephen Carmel as Administrator of the Maritime Administration on Thursday ending months of uncertainty over leadership at the agency tasked with… Weiterlesen »Senate Confirms Stephen Carmel as Maritime Administrator

Ukraine struck a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with aerial drones for the first time, an official said on Friday, reflecting… Weiterlesen »Ukraine Hits Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker in Mediterranean

Danish shipping company Maersk MAERSKb.CO announced on Friday that one of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait for the first time in nearly two… Weiterlesen »Maersk Completes First Red Sea Voyage in Nearly Two Years

A liquefied natural gas tanker linked to a Chinese company docked at a US-sanctioned Russian export project for the first time, the latest step by… Weiterlesen »China-Linked LNG Ship Docks at US-Sanctioned Russia Export Plant

Venezuela on Thursday authorized two very large crude carriers (VLCC) to set sail for China, according to two sources familiar with Venezuela’s oil export operations, which would… Weiterlesen »Venezuela Sends Two Supertankers to China Despite U.S. Blockade Threat

Improperly secured lithium-ion battery cargo triggered fires aboard the Genius Star XI during heavy weather on Christmas Day 2023, NTSB finds. Heavy weather and improperly secured lithium-ion… Weiterlesen »Improperly Secured Lithium-Ion Battery Cargo Nearly Dooms Ship in the Pacific, NTSB Finds

Five years after a catastrophic fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard at a cost exceeding $3 billion, the U.S. Navy’s progress on fire safety during… Weiterlesen »Navy Ship Fire Prevention Falters on Contractor Oversight Gaps, GAO Warns

Los Angeles and Long Beach are closing out 2025 near record cargo volumes after a tariff-driven import surge, even as frontloading fades and a weaker… Weiterlesen »California Ports Defy Tariff Turbulence as 2025 Ends Near Records

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Three people, including two crew members of a cargo vessel, were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on the Russian port of Rostov-on-Don and… Weiterlesen »Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills Two Crew on Russian Tanker at Rostov Port