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

A coordinated wave of sanctions targeting Russia’s oil sector escalated dramatically on Thursday, with the United Kingdom announcing 24 new measures against Russian energy companies… Weiterlesen »Western Sanctions Surge as UK Hits Russian Oil Firms

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sweeping new sanctions targeting Iran’s shadow fleet operations, designating 29 vessels and… Weiterlesen »Trump Administration Hits Iran’s Shadow Fleet With New Sanctions on 29 Ships

Global container shipping rates jumped 12% this week to $2,182 per 40-foot container, marking the third consecutive weekly increase as carriers successfully reversed recent declines… Weiterlesen »Container Shipping: Spot Rates Surge 12% as Carriers Regain Pricing Power

Venezuela may soon have to start closing some oil wells as it runs low on storage capacity following last week’s tanker seizure and US plans to… Weiterlesen »Trump’s Tanker Blockade Leaves Venezuela Running Out of Oil Storage

The European Union has imposed sanctions on 41 additional vessels belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet, marking a significant escalation in efforts to curtail Moscow’s ability… Weiterlesen »EU Sanctions List Nears 600 Ships as Crackdown on Russia’s Shadow Fleet Expands

Oil tankers hauling Russian crude across the Black Sea are taking a roundabout route along the coastlines of Georgia and Turkey — a measure that… Weiterlesen »Russian Oil Tankers Cleave to Turkish Coast to Cut Drone Risks

China significantly expanded its use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2025, completing 14 container ship voyages between Asia and Europe, up from 11… Weiterlesen »China Expands Arctic Container Shipping With Record 14 Voyages in 2025