The future USS John F. Kennedy completed its first Builder’s Sea Trials on February 4, marking a major milestone for the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft… Weiterlesen »Photos: U.S. Navy’s Next Supercarrier Completes First Sea Trials, Clearing Major Ford-Class Hurdle

Despite receiving nearly $25 billion in supplemental funding—the largest investment in its history—the U.S. Coast Guard continues to face critical workforce shortages and equipment readiness… Weiterlesen »Coast Guard Still Short on People and Ships Despite $25 Billion Funding Surge

Tsakos Energy Navigation CEO Dr. Nikos Tsakos says geopolitical turmoil and the rapid expansion of shadow tanker trading have created a severe shortage of high-quality… Weiterlesen »TEN CEO: Shadow Fleet Crunch Has Pushed Tanker Rates to Rare Levels

A collision between a crude oil tanker and a fishing trawler in Scotland’s Firth of Clyde has sparked renewed calls for mandatory navigation training for… Weiterlesen »MAIB Calls for Mandatory Navigation Training After Tanker–Trawler Collision in Firth of Clyde

China is asking state firms to halt talks over new projects in Panama, as part of Beijing’s broader retaliation after the Central American country voided… Weiterlesen »China Tells State Firms to Freeze Panama Projects After Canal Ports Ruling

A Russian container ship captain has been sentenced to six years in prison after a fatal North Sea collision that killed a Filipino seafarer and… Weiterlesen »Russian Captain Jailed Over Fatal North Sea Collision

Maersk slipped into a rare quarterly loss in its Ocean division as freight rates weakened and the container giant began a cautious return to Red… Weiterlesen »Maersk Posts Q4 Ocean Loss as Red Sea Reopening Tests Cost Discipline

U.S. and Russia agreed to restore military-to-military communication after a 3-year freeze. The channel aims to reduce miscalculation risks in the Black Sea, Arctic, and… Weiterlesen »US and Russia Reestablish Military Hotline After 3 Years of Silence

French naval forces have intercepted 4.24 tons of cocaine off French Polynesia, marking the second major drug seizure in the territory in less than three… Weiterlesen »Back-to-Back Cocaine Seizures Top 9 Tons in French Polynesian Waters

Global container shipping rates fell for a fourth consecutive week as the traditional pre-Lunar New Year cargo surge failed to materialize. Spot rates dropped across… Weiterlesen »Container Rates Slide for Fourth Week as Pre-Lunar New Year Surge Fizzles