U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday warned civilians to avoid port facilities in Iran where naval forces are operating, saying the Iranian military is using… Weiterlesen »CENTCOM Warns Iranian Ports Used by Military Could Become Targets

Global shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk says the escalating conflict in the Middle East is beginning to disrupt global marine fuel supply chains, prompting the carrier… Weiterlesen »Maersk Says Hormuz Crisis is Squeezing Global Marine Fuel Supply

Three more vessels have been hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security and risk firms said on Wednesday, bringing the number… Weiterlesen »Three More Vessels Hit by Projectiles in Strait of Hormuz, Showing Merchant Ships Remain in Firing Line

China Cosco Shipping Corp. suspended its services at Panama’s Balboa port, a local media report said, after Beijing warned of a “heavy price” for the Central American country’s forced… Weiterlesen »China’s Cosco Halts Panama Port Operations as Tensions Rise

Malta’s transport authority confirmed on Tuesday that the LNG tanker Arctic Metagaz is drifting in the Mediterranean, contradicting earlier reports from Libya that the vessel… Weiterlesen »‘Arctic Metagaz’ LNG Tanker Still Afloat, Malta Warns Ships to Keep Clear

Satellite navigation interference detected near the United Arab Emirates coast is creating the appearance of vessels sailing in straight lines toward the Strait of Hormuz—even… Weiterlesen »Electronic Fog of War: GPS Spoofing Distorts Ship Traffic Near Hormuz

The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple partner agencies are responding to a barge fire in Delaware Bay on Tuesday after a tug reported that the vessel it… Weiterlesen »Coast Guard Responding to Large Barge Fire in Delaware Bay

The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of… Weiterlesen »Behind Closed Doors, U.S. Navy Says Hormuz Escorts Are Too Dangerous—for Now

U.S. Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel warned Tuesday that rebuilding American maritime power will require far more than simply expanding shipyard capacity, arguing that the United States must… Weiterlesen »U.S. Maritime Administrator Carmel Warns U.S. Must Rebuild Entire Maritime ‘System,’ Not Just Shipyards

There’s a moment every mariner thinks about, even if they haven’t lived it yet. The last bag packed. The last safety briefing. The last time… Weiterlesen »The Last Hitch 5 Financial Moves Every Mariner Should Make Before Going Shoreside