The U.S. Navy has not commissioned a battleship since 1944. Donald Trump now wants as many as 25. The first, USS Defiant, will displace more… Weiterlesen »The Great Battleship Debate: gCaptain’s Konrad Takes On AEI’s Zack Cooper

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday that the Treasury Department is issuing a temporary 30-day general license allowing “the most vulnerable nations” to access Russian oil… Weiterlesen »Treasury Extends Russian Oil Waiver as Hormuz Crisis Tightens Global Supplies

Iran has started a Bitcoin-backed insurance service for Iranian shipping companies that want to transit the Strait of Hormuz, the semi-official Fars news agency reported,… Weiterlesen »Iran Launches Bitcoin-Based Insurance Scheme for Ships Crossing Hormuz

A luxury liner at the center of an outbreak of hantavirus docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday, where authorities were disembarking the remaining 25 crew… Weiterlesen »Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Reaches Rotterdam

Norway has officially become a full member of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR), marking a significant expansion of regional cooperation… Weiterlesen »Norway Joins EU Baltic Sea Strategy as Full Member Amid Regional Security Push

The Iranian-backed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) has officially launched a public presence on X, marking the clearest effort yet by Tehran to formalize and… Weiterlesen »Iran Launches Official ‘Persian Gulf Strait Authority’ Account, Declares Unauthorized Hormuz Transit ‘Illegal’

The International Energy Agency says the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis is triggering one of the most severe oil market disruptions in modern history, with… Weiterlesen »Global Oil Inventories Are Collapsing at Record Pace, IEA Warns

Dutch offshore contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is betting big on the future of subsea power infrastructure, announcing plans to build a massive new 24,000-ton Cable Lay… Weiterlesen »Boskalis Orders Massive New Cable Layer for Offshore Energy Projects

Four liquefied natural gas tankers that until recently serviced Oman’s export plant are beginning to load fuel from a US-sanctioned Russian project, the latest sign… Weiterlesen »Russia Expands LNG Dark Fleet With Four Tankers to Boost Exports

Four crew members involved in a mid-air collision of military jets at an air show ejected safely on Sunday outside Mountain Home Air Force Base… Weiterlesen »Military Jets’ Crew Members Safely Ejected after Idaho Air Show Collision, Navy Says