Foreign non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) increasingly rely on U.S.-based logistics companies to serve as destination agents. These arrangements involve a domestic provider handling cargo receipt, warehousing, customs...
As tug operations become more complex, training needs to evolve with them. By combining digital simulation with practical experience and the knowledge of experienced seafarers, tug operators can give the next generation of crews the...
The Sault Historic Sites, Captain John P. Wellington Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame, recognized the significant contributions of James H.I. Weakley, President of the Lake Carriers’ Association (LCA) on Friday, September 11th in Sault...
As political chatter centers on rebuilding the U.S. maritime industry, Brett Hewitt, Executive Director, Marine Finance, Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, offers a lender’s-eye view of a market where vessels are expensive, assets can remain...
China dipped into its massive crude oil stockpile in August for the third month in the past four as increased refinery processing exceeded a modest increase in oil imports.Refineries processed about 640,000 barrels per day (bpd) more...
Oil prices rose nearly $3 on Tuesday after a report said oil loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu have been suspended, and Libya halted operations at three oil fields, heightening concerns that disruptions to key oil supply...
BroCoTec, a Houston-based maritime cyber security specialist, is urging US vessel operators to act now on new Coast Guard cybersecurity regulations, warning they are a 'banana skin' for unprepared companies.The regulations establish...
The first thing that stands out when you walk through a modern shipyard isn't the technology – it's the sheer scale of the work and the size of the parts going into these massive ships the size of city blocks. I recently visited a Korean...
Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) announced a manufacturing partnership with fellow Florida-based boatbuilder SŌLACE Boats, a partnership designed to enable MARTAC to scale production of its Devil Ray USV platforms by 100 vessels...
Following its acquisition of compressor manufacturer Köhler & Hörter (KOHO) last year, the marine pump and gauging system specialist Svanehoj appointed long-time Neuman & Esser executive Jens Wulff as Managing Director of KOHO and Head...
Ukraine has won what it believes to be the first-ever "battle" between two drone boats at sea. In the brief engagement, a Ukrainian Sargan-3000 drone...
As the Philippine Coast Guard searches the wreckage of the burned-out ferry June Aster, the death toll from the disaster has soared from five people t...
The interest for shipownership in Nigeria is soaring after the government unlocked the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) early this year. In an up...
Weather conditions in the sea area around the beached Aframax tanker Caroline Bezengi have eased in recent days. The vessel has been aground on on roc...
By Jennifer A. Dlouhy Sep 13, 2026, (Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said he’d warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop targeting oil refineries in Russia amid strikes that have shut down...
In June, hopes rose that the resignation of Defense Minister John Healey over the lack of commitment to raise UK defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2030...
By Will Kubzansky Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –At a fuel station in San Diego where diesel is retailing for $9.99 a gallon, Californians can take solace in at least this: in...
Authorities in Indonesia are searching for an estimated 130 people after a ferry capsized in the Java Sea. At about 0200 on Sunday morning, the ferry...
BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an “associate member” of the bloc,...
Over the weekend, U.S. and Iranian forces continued to trade tit-for-tat maritime strikes on each others' shipping interests, though at smaller scale....
By Bloomberg News Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia carried out a large airstrike on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa and the surrounding region as shipping in the Black Sea remains disrupted...
The U.S. Coast Guard joined the ceremonies around the United States remembering the heroes of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, completing the commissioning...
The growing global demand for clean energy and more energy (think data centers) is driving the growth of heavy lift, special project and breakbulk car...
By Khalid Al-Ansary and Devika Krishna Kumar Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq is moving to contain the fallout from attacks that caused the closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, after the...
CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime ?Trade Operations said early on Sunday. The crew were...
Sept 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. has asked tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships...
A light icebreaker acquired by Canada in 2021 at a cost of C$45.2 million (US$36.6 million) has entered service, marking the first time an additional...
Svitzer, a leading global towage provider, and Cheoy Lee Shipyards have signed a contract to build a further six 29 metre TRAnsverse tugs, as the firs...
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9, 2026 – Hanwha Defense USA and Hanwha Philly Shipyard hosted the Honorable Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, at the shipya...
bound4blue has received a Design Assessment from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore for its flagship Model 3-24 eSAIL®, developed to maximise the contri...
Kongsberg Maritime has entered into an agreement with Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd (Austal Defence Australia) to supply Kamewa Steel...
Ground effect transportation technology offers potential in terms of economics, crew training and relief at overcrowded coastal airports. Its future d...
Carleen Lyden Walker is one of the best-known figures in maritime – founder of her own marketing business, co-founder of NAMEPA, former IMO Maritime A...
Lithium-ion batteries come with known fire risks, and they are a top cargo of concern for container lines and ro/ro operators. Improperly-declared bat...
The first certification has been issued under ‘ClassNK SCS’*¹, the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) certification scheme operated by Nippon Kaiji Kyoka...
X1 Wind, a disruptive floating wind technology developer, has announced the successful closing of its fourth strategic funding round. The operation wa...
Three separate groups of Russian vessels carrying military cargoes are currently active in the Mediterranean.Escorted by the Udaloy Class anti-submari...
Participants in the tanker industry are no strangers to market cycles combined with extreme volatility. However, even seasoned veterans are looking at...
Anthropic says it disrupted an Iran-linked user that used its Claude artificial intelligence models to track U.S. naval forces, compile targeting material and research vulnerabilities in shipboard systems. The activity...
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has taken a new step to build remembrance of the 9/11 attack into its infrastructure, creating a permane...
U.S. officials have confirmed that Saudi Aramco's East-West Pipeline - the key bypass route carrying Gulf oil around the contested Strait of Hormuz -...
On September 11, 2001, Lieutenant Michael Day was working at Coast Guard Activities New York preparing to leave for a meeting at Tower One of the Worl...
U.S. Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel on Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by honoring the merchant mariners who answered an extraordinary call for help and helped...
The cost of shipping oil in the largest tankers hit record highs this week following the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the U.S.-Iran war began in late February.
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to launch its new digital mariner credentialing system, marking a major shift in how mariners apply for Merchant Mariner Credentials and medical certificates as...
Wind-assisted propulsion is among the most promising options available for reducing a ship's fuel bill, and there are a growing number of options on t...
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is still running far below normal, but the latest UKMTO data shows a steady flow of ships continuing to move through the waterway, much...
The Houthis have accelerated their advance over the past 36 hours in southwest Yemen to complete their capture of the entire Red Sea coastline of Yeme...
Chinese containerships are continuing in their efforts to expand operations along the Northern Sea Route through the Arctic. The first of their planne...
The Scottish ferry Glen Sannox was billed as an environmentally-friendly LNG powered alternative when it was first ordered in 2014, and the builder an...