Iran's naval forces were loading up mines in preparation for a possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials told Reuters this week. The closure would have been damaging to Iran's own diplomatic and economic interests, and never occurred, but the mine loadout...
Fake flags flow through Baltic as an uneasy stand-off continues | US lifts sanctions on occupied territory callers while ending...
A convicted pirate leader has had another three years added onto his sentence for a kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea in 2017 - a rare example of a court proceeding for a pirate from the Niger Delta. The story of the arrest of Itoruboemi Benson...
Fear and speculation mount after another tanker is hit by unexplained blast | China finance for Greek shipping seen as...
The government of Ukraine may seek EU sanctions on firms and public officials in Bangladesh for allegedly importing cargoes of grain that are partially sourced from occupied territory. Exporters in Russia's Black Sea region routinely mix grain from Russia with grain from parts of Ukraine that...
Nakhodka Bay becomes new STS hub for sanctions-skirting tankers | Surge in ‘dark’ calls to China’s Dongying port signals growth...
[By: Med Marine] MED MARINE proudly marks the successful launch of a state-of-the-art TRAktor 2600-Z tugboat for SVITZER. Launched on May 13th at MED MARINE’s EREGLI SHIPYARD, this next-generation vessel is poised to elevate SVITZER’s operational capacity—combining high bollard pull performance with superior hydrodynamic efficiency, precise...
Other energy-saving device makers view the policy bonus as unfair, but how to get the policy right is a thorny...
[By: Med Marine] MED MARINE proudly marks the successful launch of a state-of-the-art TRAktor 2600-Z tugboat for SVITZER. Launched on May 13th at MED MARINE’s EREGLI SHIPYARD, this next-generation vessel is poised to elevate SVITZER’s operational capacity—combining high bollard pull performance with superior hydrodynamic efficiency, precise...
The dry bulk sector continues to disappoint, with capesize rates falling from over $30,000 per day to under $19,000 per...
