In a meeting in Denmark last week, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro had an unusual suggestion for A.P. Moller-Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc, one of the world’s most prominent shipowners: Del Toro recommended that Clerc buy American-made ships…
A newly released report into the death of a crewmember aboard a Maltese-registered bulk carrier and the hospitalization of three others in July 2023 points to the impact of climate change on crewmembers and the challenges due to their working…
California’s Port San Luis, a smaller central coast port used by commercial fishermen as well as recreational and tourist boating, is launching an exploration to become the first operations and maintenance (O&M) port for the planned California offshore wind industry.…
An Indonesian landing craft carrying government cargo has disappeared without a trace off West Papua, somewhere between the districts of Mimika and Asmat on the island’s southern coast. The landing craft Cita XX departed Mimika on July 15, bound for Asmat with…
Heavy seas and strong winds are continuing to batter shipping along the South African coast and the massive containerships on route to sail the Cape of Good Hope due to Red Sea diversions. CMA CGM is reporting that one of…
Tracking services and the AIS signal from the Marshall Island-flagged tanker Advantage Sweet show the vessel underway and bound for Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates nearly 15 months after the tanker was detained by Iranian forces. The latest AIS data…
In an astonishing tale of survival, a young beachgoer who was swept off by a current survived for 36 hours until she was rescued by a tanker crew, more than 40 nautical miles away from where she entered the water. …
To meet the needs of the growing number of vessels on the Cape route, The maritime charity Stella Maris has launched a new office in the East African port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Due to the anti-shipping campaign launched…
Key transhipment ports, such as Singapore, have witnessed a sharp rise in congestion due to the impact of Red Sea carrier service diversions, which have led to fewer vessel calls but larger average exchanges. This has added to yard congestion.…
Crude oil exports from Türkiye have maintained their downward trend during the first five months of 2024, established since the start of 2023. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “2023 has been another positive period for…