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Maersk Containership Anchored Off Charleston After Cargo Fire
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The 4,258 TEU containership Laust Maersk is anchored outside the Port of Charleston following a cargo hold fire incident that occurred while en route from Charleston to Cartagena, Colombia. On...
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Hear me out…An episode of The Price is Right, but it’s exclusively people from the Trump administration guessing what different grocery items currently cost.
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Gunvor Drops Bid for Lukoil’s Overseas Assets After U.S. Calls It 'Kremlin's Puppet'
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Global commodity trader Gunvor has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Lukoil’s international assets after the U.S. Treasury Department signaled it would block the transaction and labeled the company a...
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The Treasury Department statement about Gunvor is fundamentally misinformed and false. Gunvor is and has always been open and transparent about its ownership and business, and has for more than a decade actively distanced itself from Russia, stopped trading in line with
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EU Forces Free Hijacked Tanker 700 Miles Off Somalia
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European naval forces liberated the Maltese-flagged tanker HELLAS APHRODITE Friday afternoon following a dramatic 30-hour hijacking approximately 700 nautical miles off the coast of Mogadishu,...
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Trump Plans One-Year Pause on Port Crane Duties, China Ship Fees https://t.co/F2WxJgAqn7
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The US is pushing forward on President Donald Trump’s pledge to pause a series of penalties aimed at China’s shipbuilding industry, a key concession in his interim trade pact with counterpart Xi...
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China’s Third Aircraft Carrier, the Fujian, Enters Service https://t.co/IeOzQvwYpi
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China has commissioned its first indigenously designed aircraft carrier after months of sea trials, and named it the Fujian, after the province facing Taiwan across a narrow strait, according to...
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South Korea PM Says Philly Shipyard Not Ready for Nuclear Subs, Contradicting Trump
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The South Korean-owned Philly Shipyard in the United States does not currently have the capability to build a nuclear-powered submarine, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on Thursday during a parlia...
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The South Korean-owned Philly Shipyard in the United States does not currently have the capability to build a nuclear-powered submarine, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on Thursday during a parlia...
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USTR Moves to Suspend Port Fees Targeting China
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has opened a one-day public comment period and provided more clarity on the proposed one-year suspension of port entry fees and tariffs imposed...
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ICE Targets Louisiana Shipyard in Major Immigration Enforcement Operation
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Federal immigration authorities conducted a targeted enforcement operation at an unidentified Louisiana shipyard last week, resulting in the arrest of 25 Honduran nationals working for a welding...
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Coast Guard's Historic Cocaine Seizure Overshadowed By Deadly U.S. Airstrikes
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The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a record-breaking 510,000 pounds of cocaine seized during fiscal year 2025, marking the largest interdiction haul in the service’s history. Yet this achievement...
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Somali Pirates Board Malta-Flagged Tanker Deep in Indian Ocean
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A Maltese-flagged tanker has been boarded by pirates approximately more than 700 nautical miles offshore Mogadishu, Somalia, the latest in a string of piracy incidents reported in the region over...
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Coast Guard Launches Dual-Track RFIs to Modernize Domestic Icebreaker Fleet
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Coast Guard Issues Dual RFI for Rapid-Build Domestic Icebreakers The U.S. Coast Guard has issued two parallel Requests for Information targeting a comprehensive modernization of its aging domestic...
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Matson Takes $6.4 Million Hit from US-China Port Fee Standoff
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Honolulu-based carrier Matson, Inc. says it absorbed $6.4 million in port entry fees in the first three weeks of U.S. and China imposing reciprocal charges on each other’s vessels before...
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Western Sanctions Pushing Record Volumes into Floating Storage, Gunvor CEO Says
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Western sanctions on Russia and Iran are creating record volumes of oil stored onboard vessels, preventing a supply glut from forming in global markets, Gunvor Group's CEO said on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court Wrestles With Legality of Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
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The lawyer representing Donald Trump's administration faced tough questions from conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday over the legality of the Republican president's...
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MSC Shatters Industry Record, Becomes First Carrier to Command 7 Million TEU Fleet Capacity
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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has reached an unprecedented milestone in container shipping history, becoming the first carrier ever to achieve an overall fleet capacity of seven million...
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Suez Canal Reports Biggest Recovery in Vessel Traffic Since Red Sea Crisis Began
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The Suez Canal Authority is reporting significant progress in its recovery from vessel diversions due to the Red Sea crisis, with October marking the highest monthly rate of returning vessels...
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Ørsted Completes $8.8B Recap as CEO Shifts Focus Toward Europe Amid U.S. Headwinds
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Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted has completed a major financial restructuring in the third quarter of 2025, raising DKK 60 billion ($8.8 billion) through a rights issue and divesting a...
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