LoginFirst IRS-Classed Indigenous Cadet Training Ship Launched
The first of three indigenous Cadet Training Ships being constructed by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Shipyard, Kattupalli, Chennai, for the Indian Navy was c...
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Burger Boat Mourns the Passing of ? ?Longtime Naval Architect Don O'Keeffe
Burger Boat Company today announced with deep sadness the passing of longtime Burger Naval Architect Don O’Keeffe, whose influence on the company’s e...
US Sends Carrier Ford Through Suez with Reports Bush is Following
The U.S. Navy confirmed that the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and her strike group transited the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. It jo...
Third US Training Ship State of Maine Delivered to MARAD
The third newly built U.S. training ship for the merchant marine, the State of Maine, was handed over to TOTE Services and delivered to the U.S. Mari...
The Iran War and Global Trade: Will the Cape Route Become the New Normal?
Events in the Middle East during February and March 2026 again disrupted the flows of shipping trade to the eastern and western spheres of the intern...
Diana Raises Offer for Genco and Agrees to Sell 16 Ships to Star Bulk
Diana Shipping is back with a sweetened offer to acquire fellow bulk shipper Genco Shipping & Trading, both increasing the cash dollar amount and anno...
India Quietly Provides Refuge for an Iranian Landing Ship
Reports broke in the Indian media late on Friday, March 6, that the country has quietly been harboring an Iranian vessel this week after it made an ur...
Trump Administration Details $20B Maritime Reinsurance to Get Oil Moving
With the global energy markets in disarray, the Trump administration moved quickly and, late on Friday, March 6, announced more details on its plans...
Shipping Concerns Grow as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Suspend Routes
Container shipping continues to reel as the war in the Persian Gulf reaches its first week, and U.S. and Israeli officials are saying it could contin...
CK Hutchison Seeks $2B in Damages from Panama as It Takes More Legal Steps
CK Hutchison and its Panama-based subsidiary, the Panama Ports Company, have taken a series of additional legal steps in the ongoing dispute over the...
Sri Lanka Takes Control of Iranian Supply Ship, Evacuates Sailors
The government of Sri Lanka has decided to take control of the Iranian supply ship IRIS Bushehr, with the president of the country calling it a human...
Salvage Tug Reported Attacked Near Straits of Hormuz with Crew Feared Dead
A salvage tug sent to aid one of the vessels that had been attacked in the area around the Straits of Hormuz has apparently been attacked as well. At...
Lloyd's Stands Ready to Work With U.S. on Insurance for Hormuz Transits
War risk insurance remains available for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and Arabian Gulf, according to Lloyd's of London, despite the decision of s...
After Strikes on Dubai, UAE May Target Iran's Shadow Fleet Operators
The financial and operational networks that undergird Iran's sanctioned oil trade pass through Dubai, where they operate in the shadows in a lightly-r...
As Energy Prices Rise, U.S. Green-Lights India's Purchases of Russian Oil
Under pressure to control oil prices amidst a closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the White House is backtracking on its efforts to pressure India into r...
Video: U.S. Forces Hit Iranian Drone Carrier
U.S. forces have released new footage of a strike on one of Iran's "drone carriers," the converted merchant vessels that Iranian forces have rebuilt t...
Royal Caribbean Group Proposes Ship Repair Yard for Panama's Pacific Coast
Officials from Panama are responding positively to the concept of creating a shipyard on the Pacific coast of the country. Royal Caribbean Group met w...
Norwegian Takes Delivery on New Cruise Ship in Long-Term Growth Plan
Fincantieri and Norwegian Cruise Line celebrated the delivery of the Norwegian Luna, the second ship in the company’s Prima Plus class and the midpoin...
Iranian Bomb Boat Targeted Sonangol Tanker off Kuwait
New footage appears to suggest that Iranian forces used a drone boat to attack the tanker Sonangol Namibe off the coast of Kuwait.The tanker was at a...
North Korea Tests New Destroyer Ahead of Commissioning
North Korean state media is hailing the successful tests of the first ship in a new generation of destroyers ahead of the vessel’s commissioning. Lead...
