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On Monday, an explosion and fire hit the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, rattling windows and startling nearby residents. The refinery is one...
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Iran's Strait of Hormuz Checkpoint is Key Factor in Diplomatic Talks
As Iran's Gulf neighbors hunt for a negotiated solution to the ongoing Gulf conflict, hoping to find a deal that could appease both Tehran and Washing...
IEA Chief: Gulf Energy Crisis is More Severe Than 1970s Oil Shocks
Benchmark Brent and WTI oil futures eased on Monday in response to the White House's claims of new peace talks with Iran, but the near-term energy out...
Updates to Guidelines on the Application of ILO Maritime Labour Convention
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the fifth edition of its Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention,...
Damen Launches Tenth Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries
At a ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, the tenth Island Class ferry has been launched. Damen is constructing the vessels for BC Ferries....
Bureau Veritas Verifies Emissions Performance of Brittany Ferries' Vessels
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed the independent verification of methane emissions measurements conducted on board four LNG-fueled...
Coast Guard Investigates Fatal Confined-Space Accident on Alaskan Barge
The U.S. Coast Guard has named two tugboat crewmembers who passed away in a confined-space incident aboard a barge near Ketchikan earlier this month....
Maersk’s APM Becomes Minority Shareholder in North Vietnam Terminal
Maersk’s APM Terminals is taking a 49 percent minority shareholder and operating partner position in the Hai Phong International Container Terminal in...
Report: Two Types of Iranian Mines Detected in Strait of Hormuz
Reports of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz have circulated for weeks, but the most detailed signal yet comes from CBS, which now reports that U...
HD Hyundai Moving Forward with Humanoid Welding Robot for Shipyards
HD Hyundai has been working on several projects to develop technology that would support the use of humanoid robots to undertake precision tasks at it...
Designers and Technicians Go on Strike at Bath Iron Works
A small group of workers at the Bath Iron Works walked off the job on Monday, March 23, in the first strike in six years at the critical government co...
Iran's Strike on Ras Laffan Could Raise LNG Prices for Years
[By Dr. Adi Imsirovic]On March 19, Ras Laffan, the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in the world, supplying one-fifth of the world’s supe...
US to Repay TotalEneriges $1B for Wind Leases Redirected to LNG Investments
TotalEnergies confirmed it has entered into settlement agreements with the U.S. Department of the Interior, which will see the company redirect nearly...
Video: MSC Container Ship Hits New Pier at Mundra Port
Last week, the container ship MSC Alexandra broke away from her moorings and hit a newly-built pier at a port in India, according to local media and...
Mexico Seeks ID of Tanker Responsible for Oil Discharge as Cleanup Proceeds
Mexican authorities reported over the weekend that cleanup efforts have intensified for an oil spill that it has been battling along the Gulf coast si...
Ukraine Attacks Russia’s Baltic Oil Terminals and Starts Fire at Primorsk
Ukrainian and Russian officials are both acknowledging a large attack overnight from March 22 to March 23, focusing on Russia’s oil infrastructure on...
Securing the Strait: The Need to Reclaim the Disputed Islands
Predictably, given that their control over the Strait of Hormuz is their strongest negotiating card, the Iranian regime has ignored President Donald...
Iranians Feint an Attack on Diego Garcia
Although the incident has been accompanied by much disinformation and confusion, it is evident that on or before March 20, Iran's IRGC attempted to f...
Lamu Port’s Cargo Throughput Jumps by 900%, Buoyed by Shipping Disruption
With ocean carriers drawing up contingency plans for cargo destined to the Gulf region, some ports on the East African coast have gained a strategic...
Little Change at Strait of Hormuz After Trump's 48-Hour Threat
President Donald Trump has given the Iranian government until Monday evening to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which he has previously said that the U....
