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ABS has appointed U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral (Retired) Ronald J. Rábago as Senior Vice President of Government Services, further strengthening its...
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Last-Minute Offer Adds a Twist to Hapag-Lloyd's Acquisition of Zim
A competing bid is the latest twist in the saga of Hapag-Lloyd's planned takeover of Israeli shipping line Zim - even though Zim's shareholders have...
Why Does It Matter if Iran Shuts In its Oil Wells?
[By Nima Shokri and Martin J. Blunt]The Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway through which between 20% and 25% of the world’s seaborne oil normally...
France Dispatches Carrier Strike Group to the Mideast
Following the indefinite suspension of the U.S. security corridor for the Strait of Hormuz, France has dispatched its aircraft carrier through the Su...
NGO Seeks Answers After CBP Removed Crew from Cruise Ships
A local immigration advocacy group and other community groups are reporting that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents boarded two cruise ships in...
Sarah McCoy Takes Helm as CEO of Port of Virginia
The Virginia Port Authority has named its next chief executive officer: Sarah J. McCoy, a longtime veteran of port operations at VPA who had been fil...
New Zealand Fines Ferry Operator for Grounding and Lack of Crew Training
New Zealand has ordered inter-island RoRo ferry operator KiwiRail to pay a fine of NZ$400,000 ($234,671) after it was found culpable of endangering t...
After Iranian Strike on Boxship, US Says Operator Wasn't Following Rules
Despite assurances from the U.S. military that transits through Omani waters of the Strait of Hormuz could be protected from Iranian attacks, the box...
OOCL Seeks to Overturn $45M Award Alleging FMC Process is Unconstitutional
Lawyers for Orient Overseas Container Line filed suit in U.S. District Court on May 5, challenging the Federal Maritime Commission’s adjudication pro...
Australia Bans Bulker After Finding Unpaid Wages and Charges for Water
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is demonstrating its continuing determination to safeguard the well-being of seafarers through its on...
Cruise Ship Hondius Underway After Three People Were Medically Evacuated
The expedition cruise ship Hondius, dealing with the outbreak of hantavirus, got back underway late on Wednesday, May 6, with its destination being re...
U.S. Navy Fighter Shoots Out the Rudder of an Iranian Tanker
The U.S. military is matching Iran's new kinetic methods of blockade enforcement, switching to more forceful means to prevent an inbound tanker from...
Greeks Arrest Captain of Cargo Ship After Rescuing Crew from Sinking Ship
The Hellenic Coast Guard is reporting the rescue of nine crewmembers after a small cargo ship grounded and sank near the island of Andros on May 6. T...
Supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford Transits Gibraltar into Atlantic
Eagle-eyed ship spotters confirmed what had been anticipated for days as the supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford transited the Strait of Gibraltar on Wedn...
Kongsberg Maritime to Supply Integrated Technology Package for Svitzer
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL) to deliver a fully integrated equipment and technology package for Svitzer’s...
Rheinmetall and MSC in Negotiations to Buy Romania’s Mangalia Shipyard
German industrial giant Rheinmetall confirmed it is discussing a deal with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company for the two companies to take over the...
Jeff Bezos is Reported to be Selling the World's Largest Sailing Yacht
Gossip column Page Six has obtained confirmation that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is selling is megayacht, the $500 million sailing vessel Koru. The re...
Work Begins at Philly Shipyard on Next Two Matson Containerships
Matson and Hanwha Philly Shipyard marked construction milestones for the second and third new Aloha Class containerships being built at the yard. Alon...
After Attack on CMA CGM Boxship, Trump Suspends Hormuz Transit Corridor
On Tuesday, a cargo vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, according to UKMTO - the latest in a series of ship strikes that Iran h...
Iran Launches "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" to Administer Hormuz Tolls
After Iran announced its plan to charge for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in March, a plethora of scam operators popped up to offer fraud...
