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DP World Acquires Containership to Expand Indian Coastal Shipping
DP World has become the latest carrier to buy and transfer a containership into the Indian register to expand its coastal service...
Read More >>Two Historic Schooners Sink Side-by-Side at a Brooklyn Pier
Two historic schooners owned by a hospitality company in Brooklyn went down in uncertain circumstances this week, bringing part of...
Read More >>New Attacks Show Iran's Uncompromising Stance on Control of Hormuz
The IRGC’s attacks on multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz on July 6-7 are a stark reminder that the IRGC hardliners are in char...
Read More >>Two More Tankers Struck as IRGC Asserts That It Controls Hormuz
Two tankers were reportedly struck from the air on Tuesday morning, July 7, as they were navigating along the Omani coast to exit...
Read More >>Whale Sinks Fire Dept. Boat Returning Home After July 4 Parade
The Carteret Fire Department in New Jersey had lent its Marine Unit 2 to aid with the security detail in New York Harbor on July 4...
Read More >>Maersk and Hapag to Shift One Route to Suez-Red Sea Transit
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have jointly agreed to again attempt a return to the Suez Canal and Red Sea transit for one of their shippi...
Read More >>Panama Canal Plans Two More Decreases in Neopanamax Draft Levels
After taking what was called a preemptive step in June to lower the maximum drafts of vessels, the Panama Canal Authority announce...
Read More >>IMO Trying to Improve Safety of Navigation off Yemen
The IMO is advancing its Red Sea Project to improve security and the coordination of maritime situational awareness in the Horn of...
Read More >>Cargo Ship Reports Attack Near Hodeidah, Yemen
On Sunday morning, a cargo ship reported an attack at a position off the coast of Yemen, where hostilities between Houthi rebels a...
Read More >>Could Existing Ships Operate Without Crew in High-Risk Zones Like Hormuz?
[By Alexander Lott, Kristjan Tabri, and Angela Sooba] Reportedly, approximately 20,000 seafarers on board some 2,000 ships, includ...
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