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CMA CGM Routes New Giant Containership Through the Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority is highlighting the passage of a new ultra-large containership through the Red Sea and Canal. It is part...
Read More >>IRGC Threatens Ships at Anchor off Musandam Peninsula
In a further serious breach of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Iran’s IRGC Navy has threatened ships...
Read More >>Sweden Arrests Chinese Master of Detained Shadow Fleet Tanker
Swedish prosecutors reported that they have arrested the captain of a product tanker that was detained yesterday, May 2, in Swedis...
Read More >>Trump Announces Plan to "Guide" Ships Out of Strait of Hormuz
On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced a new effort to help guide foreign-flag ships out of the Arabian Gulf, where hundreds...
Read More >>Bulker Attacked by Small Craft in the Strait of Hormuz
Both Iran and the U.S. Navy are taking steps to enforce their respective blockades in the Strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, a foreign-f...
Read More >>Bulker Evades Suspicious Approach South of Yemen
A safety warning went out to shipping on May 1 after an unidentified skiff approached a bulker sailing south of Yemen. The authori...
Read More >>Israeli Forces Intercept Boats from Activist Flotilla Seeking to Reach Gaza
For the second time, Israeli forces have acted to stop a flotilla of small boats loaded with activists that were attempting to rea...
Read More >>Ukraine Asks Sweden and Israel to Detain Ships with “Stolen Grain”
In its latest attempt to escalate its economic war against Russia, Ukraine is asking foreign countries to detain vessels carrying...
Read More >>CMA CGM Transfers Two More Box Ships to Indian Registry
Officials in India report that CMA CGM is in the process of transferring two more containerships into the Indian registry. The shi...
Read More >>Empty Tankers Are Extending Iran's Ability to Wait Out the U.S. Blockade
The U.S. Navy's blockade may be preventing Iran from moving much crude to market, but a small number of tankers in ballast have be...
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