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As IMO Meets to Discuss Hormuz, Iran Sets Up its Own Shipping Corridor
As maritime nations gather at IMO in London this week to debate solutions to the Strait of Hormuz crisis, evidence is growing that...
Read More >>Iran Damages Ras Laffan LNG Terminal, Sending EU Energy Prices Soaring
Qatari state petroleum company QatarEnergy has reported a series of Iranian attacks on the natural gas hub at Ras Laffan Industria...
Read More >>Marine Pilots: Coast Guard Funding Lapse Brings Safety Risks
Events in the Strait of Hormuz have put new demands on the attention of U.S. maritime services, enough to obscure a pressing issue...
Read More >>Report: USS Gerald R. Ford to Leave Red Sea for Repairs After Laundry Fire
The supercarrier USS Gerald R. Ford is scheduled to return to Souda Bay, Crete shortly for repairs to damage from the laundry room...
Read More >>U.S. Hits Iran's Antiship Missile Sites in the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday that it has bombed Iranian antiship cruise missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, an atte...
Read More >>Attack on Tanker Reported off Fujairah After Strikes on Oil Terminal
UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reports a new attack on a tanker at the anchorage area off Fujairah, a key loading terminal f...
Read More >>Despite U.S. Demands, NATO Reluctant to Join Hormuz Mission
President Donald Trump has threatened NATO allies with a "very bad" future if they do not join in a proposed Strait of Hormuz nava...
Read More >>Decommissioning of USS Nimitz Delayed Until 2027
The U.S. Navy has decided to defer the scheduled decommissioning of its oldest aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz (CVN 68), until 2027....
Read More >>India Claims Iran Failed in Bargaining Gambit Over Shipping
India has said it will not enter into a bargaining process with Iran on shipping matters. The spokesman for the Ministry of Extern...
Read More >>As Iran Lays Mines, Two Gulf-Based Minesweepers Moved to Malaysia
The White House is urging allied navies to commit to a mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and bring Iran's blockade to an end,...
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