News
IMO Warns Hormuz Toll Would Set 'Dangerous Precedent"
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (313+ words) IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez at the opening of the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 2nd extraordinary session, 14-17 October, 2025. LONDON, April 9 (Reuters)Imposing a toll on ships sailing through the critical Strait of Hormuz would "set a dangerous precedent" and countries…...
Kremlin Says Russia Has Right to Defend Itself From 'Piracy' After Report of Warship Escort Near UK
2+ hour, 25+ min ago (523+ words) MOSCOW/LONDON, April 9 (Reuters)The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia had the right to defend itself from what it called piracy after a British newspaper reported that a Russian navy frigate had escorted oil tankers sanctioned by Britain through…...
Australia Bans Bulk Carrier After 7 Months of Unpaid Crew Wages
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (330+ words) Australia's maritime regulator has issued a stark warning to shipowners after banning a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier for six months over serious breaches of seafarer welfare standards. According to AMSA, inspectors identified multiple deficiencies during the boarding, including the underpayment of…...
Hormuz At Near Standstill as Iran Warns Ships to Keep to Its Waters
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (813+ words) Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U. S. -Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky By Jonathan Saul and Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON,…...
Damen, IOM, Turkish Coast Guard, and European Union'hold kick-off meeting for latest SAR vessel order in Antalya
4+ hour, 41+ min ago (260+ words) Order follows success of vessels in operation with Turkish Coast Guard Command Damen previously delivered six SAR 1906 vessels to the TURCG in 2016, followed by nine further vessels in 2019, within the framework of IOM's European Union-supported projects. Damen will deliver these…...
Shipping Avoids Hormuz Lanes as Iran Pushes Vessels Toward Controlled Corridors
8+ hour, 47+ min ago (582+ words) Iranian graphic shows alternative transit corridors near Larak Island, directing vessels away from traditional shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz amid reported mine risks. The Trump administration has insisted the Strait of Hormuz is open following the ceasefire, but…...
Russia Offers Sanctioned LNG to Energy-Hungry Asia at a Discount
8+ hour, 3+ min ago (530+ words) Early winter sunset over Train 1 of Arctic LNG 2 in October 2024. (Source: VK) Apr 9, 2026 Bloomberg) "Russia is seeking to leverage a global natural gas supply crunch to lure energy-starved South Asia into purchasing shipments from its US-sanctioned facilities, according to people…...
Trump Announces 50% Tariffs on Nations Supplying Iran With Weapons
23+ hour, 56+ min ago (688+ words) By David Lawder and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters)U. S. President Donald Trumpsaid on Wednesday that imports from countries supplying Iran with military weapons will face immediate 50% tariffs with no exemptions, announcing the threatened duty in a social media post just…...
Fuel Costs, Tariffs Cloud Outlook for U. S. Container Imports
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (628+ words) U. S. container imports are facing growing pressure from tariffs and rising fuel prices, even as the conflict involving Iran has yet to significantly disrupt cargo volumes moving through the nation's major ports, according to the latest Global Port Tracker report from…...
Google News
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (11+ words) CK Hutchison Launches Arbitration Against Maersk Over Panama Canal Port Dispute'g Captain...