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Chinese Ship Leaves Standoff Near Taiwan-Controlled Islands
50+ min ago (571+ words) " Mariusz / Adobe Stock A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan's strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea on Sunday following a tense standoff and verbal sparring between the coast guards, Taiwan's Coast Guard…...
Trump Says No Rush for Iran Deal, US Blockade Stays
55+ min ago (1018+ words) " Logo Stockimages / Adobe Stock U. S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, as his administration played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been…...
Iran's Continued Control of Hormuz Intensifies Seafarer Misery
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (913+ words) Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners trapped on ships in the Gulf. More than 20, 000 sailors are stuck on around 2, 000 vessels in the…...
France Drafts UN Security Council Resolution on Restoring Hormuz Movement
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (499+ words) " Adobe Stock/Peter Hermes Furian France has drafted a U. N. Security Council resolution on setting up an international mission to restore movement in the Strait of Hormuz and could submit it if conditions are right, the foreign ministry said on Friday,…...
CMA CGM Q1 Resilient, But Shipping Margins Tighten Amid
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (180+ words) Volumes rose 1. 5% to 5. 93 million TEU, but maritime revenue declined 8. 5% to $8. 02 billion as average revenue per container weakened nearly 10%. EBITDA in the shipping segment fell more sharply, down 41. 3% to $1. 49 billion, highlighting the continued normalization of freight markets after recent highs. Yet…...
Data shows that a third Qatari LNG tanker is heading through Hormuz towards China.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (90+ words) Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 22, 2026 Ship-tracking data revealed on Friday that a third Qatari LNG tanker was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, heading towards China. A Qatari negotiation team had arrived in Tehran, to assist with a deal ending?...
Italy Cracks Down On A EUR 300 Million Streaming Pirate
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (242+ words) Posted to Maritime Reporter on May 22, 2026 Italy's Financial Police announced on Friday that they had busted an? advanced streaming piracy ring which caused damages of approximately EUR300 million ($348million) to? rights owners? such as Sky DAZN Netflix Disney+ Spotify and Spotify. The…...
EU Temporarily Suspends Fertilizer Duties Amidst Hormuz Crisis
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (471+ words) " Adobe Stock/M. Perfectti The EU will temporarily lift customs duties on key nitrogen-based fertilizers such as urea and ammonia for one year to mitigate the knock-on effects of the Iran war, the Council of the EU said on Friday. Global…...
Third Qatari LNG Tanker Transits Hormuz to China
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (364+ words) A Third Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is transiting the Strait of Hormuz and heading to China, ship-tracking data showed on Friday, as a Qatari negotiating team arrived in Tehran to try to help secure a deal to end the…...
Incat Crowther Designed Passenger Ferry Sets Sail in the US Virgin Islands
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (370+ words) Spirit of 1733, a new EPA tier 4 compliant 104-foot (32-meter) passenger ferry designed by global digital shipbuilder Incat Crowther for the U. S Virgin Island's Department of Public Works has entered service. The new vessel is operating on a busy tourist and…...