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Court Upholds Peru Control of Chinese Port in Win for Washington
3+ hour, 10+ min ago (428+ words) A man walks at China's state-owned Cosco Shipping Chancay port inaugurated during the APEC Summit, in Chancay, Peru, November 14, 2024. APEC Peru/Handout via REUTERS Jul 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) "A Peruvian court ordered the government to oversee a Chinese-owned port near Lima, helping…...
Last Western Shipyard Servicing Russia's Arctic LNG Fleet Receives Another Icebreaking Gas Carrier
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (673+ words) Rudolf Samoylovich before entering the Port of Odense. (Courtesy of Tim Kildeborg Jensen/Danwatch) The Arc7 icebreaking LNG carrier Rudolf Samoylovich has arrived at Denmark's Fayard A/S Odense yard for scheduled maintenance, highlighting the Danish facility's unique role as the…...
House Republican Leaders Urge Trump to Let Jones Act Waivers Expire as Scheduled in August
20+ hour, 5+ min ago (375+ words) July 1 (Reuters)House Speaker Mike Johnson and several Republican leaders are asking President Donald Trumpto allow waivers to a law on shipping between domestic ports to expire in mid-August as scheduled, rather than extending them further, according to a letter…...
GPS Interference Off California Offers Warning for Global Shipping
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (453+ words) Map showing the reported GPS/GNSS disruption off Southern California on January 29, 2026. NOAA CORS stations, ship reports, and ADS-B aircraft reports all recorded anomalies during the roughly one-hour event, which affected waters approaching the Ports of Los Angeles and Long…...
The State of Onboard Carbon Capture At Sea in 2026
19+ hour, 48+ min ago (1045+ words) Paul Morgan is a maritime journalist covering international shipping regulation, geopolitical risk, and emerging technology for g Captain and The Motorship. His reporting focuses on IMO climate negotiations, sanctions enforcement against shadow fleet operations, maritime satellite communications policy, and the…...
CMA CGM to Buy Fed Ex Supply Chain for $1. 4 Billion, Expanding North American Logistics Business
21+ hour, 57+ min ago (336+ words) The'CMA CGM'Group has agreed to acquire'Fed Ex Supply Chain'from'Fed Ex'in a deal valued at $1. 4 billion, significantly expanding its North American contract logistics business while establishing new long-term ocean and air cargo partnerships between the two companies. The transaction, which is…...
Lawmakers Reintroduce $10 Billion Bill to Advance Clean Shipping in the U. S.
22+ hour, 10+ min ago (450+ words) A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would authorize a major federal investment in clean shipping technologies, proposing a $1 billion annual program aimed at accelerating the development of zero-emission vessels, cleaner fuels and modern port infrastructure. Supporters say…...
Iran Says Ship Ran Aground in "Unauthorized" Hormuz Transit
1+ day, 52+ min ago (287+ words) Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Jul 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) "Iran said a foreign container ship ran aground while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz via an…...
Report Challenges National Security Case for Extended Jones Act Waiver
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (566+ words) A new analysis from maritime consulting firm Navigistics Consulting argues the Trump administration's emergency Jones Act waiver has failed to deliver its stated objectives, finding no evidence of military necessity or meaningful gasoline price relief while shifting domestic cargoes to…...
US Retailers Frontload China Orders for Holiday Season, Shipping Firms Say
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (646+ words) June 30 (Reuters)U. S. retailershave brought forward orders from China by four-to-six weeks to secure their inventories for Black Friday and Christmas holiday sales before expected tariff hikes later this year, shipping executives said. U. S. President Donald Trump'svisit to Chinalast month has preserved…...