Hormuz Traffic Levels Continue Decreasing, Houthis in Yemen Threaten Saudi Tankers - USNI News

Traffic levels in the Strait of Hormuz last week dropped yet again, bringing the flow of ships through the Middle East passageway to levels not seen since March, shortly after the conflict between Ira...

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Drought Makes Upper Rhine Unnavigable, Driving Barge Rates to New Record

Low summertime water levels are a routine problem for navigation on the River Rhine, especially in recent years, but the intense drought conditions af...

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Somali Pirates Continue to Hold Four Vessels with 67 Crewmembers

After three months, Somali pirates continue to hold four smaller vessels with no reports of progress in the efforts to free the 67 crewmembers that ar...

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Saudi Arabia Builds Maritime Coalition to Keep Red Sea Shipping Moving

Saudi Arabia convened an inaugural meeting in Riyadh on July 30 of nations interested in joining a maritime defense coalition to “enhance maritime sec...

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Ukraine Sinks Russian-Flagged Containership in Black Sea

Ukraine struck a container vessel operated by Fesco, a division of Rosatom, while the vessel was transiting the Black Sea bound for Novorossiysk, Russ...

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Freedom of the Sea is Not Free: How War in Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and Black Sea Overlap

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Freedom of the Sea is Not Free: How War in Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb, and Black Sea Overlap

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What America Needs to Know About the US Merchant Marine

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Attacks on Ukrainian Ports and Ships Intensify

The Seaport Administration of Ukraine reported an attack overnight on the blocked port of Mykolaiv as Russian strikes on infrastructure and ships cont...

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Ukraine Attacks Iranian Arms Shipments on the Caspian Sea

Details of Ukraine’s attack on shipping in the Caspian Sea over the weekend are still not clear. However, the Iranian reaction suggests that the attac...

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Disrupted Saudi tanker traffic goes dark following Houthi embargo

Saudi oil exports from the Red Sea are increasingly disappearing from view as tanker operators switch off tracking signals or abandon voyages in response to a Houthi maritime embargo, threatening a key alternative export route already strained by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz

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Hormuz war risk cover tops $10m for single VLCC trip

War risk premiums for Strait of Hormuz transits have surged back into double digits for some owners as renewed US-Iran hostilities and Houthi attacks drive insurers to reassess Gulf exposure, with a growing number now reluctant to cover Saudi-linked vessels

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White House Protests Congressional Block on Buying Foreign Warships for U.S. Navy - USNI News

The White House is pushing back against a congressional proposal to restrict buying warships and auxiliaries from foreign shipyards, according to a memo released this week by the Office of Management ...

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Chinese state giants pull VLCCs from Red Sea as safety trumps commercial gains

Chinese state VLCC operators apply the same playbook to the Red Sea as they did to Hormuz: get out and wait it out

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US disables vessels in renewed blockade as 26th Iran tanker reaches Asia

Even as the US again enforces its blockade of Iran ports a fleet of the country’s tankers wait off Malaysia to transfer 45 million barrels of crude exports

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Tanker rates set to soar on Houthi attack fears in Red Sea

Attacks on Saudi tankers and refineries by Yemen based Houthi could see owners avoiding Bab el-Mandeb Strait

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Two Missing in Russian Attack on Freighter on the Danube

On Saturday, a Turkish-operated freighter was hit by Russian drones on the northern branch of the Danube, leaving two crewmembers missing. It is the l...

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Video: Merchant Vessel Sinks After Multiple Russian Cruise Missile Hits

A small cargo ship that was badly damaged in a Russian strike off Odesa has gone down, according to Ukrainian authorities. The small vessel had absorb...

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Shipping Suspended on Ukraine’s Black Sea Corridor Due to Increased Attacks

Ukrainian officials reported that for the first time since 2023, there is no traffic on its shipping corridor on the Black Sea. Ship operators reporte...

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CMA CGM NOTRE DAME, World’s Largest LNG-Powered Containership, Begins Maiden Voyage

Exciting times ahead as CMA CGM NOTRE DAME, the largest LNG-powered containership, embarks on its maiden voyage! #CMACGM #LNG #MaritimeInnovation #EnergyTransition

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US attack threat raises stakes for Gulf and Red Sea shipping - Splash247

The shipping crisis straddling the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea entered a more dangerous phase on Friday as Washington weighed a major escalation against Iran, oil slicks spread towards two Gulf islan...

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China smashes ship-order record in first half - Splash247

Chinese shipyards booked more new tonnage in the first half of 2026 than during any previous full year, tightening their grip on the global order market. New contracts totalled 121.06m dwt between Jan...

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Tanker hit as Houthis launch attacks on Saudi-linked vessels

The double blockade in the Red Sea and Hormuz has raised the threat level to shipping, with Asia possibly losing a key energy import contingency in Yanbu

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