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Panama Canal Adds Transit Capacity as Rainfall Brings Relief
The Panama Canal is easing restrictions on vessel draft and daily transits after improved rainfall and water-saving measures helped stabilize conditions in the waterway’s drought-sensitive watershed. The Panama Canal Authority said the
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EU’s Kallas Says Two Countries May Send Ships to Counter Houthis
(Bloomberg) — Two countries signaled interest in sending ships to counter Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas said. Kallas has been pressing countries to
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U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Separate Talks With Mediators on Monday or Tuesday
Sept 28 (Reuters) – Qatari mediators are likely to hold separate talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and with the US side on Monday or Tuesday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters, in
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Europe Draws More LNG as Hormuz Crisis Tightens Global Market
European imports of liquefied natural gas are rising ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter, as prolonged disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz threaten to intensify global competition for the fuel.
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A.P. Moller Capital Takes Majority Stake in Euroports
A.P. Moller Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Euroports Group, adding one of Europe’s largest bulk and breakbulk terminal operators to its growing portfolio of transportation and logistics
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NBC News: Eight Marines Injured in Previously Undisclosed Iranian Attack in Hormuz
Eight U.S. Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile struck a vessel they were operating aboard in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, according to a previously unreported
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Philippines Accuses Chinese Vessel of Spoofing Location in Northern Waters
The Philippine Coast Guard accused a Chinese research vessel on Monday of spoofing its location while loitering off Batanes, the country's northernmost island group near Taiwan, saying its movements were consistent with unauthorised marine scientific research.
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Rhine Drops Below Shipping Threshold as Freight Costs Rise
Water levels in the Rhine River plummeted to record lows over the weekend, threatening transport on a key shipping corridor for energy and industrial commodities across central Europe.
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The Great Lakes Towing Company Orders Two New Damen Tugs from Great Lakes Shipyard
Hulls 11 and 12 will continue the company’s fleet renewal and expansion program and its long-term investment in Great Lakes shipping The Great Lakes Towing Company announced today that it
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At Sea, Confined Spaces Leave No Room for Error
On a laid-up mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU), a worker descended alone into the leg to check on a diesel pump being used for dewatering operations. When he didn’t return,
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More than three dozen sailors and Marines wounded this month in support of the Iran war
The new casualties, revealed quietly last week, mark a sharp uptick in both services’ wounded in the war since the start of summer
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5 arrested in suspected terror plot at UK base used by US Air Force
British authorities arrested five people early Sunday morning on suspicion of planning terrorist actions near a base used by the U.S. Air Force.
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Iran Says Won’t Soften Demands As Trump Rejects Hormuz Offer
By Eltaf Najafizada and Courtney Subramanian Sep 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iran stuck to its seven-day proposal for reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz, saying it won’t soften its conditions, while President
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Russia Says It Struck Vessels In Ukraine
MOSCOW, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The Russian defense ministry said on Sunday its forces had carried out overnight drone strikes on logistics centers, port and transport infrastructure, as well as communications centers and vessels that
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Former Fort Hood soldier sentenced to nearly six years for hacking, extortion plot
A former soldier was sentenced to 70 months in prison last week for a spree of various cybercrimes spanning years, while he was an active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Hood.
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Philippines Says China Blocked Sea Mission, First Since 2024
By Cliff Venzon Sep 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines said Chinese ships hindered a resupply mission to Manila’s military outpost in a disputed South China Sea shoal, in what could be
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Low Rhine Levels Force Companies To Adapt To New Normal
By Eva Brendel and Marilen Martin Sep 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The halls of the Development Center for Ship Technology and Transport Systems in Duisburg, Germany are lined with model ships, small-scale
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Iceland’s Last Whaling Company Shrugs Off Threat Of Permanent Ban
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Iceland’s last remaining active whaling company said it believed it could survive a renewed push to ban the practice, given that previous attempts to
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Four airmen receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for Kabul evacuation actions
The crew of a C-17A cargo plane received Distinguished Flying Crosses this month for their actions during the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan in 2021.
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Russia Can Restart 80% Of Black Sea Grain Export If Attacks Stop
By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Russia could quickly restart up to 80% of its grain terminal capacity in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov if diplomatic efforts to
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