Conflicts. 300 Days at War: USS Frank E. Petersen’s Record-Breaking Return to Hawaii
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer covered 85,000 nautical miles and warded off over 100 Iranian missiles during its.
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Conflicts. Strait of Hormuz Attack: Fire Erupts on Tanker After Mystery Strike
UKMTO reports vessel hit by unidentified projectile in critical oil chokepoint, crew safe but damage unknown
South Africa’s port reform: why Durban’s 20-day delays forced Pretoria’s
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Offshore. Mozambique LNG boost: SLB OneSubsea lands $1bn subsea deal with ExxonMobil
Shipwrecks
Fishing Vessel. Bulker Collision Off Singapore: How a Fishing Vessel Survived
A Chinese fishing vessel narrowly avoided disaster after a bulker’s bow struck its stern in Singapore’s congested.
Merchant mariner. 174,000 Tonne Bulker Floods Off Vietnam: Reef Strike Suspected
Shipping. 76 Dead as Philippine Ferry Fire Exposes Maritime Safety Crisis
Java Sea. 140 Missing After 39-Year-Old Ferry Capsizes in Java Sea Storm
Headlines
Coast guard. 1,300-Mile Medevac: How the US Coast Guard Saved a Seafarer in the Atlantic
A critically ill crewmember was rescued from a boxship 1,300 nautical miles from shore after onboard treatment failed.
Logistics. $250k Damage: Truck Driver Rams Aldi Store in Deliberate Nashville Crash
A 34-year-old driver intentionally crashed an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer into an East Nashville Aldi, police confirm.
Freight Crime. $230K in dimes stolen: How a Philadelphia theft ring targeted parked trucks
Disaster. 76 Dead as Philippine Ferry Fire Leaves Families in Agony
Conflicts
Conflicts. Six Tankers Hit in a Week: Is Hormuz the New War Zone for Oil?
Two more strikes in the Strait of Hormuz bring weekly attacks to six, as US-Iran tensions escalate
Energy. Hormuz tanker strike sparks fresh oil route crisis: 2m bpd at risk
Russia Baltic. 150 Ships Stranded: Russia’s Baltic Ports Face Unprecedented Gridlock
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Ports
Safety. 55 Deaths in a Decade: Why US Ports Still Can’t Tame Marine Fires
A GAO report reveals 886 nearshore fires in a decade, with a quarter classified as serious.
Shore Power. India’s JN Port Cuts Emissions by 63% With $70m Shore Power Revolution
Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port secures $70 million IFC blue financing to eliminate diesel generators at berth by 2028.
Shipyards
Navy. $5.1bn Overhaul to Keep USS Truman Fighting for 20 More Years
The US Navy’s USS Harry S. Truman has begun a $5.1 billion refuelling and complex overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding.
Shipyards. $5.1bn Overhaul: Truman’s Nuclear Reactors Get Second Life
Economy & Markets
Stock MarketsFleets lose $2.2m a year to fuel fraud—Geotab’s card stops it cold
Telematics-powered Geotab Fleet Card slashes unauthorised fuel purchases by verifying vehicle location and tank.
Freight. FMCSA’s Motus fix in weeks: what truckers need to know now
FMCSA deputy administrator Jesse Elison confirms user experience repairs for the troubled Motus system will arrive in.
Michigan Trucker Lawsuit: $1M Claim Over Hidden Freight Revenue
Owner-operators allege Red Line Logistics understated load values to cut their 80% revenue share by thousands per trip.
World Economy
Automotive. Will Cheaper Cars Revive US Truck Freight? The CAFE Reset’s Hidden Impact
US regulators slash fuel economy targets, cutting new-vehicle costs by $1,300.
Liner shipping. China’s shipping dominance hits new high: 1,347 vs 633 for nearest rival
UNCTAD’s latest index shows China’s connectivity score more than doubles South Korea’s and Singapore’s.
Shipping. Why AI can’t replace the human touch in shipping deals
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Energy
Energy. Nuclear LNG carriers: 2.5x the cost, but 15% cheaper to run?
ABS-backed study reveals nuclear-powered LNG carriers could slash lifetime costs by up to 15%.
Energy. Canada Doubles LNG Output: Why This $23bn Bet Could Reshape Global Energy
Kitimat facility to reach 28 million tonnes per year as Shell and partners approve Phase 2 expansion.
Renewables
Offshore. €150m North Sea wind cable deal: Boskalis lands Zeevonk phase one
Dutch contractor wins €50m-€150m contract to install 149 km of 66 kV cables for 1 GW Zeevonk wind farm phase one.
Renewables. Offshore wind fleet to double as IWS orders €295m CSOV quartet
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Everything Rallied Except The Yards That Build The Ships
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Shipping & Offshore
Aviation. Five on Board: Medical Helicopter Crash Off Catalina Claims Three Lives
An Airbus H-135 operated by REACH Air Medical Services went down in 240 feet of water.
Shipping. Pakistan Eyes Own Boxship as Red Sea Rerouting Chokes Exports
Islamabad explores chartering or buying a 1,100 TEU vessel to counter rising costs and delays from Gulf diversions.
Shipping. 78 Dead as Indonesia Probes Ferry Captain Over Java Sea Disaster
The master of the Virgo Transport 8 remains detained as recovery teams retrieve 78 bodies from the wreck in treacherous.
Texas’s 91-Mile Toll Road Cuts Truck Crashes by 80%
SH 130’s southern stretch sees 130% surge in heavy truck traffic since 2019, offering congestion-free reliability.
Containers
Containers. Intermodal Volumes Surge: Why 21,697 Containers Signal a Rail Freight Boom
Domestic intermodal volumes hit an annual high of 21,697 containers, driven by 30.9% cost savings over trucking.
Shipping. First bulk-to-box conversion cuts 5,000 tonnes—but gains 2,528 teu
COSCO Guangdong completes 3-month refit of 53,000 dwt bulker into 2,528 teu feeder
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Fishing
Enforcement. South Korea Boosts Patrol Fleet to $1.6bn as Illegal Fishing Surges
Seoul allocates $266m to expand its 3,000-ton patrol fleet from 11 to 17 vessels by 2030.
Narcotics. U.S. Hits Ecuador’s Fishing Fleet with Sanctions
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