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U.S. Eases Sanctions for Russian Oil Cargoes Already at Sea as Hormuz Crisis Hits Supply
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (273+ words) The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a new sanctions wind-down authorization allowing certain Russian oil cargoes already at sea to complete their voyages, as global energy markets struggle with disruptions tied to the escalating conflict around the Strait of Hormuz. The…...
Iran Has Thousands of Missiles. The US Is Running Out of Interceptors.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (518+ words) Projectiles are seen in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (Bloomberg) " The ability of the US, Israel and Gulf…...
Houthis Signal Renewed Red Sea Shipping Attacks After U.S.–Israeli Strikes on Iran
1+ week, 5+ day ago (298+ words) The maritime security environment in the Middle East deteriorated sharply on Saturday following confirmed United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, with Yemen's Houthi movement signalling that it intends to resume attacks on commercial shipping in and around the Red…...
Iran Nears Deal to Buy Supersonic Anti-Ship Missiles from China
2+ week, 3+ day ago (834+ words) By John Irish, Parisa Hafezi and Gavin Finch LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters)Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti?ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the negotiations, just as the United States deploys…...
Panama Court Hands Trump a Win on China’s Grip Over Canal Ports
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (692+ words) Join the leading maritime news network U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal in Panama City, Feb. 2, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS By'Michael McDonald and Shirley Zhao (Bloomberg) " Panama's top court has ruled that…...
USCGC Polar Star Frees Cruise Ship Trapped in Antarctic Ice
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (420+ words) Join the leading maritime news network The 50-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star freed an Australian cruise ship trapped in pack ice near McMurdo Sound during the cutter's 29th deployment to Antarctica, marking its 50th year of commissioned service. The heavy icebreaker…...
After Vanishing From View, Two US-Seized Venezuela Oil Tankers Reappear Near Puerto Rico
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (598+ words) Join the leading maritime news network Oil tankers Galileo, previously known as the Veronica, and M Sophia, which were seized by the United States, are anchored off the coast of Ponce, Puerto Rico, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo PONCE, Puerto Rico…...
Vitol Loading Signals Restart for Venezuela Oil Exports After Maduro Capture
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (481+ words) Join the leading maritime news network Chevron-chartered oil tanker Ionic Anax is seen near the Bajo Grande port in Venezuela's lake Maracaibo after loading for export, in San Francisco, Zulia State, Venezuela December 13, 2025. REUTERS/Isaac Urrutia By'Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) " Commodities…...
U.S. Seizes MT Veronica in Caribbean, Expanding Operation Southern Spear Against Venezuela's Shadow Fleet
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (595+ words) Join the leading maritime news network A screenshot from video posted by U.S. Southern Command showing the seizure of the MT Veronica. U.S. military and Coast Guard forces carried out another pre-dawn boarding in the Caribbean, seizing the sanctioned motor tanker'Veronica'in the…...