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US Container Growth Vanishes With World Trade Flows ‘Moving On’

Sat, 01/31/2026 - 13:20
By Brendan Murray Jan 31, 2026(Bloomberg) –US container imports ended 2025 in a four-month skid that’s likely to lengthen this year as trade shifts to other economies to avoid President Donald...
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Russia’s Murmansk Ports Resume After Power Disruptions

Sat, 01/31/2026 - 12:59
By Bloomberg News Jan 31, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Operations at Russia’s Murmansk Bulk Terminal and Commercial Seaport resumed late on Saturday after being temporarily suspended earlier in the day, Interfax reported. The...
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U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search for Six Missing After Fishing Vessel Lily Jean Distress Call

Sat, 01/31/2026 - 10:19
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended search operations Saturday morning for six missing crewmembers from the 72-foot fishing vessel Lily Jean, which activated an emergency beacon approximately 25 miles off Cape...
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One Person Killed, 14 Hurt In Blast In Iranian Port Of Bandar Abbas

Sat, 01/31/2026 - 08:45
Jan 31 (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 14 injured in an explosion in the southern Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, a local official told Iranian news agencies, but...
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Panama Court Hands Trump a Win on China’s Grip Over Canal Ports

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 16:13
Panama’s top court has ruled that the contract granted to Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. to operate two ports near the Panama canal is unconstitutional, delivering a win for Donald Trump’s drive to rein in China’s control of strategic infrastructure in Latin America.
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Panama Court Ruling Jolts China’s Port Footprint at the Canal

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 14:32
Panama's Supreme Court has annulled key port contracts held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, leaving the future ownership of some Panama Canal operations unclear and possibly upsetting its plans to sell some terminals.
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Northern Lights Orders Four New CO? Carriers in Major CCS Expansion

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 11:06
Northern Lights has awarded long-term charter agreements for four new liquid CO? transport vessels, marking a major expansion of its shipping fleet as European demand for carbon capture and storage...
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Trump Threatens Tariffs On Nations Supplying Cuba With Oil

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 10:17
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs late on Thursday on countries supplying oil to Cuba, escalating a pressure campaign against the Communist-run island and long-time foe of the United States.
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MSC Chief Doubles Down on Arctic Shipping Ban as Chinese Operators Chart Record Growth

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 10:04
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company CEO Soren Toft has reaffirmed the world’s largest container carrier’s refusal to use the Northern Sea Route, even as Chinese shipping lines push deeper into Arctic...
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Panama Canal Opens Bidding on Massive Pipeline and Port Projects as Court Ruling Upends Geopolitical Balance

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:31
The Panama Canal Authority has launched the formal prequalification process for two major infrastructure projects that could reshape energy and container flows across the Americas, even as mounting legal uncertainty...
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US Issues License for Oil Companies to Operate in Venezuela

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:19
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration issued a general license expanding the ability of oil companies to operate in Venezuela, marking a significant step to ease sanctions under the new US-backed...
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Federal Work Halt and Tariffs Push Dominion’s Offshore Wind Project to $11.5B

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 08:56
Dominion Energy said Thursday that costs for the nation’s largest offshore wind project have climbed to $11.5 billion, a $300 million increase driven by a brief federal work suspension and mounting tariff expenses,...
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Trump’s Options for Iran Strike Grow Even With Goals Unclear

Fri, 01/30/2026 - 04:40
The arrival of a US aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his threats to attack Iran, but the choices carry serious risks of retaliation from Tehran.
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Philippines Ferry Disaster Claims 29 Lives as Entire Fleet Grounded

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 14:18
Death toll rises to 29 in Basilan ferry sinking as government suspends operator’s entire passenger fleet citing pattern of safety failures By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – The death toll from...
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U.S., Europe Fall Behind in the Race to Control the Arctic

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 14:10
The Arctic is no longer a frozen periphery, especially not after the U.S. spat with Europe over Greenland. As sea ice melts, the High North is emerging as a strategic hub for energy, shipping and critical minerals.
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Laura DiBella Fast-Tracked to Top Federal Maritime Commission Role

Thu, 01/29/2026 - 13:48
President Trump has designated Laura DiBella as Chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, elevating the recently confirmed commissioner to lead the agency as the administration accelerates its push to restore U.S. maritime...
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Tanker Crew Rescues Solo Rower Hit By Rogue Waves 1,100 Miles Offshore

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 15:10
The crew of the Liberian-flagged tanker Horten, working with U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders in San Juan, rescued a Belgian ocean rower late Wednesday after his vessel capsized in heavy seas more...
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FMC Commissioners Confirm Trump Administration Is Closing Longstanding Harbor Maintenance Tax Loophole

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 13:11
Two Federal Maritime Commission commissioners confirmed Thursday that the Trump administration has begun implementing enforcement measures to close a decades-old tax loophole that allowed cargo routed through Canadian and Mexican...
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New Trade Map Takes Shape in Davos as World Adjusts to Trump Tariffs

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 12:28
President Donald Trump's use of tariffs as a foreign policy tool added fresh impetus in Davos this week to efforts to boost global trade beyond the U.S., with frustration palpable among many of Washington's top trading partners.
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U.S. Coast Guard Seizes $7M in Cocaine from Drug-Smuggling Boat North of Puerto Rico

Thu, 01/22/2026 - 12:16
A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew, working with Homeland Security Task Force – San Juan Region partner agencies, interdicted a drug-smuggling vessel in the Atlantic Ocean north of...
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