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Ship Pays $4 Million to Cut the Line at Panama Canal
By Lucia Kassai and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — A container ship paid $4 million to cut the line at the Panama Canal, where wait times are stretchin...
August 11, 2026
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U.S. Navy Helicopter Fires on Panama-Flagged Containership in Blockade Enforcement
U.S. Central Command has confirmed that American forces fired two Hellfire missiles at the Panama-flagged containership Vela Nova in the Gul...
August 11, 2026
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Trump Administration Says Gulf Oil Flows Recover to 15 Million Barrels a Day
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said oil flows out of the Persian Gulf have climbed to roughly 15 million barrels per day as U.S. military operatio...
August 11, 2026
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Rhine River Hits Record Low, Deepening Shipping Crisis
Water levels on the Rhine river are dwindling further, with no relief in sight, forcing companies that rely on the waterway to adjust rapidly to keep...
August 11, 2026
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Eastern Shipbuilding Starts Construction on Washington State’s New Hybrid-Electric Ferries as Third Vessel Confirmed
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has started construction on Washington State Ferries’ new generation of hybrid-electric ferries, with Washington state conf...
August 11, 2026
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Four Crew Killed in Red Sea Attack While Missile Strike Reported in Gulf
Four crew members were killed in an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a small cargo ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, Yemen's transport min...
August 11, 2026
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Pakistan Says US and Iran Close to ‘Some Sort’ of Deal Despite Attacks on Shipping
Pakistan said on Tuesday the United States and Iran were close to "some sort" of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar said talks on managing the Strait of...
August 11, 2026
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ABB to power Allseas’ heavy transport vessel for offshore wind industry
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to deliver an integrated power and propulsion package to semi-submersible heavy...
August 11, 2026
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ABS Issues Product Design Assessment to Fleetzero’s Leviathan™ Battery Energy Storage System
First U.S.-Manufactured Lithium Iron Phosphate Marine Battery System to Receive Classification Society Approval ABS has issued a product design assess...
August 11, 2026
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MSC Shipmanagement Fined $6 Million Over ‘Runaway Ship’ Charleston Bridge Scare
MSC Shipmanagement Limited has been fined $6 million and placed on four years of probation over the 2024 “runaway ship” incident involving the contain...
August 11, 2026
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UKMTO Reports Incident Involving Container Ship and Military Forces in Gulf of Oman
Aug 11 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Tuesday it received a report of an incident involving a contai...
August 11, 2026
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Trump Hardens Stance on Iran, Clouding Hopes for Hormuz Deal
US President Donald Trump hardened his stance toward Iran as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continue, pronouncing that the Islamic Republ...
August 11, 2026
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