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GPS Interference Off California Offers Warning for Global Shipping
Capt. James Haley and Dana A. Goward It was late at night on January 29, 2026. Seven ships approaching the Port of Long Beach from the west keyed their microphones...

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Paul Morgan
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The State of Onboard Carbon Capture At Sea in 2026
Shipping has always been a practical industry. When problems need solving, the sector finds its way to workable answers, even if the path is rarely straightforward. Decarbonization is proving no...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Armed Boarders Damage Merchant Ship Off Yemen as Second Vessel Reports Suspicious Approach
A merchant vessel was illegally boarded by armed personnel off Yemen on Wednesday, prompting a fresh security warning from the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization as another ship reported...

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House Republican Leaders Urge Trump to Let Jones Act Waivers Expire as Scheduled in August
House Speaker Mike Johnson and several Republican leaders are asking President Donald Trump to allow waivers to a law on shipping between domestic ports to expire in mid-August as scheduled, rather than extending them further, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

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CMA CGM to Buy FedEx Supply Chain for $1.4 Billion, Expanding North American Logistics Business
The CMA CGM Group has agreed to acquire FedEx Supply Chain from FedEx in a deal valued at $1.4 billion, significantly expanding its North American contract logistics business while establishing new long-term ocean and air cargo...

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US and Iran Enter Technical Talks to Secure Peace Deal, Shipping Restart
The U.S. and Iran held indirect technical talks in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said.

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Mike Schuler
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Lawmakers Reintroduce $10 Billion Bill to Advance Clean Shipping in the U.S.
A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would authorize a major federal investment in clean shipping technologies, proposing a $1 billion annual program aimed at accelerating the development...
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Russia Buys Gasoline From India to Tackle Shortages, Sources Say
Russia has started seaborne imports of gasoline from India, two industry sources said on Wednesday, in an effort to mitigate fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructure.

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Mike Schuler
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CMA CGM to Buy FedEx Supply Chain for $1.4 Billion, Expanding North American Logistics Business
Iran said a foreign container ship ran aground while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz via an “unauthorized” route, repeating its warning that vessels should only transit the waterway in coordination with the Islamic Republic.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Report Challenges National Security Case for Extended Jones Act Waiver
A new analysis from maritime consulting firm Navigistics Consulting argues the Trump administration’s emergency Jones Act waiver has failed to deliver its stated objectives, finding no evidence of military necessity...

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Mike Schuler
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Congressman Urges Trump Administration to Deploy Navy Hospital Ship to Earthquake-Ravaged Venezuela
A U.S. congressman is urging the Trump administration to deploy one of the Navy’s two hospital ships to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 1,400 people...

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Hormuz Disruption to Stall 2026 LNG Trade, Demand to Rise by 2050
Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war could keep global liquefied natural gas trade flat this year if flows return to normal in the next three months, Shell said on Tuesday, though it expects growth to resume in 2027 and demand to rise sharply by 2050.

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Mike Schuler
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Great Lakes Takes Delivery of First U.S.-Flagged Jones Act Rock Installation Vessel
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has taken delivery of Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel, marking a milestone for the domestic offshore construction fleet as the company...

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US Retailers Frontload China Orders for Holiday Season, Shipping Firms Say
U.S. retailers have brought forward orders from China by four-to-six weeks to secure their inventories for Black Friday and Christmas holiday sales before expected tariff hikes later this year, shipping executives said.

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Iran Ratchets Up Talk of Controlling Hormuz Before New Talks
Iran reiterated its determination to control maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes ahead of fresh talks in Qatar on formally ending its war with the US.

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Mike Schuler
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UN Warns Hormuz Crisis Will Leave Lasting Economic Scars Despite Shipping Recovery
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may ease immediate pressure on global shipping and energy markets, but the economic fallout from more than 100 days of disruption will continue...

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China Conducts Patrols Around Scarborough Shoal in Disputed South China Sea
China's military and coast guard said on Tuesday they had carried out patrols in the waters around Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, as part of safeguarding Beijing's territorial claims to the area.

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Hormuz Traffic Climbs as Supertankers Sail Into Persian Gulf
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz picked up for the first time since Iran’s recent attacks on ships in the waterway, with more operators sending crude tankers into the Persian Gulf.

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Mike Schuler
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Chinese Asphalt Tanker Makes Second U.S. Coastwise Voyage Under Jones Act Waiver
A Chinese-owned tanker has once again transported asphalt between U.S. ports under the Trump administration's emergency Jones Act waiver, renewing questions about the continued use of a national security exemption following this month's MoU between the U.S. and Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end ongoing hostilities.