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Hormuz Ship Attacks Mount As US Vows To Cripple Iran Economy
By Arsalan Shahla, Catherine Lucey and Sara Gharaibeh Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –More ships have come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as talks to end the war in the...
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Hawaii Faces Rare Hurricane Strike Threatening Flooding Rain
By Brian K. Sullivan Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Pacific storm Lala strengthened into a hurricane as it edged closer to Hawaii’s Big Island, where it will make possible landfall on Saturday,...
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Between Cartel Threats And US Airstrikes, Ecuador Fishermen Have Nowhere To Hide
By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia JARAMIJO/SAN MATEO, Ecuador, August 15 (Reuters) – At first light on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, small fishing boats fan out from the villages of San Mateo and...
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UAE Says Iran Attacked Another ADNOC Vessel In Hormuz
CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day...
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Hanwha, Fincantieri Shares Rise as Trump Opens Navy Shipbuilding to Foreign Yards
Shares of South Korea's Hanwha Group and Italy's Fincantieri rose on Friday after President Donald Trump's directive opening U.S. Navy shipbuilding to overseas yards.
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Iranian Attacks Push Hormuz Shipping Toward Tehran-Controlled Route
Iranian attacks on commercial shipping are pushing more vessels away from the U.S.-coordinated route through Omani waters and toward the northern, Tehran-controlled corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, according to...
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Two Slicks Appear in Gulf as Huge Oil Spill Off Oman Threatens Disaster
Two slicks have appeared in Iranian waters, satellite imagery and video verified by Reuters show, as tit-for-tat attacks on oil tankers and other vessels by Iran and the United States spark concerns about environmental damage to the Gulf.
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Supertanker Pays Record $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line
An empty gas supertanker paid a record $4.6 million to skip the line at the Panama Canal next week as the Iran war and an intensifying El Niño upend global trade routes.
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Two Tankers Attacked as UAE Expands Hormuz Oil Shuttle
Two tankers affiliated with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. were struck by drones while sailing outbound through the Strait of Hormuz, just a day after reports emerged that the UAE...
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U.S. Extends Jones Act Waiver Another 90 Days, Adds U.S.-Flag Vessel Availability Test
The Trump administration has extended its emergency Jones Act waiver for another 90 days while substantially tightening the process for using foreign-flag vessels in domestic trades, including a new requirement...
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US Warns Iran It Will Step Up Economic Pressure; Two More Ships Attacked in Hormuz
Transit through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to grind to a near standstill on Friday after two more ships were attacked there and the United States said it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely.
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Trump Orders US Aircraft Carriers to Go Back to Steam Catapults
President Donald Trump ordered the Navy to return to using steam catapults to launch planes off of aircraft carriers, acting on a longtime complaint despite opposition from many naval officers.
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Trump Opens Door to Foreign-Built Warships in Major Navy Shipbuilding Overhaul
President Donald Trump has ordered a sweeping overhaul of U.S. Navy shipbuilding, including opening the door to foreign-built warships, establishing a fifth public naval shipyard and replacing key technologies planned...
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Container Rates Extend Gains as Carriers Tighten Transpacific Capacity
Drewry’s World Container Index rose for a second straight week, with higher transpacific rates outweighing declines on Asia-Europe trades as carriers continue to manage capacity amid widespread supply chain disruption....
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Iran, US Make Competing Claims Over Control of Strait of Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management," the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States had "total control" of the strategic waterway.
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Hormuz Shipping Traffic Shows No Sign of Recovery
Latest trade data show no dramatic changes in the flow of trade through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
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Korea’s SK Shipping, H-Line Swap Tankers to Create LNG Giant
South Korean shipping companies SK Shipping Co. and H-Line Shipping Co. — both owned by private equity firm Hahn & Co. — will swap tankers and contracts to create one of the world’s largest operators of liquefied natural gas carriers.
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Hormuz Disruption Cuts Both Ways for Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd
The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is proving both costly and profitable for container shipping, with Gemini Cooperation partners Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd reporting sharply higher operating costs alongside stronger...
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Major Salvage Effort Begins for Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Off Oman
Ambrey has launched a major international salvage operation for the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman, deploying specialist personnel and equipment as crews race to stabilize the vessel amid a rapidly expanding...