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Two Guardia Civil Officers Killed During High-Speed Drug Boat Pursuit Off Spain’s Huelva Coast
Two other officers were seriously injured and remain under medical care, while another sustained less severe wounds.
11 May 2026
Japanese Anti-Ship Missiles Destroy Ex-US Navy Vessel In First-Ever Balikatan Live-Fire Drill
The BRP Quezon was formerly a US Navy Auk-class minesweeper built during World War II before serving with the Philippine…
11 May 2026
Armed Pirates Board And Hijack Another Dhow Off Somali Coast
The Operation ATALANTA is currently investigating the situation in coordination with regional maritime security authorit…
11 May 2026
Hapag-Lloyd and Kuehne + Nagel take their first joint step towards sustainable ocean shipping
PRESS RELEASE Hapag-Lloyd and Kuehne+Nagel take their first joint step towards sustainable ocean shipping MAY 11, 2026 –…
11 May 2026
U.K Naval Destroyer HMS Dragon To Join U.S Navy In ‘Freedom Of Navigation’ Mission To Secure Strait Of Hormuz
The HMS Dragon is a Type 45 destroyer which was earlier operating near Cyprus and is now to join the U.K and French-led …
11 May 2026
China’s Type 004 SuperCarrier Could Overshadow U.S. Navy’s Ford-Class, Signalling A Shift In Indo-Pacific Naval Power
Recent naval intelligence reports suggest that China's Type 004 nuclear-powered aircraft carrier programme is moving for…
11 May 2026
U.S Navy Submarine Seen Near Gibraltar After Trump Dismisses Tehran’s Response To U.S Ceasefire Proposal
The USS Alaska was spotted arriving at Gibraltar after Trump delivered his sharpest criticism towards Iran to date.
11 May 2026
Passengers From Over 20 Countries Evacuated After Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak Kills 3 On Cruise Ship
The United States Department of Health and Human Services said all 17 American citizens aboard the ship were being flown…
11 May 2026
‘Significant migration’ of USWC imports to Canadian ports, says Sea-Intelligence
North American west coast container flows are showing signs of a structural shift – with Canadian ports gaining market s…
11 May 2026
Three Oil Tankers Carrying 6 Million Barrels Exit Strait Of Hormuz With Trackers Switched Off
The vessels reportedly disabled their trackers to avoid possible Iranian attacks as companies continue moving crude expo…
11 May 2026
US, Iran Far Apart in Talks to End War and Reopen Hormuz
The US and Iran remain far apart on a framework to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald …
11 May 2026
Brazil to allow shipping lines to bid for Santos Tecon10 terminal
The Brazilian government has put forward proposals to allow container shipping lines to bid for the new Tecon10 greenfie…
11 May 2026
Second Qatari LNG tanker Heads Through Hormuz to Pakistan as Iran War Continues, Data Shows
A second Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is transiting the Strait of Hormuz days after the first such cargo crossed …
11 May 2026
Bulk Carrier Struck By Unidentified Projectile Catches Fire Off Qatar
UKMTO advised vessels operating in the area to transit with caution, maintain high levels of vigilance and follow BMP-MS…
11 May 2026
Baltic Dry Index climbs to 3001 up 23 points
Today, Monday, May 11 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 23 points, reaching 3001 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled b…
11 May 2026
Taiwan in talks with Iran to free flag-carrier box ships from the Gulf
Taiwan’s government is bidding to secure safe passage for eight stranded domestically owned ships out of the Strait of H…
11 May 2026
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Politicians don’t appreciate the value of logistics to the UK’
Britain’s logistics sector offers “great economic opportunities”, but for these to be realised government needs to “fund…
11 May 2026
Russian LNG Tanker Appears To Load Cargo From US-Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Project
Russia is trying to maintain and increase LNG exports despite heavy restrictions imposed by the US and Europe on its ene…
11 May 2026
OceanX: Rates hold; PIL shines; Mærsk buys share; OOCL in court
Another crazy week over and still no end in sight for the Iran war. One news channel put it nicely, the escort mission “…
11 May 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Emirates cargo chief gets major new role after ‘challenging’ period
Sources in the Middle East have reported that Nabil Sultan, formerly of Emirates SkyCargo and currently EVP passenger sa…
11 May 2026
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