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Trump’s Homeland Security Dept. Cancels Order for Incomplete USCG Cutter The Department of Homeland Security is reporting that it canceled the order for the eleventh Legend-class national security cutter which was to be named USCG Friedman. Production for the vessel began in 2021 at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, but the project has been…

Red Sea and Suez Canal Traffic Increases But Carriers Still Avoid Transits   June 5 marked a historic day for the Suez Canal as it is 50 years since it reopened after the Arab-Israeli War of June 1967 closed the canal for eight years. Egypt marked the occasion as it again attempts to rebuild traffic…

MOL Announces Plans to Retire Pioneering Japanese Cruise Ship   MOL Cruises, the leisure operation for Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, plans to retire its pioneering cruise ship Nippon Maru in May 2026. While the company has a long heritage in passenger shipping, cruising has been a small part of the Japanese leisure industry with only…

Ex-Master Arraigned on Criminal Charges of Sexually Assaulting USMMA Cadet A former master in the U.S. merchant marine has been arraigned on charges that he sexually assaulted a cadet from the U.S. Merchant Marie Academy assigned to the bulker he was commanding in 2019. Lawyers for the victim are hailing it as a watershed moment…

CMA CGM Pursues Port Investment in Algeria   CMA CGM is moving ahead with its investment deal in Algeria. It comes as the French carrier is building its logistics and terminal operations including in the Mediterranean where it recently announcement that it would modernize Syria’s Latakia port and has a long-standing agreement to redevelop the…

U.S. Imports Plunged in April as Trump Infers Deal is Reached with China   The U.S. government released the official data for trade numbers, imports, and exports, for April confirming what port officials said that volumes were plunging due to the tariffs but it also created a record decline in the U.S. trade deficit. The…

Japan Passes Law Allowing Offshore Wind Development in the EEZ   Japanese parliament has passed an amendment bill that will allow offshore wind projects in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The government initially introduced this legal reform in January 2024, with hopes of unlocking over 4 million square kilometers of Japanese EEZ for renewable…

Corpus Christi Expansion Sets Up Port to Fulfill Trump’s Energy Export Goal   The Texas Port of Corpus Christi is moving to cement its leadership in energy exports highlighting the recent completion of a massive $625 million channel improvement project. The port says the project was three decades in the making, but that it positions…

South Africa to Establish Steering Committee for National Shipping Line South Africa’s Department of Transport has announced what is being called the first definitive steps toward executing the plan for establishing a national shipping line. The concept has been discussed for nearly a decade but the newly named in 2024 director of the department, Barbara…

Spain Extends Financial Incentive Program to Support Shipbuilding Industry The government of Spain has voted to extend an existing financial support program designed to encourage the country’s shipbuilding and repair industry. The Ministry of Industry reports it is a well-received program and helped the Spanish shipbuilding industry to build an order book that is the…

Ukraine to Prosecute Russian Captain for Causing Kerch Oil Spill The Prosecutor General of Ukraine has filed papers in court seeking to hold a Russian sea captain responsible for oil pollution resulting from the loss of a vessel in the Kerch Strait in December 2024. It is the latest in a series of efforts launched…