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From Tariffs to Export Bans: How Navigator Gas Kept Cash Flow Afloat

From Tariffs to Export Bans: How Navigator Gas Kept Cash Flow Afloat

In a revealing conversation from Capital Link’s Deep Dive Webinar Series, Navigator Gas (NYSE: NVGS) CEO Mads Peter Zacho detailed how the company weathered significant market disruptions while pos...

Sep 4, 2025

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik, and Chief of Defence General Eirik Kristoffersen

Norway Frigate Deal Focuses on Russian Subs, Defense Chief Says

Sep 3, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Norway decided to pick the UK as the supplier of its new navy frigates as the Nordic NATO member seeks to deter Russian submarines in the High North, according to the count...

Sep 3, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) (left) sits moored next to U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) at Coast Guard Base Seattle

Coast Guard Awards $137M Contract to Modernize Base Seattle for Polar Security Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard has taken a major step toward enhancing its Arctic and Antarctic operations with the award of a $137 million contract to for the modernization of Base Seattle ahead of the firs...

Sep 2, 2025

Russian 'Shadow Fleet' LNG Carrier Without Ice-Class Stops, Reverses on Northern Sea Route Near Ice-Edge

Russian 'Shadow Fleet' LNG Carrier Without Ice-Class Stops, Reverses on Northern Sea Route Near Ice-Edge

A Russian liquefied natural gas carrier without ice protection has reversed course and remains stopped near the edge of the sea ice on the Northern Sea Route. The vessel’s struggles highlight the c...

Sep 1, 2025

Palau-flagged bulk carrier Aroyat and general cargo vessel Resilient Africa arrive to the sea port of Chornomorsk for loading with grain

Bulk Carrier Damaged In Black Sea Blast Near Odesa

KYIV, Aug 31 (Reuters) – A civilian bulk carrier flying the flag of Belize has sustained minor damage after hitting an unknown explosive device near the Ukrainian seaport of Chornomorsk, two source...

Aug 31, 2025

The first offshore wind turbine is installed at Revolution Wind

Trump's Wind-Farm Halts Threatens Jobs, Support Of Blue-Collar Workers

The White House is touting President Donald Trump’s commitment to US workers in the run-up to Labor Day, and the Interior Department just praised the men and women “fueling America’s offshore energ...

Aug 30, 2025

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DP World Vies for Deal to Run Montreal Port Championed by Carney

By Mathieu Dion and Thomas Seal (Bloomberg) — Dubai-based logistics company DP World Ltd. is negotiating for a contract to operate a new container terminal that will increase the Montreal Port Auth...

Aug 29, 2025

A Cosco Shipping vessel is moored at PSA's Pasir Panjang container terminal in Singapore

Geopolitics, High Bids, and U.S. Pressure Cloud COSCO's Global Port Ambitions

HONG KONG, Aug 28 (Reuters) – COSCO Shipping Ports is facing “challenges” with its international investments amid pressures from the U.S. trade war, its managing director said in Hong Kong on Thurs...

Aug 28, 2025

A Maersk containership berthed at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia

Ocean Carriers Launch 'Aggressive Push' for Market Share

By Charlotte Goldstone (The Loadstar) – The race for cargo has begun between carriers as volumes dip and fleet growth hits its new record, with the alliances eyeing different tactics. Carriers ha...

Aug 27, 2025

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018

UAE Ban on Cargoes From Sudan in Focus as Crude Tanker Idles

By Nicholas Lua and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — A ban by the United Arab Emirates on port access for cargoes from Sudan has started to impact oil flows, with at least one crude-laden vessel unab...

Aug 26, 2025

The Northern Lights Carbon Capture and Storage facilities at Øygarden, outside of Bergen

World's First Commercial CO2 Storage Facility Now Operational in North Sea

The world’s first third-party CO2 transport and storage facility is now operational, marking a significant milestone in Europe’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Northern Lights proj...

Aug 25, 2025

Port of Seattle

Coast Guard Arrests Drunk Containership Captain Six Times Over Legal Limit in Seattle

The U.S. Coast Guard has arrested the captain of a 333-meter Liberian-flagged containership in Seattle after he was found to be severely intoxicated while in command of the ship. According to Coast...

Aug 24, 2025