Coast Guard conducts three separate tows for disabled vessels near New York harbor and Sandy Hook
NEW YORK — Coast Guard crews from Station Kings Point, Station New York, and Station Sandy Hook executed three separate towing operations Saturday after receiving reports of disabled vessels in the area.…
China’s SAIC set to add 14 vehicle vessels to boost exports
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -SAIC Motor Corp plans to add 14 vehicle vessels in the next three years to its fleet of carriers as the state-owned Chinese automaker aims to boost sales in overseas…
Red Sea shipping costs rising after Houthis target more commercial vessels
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of shipping goods through the Red Sea is rising as Yemen’s Houthis step up attacks on ships they deem connected to Israel with fears…
Philippines condemns China’s actions in South China Sea against fishing vessels
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines condemned China’s “illegal and aggressive actions” in the South China Sea on Saturday, saying its coast guard had fired water cannon at a Philippine…
Crunch time for Brazil ports as coffee flow hit, sugar vessels delayed
By Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Brazil’s commodities export hubs are strained with record volumes of soy, corn and sugar to be moved at a time of the year when rains start to…
Ukraine hit two Russian vessels in drone attacks – intelligence source
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine struck a Russian missile carrier and a patrol ship in separate attacks this week involving sea-borne drones carrying experimental weapons, a Ukrainian intelligence source said on Friday. The…
Satellite images show damage to Russian naval vessels struck in Ukraine attack
KYIV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian missile attack on the Sevastopol Shipyard in Russian-annexed Crimea this week caused heavy damage to a large Russian landing ship and submarine, commercial satellite imagery showed. Kyiv…
China Sends Dozens Of Aircraft, Vessels Toward Taiwan Days After Biden Admin Greenlit $500-Million Arms Sale
China Sends Dozens Of Aircraft, Vessels Toward Taiwan Days After Biden Admin Greenlit $500-Million Arms Sale Kate Anderson on August 26, 2023 The Taiwan defense ministry announced Saturday that Chinese military aircraft…
U.S. could offer armed troops to commercial vessels in Strait of Hormuz- officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States could soon offer to put armed sailors and Marines on commercial ships traveling through the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz, two U.S. officials said on Thursday, amid…
Exclusive-US Coast Guard seeks bigger role to search, board vessels in Pacific
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States Coast Guard is in talks with Pacific Island countries to expand its maritime law enforcement role by allowing U.S. officers to board and…
AMO Seizes 2,776 Pounds Cocaine Found in Hidden Compartments of Two Vessels in Southern Puerto Rico
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations detected and seized a load of 2,776 pounds (1,259 kilograms) of cocaine found inside hidden compartments of two vessels…
Kremlin urges faster action to let foreign vessels use Northern Sea Route
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Kremlin aide urged the Russian government on Thursday to adopt legislation allowing foreign flagged vessels to use the Northern Sea Route (NSR), which Moscow wants to turn into…
Netherlands to ban inland vessels from discharging toxic fumes
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands is banning inland vessels from discharging toxic fumes from July 2024, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harber announced this week. The ban will cover seven…
CBP reminds boaters of small vessels their reporting requirements
DETROIT – Boating season is upon us, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations reminds travelers of small vessels the reporting requirements in the Great Lakes region. Operators…
CBP Interdicts Vessels in Culebra and Vieques Islands Seizing 136 Bricks of Cocaine in Separate Incidents
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Border Patrol agents, along with Puerto Rico Police, have seized 136 bricks of cocaine and arrested three…
US says Chinese coast guard harassing Philippine vessels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States urged China on Saturday to stop harassing Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, pledging to stand with the Philippines after another maritime confrontation between the two…
Search Ends For Migrants In Capsized Smuggling Vessels After Eight Killed Off San Diego Coast
Search Ends For Migrants In Capsized Smuggling Vessels After Eight Killed Off San Diego Coast Jennie Taer on March 13, 2023 The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a search for migrants Sunday after eight…
Philippines concerned over Chinese vessels ‘swarming’ in disputed waters – defence chief
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ defence chief on Wednesday said the reported presence of dozens of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea was an “unacceptable” action that violates…
US Naval Vessels Transit Through Taiwan Strait As Chinese Military Looks On
US Naval Vessels Transit Through Taiwan Strait As Chinese Military Looks On Micaela Burrow on August 29, 2022 Two U.S. Navy warships transited through the Taiwan Strait under close watch from the…
Colombian National Sentenced To Over 17 Years For His Role In Dispatching Vessels Carrying Cocaine Intended For Distribution In The United States
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Omar Olmedo Paredes (55, Cocal Payan, Colombia) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and…
U.S. Coast Guard vessels aid in cleanup of oil spill off Louisiana
(Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday said it has deployed three skimming vessels and five response vessels to help clean up a spill of thousands of gallons of oil spilled into…
Investor And Organizer Of Cocaine Smuggling Operations Via Semi-Submersible Vessels Pleads Guilty
Tampa, FL –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Oscar Adriano Quintero Rengifo, a/k/a “Guatala,” (34) today pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine on vessels…
Exclusive-Ship fuel suppliers stop serving Russian vessels in the Med – sources
By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Marine fuel sellers have stopped serving vessels flying the Russian flag at major European hubs including Spain and Malta in another blow to Moscow’s exports, five industry…
U.S. returns 40 migrants to Cuba after intercepting two vessels
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI – The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday said it has returned 40 people to Cuba after intercepting two vessels near Florida while two people were being investigated for…
Bridgeport Marina Owner Who Illegally Scuttled Abandoned Vessels in Long Island Sound is Sentenced
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN MAGNESS, 72, of Bristol, Maine, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport…
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