- — Google To Build Subsea Cables In Papua New Guinea
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at 12/13/25 5:22pmBy Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) Alphabets GOOGL.O Google will build three subsea cables in Papua New Guinea, which the largest Pacific Island nation said was funded by Australia under a mutual...- — Russia Attacks Two Ukrainian Ports, Damaging Three Turkish-Owned Vessels
- at 12/13/25 11:24amBy Yuliia Dysa and Max Hunder KYIV, Dec 12 (Reuters) Russia attacked two Ukrainian ports on Friday, damaging three Turkish-owned vessels including a ship carrying food supplies, Ukrainian officials and one ship...
- — Ukraine Says Russian Drone Attack Hit Civilian Turkish Vessel
- at 12/13/25 11:01amKYIV, Dec 13 (Reuters)Ukrainesnavyaccused Russia of deliberately attacking a civilian Turkish vessel carrying sunflower oil to Egypt with a drone on Saturday, a day after Moscow hit two Ukrainianports. In...
- — US Seized Tanker Just As Warrant Was Set To Expire
- at 12/13/25 8:43amBy Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) The U.S. government carried out its seizure of the M/T Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday just as a judge-signed warrant was set to...
- — US Seeks To Broaden Vietnam Defense Ties As Trade Talks Drag On
- at 12/13/25 8:23amByFrancesca Stevens Dec 13, 2025 (Bloomberg) The US seeks to expand and deepen its defense relationship with Vietnam, according to Washington’s top envoy to the nation, as the two sides...
- — China Injured Filipino Fishermen in Contested Sea, Manila Says
- at 12/13/25 7:51amByDitas B Lopez Dec 13, 2025(Bloomberg) The Philippines said Chinese coast guard and maritime militia ships fired water cannons and used “dangerous blocking maneuvers” toward Filipino fishing boats in the...
- — Trump Administration Weighs Offshore Minerals Leasing Off Virginia
- at 12/12/25 3:24pmThe Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has initiated the process for a potential mineral lease sale in federal waters off the coast of Virginia, marking only the third offshore minerals...
- — Grounded MSC Baltic III’s Hull Further Compromised After Winter Storms
- at 12/12/25 3:10pmThe grounded container ship MSC Baltic III has sustained significant additional structural damage following severe weather that battered its position in Cedar Cove, Newfoundland, earlier this month, according to assessments by Canadian...
- — Black Sea Tanker Attacks Put Civilian Seafarers at Risk, ITF Warns
- at 12/12/25 2:47pmThe International Transport Workers Federation has condemned recent attacks on vessels operating in the Black Sea following the third Ukrainian sea drone strike on a Russian shadow fleet tanker, warning...
- — U.S. Supply Chains Show Signs of Stabilizing After Year of Tariff Turbulence
- at 12/12/25 1:45pmU.S. supply chains are showing early signs of recovery after a year of unprecedented tariff-driven disruption, according to project44s December Tariff Report released today, though lingering uncertainty over legal challenges...
- — Tanker Seizure Just the Start as Trump Ups Pressure on Venezuela
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at 12/12/25 10:30amThe seizure of an enormous oil supertanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday is just the beginning of a new phase in the Trump administration’s ramped-up pressure campaign against Nicolas Maduro, according to people familiar with the operation. - — Supertanker Skipper Seized by US Near Venezuela is Heading to Houston, Sources Say
- at 12/12/25 10:09amThe oil supertanker Skipper that was seized by the U.S. near Venezuela this week as part of an increased pressure strategy against President Nicolas Maduro, is heading to Houston, two sources said on Friday.
- — Loose Wire, Fatal Consequences: NTSB Report Blames Electrical Failure for Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
- at 12/12/25 9:52amThe National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the March 2024 collapse of Baltimores Francis Scott Key Bridge—which killed six highway workers and severed a vital transportation artery—stemmed from an...
- — Five-Year UK Legal Fight Over Car Carrier Cartel Nears End With $72M Settlement
- at 12/12/25 9:35amA five-year legal battle in the UK against major shipping companies involved in a car carrier cartel has concluded with a proposed £54 million (USD 72 million) settlement, bringing total...
- — US Seizure of Venezuela Oil Tanker Risks Amping Up Economic Pain
- at 12/12/25 6:32amVenezuela faces a fresh financial shock after the US seized a sanctioned oil tanker off its coast, a move that could choke off one of the few remaining revenue streams for a nation again on the brink of hyperinflation.
- — Cuba On Edge as US Seizure of Oil Tanker Puts Supply at Risk
- at 12/12/25 6:22amA U.S. move this week to seize an oil tanker out of Venezuela is poised to make a bad situation worse for a crisis-stricken Cuba already struggling to source enough oil to power its ailing economy and electrical grid.
- — A Week In The Pentagon – Chaos, Complexity and Hope
- at 12/11/25 7:00pmEditor’s Note:This is the longest piece gCaptain has ever published. 13,000 words. It’s messy in places, uneven in tone, and intentionally uncompressed—because that’s what a week inside today’s Pentagon felt...
- — U.S. Seizure of Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Skipper’ Ends Years-Long Sanctions-Evasion Run
- at 12/11/25 2:10pmThe U.S. Coast Guard seized the very large oil tanker SKIPPER off Venezuelas coast on Wednesday, culminating a three-year enforcement saga involving Iranian oil smuggling networks and sanctions evasion. The...
- — U.S. Treasury Targets Maduro’s Inner Circle and Six Shipping Companies with Sweeping Sanctions
- at 12/11/25 1:23pmThe U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sweeping sanctions Thursday targeting three nephews of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduros wife, a Panamanian businessman, and six shipping...
- — After Skipper Seizure, U.S. Prepares Wider Crackdown on Venezuelan Oil Tankers
- at 12/11/25 1:13pmThe U.S. is preparing to intercept more ships transporting Venezuelan oil following the seizure of a tanker this week, as it increases pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, six sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
- — German Court Blocks Authorities From Selling Suspected Russian Oil Tanker Cargo
- at 12/11/25 10:48amDec 11 (Reuters)Germanys top fiscalcourthas ruled that authorities cannot for now sell or otherwise use anoil tankerand its cargo seized off the Baltic Sea coast, siding with the vessels owners...
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