Mercy Ships Returns to Ghana With Its Largest Hospital Ship
[By Mercy Ships] The Global Mercy, following her recent field service in Sierra Leone and scheduled annual maintenance period, arrived at the Port of Tema yesterday.
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Legal Battle for Germany to Sell Oil From Detained Shadow Tanker Drags On
The legal battle over the potential seizure and sale of the crude oil cargo aboard a shadow fleet tanker detained in Germany continues. The tanker, which is considered stateless, has remained since January 2025 anchored off a popular resort island…
Port of Galveston Awarded $7.4M in Mobility Grants
[By Port of Galveston] With a boost of $7.4 million in grant funding, the Port of Galveston is investing more than $8.5 million in six new projects to continue improving vehicle and pedestrian mobility and safety in and around the…
DP World and World Food Programme Deliver Rice to Africa
[By DP World and World Food Programme] The pro-bono arrangement covering part of the ocean freight costs from India to East Africa will support WFP humanitarian response operations in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rwanda, where millions face…
First Chinese Cargo Ship Carrying Containers Reaches Murmansk
Murmansk marked a key milestone in its efforts to develop the port into a logistics hub, taking advantage of the growth on the Northern Sea Route. The first Chinese-operated cargo ship carrying containers arrived in the port on August 19.
Iran Claims to Turn Back Chinese Tanker and Continues to Detain UAE Vessel
News sources closely linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continue to make claims about controlling vessel transits of the Strait of Hormuz as they enforce “Iran’s maritime laws.” Reports are highlighting that Iran said it would begin its…