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Iran Probes for New Maritime Routes Into Lebanon

Iran Probes for New Maritime Routes Into Lebanon

Reports from Israel suggest that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force is making progress in its search for new routes into Lebanon, following the destruction of the traditional smuggling routes into Lebanon by Israel in recent months. A primary...

Ports and Businesses Brace for Impact From Heavy Tariffs

Ports and Businesses Brace for Impact From Heavy Tariffs

Markets reacted negatively on Monday after President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs on major trading partners, including an additional 34 percent tariff on China. The Dow fell four percent, the S&P 500 dropped five percent, the Nasdaq was...

America Gets Serious About Shipping

America Gets Serious About Shipping

Ships move 80 percent of global trade. Without them, people would be poorer, and few appreciate the critical role they play in our everyday lives. In December, a bipartisan group of U.S. Congressmen introduced the Shipbuilding and Harbor Infrastructure for Posterity...

Back from “Deep Freeze”

Back from “Deep Freeze”

The U.S.-flagged cargo ship Ocean Giant returned to Port Hueneme, California on March 12, completing a more than 6,000 nautical mile journey from New Zealand. It was the final leg of her annual deployment to Antarctica as part of the resupply mission known...

Japanese Partners Advance Designs for Large Ammonia Carrier

Japanese Partners Advance Designs for Large Ammonia Carrier

A partnership of Japanese companies continues to accelerate its efforts to develop ammonia transport as the efforts continue to move forward to complete the development of ammonia as a fuel for industry and the maritime sector. The designs received initial design...

U.S. Coast Guard Offloads Six Tonnes of Cocaine in Miami

U.S. Coast Guard Offloads Six Tonnes of Cocaine in Miami

On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Valiant offloaded nearly six tonnes of cocaine onto a pier at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, just three miles from the city's famous nightclub district - but the drugs are not for distribution. The giant $140 million...

US-Sponsored 30-Nation Naval Exercise Concludes in Bahrain

US-Sponsored 30-Nation Naval Exercise Concludes in Bahrain

With a closing address given in Bahrain on February 20, Vice Adm. George Wikoff, commander of US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), has brought to a close International Maritime Exercise (IMX) 2025, completing the ninth iteration of this international naval...

Russian Tanker Abandoned in Poland Draws Renewed Interest

Russian Tanker Abandoned in Poland Draws Renewed Interest

A Russian-registered product tanker languishing in the Port of Gdynia is drawing renewed interest from Polish authorities. According to a report on Poland’s Radio ZET, new security concerns as well as safety issues with the tanker were raised in light of the ongoing...

Sistership to Containership Dali Breaks Down in Pacific

Sistership to Containership Dali Breaks Down in Pacific

One of the sisterships to the containership Dali which destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge is reporting engine troubles in the Pacific. The vessel which is also managed by Synergy Marine and sailing under charter as the Maersk Saltoro is...

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Government confirms rice exports to Malaysia, stocks safe

Government confirms rice exports to Malaysia, stocks safe

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Deputy Agriculture Minister Sudaryono has assured that the government's plan to export two thousand tons of rice to Malaysia per month will not impact the country's domestic rice stocks. "Insha'allah (God willing), (it is) safe," he told...

In a move to strengthen international cooperation and agricultural growth, Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has hosted the Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency Aiyub Bin Omar, in Calabar.

In a move to strengthen international cooperation and agricultural growth, Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has hosted the Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria, His Excellency Aiyub Bin Omar, in Calabar.

The high-level diplomatic engagement focused on enhancing bilateral trade and deepening collaboration in the agricultural sector, particularly in oil palm development. Welcoming the delegation at the Governor’s Office, Governor Otu highlighted the historical...

Indonesia to export 2,000 tons rice to Malaysia in B2B deal

Indonesia to export 2,000 tons rice to Malaysia in B2B deal

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia will export 2,000 tons of rice per month to Malaysia, with the commodity primarily sourced from West Kalimantan, the province closest to the neighboring country. Agriculture Minister Amran Sulaiman announced on Friday that the rice export...