Panama’s president, Jose Raul Mulino, visited the Balboa port last week to ease concerns about rising tensions with China. Just days earlier, Panama’s foreign minister had accused China of unfairly increasing inspections on ships flying the Panamanian flag. Mulino insisted the country doesn’t want c
President Trump has announced a 60‑day pause on the Jones Act, an old law that requires U. S. ships and crews for domestic cargo moves. The waiver is aimed at speeding the flow of oil, gas, fertilizer and coal into American ports while military operations in the Middle East continue. The move comes
In a bold move, the U. S. Coast Guard and military forces seized a Russian oil tanker in the Atlantic. This action has sparked a heated debate and raised eyebrows around the world. The tanker, Marinera, was formerly known as Bella-1 and had previously evaded a U. S. blockade in the Caribbean. Russi
Mikhail Pichugin, a 45-year-old Russian whale watcher, recently shared the heart-wrenching details of his 67-day ordeal at sea. He was found drifting in an inflatable boat in the Sea of Okhotsk, near the Kamchatka peninsula. The boat carried the bodies of his brother, Sergey Pichugin, 49, and his ne
