Oil Tanker Catches Fire After Hitting Naval Mine In Strait Of Hormuz, Iran Says
An oil tanker was set ablaze by a naval mine in the eastern Strait of Hormuz on Saturday morning, November 14, 2026, according to a claim by Iran’s navy.
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MSC Poesia Faces Criminal Probe Over Alleged Magic Pipe After 11-Day Detention In Miami
MSC Poesia is under a criminal investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard over the alleged illegal discharge of oil at sea through a so-called ‘magic pipe’, a U.S. official familiar with the probe has revealed.
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Port Of New Orleans Seeks Seizure Of Tanker That Capsized Cruise Ship, Sues For $1 Million
Port of New Orleans has filed a federal lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages from the owner and manager of the tanker Atlantic Asphalt, which struck and capsized a docked river cruise ship on the Mississippi River on November 13, 2026.
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USS Spruance Completes US Navy’s Longest Ship Deployment Since World War II
USS Spruance returned to Naval Base San Diego on November 13, 2026, after a 357-day combat deployment that took the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer across the U.S. 3rd, 7th and 5th Fleet areas.
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River Cruise Ship With Nearly 200 People Aboard Capsizes After Tanker Strikes It In New Orleans
Riverboat American Heritage capsized on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on November 13, 2026, after the tanker Atlantic Asphalt struck it while it was docked, sending 32 people to hospitals.
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Cargo Ship Strikes US Bridge Leaving It Unable To Close And Disrupting Philadelphia Traffic
Cargo ship Strategic Alliance hit the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge on the Delaware River on November 12, and the collision left the bridge unable to close. No injuries were reported.
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US Shipbuilder Selects “World’s Largest Shiplift” For Texas Shipyard
The world’s largest shiplift, as described by Saronic and Syncrolift, will be supplied for the Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, under a contract awarded to Syncrolift AS.
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U.S. Transfers Two Unmanned Surface Vessels to Philippine Marines At New Subic Bay Facility
The U.S. handed two unmanned surface vessels to the Philippine Marine Corps on November 4, 2026, at Subic Bay in Zambales.
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Singapore Is The World’s Leading Maritime City Yet Again In DNV 2026 Report
The Leading Maritime Cities (LMC) 2026 report, compiled by DNV and Menon Economics, benchmarks the world’s leading maritime cities to identify where maritime companies and professionals have the strongest environment to connect, operate and grow.
