US Vice President JD Vance stated that international waterways, specifically the Strait of Hormuz, should be free of tolls. He emphasized the need for a final peace deal with Iran to prevent the strait from being used as an economic choke point, noting that a 60-day negotiation period has begun.
Iowa's rivers face severe pollution from agriculture, impacting public health and recreation. Despite efforts and investments, many waterways fail water quality standards, leading to advisories and avoidance by residents.
The Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor (TATC) project is poised to significantly boost development in Russia's Arctic regions by creating new jobs, production facilities, and settlements. This initiative aims to connect St. Petersburg and Vladivostok via northern seas, enhancing global trade routes.
Scientists are using advanced technology like mobile lidar to map the Grand Canyon's hidden cave and fracture systems, crucial for understanding its water supply. Research combines cave mapping with snow and climate data to assess how drought and climate change impact this vital groundwater network.
Singapore's Foreign Minister Balakrishnan and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi agree on keeping critical global shipping lanes open, emphasizing free passage and shared international interests.
Volunteers are removing hundreds of rusted shopping trolleys from Moores Creek in Rockhampton, Australia. The dumping harms wildlife and pollutes waterways. Responsibility for cleanup is debated among local council, state government, and supermarkets, with fines and new technologies proposed as solutions.
A project to reintroduce platypuses into Royal National Park, south of Sydney, is showing success with at least 20 animals now living in its waterways. The initiative, led by UNSW ecologist Gilad Bino, has released several platypuses since 2023, with recent discoveries of juveniles indicating thriving populations.
Singapore's Minister Wong emphasizes the crucial role of international law, particularly UNCLOS, in maintaining open and secure sea lanes, vital for Singapore's survival as a trading nation.
The world's longest rivers, including the Nile, Amazon, and Yangtze, shape landscapes and history, supporting civilizations and trade routes.
Four men slipped aboard in the darkness. Armed with knives and moving fast, they descended into the engine room of the Taipan as the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker threaded its way through the Singapore Strait on the night of April 22. The crew managed to raise the alarm in time and thankfully no one was hurt. But by the time the vessel was searched the intruders were gone, vanished back into the water with a clutch of spare engine parts in tow. It was a modest haul. It was also the 16th such...
Trump announced Project Freedom, starting Monday, to help stranded ships leave the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed since the US-Israel war began February 28. The project will guide neutral countries' ships through restricted waterways. Iran said it was reviewing the US response to its latest peace proposal, though Trump clarified these are not nuclear negotiations. A cargo ship was attacked near the strait Sunday, the latest in at least two dozen attacks since the war began.
US President Donald Trump announced Project Freedom, a initiative starting Monday to help stranded ships safely exit the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed since the US-Israel war began on February 28. Trump said his representatives are in discussions with Iran that could lead to something positive. A cargo ship was attacked by multiple small craft near the strait on Sunday, marking at least two dozen attacks since the conflict began.
The Gold Coast Waterways Authority says the initiative comes after more than 400 unregistered and unseaworthy vessels were removed from the city's waterways over the past five years.
SA Police will search waterways in Adelaide's south today to find three knives they believe are connected to the alleged murder of 24-year-old Caleb Leriano.
US Navy Secretary John Phelan has resigned with immediate effect, the first departure of a military service chief during Donald Trump's second term. Hung Cao, a former Navy combat officer and Trump-backed political candidate, takes over as acting secretary amid ongoing Pentagon leadership reshuffling under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. No reason was given for the sudden resignation, which comes as the US Navy enforces a blockade of Iranian ports amid a fragile ceasefire.
PLA warships transited sensitive international waterways off southwestern Japan twice this week, a rare move seen as a clear warning to Tokyo over its recent actions relating to Taiwan. The transits marked the start and end of exercises in the western Pacific, outbound through the Yokoate Channel on Sunday and returning via the Yonaguni-Iriomote Waterway on Wednesday. This is the first publicly recorded instance of PLA warships operating in the waterway between Iriomote Island and Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost island just 110km from Taiwan.
Introducing the European carp to Australian waterways is an ecological disaster that continues to worsen, but an Adelaide couple have found a novel use for the pest.
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia are working closely together to keep vessels moving safely through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday, stressing the three countries’ shared responsibility for keeping the waterways open and secure. “The Straits of Malacca and Singapore are used for international navigation, and therefore the rights of transit passage similarly apply,” said Gan, who is also trade and industry minister, on the opening day of...
First, it was the Panama Canal, then came the Strait of Hormuz. What could be next? America’s actions in the two major shipping channels have grabbed headlines, and global attention is shifting to the strategic importance and potential risks of other critical trade waterways. Some of the chokepoints were examined in a US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) investigation in March last year of unfavourable shipping conditions, signalling America’s heightened focus on international routes and...
