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Three liquefied natural gas vessels are waiting outside Egypt’s import terminals as scheduling issues and a faster-than-expected seasonal demand decline in

With the Chinese Golden Week holiday beginning next Wednesday, there was little surprise that spot rates on the main east-west ocean trades continued to

Crude from the US could become too expensive for Asian buyers due to higher tankers rates, which have been inflated by an increase in Chinese purchases and

The leasing subsidiaries of at least two large Chinese banks are in talks with the financial regulator about converting shipping leases into mortgages as a

The Grimaldi Group has welcomed the Grande Svezia into its fleet, marking the fourth “Ammonia Ready” vessel in the company’s expanding green

Nuclear energy has emerged as a legitimate, practical, and scalable solution for maritime applications, according to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Chairman

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes Turkey will agree to his request to stop purchasing Russian oil and that he may lift U.S. sanctions on

The 49-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has returned to its Seattle home port after 308 days away. Polar Star completed its annual

Global shipping companies are moving full steam ahead with commercial vessel orders from Chinese shipyards, despite the U.S. targeting those ships with port

Chinese automotive giant Geely Holding Group has launched the world’s first methanol-hydrogen electric multi-purpose riverboat, the “Yuanchun

Copenhagen-based offshore wind installation specialist Cadeler has announced the successful delivery of Wind Ally, the company’s first A-class vessel,

Qingdao Beihai shipyard has ordered 10 Everllence B&W 7G80ME-LGIM engines for the construction of 10 Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs) with a capacity of

COPENHAGEN, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Orsted said on Wednesday it had resumed work on a U.S. offshore wind project after a federal judge on

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The cost to ship goods in containers to northern Europe from China fell to the lowest level since Houthi attacks in the

(Bloomberg) — Two key oil ports on Russia’s Black Sea coast resumed loading of tankers overnight following Ukrainian aerial and marine drone attacks on

NYK has successfully completed its first-ever ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied ammonia, moving approximately 23,000 tons from the carrier Berlian

The maritime world marks World Maritime Day today, September 25, 2025, with the theme “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity” — a call to

The Swedish island of Gotland holds the key to control of the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish and Polish officers taking part in military exercises this week

Global maritime shipping is sailing into troubled waters as seaborne trade growth is forecast to slow dramatically to just 0.5 percent in 2025, according to

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a major $350 million investment in robotics and autonomous systems aimed at enhancing mission execution and operational

A chief engineer has pleaded guilty to failing to report a hazardous condition aboard a vessel in Charleston, South Carolina, and subsequently obstructing a

Seaspan and Stantec have completed a new outfitting pier at Vancouver Shipyards designed to support Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). The

LNG carrier shipowner CoolCo and EPS Ventures have announced advanced discussions for a potential acquisition that would see EPS purchase all outstanding

The looming revival of international sanctions on Iran is unlikely to curtail Tehran’s vital oil exports but could benefit Chinese refiners, offering

(Bloomberg) — TotalEnergies SE and RWE AG have won a French government tender to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm at the start of the