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Seaspan Shipyards has awarded a $1.5 million contract to Alberta-based Confined Space Robotics to develop semiautonomous systems for blast and paint

U.S. refiners Phillips 66 and Citgo Petroleum are seeking to buy heavy crude directly from Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA starting in April to maximize

Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of two new LNG dual-fuel Pure Car and Truck Carriers, marking a significant expansion of the company’s Ocean Class fleet

A fire in the engine room of the Singapore-registered bulk carrier MANDY has resulted in the deaths of two crew members and left a third hospitalized following

Tension in one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints spiked this week after Iran temporarily restricted parts of the Strait of Hormuz during

Exports from the Port of Los Angeles fell 8% in January to the lowest level in nearly three years as Trump's tariffs devastated trade with China. Soybean

Donald Trump’s trade levies aren’t the main reason why China is exporting more to other parts of the world, a European Central Bank study

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday that Moscow was urging the U.S. not to impose a full naval

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has ordered three new cruise ships from Fincantieri—one each for Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas

Salvage crews have removed roughly 1,000 gallons of residual fuel from the grounded barge Defiant near the entrance to San Juan Harbor, significantly reducing

Hapag-Lloyd has agreed to acquire ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $4.2 billion in a deal that would cement its position among the world’s top five

Los Angeles processed 812,000 TEUs in January, down 12% year over year, with exports hitting their lowest monthly level in nearly three years as tariff

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has launched a nationwide recruitment drive for its Centers of Excellence program, opening applications for

The most extensive sea ice in 15 years around Russia’s key Baltic Sea commodity ports could curb a chunk of the nation’s vast exports program because of a

France released the seized oil tanker GRINCH after imposing a multi-million euro penalty on the vessel's owner for suspected involvement in Russia's shadow

The latest session of the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-Committee didn’t deliver sweeping new rules, but beneath the technical drafting work,

A merchant vessel transiting about 70 nautical miles southwest of Aden, Yemen reported an encounter with armed skiffs on Tuesday, briefly raising alarm before

The International Chamber of Shipping is backing efforts to revive U.S. shipbuilding but warning that proposed port fees on foreign-built vessels—projected

Parts of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil-shipping lanes, will be closed for “several hours” on Tuesday as part of Iran’s

Russia could deploy its navy to prevent European powers from seizing its vessels and may retaliate against European shipping if Russian ships are taken,

Ship traffic in the Arctic reached a new milestone in 2025, with 1,812 unique vessels operating inside the Polar Code area, according to new data released by

The White House’s 13 February Maritime Action Plan (MAP) sets out an ambitious strategy: to rebuild US shipbuilding and reduce dependence on foreign-built

A consortium led by U.S. oil major Chevron signed exclusive lease agreements on Monday to look for natural gas off southern Greece, expanding the United

Mol Group Nyrt, Hungary’s largest energy company, asked the government to release strategic oil reserves to keep its refineries operating while a key