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By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s record-breaking export strength continued into December, pushing the annual trade surplus to a new high and

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) More ships traversed the Suez Canal in 2021 than ever before despite its temporary blocking by a 400-meter-long vessel and the

by Neil Jerome Morales (Reuters) China will not use its strength to “bully” its smaller neighbors including the Philippines, its foreign minister

By Fiona MacDonald (Bloomberg) –Trying to catch a bus at the Maliya station in Kuwait City can be unbearable in the summer. About two-thirds of the

DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – A project to expand parts of the Suez Canal is expected to be completed after two years of work in July 2023, the chairman

By Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) –Libya’s oil production has picked up again after a blockade of its western fields ended and ports in

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg)–Port congestion was rising in Western Europe early Friday as the combined anchorage areas for Antwerp-Zeebrugge saw the

By Shane Cronin (Conversation) The Kingdom of Tonga doesn’t often attract global attention, but a violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 has

PORTSMOUTH, VA– The Captain of the Port set modified Port Condition Zulu for the coastal waters of Virginia from Cape Charles Light south to the

By Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) –As many Americans worry about empty shelves and delayed packages, looters are taking advantage of the inflow of

By Jahnavi Nidumolu and Renju Jose Jan 15 (Reuters) – An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for

By Alexandra Valencia (Reuters) Ecuador on Friday created a new marine reserve around its pristine Galapagos Islands — whose rich biodiversity inspired

Equinor and BP on Friday announced they have finalized the Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs) with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Commissioner Louis E. Sola issued his final report Friday from the FMC’s fact finding investigation into COVID-19

Jan 14 (Reuters) – U.S. holiday sales in 2021 came in at a better-than-expected $886.7 billion, boosted by customers returning to stores and splurging

With offshore wind headlines this week focusing on the “historic” lease sale off New York and New Jersey, the Department of Interior’s Bureau

Southern California’s Port of Los Angeles has extended its container dwell fee program threatening ocean carriers with steep daily fees for import

By Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia said on Thursday it would allow 37 vessels loaded with coal to depart, in the

Incidents of maritime piracy and armed robbery attacks reached the lowest recorded level since 1994, according to ICC International Maritime Bureau’s

A.P. Moller – Maersk says preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2021 beat expectations. Revenue during the final three months of last year came