The United States believes Iran was behind Tuesday’s maritime security incident on board the Asphalt Princess in the Gulf of Oman, but it wasn’t yet in a position to confirm...

NYSE-listed SFL Corporation (NYSE: SFL) has agreed to acquire two secondhand 14,000 TEU containerships backed by charters to a leading container line. The company described the vessels as modern eco-design...

By Jonathan Levin (Bloomberg) — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. tumbled after reporting second-quarter results that fell short of Wall Street projections and saying the delta variant of Covid-19 is having a...

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has requested answers from eight ocean carriers regarding congestion-related surcharges they have either implemented or announced. The FMC says the information request is part of...

Work to lift the latest section of the Golden Ray has been put on hold as responders continue to clean-up an oil spill that was first reported at the site...

BEIRUT, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Thousands of Lebanese gathered in Beirut on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of a catastrophic explosion at the port, holding pictures of the dead...

With five named storms on the books already this year, forecasters are continuing to call for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season as conditions remain ripe for storm development. “After a...

By Nandita Bose (Reuters) Vice President Kamala Harris will focus on defending international rules in the South China Sea, strengthening U.S. regional leadership, and expanding security cooperation during her trip to...

Royal Caribbean International, which operates the biggest cruise ships in the world, including “Symphony of the Seas,” said on Tuesday it will restart sailing in September, and the complete fleet of ships...

DUBAI, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Oman on Wednesday identified the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess as the tanker involved in a hijacking which Britain’s maritime trade agency earlier said was over. The...

By Sanjeev Miglani (Reuters) – India is sending a naval task force to the South China Sea this month to expand security ties with friendly countries, officials said on Wednesday,...

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — US Wind Inc. has submitted a bid to Maryland regulators to build a massive wind farm off the state’s shoreline, the latest proposal for such projects...

Two former crew members of the MSC Gayane have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a plot to smuggle an estimated $1 billion worth of cocaine through the...

By Lisa Barrington and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Iranian-backed forces are believed to have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf off the coast of the United...

By Sean T. Pribyl (Holland & Knight) – On July 21, 2021, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl L. Schultz testified to Congress on a discreet budget issue that one may have...

By Nick Savvides (The Loadstar) Following its formal complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission(FMC) last week, Pennsylvania home décor firm MCS Industries CEO Richard Master has told The Loadstar why the company felt it had...

By Alisa Odenheimer and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — Israel said it had given allies “hard evidence” that Iran was behind last week’s deadly attack on a tanker in the Gulf of...

The number of total losses in shipping hit record low levels in 2020, but risks and challenges on several fronts pose a threat to safety, according to marine insurer Allianz...

by Nikolaj Skydsgaard (Reuters) The world’s biggest container shipping company, A.P. Moller-Maersk, on Monday lifted its full-year earnings outlook after reporting strong preliminary quarterly results as chaotic conditions in the...

Germany sent a warship to the South China Sea for the first time in almost two decades.