(Bloomberg) China’s imports of crude oil, coal and natural gas slowed in July, offering no solace for producers hoping demand from the world’s largest

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Maersk Line plunged $151m into the red in the second quarter dragging down its half-year results to a net loss of $114m,

by Connie Terrell – From its beginning as the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790, the Coast Guard’s unique authorities and organizational culture of

by Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Japan and the Philippines have begun talks for the transfer of two large coast guard ships to Manila, to help patrol the disputed

By Henning Gloystein (Reuters) Long a shipping registry but best known for diving, lagoons and the island that gave the world the name for the bikini swimsuit,

by Masumi Suga Ichiro Suzuki (Bloomberg) As deep as 1,600 meters (5,250 feet) under water and 1,500 kilometers (930 miles) from Tokyo, work has begun on the

CN News reports that China has launched a new high-tech high-resolution imaging satellite to safeguard China’s maritime rights and interests. Launched

With most maritime markets struggling, the cruise industry in Asia is growing at a record pace and shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new study

by Matt Weiser (The Guardian) The deep waters off the coast of California could become home to the country’s largest offshore wind energy project

Norwegian shipbuilder VARD has confirmed the order for four expedition-style cruise ships for French luxury cruise company PONANT. The shipbuilding contracts

Ocean Rig shares crashed nearly 60% Friday after the deepwater drilling contractor announced that it could wind up filing for bankruptcy amid ‘extremely

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Two Turkish sailors were jailed for a total of 42 years on Friday after their attempt to smuggle a huge haul of cocaine into

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has raised its outlook for the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season, forecasting a higher number of named storms

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk’s progress in cutting costs reassured investors on Friday after the Danish

COPENHAGEN, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A.P. Moller-Maersk kept its downbeat 2016 profit forecast on Friday as the Danish shipping and oil giant reported net

By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – British oil company BP Plc has loaded a cargo of Alaskan North Slope (ANS) crude for export, according to two

The drilling rig Transocean Winner remains hard aground off Scotland but authorities have detected no pollution in the area despite breaches to fuel tanks

By Dmitry Zhdannikov MOSCOW, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Oil markets will begin to tighten in the second half of 2016 but at a slow pace as global demand growth

By Jonathan Saul and Andrew MacAskill LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland has put its portfolio of Turkish shipping loans up for sale, in

ROME, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Italy raised the security level at its tourist ports on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman said, meaning intensified controls of