By Nick Yatsenko, Master Mariner During my life at sea, I was always anxious during lifeboat drills. One of my relatives was employed on a MSC container

By Gavin van Marle in Singapore (The Loadstar) – A leading shipping analyst has predicted the return of rate volatility to the world’s major trades as

By Birgit Jennen and Rainer Buergin (Bloomberg) — Germany plans to spend an extra 525 million euros ($572 million) to boost the capabilities of a new

A second crewmember has died following an explosion aboard a bulk carrier in the North Atlantic as an emergency response continues for two others severely

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO, April 25 (Reuters) – The Arctic’s quickening thaw is melting the permafrost under buildings and

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, April 25 (Reuters) – The tanker market may face a “difficult” second and third quarter this year after a

WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) – Expanding the U.S. Navy to 355 ships as recommended by military leaders and backed by President Donald Trump would cost

Update: Second Crewmember Dies, Emergency Response Continues A multi-national emergency response is underway following an explosion aboard the Marshall

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, April 24 (Reuters) – Norway’s Statoil on Monday played down concerns that drilling in the Arctic is risky, days before

We have come a long way since the height of Somali piracy when highly organized pirate gangs roamed the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean in search of merchant

Over a dozen people were injured Friday when an out-of-control ferry slammed into a breakwater at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. The accident was captured

By Idrees Ali (Reuters) The United States is closely watching a recent increase in piracy off the coast of Somalia, a senior U.S. military official said on

By Ju-min Park (Reuters) South Korea said on Monday it was in talks about holding joint drills with a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group, as U.S. President

By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL, April 23 (Reuters) – North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a U.S. aircraft carrier to demonstrate its

Researchers at UCL Energy Institute together with London-based data visualization and digital journalism studio Kiln have released this amazing

By Nobuhiro Kubo (Reuters) Two Japanese destroyers on Sunday began an exercise with the U.S. Carl Vinson carrier strike group in the Western Pacific as it

by Jess Shankleman (Bloomberg) Offshore wind turbines are about to become higher than the Eiffel Tower, allowing the industry to supply subsidy-free clean

by Manuel Mogato (Reuters) Russian navy vessels arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for joint exercises as part of a drive for new security ties under

by Brian K Sullivan (Bloomberg) In a year of weather oddities, the Atlantic has produced one of its own: the short-lived Tropical Storm Arlene. With top

President Donald Trump will give the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduation ceremony next month in new London, Connecticut.