By Verity Ratcliffe, Khalid Al-Ansary and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — An oil tanker off the coast of Iraq discovered an explosive object attached to

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for an overdue vessel with approximately 20 people on board off the Bahamas. Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders

Even the world’s richest person has a soft spot for Mom. Centi-billionaire Jeff Bezos on Wednesday christened his Blue Origin rocket landing ship, naming

By Chen Aizhu (Reuters) – China has issued 5 million tonnes of clean marine fuel export quotas in the first release for 2021, to five companies including

By CAPT Roy Love, USN I can’t for the life of me understand why the Navy is not getting sufficient applicants for Navy ROTC scholarships. Each year, hundreds

The Maersk Elba is under tow to the Port of Algeciras following an engine room fire that left the ship disabled just off Portugal’s southern coast. The

As 2020 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at the stories that were read the most by readers. For probably the first time, we’re happy to

BAGHDAD, Dec 30 (Reuters) – Iraq agreed a $2.625 billion deal with South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction (047040.KS) on Wednesday to

By Ana Monteiro (Bloomberg) — The U.S. merchandise-trade deficit widened to an all-time high in November as American companies imported a record value

by Maher Nazeh (Reuters) – Iraq agreed to a $2.625 billion deal with South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction ($047040.KS) on Wednesday

MILAN, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri’s planned acquisition of state-controlled French rival Chantiers de

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath (Reuters) – Argentina’s soy crushing companies signed a contract with the country’s oilseed workers

By Vanessa Dezem, Daniel Flatley and Dina Khrennikova (Bloomberg) — Russia is stepping up work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline before the U.S. tightens

By Alfred Cang (Bloomberg) — In January, as a mysterious illness ripped through the Chinese city of Wuhan, global oil prices plunged. Two thousand

MILAN, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri’s planned acquisition of state-controlled French rival Chantiers de l’Atlantique to

By Richard Bravo and Maria Tadeo (Bloomberg) — European Union governments formally approved the bloc’s post-Brexit trade accord with the U.K., paving

By Luc Cohen and Marianna Parraga NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) – In June, the United States imposed sanctions on half a dozen oil tankers managed by

What a year! With 2020 coming to a close, we’re taking a look back at the maritime stories that continued to make headlines all year long. IMO 2020 The

By Kati Pohjanpalo (Bloomberg) — Orsted A/S, the world’s biggest developer of offshore wind parks, has agreed to sell a stake in a farm off the coast

The U.S. Coast Guard’s new Legend-class national security cutter, USCGC Stone (WMSL 758), has departed from Pascagoula, Mississippi on its first patrol