Panama Canal Sets All-Time Tonnage Record in 2015
A record amount of cargo passed through the Panama Canal in fiscal year 2015, the Panama Canal Authority has announced. The ACP reports that in 2015, a
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A record amount of cargo passed through the Panama Canal in fiscal year 2015, the Panama Canal Authority has announced. The ACP reports that in 2015, a
Today marks 15 years since terrorists bombed the USS Cole in Yemen, killing 17 sailors and injuring 39 others. The attack occurred October 12, 2001 when
Netherlands-based Vroon Offshore Services will be laying up 12 offshore vessels “as a direct result of the ongoing slump in offshore oil and gas
TOTE Maritime, owners of the cargo ship El Faro, said Friday that it has set up a family relief fund for the 33 families of the El Faro crew.
The photos below provided by KOTUG International show the Royal Research Ship Discovery being escorted underneath London’s iconic Tower Bridge. Photos
Below is a statement provided by the Office of the Press Secretary on behalf of President Obama: The captain and crew of the El Faro were Americans and
The Port of Long Beach has announced the winners of its third annual community photo contest. The unique program, on exhibit at the Museum of Latin American
Three former shipping executives have been indicted for participating in a long-running and far-reaching price-fixing conspiracy involving the
Coast Guard crews continue searching for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro Tuesday night after covering more than 170,000 square miles
A livestock carrier loaded with cattle turned over alongside a pier at the Port of Vila do Conde in Barcarena, Brazil, reportedly killing thousands of
Farstad Shipping said Friday it is planning to lay up two platform supply vessels and three anchor handling tugs in Norway, marking the latest
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy took over the Coast Guard’s Instagram this week while exploring the Arctic Ocean. Here’s a look at some of the
International Maritime Organization Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has issued a strong call that any discussion on shipping’s contribution to global
Offshore shipbuilder VARD says it has lands new contracts for the design and construction of two offshore subsea construction vessels for
The 58,500 DWT Supramax bulk carriers Elsabeth C and Mirela show off their shiny new MAN Alpha Kappel fixed pitch propellers, marking the first commercial
Two Alang ship recycling facilities have received Statements of Compliance (SoC) verifying that the facilities are in line with the Hong Kong
A Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier remains in the Port of Tacoma after U.S. Coast Guard Port State Control inspectors found multiple safety deficiencies. A
The central processing facility (CPF) for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project is launched on September 19, 2015 from the offshore floating dock at the
U.S.-flag Great Lake carriers are using a recent 20-day closer of a lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to highlight the need for a
A ship is blanketed in thick haze at while unloading cargo at the Tanjong Pagar shipping container port in Singapore, September 24, 2015.
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