Mike Schuler

A ship captain has been charged in Australia for his alleged role in a drug smuggling operation at the Port of Hedland. If convicted, he could face life in

Forecasters at NOAA’s National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center are again predicting above-average hurricane season this year, in part due to

The U.S. Navy has released its report into the submerged grounding of the nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Connecticut on an uncharted seamount in the

Backlogs of ships waiting outside major ports across the world is perhaps the most visible sign of the on-going global container shipping crisis and issues in

A.P. Moller – Maersk has opted to close the oil rig decommissioning business it launched in 2018. Named Maersk Decom, the company was launched as a 50-50

The Chief Engineer of a foreign flagged bulk carrier has pleaded guilty in U.S. court to two felony counts for deliberately discharging oil-contaminated bilge

Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s COVID-19 lockdowns are adding additional risks to the global trade recovery, the World Trade Organization said

Two anchor-handling tugs belonging to Maersk Supply Service will return to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch having extended their contract with The Ocean

The U.S. Coast Guard and local fire departments are responding to a large fire on barge carrying scrap household appliances in Delaware Bay. The barge was

Happy National Maritime Day! National Maritime Day dates back to a joint resolution approved by Congress on May 20, 1933 designating May 22 of each year as

Shipping on the Great Lakes has kicked off with a bang this season as ports in the region step up to fill the global void of grain caused by

Ocean carriers raked in a “mind-bending” $59.3 billion profit in the first quarter of the year—the highest quarterly earnings in container

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning vessel owners and operators of the hazards associated with water and other contaminants in marine fuel systems. The Coast

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking proposals from U.S. shipbuilders for the design and construction of two new ocean

Containership lessor Seaspan Corporation has once again expanded its newbuild orderbook, announcing it has entered into shipbuilding agreements for the

The U.S. Department of the Interior will release its proposal for offshore oil and gas lease sales for the next five years by the end of June, Interior

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI) ticked up in April for the first time since its December peak. The

A subcommittiee of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has agreed to raise the minimum wage for seafarers to up to $673 per month following the

Singaporean shipbuilder Sembcorp Marine says the first half of 2022 is shaping to be “significantly better” than the first half of 2021 as the

American Merchant Mariners who served during World War II were awarded the Congressional gold medal during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Ten