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The U.S. Coast Guard will convene a formal Marine Board of Investigation to investigate the loss of the passenger dive boat Conception.  The Conception

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Sept 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday closed part of the Houston Ship Channel to vessel traffic near Baytown,

By Alistair Smout LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Babcock International won a contract to design new Type 31 frigates on Thursday as Britain seeks to revive

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –The global shipping industry is about to undergo one of the biggest changes in its recent history with concerns lingering

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – A U.S. House panel on Wednesday opened an investigation into U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to ban offshore oil and gas drilling off

Maritime startups and connectivity will play a key role in bringing the benefits of digitalization to the shipping and offshore sectors, according to a new

The UK government and the Port of Southampton have teamed up to launched the UK’s first Port Economic Partnership (PEP), a way of creating stronger links

By Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) –Big ocean-going ships are not moving fast enough towards energy transition, contributing to rising emissions of carbon

DUBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Iran’s envoy to London said on Wednesday the oil cargo of tanker Adrian Darya 1 was sold at sea to a private company,

Editor’s Note: The Royal Navy has announced that RFA Mounts Bay has now completed its 10-day humanitarian mission to the hurricane-hit Bahamas

By Saket Sundria and Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) –Multiple oil refineries in Europe will be too unprofitable to continue trading once the industry has dealt

The first expedition cruise ship built in China has been delivered to Miami-based Sunstone Ships. The vessel is the first of potentially ten Infinity-class

Washington States Ferries has officially launched its new hybrid-ferry newbuild program at Vigor’s Seattle shipyard.  Washington’s legislature

The head of the busiest container port in the United States is calling for an end to the U.S.-China trade war even as cargo volumes hit a new single-month

With the remaining four Golden Ray crew members safe and sound, the U.S. Coast Guard and salvage crews are shifting focus to environmental protection and

By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Federal authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into the fire on a California dive boat that

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s position as a top hub for maritime services is being eroded by competition, a loss of

Sept 9 (Reuters) – Rescue workers on Monday freed the final crew member trapped inside a South Korean cargo vessel that flipped on its side off the coast

(Bloomberg) –As President Donald Trump dragged the brawl over his forecast for Hurricane Dorian into a sixth day on Friday, a U.S. agency released a