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A group of leading environmental organizations has joined together with the key representatives from the global shipping industry in calling for an explicit

Jan 20 (Reuters) – Vestas 11th Hour Racing withdrew from the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday after a fatal collision with a fishing boat

By Arif Sharif (Bloomberg) — DP World Ltd., the Dubai-based port operator that manages terminals from Hong Kong to Peru, and India’s National

By Fumbuka Ng’wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday put a temporary ban on the registration of

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg Gadfly) — After three years of gloom, the number 100 is finally starting to resurface in the forecasts of market analysts. A

By Elena Mazneva and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Three weeks after picking up a controversial cargo in the U.K., a liquefied natural gas tanker made

SHANGHAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near a disputed territory claimed by China in the South China Sea earlier in the week, U.S.

A rapidly developing storm low is forecast off the coast of Japan January 22nd-23rd with storm to hurricane-force winds and significant wave heights to 17

China’s Ministry of Transportation announced on January 17 that the wreck of Sanchi has been located at a depth of 115 meters (377 ft).   By Chen

By Guy Faulconbridge and Brian Love LONDON/PARIS, Jan 19 (Reuters) – France on Friday politely rejected Boris Johnson’s idea of building a

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The 2M alliance of Maersk and MSC is to leave the UK port of Southampton. It has announced it will drop the

A unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, United States Army Corps of Engineers and industry partners is continuing its response to dozens of barge

Interview by Paul González-Morgan (Gibraltar Shipping) – Interview by Markku Mylly is Executive Director at the European Maritime Safety Agency

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald arrived into Pascagoula, Mississippi on Friday where it will undergo repairs following its

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Bloomberg) — Despite Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Jan. 9 declaration that Florida is “off the table” for offshore

Jan 19 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell on Friday and continued to linger around five month lows as the capesize

Family members of an El Faro’s crew member who lost his life when the American cargo ship tragically sank in 2015 are being recognized for their effort

Lifeguards in Australia are being credited with saving two swimmers’ lives using a relatively new life-saving drone in what is believed to be a

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The number of containerships in lay-up has dipped below 100, according to Alphaliner. Its latest survey reveals strong

In this episode, U.S. Maritime Administrator, Admiral Mark Buzby, sits down with Klaus Luhta to discuss the state of the American maritime industry and where