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TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) – A North Korean cargo vessel carrying rice sank off the west coast of Japan’s westernmost major island of Kyushu on

By Jonathan Saul and Carolyn Cohn LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Shipping companies grappling with the threat of cyber attacks on vessels are finding

SHANGHAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – China aims to capture up to 40 percent of the global high-end marine equipment market over the years through 2020 while

Another 7-year-old panamax containership is headed to the breakers, all but solidifying the death of the panamax-class amid global shipping’s

Editor’s note: I included a few quotes from Elaine Chao today after she was asked about the Jones Act and the issues at USMMA, including the Sea

Jan 11 (Reuters) – The biggest divergence between U.S. and Asian gas prices in a year has created an opportunity for tankers delivering liquefied natural

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s development of offshore wind farms could be set to accelerate, supported by favorable government-backed

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced its plan to restore Sea Year training as part of the curriculum for Midshipmen at the United States

By Emmanuel Jarry PARIS, Jan 11 (Reuters) – A bid by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for STX France is likely to be signed formally around Feb. 15 with

By Roslan Khasawneh Jan 11 (Reuters) – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) expects 2016 sales of bunker fuel for ships to rise to a record

A 366-meter-long Maersk Line containership ran aground early Tuesday while transiting the Strait of Messina in Southern Italy. The Italian Coast Guard

An unexploded mine believed to be from WWII has been found floating near an offshore wind farm in the North Sea off Germany. Germany’s Central Command

Maersk Oil plans to reduce its workforce in Denmark by approximately 160 positions as part of a plan to simplify the organization, the company said this week.

The Canadian Coast Guard is continuing to monitor the environmental response and salvage of the grounded Arca 1 bunkering tanker off Sydney Mines in Cape

International helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky is requiring all operators of its S92A helicopters to undertake a mandatory inspection of

CSSC Wärtsilä Engine Co Ltd (CWEC), the joint venture company formed between Wärtsilä and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has formally opened

Offshore and specialized ship-builder VARD has secured contracts for the construction of two LNG powered RoPax ferries for Torghatten Nord in Norway.  The

MANILA, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Armed men killed eight fishermen in what appeared to be an attack by pirates in dangerous waters in the southern Philippines,

BUDAPEST, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Hungary and Bulgaria have banned shipping on the Danube as the river is freezing over and floating ice poses a risk.

More crew were kidnapped at sea in 2016 than in any of the previous 10 years, despite global piracy reaching its lowest levels since 1998, the ICC