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Bloomberg Opinion editorials do not necessarily reflect the opinions of gCaptain. By James Gibney (Bloomberg Opinion) — A $14,000 family vacation in

ATHENS, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Greek seamen on Tuesday called off a strike that had kept ferries and passengers stranded in ports around the country, after

By Mike Wackett (TheLoadstar) Container spot rates on the transpacific have continued to soar as shippers scramble for space to beat 1 September US import

Liquefied natural gas exports from Novatek's Yamal terminal in the Arctic have come on stream faster than expected over the summer and exceeded volumes from

by Dawn McCarty (Bloomberg) The story of the doomed luxury liner R.M.S. Titanic proved so alluring that divers were searching for the wreck seven decades after

It’s a sailor’s worst nightmare. A monster wave that comes out of nowhere, two to three times bigger than the others. In certain cases, waves like

  by Alex Longley and Irene García Pérez (Bloomberg) New regulations to curb pollution from the world’s shipping fleet could lift crude prices by $4 a

A 1:65 scale model of the Emma Maersk under tow at SMG Ijmond ship model harbor in the Netherlands on September 20,

by Geert De Clercq (Reuters) – French and British fisherman pledged talks to quell a high-seas dispute over access to the scallop-rich seabed in the

By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) The world’s largest container shipping line says adhering to stricter environmental standards could add at least $2 billion to

By Jeremy Hodges (Bloomberg) A new trade route for energy supplies is opening up north of the Arctic Circle as some of the warmest temperatures on record

by Collin Eaton (Reuters) – A vessel hauling a shipment of coal from the United States switched its destination on Friday to South Korea from China,

by Clyde Russell (Reuters) – One of the side effects of President Donald Trump’s escalating trade dispute with China is that U.S. exports of crude

The above photo shows the El Coquí, one of two new LNG-powered container/roll-on roll-off vessels for Crowley Maritime Corp. The vessel was delivered in late

By Florence Tan and Meng Meng SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Aug 24 (Reuters) – China’s Unipec will resume purchases of U.S. crude oil in October after a

You would have to be hiding under a rock to miss this video this week. But if somehow didn’t catch it, here it is. The video was filmed during

By Marta Ardashelia TBILISI, Aug 24 (Reuters) – A tanker with 19 crew members on board has docked at a port in Togo after going missing for over a

For Maersk, the trip the Northern Sea Route is a one-off trial for now. But, as climate change makes the Arctic route more accessible, there’s growing

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Iran’s own fleet of tankers may provide a lifeline for its crude and condensate exports that’ll be slashed

By Marcelo Teixeira and Marcy Nicholson SAO PAULO/NEW YORK, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Brazilian coffee exporters are struggling to find shipping capacity to