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By Aaron Clark and Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — A new risk to global supply chains is emerging as exhausted seafarers stuck offshore for months halt work, a

By Ann Koh and Low De Wei (Bloomberg) –Stena Bulk AB, one of the world’s biggest tanker lines, plans to run some of its ships on used cooking oil

A new paper exploring maritime accidents and how they can have prevented if regulations are followed has been entered into the Congressional Record. The

The International Propeller Club of the United States has requested that Congress appropriate $3.5 billion for the relief and support of the U.S. maritime

By Laura Millan Lombrana (Bloomberg) –Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the lowest level since at least 1979 for July as temperatures spiked in the

By Kamlesh Bhuckory (Bloomberg) — Bad weather hindered efforts to contain an oil spill from a bulk carrier off the southeastern coast of Mauritius that

By Maayan Lubell, Rami Ayyub and Katharine Houreld Aug 7 (Reuters) – The devastating explosion in Beirut should be a wake-up call for countries on the

By Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — Seafarers aboard three vessels who’ve been stuck at sea beyond their original contracts are stalling vessels in Australia,

The get a better idea of the ships that were in port on the day of the massive explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, we turn to AIS data provided Spire

By Scott Edwards, University of Bristol, and Christian Bueger, University of Copenhagen – At the time of writing at least 100 people have lost their

HOUSTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday increased its prediction for the number of

By Maria Vasilyeva MOSCOW, Aug 6 (Reuters) – The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the

A Sandy Hook ship pilot has died following a fall while boarding a tanker arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday. The incident follows

The Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius is suddenly facing an environmental disaster after the grounded Wakashio began leaking bunker fuel. The MV Wakashio

By Laura Millan Lombrana (Bloomberg) –Ice covering the Arctic Ocean reached the lowest level since at least 1979 for July as temperatures spiked in the

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) –Transocean Ltd. has tapped Lazard Freres & Co. LLC to be its financial adviser as the world’s biggest owner of

By Ellen Francis and Maha El Dahan BEIRUT/DUBAI, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s main grain silo at Beirut port was destroyed in a blast, leaving the

Update: An update on Thursday from the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said that all 13 Filipino crew members from on board the Orient Queen

Aug 5 (Reuters) – Three cranes collapsed at India’s largest container port on the outskirts of Mumbai due to strong winds on Wednesday, police and

Aug 5 (Reuters) – U.S. cruise operators have agreed to voluntarily suspend ocean voyages until at least Oct. 31, an industry body said on Wednesday, as