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By Brian Wingfield and Billy House (Bloomberg) — Senate negotiators are nearing a deal to allow unfettered U.S. crude oil exports for the first time in

The crew aboard the U.S. Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced destroyer came to the rescue of an ailing fisherman off the coast of Maine on

The first LNG cargo arrived at Poland’s new LNG receiving terminal in Swinoujscie on Friday, marking a major milestone in Poland’s effort to

By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s new Littoral Combat Ship would be ineffective at hunting for mines because an underwater drone made by

Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Friday reflecting

Researchers with the security firm IOActive have found that ships’ Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) are vulnerable to hacking and attacks. VDRs, required for

By Naomi Christie and Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Back when the global recession trashed oil demand and prices, the likes of BP Plc and Vitol Group

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China announced plans to reorganize two major shipping groups with combined revenue of more than $40 billion, paving the

(Bloomberg View) — The U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer did something amazing this week: It floated. As absurd as it sounds, it was worth finding out

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is urging further support of CO2 reduction measures at the IMO regardless of the final outcome of the UN Climate

By Charles Penty (Bloomberg) — In 1708, the Spanish flagship San Jose was sunk by a British squadron near the port of Cartagena, in what is modern-day

The Chinese government has reportedly approved the long-anticipated merger between two of China’s largest shipping groups, China Ocean Shipping

By Manisha Jha (Bloomberg) — Investors betting that China’s near- insatiable appetite for industrial raw materials will drive global economic growth

By Mike Wackett,  (The Loadstar) On the assumption that CMA CGM’s acquisition of NOL receives the approval of anti-trust authorities next year,

By Kathy Chen and Keith Wallis BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Dec 10(Reuters) – China will introduce tough controls on ship emissions at three key port areas from

Dec 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Thursday reflecting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsh5pgJCup8 This is a fabulous example of the dangers inexperienced boaters inadvertently putting themselves in harms way

A master’s reliance on scanty VHF information and another’s failure to keep a proper lookout contributed to a collision between a containership and

A draft climate agreement resulting from 11 days of negotiations at the COP21 climate talks in Paris and published Wednesday afternoon makes no explicit

A German warship a collided with a containership in Germany’s Kiel Canal Wednesday morning, causing damage to both vessels. Reports say the German Navy