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By Eric Roston (Bloomberg) –Days after millions of climate protesters called for international action and global leaders convened at the United Nations

By Roslan Khasawneh SINGAPORE, Sept 25 (Reuters) – S&P Global Platts on Wednesday reported the first physical cargo trade for low-sulphur fuel oil

By Michael Carr – Portsmouth Virginia’s Inner Harbor seawall is lined with lampposts spaced about 25 feet apart. They are ornate, built of steel and

Boston-based Sea Machines and U.S.-based shipbuilder Metal Shark have partnered on a new 29-foot autonomous vessel now being offered to government and

By Doina Chiacu and Marianna Parraga WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on four maritime firms and

By Susanna Twidale LONDON, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The aviation and shipping sectors should formally be included in Britain’s target to cut its

STOCKHOLM, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero detained by Iran in July remains in that country even though it has been legally

By Michel Bernouin CANNES, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Mediterranean resort town Cannes, France’s fourth-biggest cruise ship port, will ban the most

Japanese shipping company NYK is claiming to have achieved country’s first carbon-neutral sea voyage through the purchase of carbon credits to offset

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – On Monday, September 16, 2019, the United States Transportation Command ordered the no-notice activation of 28 out

The Captain and Chief Officer of an Isle of Man-flagged bulk carrier have been fined in New Zealand for giving false information to authorities after a crew

West Coast ports are calling on President Donald Trump to settle the U.S.-China Trade War, warning that failure to do so will cause irredeemable economic harm

Houston-based American Ethane Company has unveiled plans to build 17 very large ethane carriers (VLECs) to transport U.S. ethane to China. The 150,000 cbm

Sporadic discharges that have been observed coming from the grounded car carrier Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound, Georgia, as authorities continue to refine the

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The implementation of the IMO 2020 0.5% sulphur cap on shipping from 1 January next year is “a challenge and an

DUBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters) – The detained British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is “free to leave,” Iran’s ambassador to the United

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Leading ports, banks, oil and shipping companies on Monday launched an initiative which aims to have ships

For the first time ever, scientists will use a modern research icebreaker to drift in the ice for an entire year, allowing scientists to investigate the Arctic

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest offshore wind park planned off the coast of England will probably in the next decade generate power

Top management of US-based salvage and offshore decommissioning company Ardent will buy-out the company from founding partners Svitzer and Crowley after