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FRANKFURT, Aug 29 (Reuters) – German container shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said its merger with Arab peer UASC and an improved market could allow it to

Eleven crew members were rescued from a sinking cargo ship near Hong Kong on Sunday as Tropical Storm Pakhar hit China’s southern coast. 

  By Rebecca Spalding and Joe Carroll (Bloomberg) — A deluge of rain and rising floodwaters left Houston immersed and

The fertilizer cargo on board a UK-flagged cargo ship has finally stopped smoldering more than two weeks after its crew was forced to abandon ship due to toxic

A 40-year-old general cargo ship broke in two in the Black Sea off Turkey on Sunday.   All 11 crew members were rescued by Turkish authorities and are

By Ruthy Munoz and Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Houston is facing worsening historic flooding in the coming days as Tropical Storm Harvey

By Ruthy Munoz and Gary McWilliams HOUSTON, Texas, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Emergency crews raced to pull people from cars and homes as flood waters rose

Update: The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued 15 people aboard vessels in distress near Port Aransas, Texas, Saturday. The rescues include: 

By Brian Thevenot CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Hurricane Harvey moved closer to the Texas coast on Friday and residents were warned to take

A Russian icebreaking LNG carrier has become the first commercial vessel to travel the full length of the Northern Sea Route without an icebreaker escort. The

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded a $3.1 million firm, fixed-price contract for the heavy lift of the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62). Patriot

The U.S. Navy has provided details of a comprehensive review of the Navy’s global surface fleet operations after the destroyers USS Fitzgerald and John

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Hurricane Harvey intensified early on Friday into potentially the most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S.

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — While other offshore rig operators are still struggling to survive the worst oil-market slump in a generation, one

Pasha Hawaii will be adding two more ships to its fleet providing Jones Act shipping service between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii with the addition of two

The world’s first containership to be converted to run on low-emission LNG fuel was re-launched on Thursday in Bremerhaven, Germany. The

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – At least two Asia and Europe loops will need to be closed in the fourth quarter of the year, or sailings blanked, to

Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in preparation for Hurricane Harvey, which is forecast to make landfall

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Offshore driller Seadrill plans to launch a long-awaited Chapter 11 debt

By Aradhana Aravindan SINGAPORE, Aug 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Thursday suspended wider search and rescue operations for sailors missing after the