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By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Nov 9 (Reuters) – A protectionist U.S. president and increased European suspicion of a Trump-led America undermine the

By Javier Blas and Anna Hirtenstein (Bloomberg) — If you want a snapshot of what the global energy map will look like under President Donald Trump, look

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the owner of the world’s biggest container shipping line, saw its shares fall on Wednesday

By Angus MacSwan LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) – World leaders offered to work with Donald Trump when he takes over as U.S. president, but expressed anxiety

By Paul Gonzalez-Morgan, Editor, Gibraltar Shipping Peter Hall has over 40 years’ experience in the marine industry and is an accomplished marine

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Bank of Ireland said it is winding down its shipping business, joining other banks looking to cut non-core

(BIMCO) – Containership demolition reach all time high and provides a positive surprise for the struggling container shipping industry. BIMCO have

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar). – THE Alliance – Hapag-Lloyd, K Line, MOL, NYK and Yang Ming – have announced their pro-forma east-west tradelane

By Golnar Motevalli, Hashem Kalantari and Javier Blas (Bloomberg) — Iran signed a $4.8 billion natural gas development project with energy giants

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Merchant vessels sailing through busy shipping lanes between Somalia and Yemen may be underestimating the risk

LONDON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Singapore Exchange has completed its takeover of the privately-owned Baltic Exchange, sealing an 87 million pound ($108

By Catherine Ngai VANCOUVER, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal government on Monday vowed to toughen its response to oil spills at sea, a move

A barge carrying sand and gravel has reportedly flipped over and sank in British Columbia’s Inside Passage near Bella Bella, marking the second major

By Ed Stoddard CAPE TOWN, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Somalia looks more likely to strike oil than gas in its long pursuit of offshore riches, making it easier for

By The Editors (Bloomberg View) — The shipping industry accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than airplanes, buses or trains. Yet it was not

The world’s three biggest cruise ships, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis-class ships Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and the new

By Brenda Goh and Faith Hung SHANGHAI/TAIPEI, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Cargo owners are becoming more concerned about risks and are shifting their business to

By Libby George LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – A switch to cleaner fuels in the world’s ships in 2020 could double the profits of the world’s most

gCaptain is extremely saddened to report that Amy Beavers, Academic Principal and Vice President of Regulatory Compliance at Maritime Professional

Somali pirates launched their first attacked on a merchant vessel in more than two and a half years, the European Union’s counter piracy operation