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  The first LNG-fueled tug to operate in Japanese waters has been delivered to NYK Line. The new tug, named Sakigake, was delivered by Keihin Dock Co.

  WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday it does not support a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to repeal the

  By Jussi Rosendahl HELSINKI, Sept 15 (Reuters) – On a sunny day on the Helsinki seafront, sparks fly from steel welding at the bustling Arctech

  By Ilya Gridneff (Bloomberg) — Piracy that caused havoc to international shipping off Somalia’s coast over the past decade may return if illegal

  The salvage of the capesize coal carrier MV Smart in Richards Bay, South Arica has been completed more than two years after the ship ran aground, the

  LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin last month would lead to cargo losses of at least $1.5 billion, and were

  The ICC International Maritime Bureau is calling for a global reporting system in the wake of an alarming uptick in the number of piracy and armed

  By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — Pentagon officials are weighing whether to cancel the last of three ships in General Dynamics Corp.’s $22 billion

  By Dean Shoultz The United States Coast Guard frequently appears behind the times when it comes to rulemaking involving shipboard technological

  Global shipping consultancy Drewry says a recent order from China COSCO for 11 ultra-large containerships (ULCVs) underscores the industry’s

  Evergreen Group has confirmed another an order with Japanese shipbuilder Imabari calling for ten 2,800 TEU containerships on the heels of its previous

The heads of 7 of the 8 political groups of the European Parliament’s environment committee wrote today to the Environment Ministers of the 28 EU

  PARAGUANA, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have arrested seven people for allegedly attempting to smuggle diesel, an industry source

  The Marshall Islands-flagged containership MV Cape Moreton caught fire while berthed at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) in the

New York City resident Ben Sturner captured these photos September 10, 2015, the day before the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Amazing NYC Rainbow

With the opening of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the Russian arctic earlier this month, the two major shipping routes through the Arctic are now both

  With a fleet of 63 state-of-the-art LNG carriers, including 14 of the world’s largest Q-Max vessels, Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd, aka Nakilat,

  Another record at the Port of Long Beach as cargo volume once again breaks its all-time cargo volume record for the second month in a row. The Port

COPENHAGEN, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from Asia to Northern Europe fell 23 percent to $588 per 20-foot

  The U.S. Coast Guard has detained a Panamanian-flagged car carrier in the Port of Tacoma this week due to safety deficiencies including an inoperable