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By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Imports at major U.S. container seaports could hit their lowest level in four years as the novel

The Japanese owner of the MV Wakashio said it fully intends to compensate for any damages in accordance with applicable law from the ship’s grounding and

Below is the International Maritime Security Construct’s (IMSC) full statement on Iranian forces’ boarding of the Liberian-flagged MT Wila in the

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –The Atlantic spun it 10th storm faster than any other hurricane season in records going back to 1851, and more are

A Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship has run aground in the Philippines after the officer on watch fell asleep, the Philippines Coast Guard reports. The 4,373 dwt

WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The United States military on Wednesday said that Iranian forces had boarded a civilian vessel in international waters in

The Panama Ship Registry said it “deeply regrets” the grounding of the Japanese-owned and Panamanian-registered MV Wakashio in Mauritius and

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Container lines have resumed calls to Beirut after last week’s explosion, with the terminal having

By Fabiana Batista and Marvin G. Perez (Bloomberg) –Chinese demand for sugar is finally showing signs of life after Beijing ended massive import tariffs.

By Omar Mohammed NAIROBI, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Wednesday nearly all remaining oil had been removed

By Aaron Clark, Annie Lee and Jinshan Hong (Bloomberg) — Australian authorities detained at least two cargo ships for alleged labor violations related to

By Julian Lee and Adeola Eribake (Bloomberg) — The bulk carrier Wakashio was 11 days into a month-long voyage to Brazil when it hit a reef off Mauritius

Around 1,000 metric tons of Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil is estimated to have leaked from the grounded MV Wakashio in Mauritius, according to the ship owner

The Unified Command overseeing the salvage of the MV Golden Ray says operations have resumed following Hurricane Isaias. The UC has since since placed

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Mauritian volunteers fished dead eels from oily waters on Tuesday as they tried to clean up damage to the

By Maria Vasilyeva, Lisa Barrington and Jonathan Saul MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive

By Luc Cohen and Roslan Khasawneh NEW YORK/SINGAPORE, Aug 11 (Reuters) – A shipping joint venture between Venezuela and China has fallen apart in the

By Katharine Houreld and Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Aug 10 (Reuters) – A Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has now stopped

New images are coming in from the Indian Ocean island nation of Mautitius showing the extent of the oil spill from the grounded bulk carrier Wakashio. The MV

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Insurance claims for damage to ships, goods and the port itself after a warehouse explosion last week in the port of Beirut