Shipping

The sinking of the bulk carrier Devon Bay near Scarborough Shoal on January 23 has once again thrust nickel ore into the spotlight as one of

As maritime shipping weighs a tentative return to the Suez Canal after two years of Red Sea diversions, a dangerous convergence of Houthi warnings and U.S.

MARSEILLE, France, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French navy has been detained under investigations into

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and David Wethe Jan 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The US is in talks with Chevron Corp., other crude producers and the world’s

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – A crude tanker chartered by Trafigura departed on Sunday from Venezuela’s Jose

By Bo Erickson and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose a 100% tariff

By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – The Black Sea has entered a far more dangerous phase for commercial shipping after drone attacks struck Greek-managed oil

(Bloomberg) — An oil tanker that’s under sanction for its role in transporting Russian oil appears to have run into trouble off the coast of Algeria

French container shipping company CMA CGM Group has taken delivery of its 400th owned vessel, marking a significant milestone in the French shipping

The crew of the Liberian-flagged tanker Horten, working with U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders in San Juan, rescued a Belgian ocean rower late Wednesday

Two Federal Maritime Commission commissioners confirmed Thursday that the Trump administration has begun implementing enforcement measures to close a

President Donald Trump's use of tariffs as a foreign policy tool added fresh impetus in Davos this week to efforts to boost global trade beyond the U.S.,

Drewry’s World Container Index fell 10% to $2,212 per 40-foot container this week, marking the second consecutive week of declining rates as carriers

French naval forces intercepted and diverted a Russian oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea this week, marking the latest escalation in Western efforts to

Two oil tankers seized this month by the U.S. in its campaign against Venezuela were near Puerto Rico on Wednesday, a Reuters witness and Tankertrackers.com

Europe is set to receive some of its first shipments of Venezuelan oil in nearly a year after traders rolled out offers worldwide to sell cargoes at the behest

The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act has introduced the first statutory definition of “harassment” under the Safer Seas Act, but maritime

The world’s busiest shipping lanes saw a dramatic surge in maritime piracy and armed robbery in 2025, with the Singapore Straits accounting for more than

Russia’s first domestically assembled Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier has completed more than half of its Arctic transit and ice-trial program, escorted by a

A federal judge has dismissed a high-profile constitutional challenge to the Jones Act, delivering a major win for the U.S. maritime industry and the Trump