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(Bloomberg) — A giant oil tanker that was detained in China failed its safety inspection on more than 20 counts, spotlighting the dangers posed by a

Two container shipping lines, Ocean Network Express (ONE) and Wan Hai Lines, have agreed to pay a total of $2.65 million in civil penalties to resolve seperate

By Antony Sguazzin (Bloomberg) — The rail line linking South Africa’s richest province to the continent’s biggest container port ran at 25% of its

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has wrapped up its environmental analysis of the proposed Ocean Wind 1 wind project off the coast of New Jersey.

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) –Australian coal continues to make inroads among Chinese buyers, adding to pressure on domestic prices, with new shipments

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is to further reduce the maximum draft allowed for vessels transiting the waterway

KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi has halted operations because Russia is not allowing ships to enter it, in effect

By Mike Stevens (Editorial) National Maritime Day, today, May 22, has come and gone over the years with little fanfare. The critical importance of our national

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (Reuters) – The United Nations expressed concern on Monday that Ukraine’s Black Sea port

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) — Russian crude oil flows to international markets still show no sign of the output cuts the country insists it is making.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea report, shedding light on encouraging developments regarding container safety

BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) – Seven bodies were recovered from a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in the central Indian Ocean,

By Josh Saul (Bloomberg) — Every morning, more than 600 workers clock in at the Louisiana shipyard where the Eco Edison, the first US-built vessel to

By Yongchang Chin (Bloomberg) –The extreme heat that’s been scorching Asia in recent weeks has produced one clear beneficiary — Russia. As

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21 (Reuters) – The International Energy Agency (IEA) does not expect moves by the Group of Seven nations to counter the

HOUSTON, May 19 (Reuters) – A shipment of U.S. oil is headed to South Africa for the first time in two years and destined for a Glencore-owned refinery

By Laura Curtis, Ruth Liao and Michael McDonald (Bloomberg) — A severe drought affecting the Panama Canal is forcing container vessels to lighten

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV, May 19 (Reuters) – Kyiv would consider allowing Russian ammonia to transit its territory for export on condition the

(Bloomberg) — A major port in China is stepping up checks on older vessels, snarling some cargoes and highlighting concerns around the steady expansion

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Last week’s announcement by the 2M Alliance partners that they intend to inject nine additional vessels into