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Class society DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for a new rotor sail

MADRID, March 22 (Reuters) – Spain on Monday ordered the slaughter of 1,610 cattle which have been stuck aboard the Elbeik livestock ship since December,

The French Navy has sized more than six metric tons of cocaine from a cargo ship in the Gulf of Guinea. The merchant ship was underway from South American

The St. Lawrence Seaway opened for its 63d navigation season on Monday. The Canada Steamship Lines bulk carrier MV Baie St. Paul became the first ship of the

Qatar Petroleum has invited ship owners to participate in a tender for the long-term time charter of up to 100 LNG carriers that the company will require for

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — The U.K. government is considering whether to include the shipping industry in its new carbon market as it seeks

By Jack Wittels, K Oanh Ha and Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — A standoff between commodities giants and shipping companies is prolonging the labor crisis at

The International Chamber of Shipping is raising the alarm on seafarer vaccinations… or lack there of. The shipping trade group has warned that lack of

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Israeli ocean carrier Zim has posted its first annual profit for three years – and the biggest in its 75-year

By Krystal Chia and Ann Ko (Bloomberg) — Shipments of timber and grain are being loaded onto a class of ship normally reserved for other cargo as

Greek shipping magnate and billionaire John Angelicoussis has been hospitalized in Athens in serious condition after falling ill on Saturday morning,

March 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities scaled an over one-year

Russian shipping company Sovcomflot and Shell have completed the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering of a large ocean-going tanker in U.S. waters. The

Japanese shipping group Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is betting on the future of carbon capture and storage with an investment in a company specializing in liquid

Authorities in the U.K. are continuing the search for the missing fishing vessel that was lost off the coast of North Wales earlier this year. The F/V Nicola

While the number of seafarers impacted by the COVID-19 crew change crisis has fallen in recent months, the shipping industry is concerned that the number could

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Container spot rates from Asia may have eased slightly from their record highs, post-Chinese new year, but rates for

A German research vessel exploring East Antarctica found itself at the right place at the right time last month when a massive iceberg broke off from the

Norway has given the green light to begin preparations for the construction on what is expected to become the world’s first ship tunnel. The Stad Ship

RANKFURT, March 18 (Reuters) – German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd said on Thursday it almost tripled its net result in 2020 due to lower costs and