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By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The cost to ship goods in containers to northern Europe from China fell to the lowest level since Houthi attacks in the

(Bloomberg) — Two key oil ports on Russia’s Black Sea coast resumed loading of tankers overnight following Ukrainian aerial and marine drone attacks on

NYK has successfully completed its first-ever ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of liquefied ammonia, moving approximately 23,000 tons from the carrier Berlian

The maritime world marks World Maritime Day today, September 25, 2025, with the theme “Our Ocean, Our Obligation, Our Opportunity” — a call to

The Swedish island of Gotland holds the key to control of the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish and Polish officers taking part in military exercises this week

Global maritime shipping is sailing into troubled waters as seaborne trade growth is forecast to slow dramatically to just 0.5 percent in 2025, according to

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a major $350 million investment in robotics and autonomous systems aimed at enhancing mission execution and operational

A chief engineer has pleaded guilty to failing to report a hazardous condition aboard a vessel in Charleston, South Carolina, and subsequently obstructing a

Seaspan and Stantec have completed a new outfitting pier at Vancouver Shipyards designed to support Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). The

LNG carrier shipowner CoolCo and EPS Ventures have announced advanced discussions for a potential acquisition that would see EPS purchase all outstanding

The looming revival of international sanctions on Iran is unlikely to curtail Tehran’s vital oil exports but could benefit Chinese refiners, offering

(Bloomberg) — TotalEnergies SE and RWE AG have won a French government tender to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm at the start of the

The container shipping industry is experiencing an unprecedented divergence in the market, with US-bound trade lanes suffering significant declines while

Russia continues to expand its Arctic liquefied natural gas facilities. More than a year after towing the second production line to the Gydan Peninsula a gas

Russia is weighing restrictions on diesel exports as a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes on its oil refineries forced the government to pay close attention to

International classification society ABS and Persona AI have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop inspection technologies for humanoid robot

The Panama Canal is launching of a dedicated transit reservation system designed specifically for low-emission vessels. The “NetZero Slot”

Shares in Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, the largest private shipbuilder in China, have fully recovered from earlier setbacks triggered by U.S.

Singapore-based Seatrium Limited has announced the divestment of its AmFELS Yard in Brownsville, Texas, to Karpower Valley LLC for S$65 million (USD 50.6

Sempra said on Tuesday it would sell a 45% stake in its infrastructure unit for $10 billion, and has approved a $14 billion expansion of Port Arthur LNG

Portuguese utility EDP SA says the outlook for investing in US renewable energy has become significantly clearer, easing concerns that followed the first

Five U.S. unions are calling on lawmakers to pass legislation that would help secure long-term funding to revive domestic shipbuilding, an effort championed

Global growth is holding up better than expected, but the full brunt of the U.S. import tariff shock is still to be felt as AI investment props up U.S.

Royal Caribbean Group has secured its shipbuilding future through a long-term framework agreement with Finland’s Meyer Turku shipyard, confirming orders

A new report released today by TT Club and engineering consultancy Haskoning reveals that nearly 90% of the world’s 3,700 major ports are currently