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Container shipping lines have agreed to raise Asia-U.S. freight rates in two stages in an effort to halt current losses. "The central truth in this market is

"Without fundamental reform to rebalance the economy toward consumption and stimulate productivity growth through deregulation, [China's] growth is likely to

Royal Caribbean International this week marked an important milestone in the development of the company's newest class of ships, the Quantum class, with the

Japan's territory got a little bit bigger Wednesday after an eruption of an undersea volcano led to the birth of a small new

China Navigation Company (CNCo) took delivery of the handysize bulk carrier MV Wuchang last month, the first in a series of sixteen new B.Delta37 designed,

Ship owners have been facing an environment of increasing operating costs. Rising fuel prices, low sulfur fuel requirements, port fees and special surveys are

“They just pushed me into the cabin with the guns in my chest and they told me to stay silent,” Varma said in a phone interview from India.

SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (Reuters) – A vessel owned by India’s Essar Shipping carrying iron ore bound for China was arrested in Singapore on Sunday due to

The Spanish government on Monday announced its plans to appeal part of a recent court ruling that cleared all three defendants, including the Captain and Chief

The European Commission has told France to recover 440 million euros ($595 million) in illegal state aid from long-struggling ferry operator SNCM, threatening

Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer said she is “very optimistic” lawmakers will agree on a bill to authorize as much as

The Noble Bob Douglas drillship has moved into position over an exploratory well off the coast of the New Zealand and will continue with its planned drilling

By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Nov 20 (Reuters) – China is sending a state-of-the-art hospital ship to the Philippines following criticism that it was slow

BY JULIÁN PÉTER Under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, all coastal countries are granted sovereign rights to a stretch of sea

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) — A Russian court granted bail to the captain of a Greenpeace ship that carried out a protest against oil and gas drilling in the

Owners and Charterers enter into an agreement known as the ‘charter party’, which is the contract specifying many things, including a

The legendary Singapore-based ABS surveyor Sean "Danger" McKay Holt draws similarities to the design of the Imperial AT-AT Walkers from Star Wars' Empire

BW LPG Limited, the world’s largest owner and operator of very large gas carriers (VLGCs) will be listed on the Oslo Bors on Thursday, 21 November with

Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — In China’s “Shipping Valley,” where the Yangtze River empties into the sea north of Shanghai, the once-bustling

Besides obliterating entire villages, killing thousands, and otherwise creating an incredible mess of the Philippines, Super Typhoon Haiyan and its resulting

Here’s a classic video showing fishing boats attempting to cross the Grey River bar during an epic flood. The bar, which located near the city of

By Tony Capaccio Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship lacks the robust communications systems needed to transmit critical

LONDON, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Britain is to summon Spain’s ambassador following what it said was a serious incursion into Gibraltar’s

On Sunday, November 17, 2013, the first-of-class aircraft carrier for the U.S. Navy, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), was launched into the the James River for the

Following up on their stated intentions this past August, Frontline 2012 Ltd. has finalized a sale agreement today with Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (AGHL) of