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The container ship fleet’s capacity has surged by 1.6 million TEU since the beginning of the year and has seen an 11% year-over-year increase to 29.5

(Bloomberg) — Russia loaded a fourth sanctioned tanker owned by state-run Sovcomflot PJSC, testing the resolve of Group of Seven nations who’re

(Bloomberg) — GE Vernova Inc. plans to reinspect every offshore wind-turbine blade the company has ever produced, after finding a “material

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Russian LNG producer Novatek appears set to dispatch the next production line of its Arctic LNG 2 plant this week. 

By Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE, July 24 (Reuters) – Ship owner Hafnia, operator of the Hafnia Nile oil tanker, is in discussion with Singapore’s

A new video circulating online shows an alleged attack on the M/V Pumba in the Red Sea using an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) seemingly loaded with explosives.

By Jonathan Landay July 23 (Reuters) – Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has announced the Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative (M3) aimed at revitalizing the maritime industrial base

Ships and aircraft successfully sank the decommissioned USS Dubuque (LPD 8) and USS Tarawa (LHA 1) this month during a SINKEX exercise at RIMPAC 2024. The

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – Paying claims for ships involved in accidents or collisions with other vessels covered by

MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Tuesday said that Russia’s cooperation with China in the Arctic was not aimed against any other

(Bloomberg) — Europe’s wind industry warned Germany that a deal for 16 Chinese offshore wind turbines risks fostering unfair competition for local

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the cause of the bulk carrier American Mariner’s grounding in the Vidal Shoals Channel

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) continues to combat a cargo fire on board the Maersk Frankfurt, located off the west coast of India. The firefighting operations

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, has finalized an agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for the construction

MADRID, July 22 (Reuters) – Spanish authorities have detained a German-operated cargo ship for causing a spill during a refuelling operation near

By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) — The US will expand its military readiness and surveillance in the Arctic given heightened Chinese and Russian interest

Valaris Limited (NYSE: VAL) has announced a significant multi-year contract in Brazil with Equinor Energy do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of Equinor ASA, for its

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has reported the passing of Greek shipping icon Spyros M Polemis, who served as Chairman of ICS from 2006 to 2012.

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the independent federal agency responsible for regulating the nation’s international ocean transportation system,