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In her first major speech since taking over as commander of the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) this month, Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost

By David Lawder WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Trade chiefs from the developed world’s economic powerhouses gathering on Friday have few options at

Georgia’s Port of Savannah just had its busiest September on record as it works to alleviate congestion that has led to the largest backlog of ships on

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue – more than 470 years after the Vikings, according to new science. Research published this week in the scientific

By Josh Wingrove, Jill R. Shah and Brendan Case (Bloomberg) — U.S. ports are full of goods, U.S. yards and warehouses are full of goods, hardly

The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in the United States, reported its busiest September on record last month as supply chain disruptions

by John Konrad (gCaptain) This week the U.S. branch of Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) issued a strong statement of

By Debjit Chakraborty and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — The global energy shortage has prompted India to ask Qatar, the world’s biggest supplier of liquefied

“The loss of this ship was completely preventable,” said Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Lescher, emphasizing the Navy’s commitment to making

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will be working with a Norwegian shipping company to install a full-scale carbon capture and storage system on board one of

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Florida’s ports are open and ready to meet holiday demand as some of the nation’s top container ports from the

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Southern California’s Los Angeles and Long Beach ports handle the most ocean cargo of any ports

Singapore has charged two individuals with corruption for allegedly taking bribes in relation to the trading and supplying of bunker fuel. The individuals

Officials at the Port of Oakland are calling on shipping lines to route more cargo to the “congestion-free” Bay Area port as supply chains problems

This article is brought to you by Arnold & Itkin LLP. The Jones Act is a source of significant controversy. Some believe it has outlived its purpose.

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – The world faces “very prolonged” disruptions to shipping cargo flows, an executive at

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Tanker rates to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) have more than doubled since the start of the month

By Jack Pitcher and Gowri Gurumurthy (Bloomberg) Carnival Corp. sold a junk bond Tuesday that was increased $2 billion, just over a week after the cash-burning

Seaway 7 ASA says it’s too soon to determined whether the delivery of its new heavy lift crane installation vessel, Seaway Alfa Lift, will be delayed

Washington States Ferries is continuing with temporary service schedule changes amid a mariner shortage now made worse by the state’s vaccine mandate.

The historic ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 has embarked on a new life as home to Dubai’s hottest, and literally largest, nightclub. Yes, that Queen

By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – Transpacific traffic is on the rise again at the port of Oakland, as the Ocean Network Express (ONE) is

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Banks are demanding much stricter environmental criteria when financing shipping companies as

The Brazilian Navy tall ship Cisne Branco collided with a draw bridge over the Guayas River in Ecuador on Monday. Video of the incident was posted online and

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping that will opt for