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BEIJING, Nov 1 (Reuters) – China’s military said on Saturday it monitored and tracked a joint patrol organized by the Philippines in the disputed

DP World announced a $5 billion investment pledge for India’s infrastructure development at India Maritime Week 2025, building on three decades of

It was another week of confused signals on container spot freight rates from the main indices – the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI) continuing to

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday took steps to de-escalate their trade war, swapping some U.S. tariff reductions

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk declared Friday that US military airstrikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean and Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has referred a case to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution following a July collision

The 12-month trade truce between the United States and China announced this week will not prevent ocean container freight rates from continuing their decline

Marilyn Hubalde still remembers the first time she heard the thunderous chop of military helicopters swooping over this northernmost outpost of the

A.P. Moller – Maersk announced a series of strategic initiatives to expand its operational footprint in India during India Maritime Week 2025, with plans

Lukoil said on Thursday it had accepted an offer from global commodity trader Gunvor to buy its foreign assets, which Russia's second-largest oil company is

The United States and China have agreed to suspend retaliatory port fees on each other’s vessels for one year, marking a significant pause in a central

By Weilun Soon (Bloomberg) — An India-bound tanker filled with Russian crude reversed course and is now idling in the Baltic Sea, a sign of potential

The Drewry World Container Index increased 4% to $1,822 per 40-foot container this week, marking the third straight week of gains following a prolonged 17-week

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had agreed with President Xi Jinping to trim tariffs on China in exchange for Beijing cracking down on the

A sanctioned liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker made a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off the coast of Malaysia after picking up a cargo from a Russian export

The US and China have agreed to suspend tit-for-tat shipping levies on vessels linked to the other for one year, according to Beijing, deescalating a dispute

In a surprise move the EU has unsanctioned two polar class heavy lift vessels, Audax and Pugnax. The vessels were purpose-built for the construction of

U.S. President Donald Trump kicked off a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping at a South Korean air base on Thursday optimistic about striking a

President Trump announced on Wednesday that South Korea will construct a nuclear-powered submarine in Philadelphia as part of a $350 billion trade agreement

Newly imposed U.S. and EU sanctions targeting Russia and its oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil have yet to disrupt physical crude shipments from the country’s

The Coast Guard and Texas General Land Office are responding to an oil discharge near Galveston, Texas, following an incident that occurred Tuesday evening.

President Donald Trump’s latest tariff salvo against Canada landed just as Mark Carney was setting out on a mission to insulate his country from the fallout

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats led by Vermont Senator Peter Welch are demanding the Department of Justice hand over all legal opinions justifying

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalized details of

Average spot rates on major front-haul trades from the Far East increased sharply in October, but shippers preparing for 2026 contract negotiations should not