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Global container spot rates rose for a second straight week as tighter capacity and resilient demand pushed Transpacific prices sharply higher, according to

By Lori-Ann LaRocco – The strong undertow of political bluster, a lack of data, vessel attacks and the political calendar have transformed the flow of

A U.S.-sanctioned product tanker has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and redirected toward Somalia after six armed men boarded and seized control of the

A tanker was boarded by six armed people who took control of the vessel and diverted it towards Somalia, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO)

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. commenced international arbitration proceedings against Panama, seeking more than $1.5 billion in damages over the loss of its

The crew of the US-flagged cargo ship SLNC York has been safely evacuated after the vessel began taking on water in the Pacific Ocean, according to operator

South Korea will flag off on Saturday a container ship bound for Europe via the Arctic, testing whether a route opened by melting sea ice can be commercially

Three China-linked supertankers have U-turned in the Strait of Hormuz as risks to shipping remain elevated, with prospects for a normalization of traffic

Attacks on shipping have shut down more than 97% of Russia and Ukraine's grain export capacity in the Azov and Black Sea basin, cutting off a major source of

The Port of Corpus Christi has joined the Trump administration’s push to bring nuclear technology into the U.S. maritime sector, signing an agreement with

Navigator Gas posted the strongest quarterly results in its 25-year history as booming U.S. gas exports and longer trade routes helped lift vessel earnings and

Forwarders have backed the objections of Brazilian authorities and Israeli legislators in questioning the looming Hapag-Lloyd acquisition of Zim – pushback

Davie’s Helsinki Shipyard has won a contract to build Finland’s newest icebreaker, adding another vessel to a rapidly expanding order book for the Canadian

A U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker and Canadian warship have spent nearly a month monitoring a Chinese research icebreaker in the Arctic as it conducts an unusually

China has completed the first phase of construction on Antelope Reef in the Paracels archipelago, building a man-made island in the hotly-disputed South

US President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that there were no talks ongoing with Iran, leaving the simmering conflict in the Middle East and control of the

Hornbeck Offshore Services is teaming up with nuclear technology developer Deployable Energy to explore the use of compact nuclear reactors aboard vessels and

President Donald Trump’s push to open U.S. Navy shipbuilding to foreign yards is running into resistance from American shipbuilders and lawmakers who argue

A cargo ship has been declared a constructive total loss after being struck by multiple unknown projectiles off Yemen, marking another attack in an

The Port of Los Angeles handled nearly 1 million containers in July, extending a run of historically strong cargo volumes even as an early peak shipping season

The United States has lifted security restrictions imposed on vessels arriving from Nigeria after more than a decade, the Marine and Blue economy Minister

The oil market is increasingly behaving as though disruptions to Middle East energy supplies are not a temporary shock but a new

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks between the U.S. and Iran were neither taking place nor scheduled but the Strait of Hormuz was

Saudi Arabia is offering to sell oil from off the coast of Oman, a sign that the kingdom may be following the United Arab Emirates in shuttling more barrels

Two bulk carriers have been struck by projectiles in separate attacks while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in two crew casualties, including one