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By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – This week’s Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) recorded further declines for Europe, but transpacific

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Jonathan Spicer OSLO/ISTANBUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation

By Saleha Mohsin (Bloomberg) –The U.S. cracked down on illicit North Korean oil imports, sanctioning a handful of Taiwan- and Hong Kong-based companies

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) is once again urging shipowners, operators and crews to exercise extreme caution when

The number of major ship accidents in the Port of Singapore has fallen significantly over the last decade, with little over one major incident per one million

The Government of Canada has officially dedicated into service the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Sir John Franklin, the first large vessel built under the National

By Jessica Jaganathan SINGAPORE, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Price reporting agency S&P Global Platts plans to launch its first assessments for prices of

The search is continuing off the coast of Indonesia for the missing bulker carrier Nur Allya and its 25 crew members more than a week after its disappearance.

ISTANBUL, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Iranian tanker Adrian Darya, at the center of a dispute between Washington and Tehran, has changed course away from the

By Zach Fagenson and Gabriella Borter MIAMI, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Hurricane Dorian is forecast to strengthen and become a highly dangerous Category 4

By CW4 Michael Carr – “This is your cabin sir,” pronounced the Carnival crewman. “Thank you” I replied, attempting to keep a low key and

A joint venture involving partnership between Vancouver, Canada-based Seaspan and the Haisla First Nation has been awarded a contract to design, build and

By Gabriella Borter NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg sailed into New York Harbor on Wednesday in a zero-carbon

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Ocean carriers are biting the bullet and agreeing charters for significantly higher daily rates as markets tighten ahead

Aug 28 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to its highest since December 2013 on Wednesday, pushed by strong demand

With Labor Day coming up, the U.S. Coast Guard has released its annual tally of boating casualty statistics that could help keep you safe if you’re

By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade (Bloomberg) –Tropical Storm Dorian is about to sideswipe Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. And if you live on

The International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) has published a study highlighting the complex issue responsibility for shipboard

The Greek owner and operator of a Panama-flagged oil products tanker, along with the vessel’s senior officers, have been convicted of air pollution

Crowley Fuels has signed construction contracts to build a 55,000-barrel, articulated tug-barge (ATB) to serve the Western Alaska market. Crowley says the