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NEW YORK/MADRID, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swede who inspired millions of young people to take action against climate change,

Throughput volumes at the United States’ busiest container port, the Port of Los Angeles, declined as predicted in November as the U.S.-China Trade War

Arctic ecosystems and communities are increasingly at risk due to continued warming and declining sea ice, according NOAA’s 2019 Arctic Report Card. By

Embattled French offshore services group Bourbon is reviewing a takeover offer from Société Phocéenne de Participation, a company owned by a group of French

By Haley Hoar – Globally, five billion people lack access to safe surgical care, yet it is estimated that over 25% of the global burden of disease

Iceland is moving to ban the use of heavy fuel oil as the Nordic island nation looks to clean up air quality in and around its coastal areas.  The

Low sulphur fuel is proving to be ‘extremely popular in Rotterdam, Europe’s largest bunkering hub, with more half of all November bunker sales attributable

The low pressure system that impacted the west coast of the United States over Thanksgiving was generating monster waves rarely observed on the high seas. The

By William Mathis (Bloomberg) –When Iberdrola SA builds its offshore wind farm off the coast of Connecticut sometime in the middle of next decade, it

International classification society DNV GL has entered into a new strategic partnership with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the world’s

A giant ship-to-shore container crane at the Port of Antwerp collapsed Monday after it was struck by a containership in heavy weather. The accident took place

HOUSTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Enterprise Products Partners LP and Enbridge Inc have agreed to jointly develop a U.S. Gulf Coast crude export terminal that

One of the world’s largest shipping lines, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has opted to begin using biofuel blends to power some of its fleet,

The U.S. Navy’s newest supercarrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) was christened Saturday during a ceremony at Huntington-Ingalls Industries’ Newsport News

Dec 6 (Reuters) – Three people were killed by a shooter on Friday at Naval Air Station Pensacola, a major U.S. Navy base in Florida, before

By Will Mathis (Bloomberg) –One of the world’s biggest developers of offshore wind farms thinks its massive turbines could be key to the production of

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has awarded the first Approval in Principle (AIP) to VARD for its design of a Jones Act service operations vessel (SOV)

By Koustav Samanta and Jane Chung SINGAPORE/SEOUL, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Asia’s oil refiners are starting to see a surge in demand for cleaner fuels

With winter approaching, worsening ice conditions and high water, the Great Lakes region could be facing potential job losses and serious financial

Interview by Mike Schuler – Gianluca Marucci is Global Director of Technical Services at Castrol, a leading global supplier of marine lubricants. With

TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Japan is working on a plan to send about 270 seamen to the Middle East to guard ships supplying Japan under a law that

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — The fate of at least 15 oil tankers idling off the coast of China holds the key to determining the path of global

Costa Cruises has taken delivery of the Costa Smeralda, the brand’s first cruise ship powered by cleaner burning liquefied natural gas. Costa Cruises is

By Julia Payne and Roslan Khasawneh LONDON/SINGAPORE, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Disruption to shipping from the long-anticipated switch to more environmentally

By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu (Bloomberg) — The boarding by pirates of a supertanker near Nigeria has highlighted a worrying trend for vessels to be attacked