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SINGAPORE, April 4 (Reuters) – China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) Co Ltd, known as Chimbusco, has agreed a one-year supply deal with a COSCO Shipping Corp

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ shipping agency is working on tougher measures to clamp down on rogue

By Emily Chasan (Bloomberg) — At noon every day — when the sun is directly overhead — the world’s fleet of commercial maritime

By Solape Renner and Anthony Osae-Brown (Bloomberg) — Nigeria is building a new deep-sea port and considering two additional facilities to ease

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By Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — With a market facing a global deficit that was unforeseen at the start of the year, the world’s biggest iron

Rear Adm. John Nadeau, assistant commandant of prevention policy, and Mr. Jeff Lantz, Director of Commercial Regulations and Standards, presented a Coast Guard

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Shippers are facing further confusion over the fate of cargo aboard the fire-stricken Yantian Express after an

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Reuters) – Malaysia will sell a superyacht allegedly bought with stolen funds from state fund 1MDB to casino operator Genting

A.P. Moller – Maersk’s Vice CEO and the CEO of its Energy division, Claus V. Hemmingsen, will be stepping down from the roles following the separation

Hong Kong-based containership operator Seaspan Corporation has signed a framework agreement with COSCO Shipping’s energy transportation unit for a

By Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — Iron ore’s supply-driven rally picked up pace on Wednesday, with futures topping $90 a ton, amid increasing concern the

By Saket Sundria and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Singapore has a message for shipping companies considering cheating on rules starting next year to combat

By Lisa Baertlein and Matthias Inverardi LOS ANGELES/DUSSELDORF, April 2 (Reuters) – The volume of U.S. ocean cargo imports arranged by Deutsche

By Ana Mano SAO PAULO, April 2 (Reuters) – Brazilian port operators including units of global grain traders Cargill Ltd and Bunge Ltd will unveil a

By Brian K. Sullivan, Alexandra Semenova and Eric Roston (Bloomberg) — Every uptick in wind speed along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is of enormous

Next Tuesday, April 9, marks the 10th anniversary of the hijacking of the U.S.-flagged freighter Maersk Alabama. It was the first time in more than 200 years

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, April 2 (Reuters) – The main shareholder and the chairman of Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk both

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Sand shoveled out of an Argentina river used to transport soybeans will soon reappear 1,100 kilometers (700 miles) away

A large crane collapsed onto the deck of one of the world’s largest cruise ships as it was undergoing repairs in a floating dry dock at the Grand Bahama

Norwegian technology group Kongsberg Gruppen announced on Monday it has completed its acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM). Officially part of

A chemical tanker and a Viking inland cruise ship collided on the Western Scheldt near the Port of Antwerp on Monday, causing damage to both vessels. Viking

By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a bid by family members of 17 U.S. sailors killed in the 2000 al

By Michael Carr – “You should deliver yachts! Really, its good money and you will always have work.” “I’m not sure,” he replied to his

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 30 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic