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Princess Cruises’ newest flagship, Sun Princess, was set to make its highly anticipated U.S. debut on October 9 at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, after a

The Biden Administration has taken a significant step in ocean conservation by designating 4,543 square miles of California’s central coast as the

A fire broke out on the German-flagged oil and chemical tanker Annika in the Baltic Sea on Friday. The 73-meter-long vessel, carrying approximately 640 tons of

The United States has intensified its sanctions on Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors, targeting a network of illicit shipping facilitators and

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Arctic shipping continues to have a breakout year setting new records for transit traffic and container ship voyages. As of

Global nonprofit shark research organization OCEARCH has embarked on a multi-year project to study and protect the critically endangered Mediterranean white

Norwegian cruise ship company Hurtigruten has released updated plans for its groundbreaking Sea Zero project, a zero-emission cruise ship scheduled to debut in

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has released updated projections for global trade growth, painting a picture of cautious optimism tempered by ongoing

(Bloomberg) — Authorities in China have started to ask some overseas shipowners to report on their carbon emissions, highlighting greater scrutiny of the

As Hurricane Milton struck Florida’s Gulf Coast, the state’s petroleum supply chain faced significant challenges. The Category 3 hurricane prompted

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) has arrived in the Philippines this week to support disaster relief efforts following Typhoon Krathon. Typhoon

As Hurricane Milton barreled towards Florida as a Category 3 storm, uncrewed Saildrone surface vehicles were already on the front lines, capturing crucial data

By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) Moscow’s use of the tankers sanctioned for their involvement in the Russian oil trade is accelerating, with close to one-third of

(gCaptain) – The Red Sea diversions over the last year have shown trade is like water—it will always find a way to flow. The old adage “trade at

By Áine Quinn and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The cost of insuring vessels that transit Ukraine’s shipping corridor in the Black Sea jumped this week

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has initiated a comprehensive Court of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, a dive and

CAIRO, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A Liberia-flagged tanker was struck twice with missiles and drones in the Red Sea on Thursday morning, in an attack

South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has achieved a significant milestone in eco-friendly shipbuilding with the development of the

KYIV/LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A series of Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian Black Sea port infrastructure and commercial vessels

Norway’s world-leading test center, METCentre, has signed contracts with three companies to test innovative floating offshore wind technology, hoping to