COVID-19

PARIS, April 15 (Reuters) – Nearly 700 sailors assigned to the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle’s naval group have tested positive for the

By Ron Bousso and Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) – Dozens of tankers holding jet fuel and gasoline are at anchor in sea lanes around

Princess Cruises has announced it is extending its suspension on sailings through June 30, 2020.  The extension was announced Tuesday in a video from

By Florence Tan and Shadia Nasralla SINGAPORE/LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) – The minimal impact on oil prices from a global deal for record output cuts

By Javier Blas, Salma El Wardany and Grant Smith (Bloomberg) — The world’s top oil producers pulled off a historic deal to cut global petroleum output

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy sailor died on Monday after contracting the coronavirus, marking the first death of a sailor

April 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended its “no sail order” for all cruise ships, as it looks to

The International Chamber of Shipping has issued new guidance to support the shipping industry in its role of ensuring essential goods and commodities, such as

By Jen Skerritt, Leslie Patton and Emele Onu (Bloomberg) — The port backups that have paralyzed food shipments around the world for weeks aren’t

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg Opinion) — Before the pandemic, 100,000 seafarers traveled in and out of the world’s ports every month. Some had spent

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Idled containership capacity is expected to reach a record high of 3m teu within weeks, in the “worst capacity

World trade is expected is expected to fall by between 13% and 32% this year as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts just about every aspect of the global economy,

By Tangi Salaün PARIS, April 8 (Reuters) – France’s flagship aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle is returning to its home port early after

By Joe Mayes (Bloomberg) — Britain faces disruption to goods flows from continental Europe as the coronavirus outbreak squeezes the finances of ferry

The U.S. Department of Defense has opened the hospital ship USNS Comfort to patients with COVID-19 in order to relieve pressure on New York area hospitals, the

LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) – Ships must be allowed to change over overworked and exhausted crews to help to keep trade flowing as

WASHINGTON, April 7 (Reuters) – Acting U.S. Navy Secretary Thomas Modly has offered his resignation following criticism of his handling of a

European ferry operator Stena Line will furlough 600 employees and layoff 150 in the UK and Ireland as the coronavirus pandemic decimates passenger travel

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Inside more than a thousand offshore drilling rigs and oil production platforms that dot the Gulf of

By Claire Jiao, Siegfrid Alegado and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Port restrictions and canceled flights are straining the ability to replace seafarers on