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French shipping group CMA CGM and infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak have launched United Ports LLC, a $2.4 billion joint venture spanning ten major

Taiwan’s Evergreen Marine Corporation has approved a major fleet expansion, ordering 23 new container ships worth up to $1.47 billion in a move that

(Bloomberg) — A second Russia-linked oil tanker lost control as it was entering the Mediterranean Sea in under a week.  The medium-range vessel Chariot

The seizure of the oil tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1, and its prolonged standoff off the coast of Scotland has become one of the most significant

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran on Wednesday to come to the table and make a deal on nuclear weapons or the next U.S. attack would be far worse, but

China, the world’s largest soybean importer, has ramped up orders for Brazilian cargoes of the oilseed after meeting an initial shipment volume from the US

A U.S. District Court in Massachusetts has cleared the way for Vineyard Wind to resume full operations after the offshore wind developer successfully

The captain of a Venezuela-linked crude oil tanker seized by the U.S. this month has been taken from British territorial waters and is now aboard a U.S. Coast

Shell SHEL.L and BP BP.L are seeking U.S. licenses to extract natural gas from fields in Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, the Caribbean country's energy

India’s pullback from Russian oil imports is leaving Moscow with the dilemma of what to do with all the crude that it’s pumping onto tankers but is unable

An oil tanker under EU sanctions for carrying Russian oil is being escorted to Tanger Med in Morocco by a Spanish rescue ship, Spain's Merchant Marine said on

China and Denmark have renewed an agreement on cooperating in green maritime technology and shipbuilding, China's industry ministry said on Tuesday,

German emergency responders have successfully extinguished a fire aboard the Bahamas-flagged car carrier MS Thames Highway after a late-night engine room

Tampa-based marine services provider Isla Maritime has expanded into Panama through a strategic partnership with J.A.M. Marine Dockyard, establishing a

The U.S. Gulf Coast is poised to become a major domestic hub for liquefied natural gas marine fuel as Galveston LNG Bunker Port signed a strategic agreement

Fourteen European nations have issued a rare joint warning to the global maritime industry, demanding strict compliance with international navigation safety

Landmark agreement promises to reshape maritime traffic patterns and vessel deployment strategies as tariff reductions unlock billions in new cargo flows

International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE: INSW) has acquired sole ownership of Tankers International, one of the world’s leading shipping pools, while

Dubai-run GMS has applied for a U.S. license to buy and scrap ships seized by the U.S. government linked to Venezuelan oil trading, the leading ship recycler's

A group of 14 European nations have issued an open warning to shadow-fleet tankers in the Baltic and North Seas, raising the stakes for vessels they say are

The Federal Maritime Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether ocean carriers are unlawfully restricting truckers and shippers from choosing

The fire-damaged containership ONE Henry Hudson has departed the Port of Los Angeles for repairs in Asia, closing the book on what U.S. Coast Guard

The sinking of the bulk carrier Devon Bay near Scarborough Shoal on January 23 has once again thrust nickel ore into the spotlight as one of shipping’s

President Donald Trump has portrayed his takeover of Venezuela’s oil sales as a victory for America, but when his administration wanted to sell several

Spanish authorities have dismantled what they describe as the largest cocaine trafficking network operating in the Atlantic, delivering a major blow to a