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Damen Shipyards and BigLift Shipping have transported eleven Damen tugs from Vietnam and China to Europe in a single voyage. This undertaking was completed in

By Roberto Samora and Ana Mano SAO PAULO, May 17 (Reuters) – The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and heavy

By Tara Patel (Bloomberg) — CMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container line, is expecting a decline in ocean freight rates as new vessel

GAZA, May 17 (Reuters) – Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under

(Bloomberg) — Captain Mohammed Houssein Omar patrols one of the most dangerous coastlines in the world. Until the Israel-Hamas conflict reignited seven

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) – Britain announced sanctions on Friday against three companies and one individual over what it called the “illicit

Officers of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) represented by Nautilus International, have announced plans for industrial action starting 1 June 2024, the union

May 16, 2024: Efforts Underway to Refloat and Move M/V Dali in the Port of Baltimore Unified Command officials are preparing to refloat the M/V Dali and reopen

The increase in water levels in the Panama Canal has sparked hopes of a potential return to normal operations for container shipping after over a year of

The European Union’s counter-piracy naval force, Operation ATALANTA, has transferred six suspected Somali pirates to Seychelles, where they will stand

DUBAI, May 16 (Reuters) – All ships heading to Israeli ports will be targeted by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis and not just in the Red

A Unified Command has been established to manage the response to the barge strike on the Pelican Island Causeway in Galveston, Texas. The MMLP 321 barge, owned

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China National Offshore Oil Corp., the country’s state-owned oil and gas giant, is expanding its fleet of LNG carriers

The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has unveiled the world’s first methanol-powered tugboat, the Methatug, as part of its goal to become climate-neutral by 2050.

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Despite the large tranches of new container shipping capacity hitting the water in recent months, Asia-Europe

(Bloomberg) — It’s been four months since a liquefied natural gas tanker has passed through the narrow strait at the southern end of the Red Sea

By Jonathan Landay and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (Reuters) – The United States anchored a floating pier in Gaza on

Carnival Corporation, the world’s leading cruise company, has announced the successful installation of SpaceX’s Starlink high-speed internet

A barge strike on Galveston Island’s Pelican Island Bridge on the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway has led to the closure of the waterway and reports of