The Russian navy twice interfered with a Finnish state environmental research vessel in international waters in…
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Two dead after Taiwan’s largest and most advanced research vessel sinks
Two people are reported dead and 43 have been rescued after the Taiwanese-flagged ocean research and survey…
Chinese fisherman killed in clash with South Korean Coast Guard
The captain of a Chinese fishing boat died after a scuffle with a South Korean coast…
France praises Maersk Line for response to Svendborg lost boxes
While a recently-published report concluded that unexpectedly extreme weather conditions were to blame for Svendborg Maersk’s loss of…
Panama Canal completes tug fleet
The Panama Canal has received Cerro Ancon, the last of the 14 tractor tugs of its…
IMO kicks off 67th MEPC meeting
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is meeting for its 67th…
SHI wins $620m deal to build three LNG carriers
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won an order worth $620m to construct three LNG carriers for…
U.S. approves 2M alliance
Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s two largest container shipping lines, have won…
Ports tighten ship entry procedures as Ebola fears spread
Brazil, Argentina and the United States have tightened port entry procedures for ships that have sailed…
Maersk CEO Andersen urges industry to order fewer ships
Despite growing global protectionism, AP Moller-Maersk chief Nils S Andersen expects container shipping volumes to grow…
Pirates release Vietnamese tanker, crew injured in attack
Pirates that captured a Vietnamese oil tanker last week after it left Singapore have released the…
Missing Vietnamese oil tanker believed hijacked
A Vietnamese oil tanker missing for five days may have been hijacked after sailing from Singapore…