U.S. slams $2m fine on shipping company for illegal discharges

  Cyprus-based shipping company Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited has been sentenced in U.S. federal court to…

U.S. deploys warship to Nigeria for anti-piracy operation 

  USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the first warship permanently assigned to Africa, arrived in Nigeria’s commercial…

U.S. seizes cocaine, marijuana worth over $1.4bn 

  The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday offloaded approximately 59,700 pounds of cocaine and approximately 1,430…

Boating fatalities surge in U.S.

  Boating fatalities have surged in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S., as more…

U.S. approves return of Royal Caribbean cruise in June

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said it had approved one cruise ship from…

U.S. to review Jones Act waiver requests

  The White House said the Biden Administration was ready to review Jones Act waiver requests…

Time running out as U.S. joins search for missing submarine

  Rescue teams were battling against time on Friday to find a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in…

NDLEA intercepts 834.5kg illicit drugs en-route U.S. in Lagos

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two persons for allegedly trafficking 191…

U.S. jails MSC crew member for role in record cocaine smuggling bust

  A former crew member on board MSC Gayane containership has been sentenced to more than…

U.S. issues new guidelines for cruise ships

  The U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Friday issued new guidance to…

Senate confirms Tai as U.S. Trade Representative

  Katherine Tai easily won Senate confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative, putting the former congressional staffer…

U.S. piles pressure on container carriers to ease port congestion

  U.S. regulators stepped up the heat on ocean shipping companies and the seaport terminals some…