The container shipping industry is now going into reverse as the credit crunch impacts all the major economies, said Drewry Shipping Consultants. In a statement accompanying the re……
The UN Security Council passed a new resolution Tuesday to address the piracy problem off the coast of Somalia, but it differs little from a resolution passed in June authorizing j……
A spokesman for tanker magnate John Fredricksen, said TUI AG should consider postponing the sale of its Hapag-Lloyd unit, reports the German newspaper Die Welt. The paper quotes Fr……
Evergreen Line, Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. and Cheng Lie Navigation Co. Ltd. have started a new intra-Asia service covering ports in North/Central China, Hong Kong, Philippin……
A.P. Moller - Maersk Group said its Odense Steel Shipyard has named its latest newbuilding, a 7,000 TEU containership, Mette Maersk. It is the fourth in a series of six M-class con……
Two foreign companies that own and operate the oceangoing chemical tanker Nautilus, together with the ship's chief engineer, were indicted today in federal court for allegedly cove……
The U.S. Maritime Administration on Oct. 2 has issued a request for applications for one eligible vessel to fill a slot in the Maritime Security Program. MSP, which is part of the ……
The U.S. Maritime Administration on Wednesday received the title to eight fast sealift ships, officially completing the transfer of the ships to the Ready Reserve Force. The eight ……