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Irish ports handled 46.7 million tonnes of goods in 2013, a fall of 927,000 tonnes (-1.9%) compared to 2012, according to Ireland’s Central Statistics Office.

It seems to have taken a very long time coming, but the public is at last being alerted to why their shipping is likely to cost more in the future, according to Watchkeeper.

Petroleum accounts for the largest share of cargo carried on the water, with well over two billion barrels of petroleum and petroleum products

Climate scientists have long tried to explain why ice-age cycles became longer and more intense some 900,000 years ago, switching from 41,000-year cycles to 100,000-year cycles.

The maiden voyage of the CMA CGM Danube will begin on June 30, 2014 in China, CMA CGM Group announced.

COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered two bulk carriers of 64000DWT,

United Arab Shipping Company S.A.G. (UASC) has concluded a bilateral facility worth USD 190 million with Burgan Bank’s

Our company wants to honor a precise commitment: to remove the wreck as soon as possible, in total safety and with the highest environmental standards.

Port Everglades is planning for the year 2033 with an updated roadmap for future growth over the next 20 years

The European Commission has called EU Member States to step up efforts for simplification and harmonisation of the current reporting procedures for vessels to become reality.

Lack of consolidation in the box carrying segment will resume exerting pressure on shippers, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants.

Liquefaction of mineral ores, resulting in cargo shift and loss of stability, has been a major

The U.S. Commerce Department opened the door to more U.S. oil exports as long as the crude is lightly processed

Metso has received orders from Tampereen Sähkölaitos Group to supply its automation technology to the Tarastenjärvi waste-to-energy plant and to the Hervanta woodchip-fired heating plant in Finland.

Medium range (MR) tanker rates on the US Gulf Coast to North-West Europe route have plummeted in June

The European Commission has extended by another five years until April 2020 the validity of the existing legal framework exempting, if certain conditions are met, liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules.

Scientists are expecting an average, but still large, hypoxic or “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this year, and slightly above-average hypoxia in the Chesapeake Bay, according to NOAA.

The Liberian Registry has called on shipping regulators to ensure the effective implementation of existing rules to protect human life, safety and the environment, rather than creating new rules and regulations instead.

Ugland Shipping AS has signed a contract with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Japan, for the construction of two 63,000 dwt bulk carriers due for delivery in 2017.

Pan Ocean Co. Ltd, a Korea-based shipping company, has ordered two new Capesize bulk carriers worth USD $56 million each from an unnamed shipbuilder.