South Korea has added its weight to the Philippines’ effort to defend the rule of law in the South China Sea, where China’s ambitions have created friction with coastal states. In a memorandum of understanding signed in Manila on Tuesday, South Korean...
The U.S. military has been keeping a close eye on increased levels of Russian and Chinese activity in the North Pacific and the Bering Sea, even deploying an Army guided-rocket unit to Shemya Island in response. Over the weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard spotted an...
Growing up in Aberdeen, Scotland, the shadow of the Piper Alpha disaster loomed large over our community. The tragic explosion of the oil rig platform in 1988 claimed the lives of 167 people. Back then, I was blissfully unaware of the ecological...
The human rights organization Amnesty International is calling for a small cargo ship to be blocked from entering ports in Europe due to the belief the vessel is transporting explosives bound for Israel. The group says that permitting the vessel to transport these...
The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), a consortium of prominent container shippers who want to buy carbon-free ocean freight services, says that it expects the market to have enough methanol-capable boxships and green methanol fuel to support a...
CLdN long known as a leader in Europe’s shortsea segment sees an emerging opportunity in the load-on / load-off (LoLo) container business. The company is moving aggressively to develop the market ordering the construction of 10 vessels just months after launching its...
