WORLD'S FIRST 2,000-TON ALL-ELECTRIC SHIP ENTERS WATER IN SOUTH CHINA

The ship can cruise for 80 kilometers on a 2-hour charge, according to Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd., developer of the ship... READ MORE›

CHINA GIVES CONDITIONAL APPROVAL TO MAERSK LINE'S ACQUISITION OF HAMBURG SUD

BEIJING Reuters - China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday it has granted conditional approval for Maersk Line's MAERSKb.CO planned acquisition of Hamburg Sud... READ MORE›

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GLOBAL SHIPPING FLEET BRACES FOR CHAOS OF $60 BILLION FUEL SHOCK

Little more than 2 1 2 years from now, the global fleet of merchant ships will have to reduce drastically how much sulfur their engines belch into the atmosphere... READ MORE›

LIBYA BOATS CAPSIZE OFF ZUWARA CARRYING HUNDREDS

Hundreds of people are feared dead after two boats carrying up to 500 migrants capsized off the Libyan city of Zuwara, residents and officials say... READ MORE›

NORWAY TO BUILD WORLD'S FIRST PASSAGEWAY FOR SHIPS TO AVOID DANGEROUS SEAS

Stad Ship Tunnel Norway to build world's first passageway for ships to avoid dangerous seas... READ MORE›

MOVE OVER SUEZ, HELLO STAD - NORWAY TO BUILD WORLD'S FIRST TUNNEL FOR SHIPS

The Stad Ship Tunnel, which would be able to accommodate cruise and freight ships weighing up to 16,000 tonnes, is expected to open in 2023... READ MORE›

MISSING SAILORS' BODIES FOUND IN DAMAGED USS FITZGERALD

The waterways approaching Tokyo Bay are busy with commercial vessels sailing to and from Japan's two biggest container ports in Tokyo and Yokohama... READ MORE›

ITALY COAST GUARD BOARD MIGRANT SHIP

Mirror.co.uk second ship packed with migrants sailing on autopilot towards italian coast 14 hrs ago... READ MORE›

RACE TO FIND SEVEN MISSING NAVY CREW

Marine traffic records suggest the ACX Crystal made a sudden U-turn roughly 25 minutes before the collision with the USS Fitzgerald... READ MORE›

FIVE DEAD IN ITALIAN FERRY BLAZE

One hundred people were taken off the ferry during the night, the Italian coast guard said... READ MORE›

DOZENS DIE IN HOLD OF LIBYA BOAT

At least 40 migrants are found to have died in the hold of a crowded fishing boat intercepted off the Libyan coast, the Italian navy says... READ MORE›

EUROPE SHOULD BE 'ASHAMED' OF MIGRANT CRISIS

Libyan officials have recovered 105 bodies after a migrant boat sank on Thursday in the Mediterranean Sea... READ MORE›

CARGO SHIP CARRYING '700 MIGRANTS' DOCKS IN ITALY

'Disaster averted' The Blue Sky is listed as a general cargo ship, flying under a Moldovan flag... READ MORE›

HUNDREDS DEAD AFTER CAPSIZE, SAY SURVIVORS

According to the group, about 240 migrants left the Libyan port city of Tobruk heading for Italy... READ MORE›

But by Sunday evening, 10 merchant ships had managed to reach the ferry, and they were taking on passengers, the Greek Merchant Marine Ministry said... READ MORE›

SCALING UP A DRUG TRADE STRAIGHT THROUGH ISIS TURF

After dropping off the cargo, the vessel continued to Morocco, picking up 15 tons of hashish and returning to Libya... READ MORE›

GROWING CONCERN FOR MISSING SHIP CREW

Search efforts since then have only turned up fuel, debris, and empty lifeboats, South Korean government sources told Yonhap news agency... READ MORE›

5 DEAD ON BLAZING GREEK FERRY; ALL 473 SURVIVORS RESCUED

A fire erupted on the ferry carrying 478 people from Greece to Italy... READ MORE›

MIGRANTS DIE OF COLD OFF ITALY

Related Stories At least 27 migrants have died of hypothermia after being picked up near the island of Lampedusa, the Italian coast guard has said... READ MORE›

BRAZILIAN CARGO SHIP LOOTED AFTER CONTAINERS GO OVERBOARD

Local people had gone out in small boats to the floating containers, taking consumer goods including bicycles and clothing... READ MORE›

500 FEARED DEAD AS SHIP PACKED WITH MIGRANTS SINKS

The smugglers began unloading migrants from the smaller boat onto the larger ship, the survivors told United Nations workers... READ MORE›

RECORD NUMBER OF REFUGEES CROSSING TO EUROPE UN SAYS

According to numbers released by the United Nations refugee agency 137 000 people crossed from January to June landing in Greece Italy Malta and Spain... READ MORE›

MORE THAN 200 FEARED DEAD IN LATEST MIGRANT SEA TRAGEDY

The Mediterranean Sea has become the world's most deadly border area for migrants... READ MORE›

CARGO SHIP RUNS AGROUND AT CORPACH

Stornoway Coastguard said the alarm was raised on Saturday morning when the 91m Fri Sea went aground at high water while docking at Corpach... READ MORE›

GREEK DEBT CRISIS: IN THE ATHENS SUBURB OF KHALKIDHIKI, RICH FOREIGN INVESTORS QUEUE UP TO BUY THE ELEGANT VILLAS

Greek debt crisis In the Athens suburb of Khalkidhiki, rich foreign investors queue up to buy the elegant villas... READ MORE›

NORMAN ATLANTIC FERRY FIRE: PASSENGERS CRY OUT FOR HELP AS BURNING GREECE-ITALY CAR FERRY IS EVACUATED IN HIGH WIND AND ROUGH SEAS

A ferry carrying almost 500 people has caught fire on route from Greece to Italy, sparking an international rescue mission in challenging rough sea conditions... READ MORE›

ABANDONED 'GHOST SHIP' CARRYING HUNDREDS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES ARRIVES SAFELY IN ITALY

A ghost ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees including pregnant women and children has been towed safely to Italy after being abandoned by its crew... READ MORE›

STRICKEN CARGO SHIP MODERN EXPRESS HEADING FOR FRENCH COAST

A stricken cargo ship is heading towards the French coast, maritime authorities say, but there are hopes it can be righted before it runs aground... READ MORE›

4 400 MIGRANTS RESCUED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IN A SINGLE DAY SAY ITALIAN COAST GUARD

4 400 migrants rescued in the mediterranean in a single day say italian coast guard... READ MORE›

RIGHTING ATTEMPT PLANNED FOR LISTING CARGO SHIP

Hide Caption 5 of 7 7 photos Righting attempt planned for listing cargo ship It is hoped that the righting operation can take place once conditions are calmer... READ MORE›

ITALIAN POLICE CHARGE 5 IN SHIPWRECK THAT KILLED MIGRANTS

The charges were based on police interviews with dozens of survivors of the shipwreck more than 360 of whom arrived in Palermo on Thursday... READ MORE›

TURKISH COAST GUARD RESCUES RUSSIAN SHIP AFTER IT RUNS AGROUND NEAR ISTANBUL

Turkish coast guard rescues Russian ship after it runs aground near Istanbul -- RT News... READ MORE›