The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has expanded its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List to include several maritime entities and vessels linked to Iranian...

After the US and Chinese governments agreed to slash reciprocal tariffs, shipping lines are expecting an early peak season on the transpacific eastbound trade, and have announced surcharges of $1,000-$2,000 per 40ft, said container shipping consultancy Linerlytica today.

Crowley has launched its second LNG-powered containership in the Avance Class fleet, expanding its ocean shipping capabilities in the Caribbean Basin. The vessel, named Copán after a significant Mayan archaeological...

India has approved three Russian insurers, including a unit of top lender Sberbank, to provide marine cover to ships arriving at Indian ports, a government notification shows, helping Moscow maintain oil supplies to a key market.

Egypt's Suez Canal will offer a 15% discount on transit fees for container ships with net tonnage of at least 130,000 metric tons, to encourage trade back now the security situation has eased and help ships offset rising insurance costs, its authorities said on Tuesday.

A China-US deal to slash trade tariffs is set to push freight rates higher, as companies rush to use a 90-day grace period to ferry goods across the Pacific Ocean.

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced significant changes to streamline the certification process for foreign vessels seeking to join the American Registry. The updated Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC)...

The traditional peak season for ocean container shipping between China and the United States could arrive earlier than usual this year following a significant reduction in tariffs between the world’s...

Rodolphe Saade, Chief Executive Officer of CMA CGM SA, the world’s third-largest container carrier, hailed a truce in the trade war between Washington and Beijing.

German container shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE on Monday welcomed an agreement between the United States and China to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs, saying it expected to be buoyed by a resulting increase in bookings from China to the U.S.

Trade flows – including ecommerce – are expected to restart on the transpacific after the initial new tariff agreement between the US and China. Talks over the weekend resulted in a huge reduction in tariffs – for 90 days.

Russia and China are looking to further expand their cooperation in Arctic shipping and energy projects, President Putin confirmed during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi in Moscow.