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Cargo ship full of sheep overturns off Romanian coast in the Black Sea
A handout photo made available by the ISU Constanta on 25 November 2019 shows The wreckage of the Queen Hind sheep is…
UK lowers security level for its ships in Strait of Hormuz
Britain lowered its security risk level for UK-flagged ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, more than a month after…
Ship passengers protest after missing stops on ‘Norwegian Spirit’ cruise
Cruise passengers upset about being forced to miss several scheduled stops in Europe erupted in protest aboard the Norwegian Spirit cruise ship.…
British-flagged ‘Stena Impero’ en route to Dubai
A handout photo made available by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) shows the MV Stena Impero vessel (background), sailing from Bandar…
Ports across England given £10 million to prepare for Brexit
Sixteen ports across England will receive a share of a multimillion-pound funding pot to help their preparations for Brexit on 31 October,…
3.9 billion tonnes of seaborne goods handled by EU
In 2017, the total gross weight of goods handled in European Union ports (inward and outward) was estimated to be almost 4.0…
UK tanker Stena Impero release imminent
Stena Impero, the British-flagged tanker detained by Iran on July 19, will be released soon, an Iranian maritime official. The Stena Impero…
Boris Johnson pledges to bring shipbuilding back to the UK
Thousands of jobs in the British shipping industry will be created over the next decade, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce…
Cargo ship capsizes off the coast of Georgia in the US
Handout photos made available by the US Coast Guard showing a general view of a disabled cargo vessel with a fire on…
Britain at risk of losing leading edge in maritime services
Britain’s position as a top hub for maritime services is being eroded by competition, a loss of shipping finance business and the…
Photo Story: Ferry boat runs aground in Denia, Spain
The Balearia company's ferry, Pinar Del Rio, in Denia, Alicante, Spain 17 August 2019 after it ran aground on the breakwater of…
Crew from German and Greek ships kidnapped by pirates off Cameroon
Pirates have kidnapped eight crew members of a German-owned ship, the MarMalaita, in a raid on the vessel off Douala, off the…