One missing after cargo ship, tanker collide in North Sea
Grimsby (United Kingdom) (AFP) - One person was missing Monday after a cargo ship ran into a US-military charted tanker ...
Thursday, June 4, 2026
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Huge fire, more than 30 injured after North Sea ships crash
Grimsby (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A cargo ship ran into a US-military charted tanker carrying jet fuel in the North ...
Huge fire, 32 injured after North Sea ships crash
Withernsea (United Kingdom) (AFP) - A cargo ship struck a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday in the North Sea, ...
US takes rivalry with China to the high seas
Paris (AFP) - The United States may still have the world's most powerful navy but it seems to have realised ...
Did cuts to shipping emissions spur more global warming?
Paris (AFP) - Could a sudden drop in pollution from cargo vessels criss-crossing global shipping lanes be inadvertently making the ...
World’s longest cargo sail ship launched in Turkey
Tuzla (Turkey) (AFP) - The world's longest wind-powered cargo ship was launched Friday in Turkey, offering a promising way to ...
US trade envoy finds China’s shipbuilding policies warrant ‘urgent action’
Washington (AFP) - The US Trade Representative said Thursday that its probe into China's practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and ...
US trade envoy finds China shipbuilding policies ‘actionable’
Washington (AFP) - The US Trade Representative said Thursday that its probe into China's practices in the shipbuilding, maritime and ...
UN eyes modest 2024 maritime trade growth, but future uncertain
Geneva (AFP) - Maritime trade should show modest growth this year, the UN said Tuesday, warning though that the geopolitical ...
‘Timebomb’ ship highlights hazard of dangerous cargoes
Paris (AFP) - A damaged ship, spurned by European ports because of its potentially explosive cargo, has been stranded in ...
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