China sanctions five US units of South Korean ship giant Hanwha
Beijing (AFP) - China imposed sanctions on five American subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean on Tuesday, accusing them ...
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In bid to save shipyards, US set to charge fees on Chinese ships
New York (AFP) - An escalating trade war between China and the United States faces another flashpoint Tuesday when Chinese ...
88 postal operators suspend services to US over tariffs: UN
Geneva (AFP) - Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80 percent following Washington's imposition of new tariffs, ...
Yemen’s Huthis claim deadly Red Sea attack on merchant ship
Dubai (AFP) - Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for the deadly sinking of a merchant vessel earlier this ...
Six rescued from cargo ship attacked in Red Sea: EU naval force
Dubai (AFP) - Six mariners have been rescued after a deadly attack on a cargo ship that sank off rebel-held ...
Strike shuts down Bangladesh’s biggest port
Dhaka (AFP) - Operations at Bangladesh's biggest port were suspended on Sunday as a strike by customs officials brought shipping ...
Ship pulled free after running aground near Norway home
Oslo (AFP) - Salvagers on Tuesday pulled a cargo ship, which made world headlines for running aground a stone's throw ...
US unveils new port fees for Chinese-linked ships
Washington (AFP) - The United States unveiled new port fees on Chinese built and operated ships Thursday, in a bid ...
UN shipping body approves global carbon pricing system
London (AFP) - Member states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favour of a global pricing system to ...
UN shipping body approves global carbon pricing system
London (AFP) - Member states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favour of a global pricing system to ...
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