Recent online images and videos have sparked renewed discussion about how China might use its vast commercial shipping fleet ...

Viral images of a Chinese cargo ship with missile launchers raise global concern over China arming civilian vessels.

One of the names behind this innovative cargo ship is the Dutch design studio that's known for ultra-luxurious sailing yachts ...

China has retrofitted a commercial container ship into a missile launch platform, enhancing its maritime military ...

Cargo vessels, including container, tanker, multipurpose ships, and specialized carriers, are in high demand for transportation of goods. Economic cycles and geopolitical tensions influence fleet ...

Containers bear the words ‘plan for the maritime revival of the Chinese nation and the community of shared future for mankind in the ocean’.

Tanker ships are an important component of the maritime sector, and they transport liquid cargoes around the world. These vessels are vital to the supply chain for energy, chemicals and other ...

Well over a century after the Age of Sail gave way to coal- and oil-burning ships, climate change concerns are prompting a new look at an old technology that could once again harness wind to propel ...

For just $110 a day, you can see the world on a cargo ship. — -- Travelers who want to travel the world by sea have a new option: voyage by cargo ship. There's even a cargo ship that goes to ...

A Russian warship fired warning shots and boarded a cargo ship it claims was headed to Ukraine in the Black Sea on Sunday, according to Russia’s defense ministry. Russia pulled out of a UN and Turkish ...

Learn how voyage policies protect cargo during marine transport, covering risks from accidents to natural disasters, and why ...

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