Smoking a pipe and looking out over the vast, icy Arctic, captain Dmitry Lobusov sounds his ship's horn to signal to passengers they are near their destination: the North Pole. The Arctic Ocean is too deep to drop anchor, but a thick ice embankment offers ...
Delta deepens global supply-chain challenges, disrupting shipping and hiking prices
Manufacturers reeling from shortages of key components and higher raw material and energy costs are also being forced into bidding wars to get space on cargo vessels.
Pandemic yields winners and losers in Japan's transport sector
Marine transportation companies benefited from bolstered demand while railways and air carriers went deep into the red.
Oil spill reaches Japan coast as freighter breaks apart off Aomori
About 1,600 tons of heavy oil remains inside the cargo ship, which has already leaked a 24-kilometer slick.
Global supply snags could mean fewer toys under the Christmas tree
Global shipping snags are causing shortages, delivery delays and price increases — all headaches for toy stores and manufacturers.
Israel blames Iran for lethal attack on Japanese-owned oil tanker off Oman
Analysts said the attack bore all the hallmarks of tit-for-tat exchanges in the "shadow war" between Israel and Iran, which has seen vessels targeted in waters around the Persian Gulf.
Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike
Events have conspired to disrupt the fragile flow of raw materials, parts and consumer goods, according to companies, economists and shipping specialists.
SOS: Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines
The United Nations describes the situation as a humanitarian crisis at sea and says governments should class seafarers as essential workers.
Russia races to build giant icebreakers in bid for Arctic dominance
Transit in the eastern Arctic usually ends in November but Moscow is hoping the ships will help it make use of the route — becoming more accessible due to climate change — year-round.
Suez ship’s Japan owner braces for ‘thousands’ of legal claims
The scale of future litigation was laid bare at a court hearing, where lawyers won an order to put potential claims on hold for two months.
South Korea's container squeeze throws exporters into costly gridlock
While the shipping squeeze caused by the pandemic is a global problem, the congestion at a transit hub like Busan has made things worse for smaller Korean exporters.
Ever Given container ship under way for departure from Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority had held the ship under court order as it pursued a compensation claim, creating a dispute with the ship's insurers and Japanese owner Shoei Kisen.
