New Rabobank research shows the potential effect of losing this critical shipping channel to the global fertilizer market.

A UNSW Sydney researcher discovered a way for massive cargo ships to reduce their pollution by taking advantage of natural ...

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced that orders for NexusWave have exceeded 1,000-vessels. Following months of rigorous development and testing, the service has gained incredible ...

When looking at a map, the Strait of Hormuz might not seem all that impressive. It’s just a slim waterway squeezed between ...

About 20% of global oil and gas flows through this narrow shipping lane in the Gulf. Blocking it would have profound consequences for the global economy, disrupting international trade and ...

The world’s biggest container ship, MSC IRINA, docked at Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on Monday, marking a milestone moment for India’s newest deepwater port. The vessel’s arrival is the ...

In 1698, Scottish colonists tried opening a road across nearby Darién and lost so much money that the fiasco nudged Scotland toward political union with England. Later, a French-led dig in Panama ...

Could Mexico’s southern rail corridor rewrite the map of global shipping? A centuries-old dream is about to come to life, but rainforest ecosystems and Indigenous lands face enormous risks ...

Mapping vessel traffic in Bay Area To grasp the extent of vessel traffic, researchers employed Automatic Identification System (AIS) technology. This satellite-based tracking system allowed the team ...

By March 2024, traffic through the Suez Canal and Bab el-Mandeb Strait had halved, while shipping via the Cape of Good Hope surged by 100 percent, according to a World Bank report.

For decades, ship emissions steadily rose as increasing global trade drove higher ship traffic. Then, in 2020, new international regulations cut ships’ sulfur emissions by 77%.