Mike Schuler

A labor dispute involving port watchmen could disrupt operations at eight marine terminals in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as early as November 1, just weeks after the nation's busiest container port complex reported record cargo volumes.

Villa Vie Residences has suspended operations of its residential cruise ship Villa Vie Odyssey in Cambodia, forcing residents to disembark as soaring fuel costs push the company toward financial restructuring.

The Trump administration announced $498 million in federal grants Tuesday to modernize U.S. ports, funding 35 projects across 19 states ranging from aging dock replacements and cargo-handling equipment to fuel terminal upgrades and advanced maritime monitoring systems.

Investigation finds NOAA research vessel was difficult to detect and lacked proper monitoring, exposing gaps in U.S. maritime safety regulations.

T. Parker Host (HOST) is investing $50 million to expand rail, warehouse and dock capacity at Avondale Global Gateway, the former Avondale Shipyard site on the Mississippi River near New Orleans, as demand grows for industrial cargo handling and logistics infrastructure.

Scorpio Tankers is reporting a sharp surge in tanker earnings as the war in the Middle East disrupts global oil flows, with its LR2 product tankers securing bookings averaging $181,000 per day so far in the fourth quarter.

The Trump administration has approved an $8.2 billion offshore liquefied natural gas export project off the Texas coast, marking a major milestone for its effort to speed up deepwater port licensing by shifting oversight from the U.S. Coast Guard to the Maritime Administration.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is demanding that a tanker reportedly carrying Russian diesel to the United States reverse course, warning its owner that delivering the cargo would violate federal law despite authorization from the Trump administration.

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have identified liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol as the most viable alternative marine fuels for the near and medium term, with a new study outlining potential demand and the infrastructure needed to support cleaner shipping at the nation's busiest port complex.

Four Romanian public officials and two other defendants have been indicted over the alleged fraudulent procurement of two tugboats that were supposed to improve navigation on the Lower Danube River but were delivered with drafts too deep for their intended operations.