Category: Ships and Shipping

At a Seattle Port Rocked by Tariffs, There Were 70 Jobs for 600 Workers

Dock workers are used to uncertainty, but nothing since the Great Recession of 2008 compares to what they have experienced this year.
What’s Next for Cuba, Now That Its Main Oil Supplier Is Gone?

The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says.
China’s Oil Deal With Venezuela Faces Turning Point

Beijing has lent billions to Caracas in recent decades, and the fate of money it is owed is in question after the ouster of Venezuela’s leader.
Trump’s Seizures of Oil Tankers Challenge Maritime Rules and Customs

Recent U.S. actions against ships near Venezuela may embolden other countries to seize or detain ships, legal experts said.
A Seized Oil Tanker and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.
Iran Releases Tanker It Seized From the Strait of Hormuz

The ship had lost contact with its managers while traveling near Iran on its way to Singapore last week. All 21 members of the crew are safe.
Trump Wants to Revive Shipping. He Will Need More Mariners.

Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry.
Halt in Fees on Chinese Vessels Endangers U.S. Shipbuilding Efforts

The two countries agreed to suspend the fees for a year as part of their recent trade pact, but America still aims to build more commercial ships.
U.S. Starts Charging Chinese Ships to Dock at Its Ports

The measure is aimed at countering China’s dominance of commercial shipbuilding and helping to revitalize the American industry.
U.S. Starts Charging Chinese Ships to Dock at Its Ports

The measure is aimed at countering China’s dominance of commercial shipbuilding and helping to revitalize the American industry.
In the Wake of the Edmund Fitzgerald

The mighty ship, immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot, sank 50 years ago on Lake Superior. Our reporter spent a week on a Great Lakes freighter that survived the storm.
China’s Automakers Are Taking a Shortcut to European Markets

Ships carrying Chinese cars are using the Red Sea and Suez Canal even as other vessels still sail around Africa in fear of attacks by the Houthi militia.