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| May.13 |
Panama |
Castaway sues over rescue failure A Panamanian fisherman who survived 28 days adrift in the Pacific is suing the owners of a cruise ship that sailed past
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| Apr.29 |
Australia |
Billionaire to build Titanic II Clive Palmer, one of Australia's richest men, has commissioned a Chinese company to build a 21st Century version of the Titanic
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| Feb.28 |
New Zealand |
Reef ship pair plead guilty in NZ The captain and navigating officer of a cargo ship which ploughed into a reef off New Zealand last October have pleaded guilty to a series of charges
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| Jan.20 |
Italy |
Cruise ship firm faces US lawsuit The company operating Costa Concordia,a cruise ship that ran aground off Italy, is facing a class-action lawsuit in the US
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| Jan.18 |
Italy |
Italian captain 'turned too late' The captain of the cruise ship that capsized on Friday, killing at least 11 people, has admitted making a navigation mistake, Italian media ...
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| Jan.17 |
Italy |
Costa Concordia salvage to begin
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Italy |
Cruise captain under house arrest  | Italian judges have put under house arrest Francesco Schettino, the captain of a cruise ship that crashed into rocks on Friday | |
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| Jan.16 |
Italy |
Cruise ship captain 'off course'| Capt Francesco Schettino made an 'unapproved, unauthorised' deviation in course, the liner's owners say | |
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| Jan.15 |
Italy |
Cruise captain 'committed errors' Costa Crociere, the owners of the cruise ship that capsized off Italy on Friday, killing five, says the captain appears to have 'committed errors'
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| Dec.12 |
California |
Occupy rallies disrupt US ports
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| Nov.11 |
Pennsylvania |
Penn State coach ordered on leave
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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Oakland protesters shut down port Map of Oakland California Thousands of anti-corporate protesters shut down one of the busiest ports. The maritime operations had effectively halted
| Hundreds of city workers, including teachers, joined the call for a strike. The crowds stopped traffic at a junction where a military veteran was injured last week
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| Oct.11 |
New Zealand |
NZ oil spill ship captain charged The captain of a cargo ship Rena that has grounded off New Zealand and is leaking oil into the sea has been arrested and charged
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| Dec.8 |
Panama |
Panama Canal shut by heavy rains Map of Panama Canal Panama Traffic through the Panama Canal - which connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans - has been temporarily suspended because of heavy rain
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| Sep.12 |
Japan |
Japan 'frees Chinese fishermen'
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| Aug.19 |
USA |
BP accused of hiding oil rig data
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| Jul.24 |
Louisiana |
Oil spill vessels return to site Ships involved in the effort to secure BP's blown-out oil well are preparing to resume work after a tropical storm weakened
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| Jun.3 |
Karachi |
Pakistan alerts fishermen about cyclone
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| May.21 |
Global |
Ports 'failing to halt illegal fishing'
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| May.18 |
Louisiana |
Area of fishing ban extended in Gulf
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| May.12 |
Oman |
Pirates hijack Greek cargo ship
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| Apr.10 |
Australia |
Crew charged over reef route
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| Mar.5 |
Madagascar |
Pirates seize Norwegian tanker
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| Mar.4 |
Singapore |
Terror threat in Strait of Malacca
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| Jan.21 |
Haiti |
Port opening raises hopes
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| Sep.11 |
Arctic |
German ships blaze Arctic trail
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| Aug.14 |
West Africa |
Missing ship 'found' off Africa A missing merchant ship with 15 Russian crew members on board has been spotted off the coast of West Africa
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| Apr.20 |
European Union |
EU commission urges fishing cuts
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| Apr.16 |
France |
Fishermen lift French port blockades French fishermen suspended their blockade at 3 English Channel ports, allowing ferry traffic and freight to move through after 2 days of dis...
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| Apr.14 |
Somalia |
Pirates attack U.S. cargo ship but fail The pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at the Liberty Sun bound for Mombasa. The ship sustained damage
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| Apr.11 |
Kenya |
U.S.-flagged ship nears Kenya Maersk Alabama, whose captain is being held by pirates, is expected to arrive at the Port of Mombasa
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| Mar.21 |
Venezuela |
Military 'seizes ports' Venezuela's military has taken control of key airports and sea ports under the terms by parliament to centralise the main transport hubs
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| Jan.9 |
Somalia |
'Ransom paid' for hijacked supertanker A super-tanker that was captured by Somali pirates in November carrying two million barrels of oil has been released
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| Jun.4 |
Belgium |
Fishermen clash with police at EU
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| Dec.21 |
Japan |
Humpback whale hunt halted| Japan has 'temporarily halted' its much-criticized plan for a humpback whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica | |
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| Oct.30 |
Somalia |
Crew retakes ship after fight with pirates The crew members of a North Korean freighter regained control of their ship from pirates who hijacked the vessel
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| Feb.12 |
Japan |
Japan in commercial whaling push Pro-whaling countries are meeting to plot a path towards lifting the moratorium on commercial whaling
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| Oct.22 |
Panama |
Voters approve $5 billion Canal overhaul  | About 80% have approved a plan to widen the Panama Canal to accommodate a new generation of ships | |
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| Mar.9 |
Dubai |
Dubai firm to 'transfer' US ports Dubai Ports World is to transfer its US ports business to a 'US entity' to end a row over its takeover
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| Oct.8 |
California |
US court orders ports to reopen
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| Feb.5 |
Taiwan |
China sends boat to Taiwan
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