A massive container ship split in half during a voyage, sending over four thousand containers into the sea. This video explains how the disaster unfolded, what caused the ship to break apart, and the ...

The Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht is on fire and drifting in the Gulf of Aden after an attack with an explosive device required the helicopter rescue of its 19 crew, the EU maritime ...

Maeve McGoran, the reporter and host of the podcast "Shipwreck: How a Captain, Company and Culture Sank the SS El Faro" ...

The global shipping industry, a vital cog in international trade, is facing unprecedented challenges. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have brought to light potential vulnerabilities in ...

A Singapore-headquartered shipping company said today that it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country’s worst case of environmental pollution ...

In July 2025, the Sri Lanka Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling where it ordered the owners of MV X-press Pearl to pay ...

Singapore’s X-Press Feeders says it will not pay damages of $1bn to Sri Lanka following the X-Press Pearl disaster in 2021.

Singapore headquartered X-Press Feeders has refused to abide by Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court order made in July that the company ...

But together, tariffs and the Jones Act trap Hawaii between two economic boulders. Tariffs raise import costs and invite foreign retaliation against exports. The Jones Act inflates prices and blocks ...

The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said it will consult the Attorney General on the next course of action after the owning ...

A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 billion for causing that country's worst case of environmental pollution.

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...