Have you ever wondered how the world's largest ships are parked - or berthed - in port and then guided safely back out to sea? The Harwich Haven Authority, which …
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Looking at it now, it is quite hard to imagine just how busy a place Annan harbour once was. At its peak, around the middle of the 19th Century, large …
What's next for Iran after the funeral of their late supreme leader? Video, 00:02:04What's next for Iran after the funeral of their late supreme leader?
Standing on a grassy verge in the Hook of Holland, I'm overlooking the Port of Rotterdam. At the delta of the Rhine and Meuse in the Netherlands, on land largely …
Australian dock workers are demanding a 28-hour work week with no loss of pay as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation expands across the country's ports. The AI …
A Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker seized in the English Channel has been anchored off the Dorset coast for nearly two weeks where it is being monitored by national and …
If you ate a corn on the cob, green beans or some spring onions in the UK this winter, chances are it would have come from one of two farms …
A Russian-flagged oil tanker which was seized in the north Atlantic has started its journey to the United States after being moored in Scottish waters, BBC Scotland News has learned. …
A Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker has sunk in the Mediterranean between Libya and Malta after it was hit by explosions and a fire, Libyan port officials have said. …
The passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz - the world's busiest oil shipping canal - has been severely disrupted amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. Timelapse footage shows …
Governments including the US and France have suggested that naval escorts could be a way to open the waterways again. Clerc said a better option would be for the US, …
A Swedish court has ordered the detention of the Russian captain of a ship suspected of sailing under a false flag as part of Moscow's shadow fleet. The man, who …
Yemen has been devastated by a civil war that began 12 years ago, when the Houthis seized control of the country's north-west from the internationally recognised government and a Saudi-led …
A French-owned ship has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, more than a month after the US-Israeli war with Iran effectively closed the vital transport route. The Malta-flagged container ship …
The BBC's senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has travelled to the edge of the Strait of Hormuz in Oman, which Iran has put a stranglehold on since the war broke …
On Monday, US President Donald Trump threatened to take out Iran "in one night" if it failed to agree a deal by 20:00 Washington DC time on Tuesday (00:00GMT Wednesday) …
Iran and the US have agreed to a ceasefire on the condition that "safe passage" through the Strait of Hormuz is guaranteed. Tehran had effectively blocked the waterway, one of …
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US President Donald Trump has said the military operation to guide stranded merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz will be paused just two days after he announced it. Trump …
Federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the owner of the cargo ship Dali, two years after it struck Baltimore's Key Bridge, causing its collapse and killing six people. Synergy …
"I felt the whole ship shake. I thought there'd been some fault with the engine. But as soon as I stepped outside of my room, there was another explosion." Sunil …
The sea is sometimes so tranquil that Captain Hassan Khan forgets his ship has been stuck in the middle of a war zone for three months. "It is really strange …
The Indian crew of a sanctioned oil tanker urged authorities to "please help" after the ship was hit by a US missile off Oman on Monday, saying it was on …
Three tankers have been struck by the US military over the past three days, killing at least three people. US forces fired a missile into the engine room of a …
A Russian-flagged tanker that was moored in Scottish waters after being seized by the United States is now sailing under a new identity in the Caribbean Sea, BBC Verify has …
The vessel's tracking data showed it spent May in the same location, with its destination listed as "conducting trials" – a term typically used when a ship is not on …
Marivex was sanctioned by the US for links with Iran under a previous name - Arihant. The US has also sanctioned the ship's owner, Arihant Shipping Inc, and has accused …
Miravex was sanctioned by the US for links with Iran under a previous name - Arihant. The US has also sanctioned the ship's owner, Arihant Shipping Inc, and has accused …
Sharma said preliminary reports indicated that all the seafarers were safe and that authorities were coordinating across government agencies to ensure their security. The government did not elaborate on the …
Available for over a year “We need to get back to something where freedom of navigation and peaceful navigation is restored, and that will depend on some kind of deal …
Things may look normal in this part of the Gulf, but they are certainly not. Khan and 20,000 other sailors have been trapped in or near the Strait of Hormuz …
He said he had endured appalling conditions at sea for more than four months before the war broke out. He said their drinking water was contaminated with diesel, that much …
The first power outage, prosecutors say, was caused by a loose wire in a switchboard. They allege the second black out occurred because the crew was relying on a flushing …
Later that day, America's top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, spoke to reporters at the White House - saying the US was carrying out the operation as a "favour …
Last week, Trump said the US did not need the Gulf's oil. He has repeatedly urged countries reliant on the region's energy to send warships to the strait and to …
The BBC's senior international correspondent Orla Guerin has travelled to the edge of the Strait of Hormuz in Oman, which Iran has put a stranglehold on since the war broke …
"The safety of the vessel and all crew members have been confirmed," MOL said. "We will continue to place the highest priority on ensuring the safety of our crew, cargo, …
One month in, what do American conservatives make of the war in Iran? Attendees at the annual CPAC conference in Texas are conflicted about Operation Epic Fury, which was launched …
A recent call by US President Donald Trump for other countries, including both US allies and China, to help secure Hormuz by sending warships met with little enthusiasm. He then …
Serhii Sternenko, a popular blogger and adviser to Ukraine's defence minister, posted pictures on Wednesday morning of what he said was the tanker in the Mediterranean, which had a "serious …
The Swedish Prosecution Authority confirmed to the BBC that the 55-year-old captain had been detained. A spokeswoman could not say how long he had been in custody for, but said …
Clerc told the BBC: "We have traditional contracting mechanisms that pass on this fuel fluctuation, whether they go up or they go down, onto the customers. So what it means …
Clerc told the BBC: "We have traditional contracting mechanisms that pass on this fuel fluctuation, whether they go up or they go down, onto the customers. So what it means …
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