— -- The fast-growing cruise industry is facing one of its biggest tests in years after this week's Costa Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy. Many Wall Street analysts, travel agents and ...

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— -- Why the cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized remains a mystery to world maritime and salvage experts two weeks after the tragedy that left 16 people dead and 16 still missing. The ...

A Singapore-headquartered shipping company said today that it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages of US$1 ...

JIANLI, China (AP) — Many relatives wept openly as they arrived Monday at a morgue for a last look at bodies of loved ones among the more than 430 people killed in the Yangtze River capsizing of the ...

Shipping containers from the vessel Mississippi fell into the ocean at California's Port of Long Beach, with authorities ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Salvage experts failed to tow a fire-stricken container ship carrying chemicals out to sea and it started to sink Wednesday off Sri Lanka's main port, raising fears of a ...

X-Press Feeders has already spent $170m on wreck removal, clean-up and compensation to fishermen. He said: “We are not trying ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Attorney John Hillsman has spent a legal lifetime learning about ships, boats, and nearly anything that floats. And he's seen his share of disasters, including representing Bay Area ...

The narrative is reportedly backed up by thorough research about the incident's various facets, witness testimonials, and ...