The maritime transport sector emits as much greenhouse gas as the aviation industry, which is why the world’s major private ...

Have you ever looked at a map and wondered why there are almost no direct flights or shipping routes between Australia and Chile, despite both countries being relatively close across the South Pacific ...

Politics is roiling the waters that should connect us, writes the U.N. Global Compact Special Adviser for Ocean.

Oceans are the large, linked bodies of saltwater that have approximately 71% of the surface area on Earth and contribute ...

The polar regions are cold, remote and off-putting, but there are thousands of polar words in English – and not just words for snow and ice.

Yet, as I explore in my recently published book, The Ocean: How it has Formed Our World—and will Shape our Destiny, today’s geopolitical currents ... maritime trade routes, assert oceanic ...

“We’re focused on continental shelves, the underwater extensions of land masses. They go down to about 200 metres, which means the entirety of the Arabian Gulf is continental shelf,” said Prof Roberts ...

Russia has revealed the RITM-400 nuclear reactor—its most advanced yet—destined to power the next generation of nuclear icebreakers. At the heart of this initiative is the 'Rossiya', an ...

Flooding on the US Northeast coast has risen significantly as a critical network of Atlantic Ocean currents weakens, according to a new study — an alarming glimpse into the future as some ...

Trade between the world's two largest economies plummeted in the midst of the trade standoff, prompting container shipping companies like MSC and Cosco to suspend regular routes or cancel ... in an ...