The multi-purpose fleet of single and 'tweendeck general cargo ships is surprisingly large — numbering nearly 17,000 vessels totaling about 80 million dwt — and is estimated to carry more than ...

A general cargo ship carrying construction machinery, equipment and steel products recently departed from Qingdao Port in ...

A general cargo ship came a little too close for comfort to Israeli bombs during an assault on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah on ...

The Newark fire department’s lack of training and familiarity with marine firefighting during a deadly cargo ship fire at the East Coast’s largest port in July 2023 amounted to a “failure of ...

WASHINGTON — A deadly fire aboard a cargo ship being loaded with used cars at Port Newark in July 2023 was ignited by a Jeep that dripped “flaming fireballs” as it strained beyond its ...