Korea

Two years since South Korean ferry tragedy

Thousands gather to pay tribute to the victims of the Sewol as the families accuse the government of a "lack of transparency"

16 April 2016

Business Series

Oil write down hits Moller-Maersk profits

Danish shipping and energy group Moller-Maersk reports a loss of $2.5 billion for Q4 2015 as it writes down the value of its oil assets.

10 February 2016

France

Modern Express towed safely into Bilbao port

What to do with a listing ship? The Modern Express is safely towed into a Spanish port

4 February 2016

World News

Salvage team boards drifting tanker off France

Ship being towed to Bilbao

2 February 2016

World News

Final bid to salvage drifting cargo ship off French coast

A final attempt has been launched to salvage a cargo ship that has been adrift for almost a week. High winds and six metre waves have been hampering

1 February 2016

France

Time is running out for stricken freighter as it drifts towards French coast

A final salvage effort is to be made today to try and tow a stricken cargo ship which is drifting on its side off the French Atlantic coast. Previous

1 February 2016

Next Series

The big bag theory: a cheap and innovative way to transport fresh water

Fresh water is abundant in some areas of our planet, and scarce in others. We can transport fresh water by sea to help those in need, but that's expensive. Can we make it affordable? One possible solu

25 January 2016

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Takeaway: the big bag theory

25 January 2016

Economy

CMA CGM bids 3bn euros for Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines

The world’s third-largest shipping firm, CMA CGM of France, has bid of $3.4 billion (3.13 billion euros) to buy Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines. It

7 December 2015

Next Series

Hovercraft innovation: multi-tasking on a cushion of air

Some 50 years after its first appearance, the hovercraft has a role as a versatile and adaptable vehicle, particularly in emergency situations

2 November 2015

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Do you know: what drives like a bike, loads like a truck and floats like a boat?

2 November 2015

Greece

Migrants: cruise ship docks near Athens

A cruise ship has brought hundreds of migrants from Syria to Europe’s southern border. Syrian refugee ship arrives on Greek mainland, migrants move

20 August 2015

Business Series

Mounting uncertainty over US and UK interest rates

This week, Business Middle East takes a look at interest rates in the UK and the US and when there could be a hike. In Business Snapshot, we analyse

11 August 2015

France

Hero's welcome for French replica ship Hermione after US voyage

The replica ship, the Hermione, arrived back in France on Monday to a hero’s welcome, after an historic trans-Atlantic voyage celebrating past and

10 August 2015

World

Perspectives: how European media covered the opening of Egypt's new Suez Canal

Each week, euronews takes a look at how European media cover one of the big stories from the past seven days. This week Egypt’s new Suez Canal opened

7 August 2015

Egypt

Egypt opens Suez Canal in lavish ceremony

Egypt has opened a major expansion to the Suez Canal to much fanfare. The project is being trumpeted as the basis of an economic turnaround for the

6 August 2015

Egypt

Celebrations begin to open New Suez Canal in Egypt

Extravagant ceremonies have begun in Egypt to celebrate the inauguration of the new Suez Canal.

6 August 2015

Egypt

Egyptian president unveils pet Suez Canal project

It is a pet project that comes with a cool price tag of nearly eight billion euros. A second Suez Canal has been a top priority for Egyptian

6 August 2015

Egypt

Suez Canal expansion to open on Thursday

Egypt is due to open an expansion to the Suez Canal on Thursday designed to allow larger vessels to use the waterway, to cut transit times and to

5 August 2015

Germany

Hamburg "baptises" world's largest container ship

In the German port of Hamburg the world’s largest container ship has been baptised. “MSC Zoe” is 395 metres long and can carry a cargo of over 19000

3 August 2015