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As volatility continues in equity markets in the wake of the ongoing banking crisis and uncertainty regarding the Federal Reserve's future policy path doesn't add to investor confidence in the bond markets, high dividend paying stocks naturally become attractive. What Happened: One such company...

If ocean shipping is the "canary in the coal mine" for how the coronavirus will affect the global economy, then ocean shipping's canary is the health of its crew. If seafarers aboard commercial oceangoing cargo ships start to become infected, there's major trouble ahead for the global transport...

The roll-on, roll-off cargo vessel Golden Ray capsized early Sunday morning, Sept. 8, in St. Simons Sound after departing from the Port of Brunswick, Georgia. According to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), 20 crew members have been rescued and four remain missing, with a search underway. As of last...

In 1714 the British government offered a £20,000 prize to anyone who could develop a method that would allow seafarers to find their longitude to within half a degree. The prize was eventually awarded to the clockmaker John Harrison, who was able to build a marine chronometer that could keep highly...