Industry sources say some shipowners are preparing exit plans to mitigate rising geopolitical risks Some Hong Kong-based ...

S.C. flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sundown on Sunday, April 6. McMaster ordered that flags be flown at ...

The U.S. is considering maritime trade sanctions to counter Chinese and bolster American shipping that would negatively impact the more than 200 annual foreign-flag ship calls for cargo transactions, ...

The terms are often used interchangeably, but half-staff refers to a flag hanging halfway up on a flag pole on land, while half-mast pertains to a flag flying halfway up the mast on a ship at sea.