Companies that source coconut oil from the Philippines and Indonesia - the world's two largest producers and exporters of coconut-based products - face several challenges: little or no economies of scale, lack of financing and training resources, and a rigid supply chain all serve to increase the farmers' dependence on middlemen and perpetuates inefficient and unsustainable agricultural practices.

The trillion-dollar global shipping industry may soon be forced to curb greenhouse gas emissions under new rules backed by the European Union and China.

The World Shipping Council (WSC) estimates that the average number of containers lost each year has dropped 48 percent since 2014.

Donald Trump's election as U.S president sparked warnings of damaging trade wars and an end to globalization as we know it. So far, those predictions haven't played out.

The second edition of "The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships" has been released, compiled by a joint industry group led by the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).

For days, global shipping was still feeling the effects of a cyber attack that recently hit A.P. Moller-Maersk - showing the scale of the damage a computer virus can unleash on the technology dependent and interconnected industry.