The naval architects at Perini Navi have done a spectacular job with this new 55 meter Picchiotti Ice-Class Motor Yacht.  The raised forward bulwarks mean

Aboard ship one always hopes they never need to take a sleigh ride into an unfriendly sea but ship happens. When it does you’re going to be very pleased

If only ships could sail as fast as airplanes, then we could conduct weather avoidance the Fedex way. Watch the video below to see a screenshot of planes

In a webcast yesterday, Transocean, Ltd. (NYSE:RIG) CEO, Steven Newman, had a lot of positive news for investors, in stark contrast to their dismal stock price

Mars Tensioned-Leg Platform (TLP), Image by Garve Scott-Lodge  HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) said Thursday it has received approval from

The world’s three largest flag states agreed today to share information on seafarer mistreatment at the hands of Somali pirates to help better gauge the

PARIS (Dow Jones)–Pointing to a worsening business environment in Italy, North Africa and the U.S. that resulted in a net loss for the half-year and a

A screen shot of Germanischer Lloyd’s Eco-Assistant, a tool to help ship captains maximize the fuel and power efficiency of their vessels.  In times of

Captain Henry Morgan may be more famous for the Rum named after him but to the marine archaeologists diving wrecks off Panama the find has less to do with

Worldwide Piracy and Maritime Crime Summary, Week of 28 July 2011 (Source: ONI) Somali piracy incidents are occurring at low levels. This is likely due to the

(Dow Jones) U.S. Coast Guard crews stationed near an upstate smuggling hotspot aren’t adequately prepared to chase speedy, rogue boats they regularly

On July 29th the crew of the Motor Tanker Pavit made a Mayday call off the coast of Oman and were quickly rescued by local authorities but no attempt

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) said Thursday its unit has secured two contracts worth a total of S$146 million. As part of the first

Correction to this article…  Ship brokers MJLF & Associates pointed out to us this morning that VLCCs burn ~100MT of fuel per day, which results in

The big brother of offshore, BOEMRE, today said that it has partnered with the National Research Council’s Marine Board to conduct a study on regulating

The Japanese Government is formally considering an option to not let it’s whaling fleet return south this year. After taking evidence on all options the

Siem Offshore has taken over the remaining 50% ownership interest in Overseas Drilling Ltd (ODL) from a subsidiary of Transocean, including full management of

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The famed Northeast passage, shipping lanes through the Arctic Ice, is now open for cargo traffic between Europe and Asia, says Russia’s environmental

Carnival’s newest ship, Carnival Breeze, is to debut in June 2012. Image courtesy Carnival Carnival Cruise Lines announced today that it will be building