The Leiv Eiriksson Consortium, a Norwegian continental shelf consortium managed by Rig Management Norway, has today awarded Eidesvik two contracts for their

After rounding the Azores a few days ago, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet had a bit of a sleigh ride east toward the finish of leg 8 in Lorient.

I imagine I’m not in the minority here when I say that the world of satellite communications is a bit confusing.  When Marlink invited me to interview

U.S.-based pressure group against Iran’s nuclear ambitions, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), on Thursday called on classification society Germanischer

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN), the world’s largest offshore drilling contractor, announced their monthly fleet update summary today with a

Weekly Summary by Region: JUNE 7-12 There are currently no incidents to report Currently Hijacked Vessels ICEBERG I, Panama, RoRo, 29 March 2010 ALBEDO,

(Dow Jones) Citing environmental concerns, France Wednesday suspended offshore oil exploration drilling permits in its overseas district of Guyana, a move that

Troms Offshore has placed an order for a new PSV from STX Brevik in Norway that is expected strengthen its North Sea operations. Troms says the vessel will be

Castrol Marine has extended its cylinder oil range to address concerns about engine damage and performance as slow steaming and fuel sulphur content

(Dow Jones) WASHINGTON–The head of the International Monetary Fund called Tuesday for governments to tax carbon dioxide emissions to help limit

Following a recent editorial by USCG Captain Eric Christensen on the alarming rate of U.S.-flag ship detentions, the Seafarer International Union has released

A Damen Cutter Suction Dredger, type CSD500, has been built under license by Canal Naval Construction for the Egyptian General Authority for Fish Resource

(Dow Jones) LONDON–The price-supporting trade in crude oil from the North Sea to South Korea looks set to continue in July as Statoil ASA (STO) moves

STX OSV announced today that they have secured a contract for the design and construction of a large, advanced Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV)

(Dow Jones) NEW DELHI–India has sought more crude oil and liquefied natural gas from Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Qatar as the U.S. and European Union

Farstad Shipping announced today the winning of charter contracts for 9 of their vessels, including two newbuild PSVs for Statoil.  Excluding options, the

Greek shipowner Seanergy Maritime Holdings (NASDAQ:SHIP) announced the sale of their 1995-built, 172,173 DWT Capesize bulk carrier, BET Scouter, now destined

(Dow Jones) RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA(PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Wednesday a “small

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ome believed that tidal energy generation was an unrealistic dream. Engineering a turbine to withstand the harsh marine environment and

Providing high-quality training and ethics based approach to security and anti-piracy solutions in war risk regions at sea Skye Maritime, a new firm offering