(Bloomberg) — Oil in New York headed for the first monthly increase since April before meetings of central bank policy makers to discuss the economy and

Researchers from Sweden’s Uppsala University have recently released some findings of a rather interesting study that dispel popular beliefs dating back

To meet the increased need of polar scientific research,  China’s State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Chinese Arctic and Antarctic Administration

(Bloomberg) — Russia is taking legal action to block companies controlled by Iran from acquiring the strategic Astrakhan port on the Caspian Sea in

The North American Emission Control Area (ECA), under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), comes into effect from

Prosafe has been awarded a contract by an undisclosed client for the provision of the Safe Scandinavia accommodation support rig at a project in the British

New York City Prison Barge, The Vernon C. Bain Center (VCBC), is an 800-bed jail barge that is designed to handle inmates from medium- to maximum-security in

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd., which hasn’t announced any 2012 ship orders, may find winning deals even harder

With an average contract duration of over 10 years, Greek containership owner, Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) is largely protected from the fluctuations found

MELBOURNE–A worldwide glut of containers and a fall in demand for shipped goods during the global financial crisis have pushed shipping prices to

TOKYO–Nippon Yusen KK (9101.TO) said Tuesday that it has slashed its investment to build new liquefied natural gas carriers and floating production,

TOKYO–Japan Bank For International Cooperation has signed a contract to lend up to $1.927 billion dollars to a Japanese consortium that owns a minor

Australia’s Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) announced Monday that an improperly installed piece of steering gear caused the April 2011 grounding of a

The burnt out MSC Flaminia, along with the small flotilla of firefighting tugs, have anchored off the British coast as crews work to extinguish any leftover

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet, has called on the International

(Bloomberg) — Losses widened for oil tankers hauling 2 million-barrel crude cargoes on the industry’s benchmark route to Asia from the Persian Gulf

More than six months after wrecking on the jagged cliffs of Australia’s Christmas Island, the last remaining pieces of the M/V Tycoon have been removed

(Bloomberg) — China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Ltd. plunged to its lowest level since 2010 in Hong Kong trading after the U.S. Securities

(Bloomberg) — The number of cargoes booked on Panamax bulk carriers, the largest to transit the Panama Canal, slumped 33 percent in July amid slowing

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