With more and more users deciding to install an AIS receiver or transponder, the biggest issue surrounding the equipment is the installation of the extra

(Bloomberg) — Two Iranian oil tankers, part of the fleet controlled by Tehran-based NITC Co., are proceeding to India to unload cargoes this month,

Reality Is Nothing Like The Dream By gCaptain.com Forum, So you got it somewhere in your head that a life at sea is for you. The constant adventure,

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for the largest commodity carriers fell for a third day as vessels outnumbered cargoes after last week’s gains drew idled

Piracy Incident by Region: July 5-11 No current incidents to report! Currently Hijacked Vessels Name, Flag, Type, Hijacked Date: ICEBERG I, Panama, RoRo, 29

In support of the growing economic development throughout the west coast of South America, Intermarine has added the port of Paita, Peru to their regular

Following more than a year of front end engineering and development work, Sevan Marine announced today that Dana Petroleum has chosen their proprietary FPSO

(Bloomberg) — When Eike Batista pitched investors on $6 billion in stock offerings over the past six years, he was selling more than his personal empire

Greatship Global Offshore Services Pte. Ltd. (GGOS), a subsidiary of India’s Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd, has taken delivery of a Platform/ROV

It’s been a helluva year so far for Singapore-based offshore contractor, Ezra Holdings Limited, who has reported a 244% leap in net attributable profit

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Treasury identified the National Iranian Tanker Co. as an Iranian government entity, a move intended to make it tougher for Iran

To children were killed and seven others missing Wednesday after a cargo ship sank while berthed at a port in China’s Jiangsu province. According to

(Bloomberg) — Scrap prices for dry-bulk ships have plunged 13 percent in the past year as oversupply and unprofitable charter rates prompt owners to

COSCO Shipyard Group Co., a 51 percent-owned subsidiary of the COSCO Corporation, announced today that the following newly-built bulk carriers have just been

Today’s ship photo has pretty much virally blown up since we posted it to the gCaptain Facebook page yesterday. Since then, the photo has had 400

Chevron failed to address concerns of unsafe drilling conditions and requests for evacuation from rig workers on board the KS Endeavor in the days leading up

P&O Ferries is set to highlight its anticipated future in the renewable energy sector at an industry event set to kick off in the UK on Thursday. As

BP PLC (BP) is shelving its Liberty offshore drilling project in Alaska, after deciding that the current development plan is not up to the stricter standards

Pirates Become Politicians. Poachers Become Wardens By Robert Young Pelton, Somalia Report The most talked about, not talked about, story this week is who will

(Bloomberg) — OSX Brasil SA, the shipbuilder controlled by Brazil’s richest man, stands to benefit from a rival’s failure to deliver vessels