“We can’t prejudge, and we’re not directly involved,”commented Tom Boardley, Marine Director at Lloyd’s Register and Chairman of

Pirates in Nigeria have released a French sailor kidnapped from a tanker on June 13 off the coast of Nigeria, a military commander told

Carnival Corporation has filed a lawsuit against BAE Systems over the damages sustained by the Carnival Triumph cruise ship after she broke free from her

Over 50 new maritime and offshore industry jobs posted on gCaptain in the past week… Marine Terminal Superintendent Philadelphia Shipbroker- Dry Bulk

Australia’s New South Wales state is planning to offer a long-term lease for Newcastle port, the world’s biggest export harbor for coal used in

Nigerian authorities dropped charges on Tuesday against eight Russian sailors suspected of trafficking arms, their lawyer said, but another seven will face

Pirate attacks off West Africa's mineral-rich Gulf of Guinea have almost doubled from last year and threaten to increase the costs and jeopardise the shipping

The world's three biggest container shipping companies, including Maersk Line, have agreed to share vessels in a bid to minimize losses caused by over capacity

The ratio of container TEU capacity on-order compared to the trading fleet dropped below 20% in June, reports Braemar Seascope. The broker advises that, as the

(Bloomberg) — STX Pan Ocean Co., South Korea’s largest commodities-shipping company, slumped to the lowest level in Seoul trading since its

June 18 (Bloomberg) — China’s oil imports are contracting for the first time since 2009, reducing the biggest source of demand for crude tankers at

UPDATE: New information has revealed that the ship did not sink, rather it broke in two with both sides still afloat. The loss of the MOL Comfort (formerly

[INFOGRAPHIC] The South China Sea and East Indies, east Mediterranean and Black Sea, North Sea and British Isles are the world's most dangerous hotspots for

This week marks the third episode of gCaptain Radio, a weekly talk show discussion with gCaptain founder John Konrad and radio host Jeff Eckles. gCaptain

Gerry Wang, CEO of Seaspan, says the industry is in the very early innings of the increase in container volumes, standing firmly by his prediction of a seven

Harley Marine recently named their latest CAT-powered ice-class tractor tug the Bob Franco after the father of Harley’s Founder and CEO, Harley Franco.

Poland has sped up work on a terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as it aims for a 2015 start date for receiving shipments from suppliers such as Qatar,

On April 24, 2013, two Kirby-owned tank barges exploded during routine cleaning operations at the Oil Recovery Company Marine Terminal in Mobile, injuring

This photo was taken from the sailing yacht “Crocodile”, a Beneteau First 40.7 while transiting offshore the coast of Long Island and New Jersey

June 17 (Bloomberg) — Ships hauling iron ore earned more than they need to cover running for the first time in almost five months, amid speculation that