Offshore vessel owners around the world are so jealous right now of Eidesvik. The Norwegian offshore vessel owner accepted delivery today of the 145 meter long

Oil extended three consecutive weekly gains in London as OPEC ministers signaled their confidence that the market can sustain its

Norskan Offshore, the Rio de Janeiro-based subsidiary of Norwegian shipowner DOF ASA, has entered into an agreement today for the sale of 5 offshore support

The expected APL Logistics deal value is far higher than the $750 million to $900 million range that sources said Singapore-based NOL had been looking for.

The captain of a passenger ferry has been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years in jail for his role in the fatal 2012 Lamma ferry disaster

An Australia-bound father and son duo had to be rescued from their disabled 43-foot sailboat off the coast of Nantucket on Sunday amid the brutal winter storm

Lunatics, a-holes, idiots… whatever you want to call them… In January, Reg and Jason McGlashan paid USD $10,000 for the 43-foot sailboat Sedona off

Firefighters in Oakland battled a two-alarm blaze in the superstructure of a cargo ship berthed at the Port of Oakland on Sunday evening. The fire was reported

A U.S. West Coast port strike is pushing up shipping freight rates as delays in offloading and taking on new cargo mean container ships are unavailable for

Subsea “has been one of the biggest growth areas in the last two decades and will continue despite the near-term fluctuations in commodity

A gCaptain contributor sent us the following image over the weekend of Diamond Offshore’s new drillship, Ocean BlackHornet, now located in the Gulf of

In March 2010, long-time Transocean CEO Robert Long turned over the reins to then COO Steven Newman.  For Newman, this was an exciting opportunity to lead his

The crew of the USCGC Polar Star freed an Australian fishing vessel from thick pack ice Friday night approximately 900 miles northwest of McMurdo Sound,

Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, a maritime and offshore industry giant has passed away today at his home in Oslo at age 83. Mr. Stolt-Nielsen saw an unbelieveable level

Italy's coast guard went to the rescue of at least 1,000 migrants in difficulty in the sea between Europe and North Africa on Sunday, the third operation of

President Barack Obama is sending U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez to California to help resolve a labor dispute at West Coast ports that account for almost half

Niall Farrell from Greystones, Ireland sent us the following drawing he sketched up today on his notepad. This might be the first drawing that has ever been

To all our international readers, this is actually how many people talk in New England. Chalk this up as a cultural experience. For those in New England,

gCaptain sources report this afternoon the ENSCO 8502 deepwater drilling rig suffered a fire today while operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Coast

The U.S. Coast Guard sole heavy icebreaker is continuing to respond to a 207-foot fishing vessel stuck in ice off Antarctica, battling snow, wind, large