by Peter Apps (Reuters) For all the focus on terrorism, one of the most striking features of the last decade is that the risk of war between the world’s

The Coast Guard recently awarded a Meritorious Public Service award to Roy Bleiberg, former director of the American Bureau of Shipping’s Global Gas

by Matthew Braga (Bloomberg) Until recently, oil and gas kept robots moving in more ways than one. Fossil fuel companies looking to speed up exploration,

To minimize distractions and mitigate security concerns generated by the high profile of its star athletes, USA Basketball has been placing players

By Justin Bachman (Bloomberg) Some Olympic athletes seem to be super-human, while others aren’t human at all. In Rio de Janeiro this week, more than 300

By Yuji Nakamura (Bloomberg) Japan said two Chinese vessels entered Japanese territorial waters near the disputed “Senkaku” or “Diaoyu” islands in the

Any hope of the SS United States returning to the high seas as a modern luxury cruise ship has now faded with Los Angeles-based Crystal Cruises cancelling its

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Maersk Line is upgrading its eight E-class 15,550 teu vessels to load a further 1,300 teu. Raising the accommodation

The National Transportation Safety Board’s delayed third mission to the wreckage of the El Faro was scheduled to launch Friday with investigators hoping

By Jonathan Saul and Anshuman Daga LONDON/SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) plans to buy one of London’s oldest

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 5 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which hit multi-year lows on Thursday, could slip

ATHENS, Aug 5 (Reuters) – China COSCO Shipping, which owns the world’s fourth largest container fleet in terms of capacity, is expected to wrap up

Perhaps this is common at some shipyards around the world but that doesn’t mean I’d volunteer to be down there because, you know,

An Iranian Very Large Crude Carrier and a large containership collided in the busy Singapore Strait late Wednesday night, causing damage to both ships but

By Serene Cheong (Bloomberg) — Oil traders once again believe it’s worth heading out to sea. The market structure for Brent crude, the benchmark for

LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) – British satellite operator Inmarsat reported a rise in revenue in the second quarter, more than reversing a dip in the first

By Jonathan Saul and Anshuman Daga LONDON/SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) plans to buy one of London’s oldest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzcnpRZjX_s Check out this 360° video filmed aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman while in the

By Captain George Livingstone I remember an American cartoon from childhood, “The Jetson’s”, I still remember the intro song (“Meet George Jetson,

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd.’s profit dwindled in the second quarter as the world’s largest offshore driller struggles to win