Fox News reports that the decades-long effort to recognize and honor the U.S. Merchant Marines of WWII took another step forward Wednesday when the House

Norwegian offshore company Farstad Shipping announced it has picked up an aquaculture contract for its AHTS vessels. The company said Friday it was awarded a

SEOUL, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd said on Friday that a 907.6 billion won ($776.8 million) order for a substructure for a

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which are hovering close to the multi-month highs hit

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Brent crude is headed for its biggest weekly gain since 2009 after OPEC approved its first supply cut in eight years,

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By Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship program “stands at a crossroads,” as the service prepares to ask Congress

by Tom Phillips (TheGuardian) He was one of the key salesmen of New Labour, a Westminster wheeler-dealer whose backstage machinations and silver tongue saw him

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it would cut a further 800 jobs in its marine business to save an extra 50 million

Carnival Corporation’s Princess Cruise Lines has agreed to plead guilty to seven felony charges stemming from illegal oil dumping at sea and intentional

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Maersk Line, the world’s biggest shipping company, is to buy smaller rival Hamburg Süd,

By Emma O’Brien and Heesu Lee (Bloomberg) — While the first OPEC production cuts since 2008 were inked as Asia slept, the winners and losers from

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes could drop next week as charterers hold