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On 15 July 2018, container ship Aeneas ran aground in the Suez Canal during a southbound transit. As a result of the grounding, the Panamax Alexander, Sakizaya
Press Release – Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the launch and delivery of Ocean Queen Rockstar, the first in a larger class of vessel for NYC
Press Release – Damen Shipyards – To signify its first day of operations at Damen Shipyards Mangalia in Romania, Damen held a modest ceremony
Press Release – Incat Crowther – is pleased to announce the delivery of Glory, the second 27m Catamaran Ferry built by Gladding Hearn for MBTA of
Norway-based Offshore Heavy Transport is set to enter the offshore renewables market with a state-of-the-art heavy lift transport and installation vessel that
Russian oil and gas company PAO Novatek has shipped its first cargoes of liquified natural gas from the Yamal LNG project to China via the Northern Sea Route.
The Board of Directors Lindblad Expeditions has authorized a plan to order a second newbuild polar expedition cruise ship as part of the company’s
Israeli container shipping company ZIM has reached a deal with 2M alliance members Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company on a new strategic
Large shipping losses have declined by more than a third over the past decade, but new cyber and climate risks, along with human error, threaten safety
The number of maritime piracy incidents reported to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre in the first half of 2018 fell to its lowest number in the past 10
Update (Thursday) – The Coastguard reports that the situation remains unchanged and there was no attempt to refloat the vessel at high water Thursday
Following Hurricane Maria’s landfall in Puerto Rico last September, a number of media reports claimed that the Jones Act had severely damaged the Puerto
U.S.-flag tanker company Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) has signed shipbuilding contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for the
A major fire tore through an end-of-life VLCC at the Gadani shipbreaking yard in Pakistan on Monday, marking yet another incident to underscore the dangers of
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) says it is encouraged by efforts made by IMO Member States to resolve so of the challenges ahead of the global 0.5%
Hapag-Lloyd AG officially named its newest containership ‘AFIF’ at DP World’s London Gateway on Monday. The Ultra-Large Container Vessel
A Singaporean shipping company has been sentenced to pay a fine of $1 million and serve two years of probation for failing to maintain an accurate oil record
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean says its ultra-deepwater semi-submersible GSF Development Driller 1 has been awarded an 11-well contract offshore
Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) is planning to develop an offshore crude oil export terminal off the Texas Gulf Coast capable of
The 10,000-tonne hull of the RRS Sir David Attenborough was launched into the River Mersey on Saturday, marking a major milestone in the build of the
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