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BP says it is building six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to support its expanding global LNG portfolio and to respond to growing
The U.S. Navy will repair the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) at the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility-Japan Regional Maintenance Center in
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Puerto Rico on Tuesday to assist in hurricane relief efforts. Comfort is assisting
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In September 2017, Burnaby BC based Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) awarded a construction contract to ASL Shipyards, Singapore, for three
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) says it is assisting the crew of the vessel C Star, who have been abandoned and left unpaid by its
The Panama Canal Authority has announced that it will start allowing the swapping and substitution of booking slots between vessels belonging to the same
Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with Google to gain access to the tech giant’s intelligent awareness systems to help make existing vessels safer and
The cameraman saw it coming. The Captain didn’t, apparently. The video was filmed Saturday in Nassau, Bahamas. The Port Canaveral-based Disney Dream has
French shipping company CMA CGM has announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in SOFRANA Unilines, one of the key players in the South Pacific
The project to develop the world’s first full-scale carbon capture and storage system located on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is moving along
Viking Cruises has revealed that it is developing what could become the world’s first cruise powered by liquid hydrogen. The company announced the plan
Danish energy company DONG Energy has announced its plan to change its name to Ørsted to reflect the company’s focus on renewable energy moving
More than 3,300 Canadians attended the unveiling of the first large vessel to built in Canada as part the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) at Seaspan’s
Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been awarded the contract to produce the U.S. Navy’s next-generation patrol boat, the PB(X). This award is the
The U.S. Coast Guard today has released the S.S. El Faro Marine Board of Investigation report, which includes a detailed account of the event along
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship, USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), departed Naval Station Norfolk on Friday and is now underway to support relief efforts in
The 2017-built containership Kea Trader will have to be scrapped after running aground off New Caledonia just a few months into service. The ship’s
The final design of is what is looking to become the world’s first autonomous and zero emission containership was released Friday in Trondheim, Norway.
U.S. shipping company Crowley Maritime provided an update Friday on its on-going effort to get relief supplies to the people Puerto Rico in the aftermath of
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