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The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday announced it will offer approximately 1.09 million acres off Alaska’s southcentral coast for oil
Some major damage at the port of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic after a ferry struck a pier while mooring on Thursday. Video shows the moment the
New Orleans-based Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), one of the leading providers of Offshore Service Vessels (OSVs) to the global energy industry, announced Thursday
This incident occurred last Friday in Istanbul. The video shows the car and passenger ferry approach the dock when it suddenly loses control and hits other
President Donald Trump addressed the 2017 graduating class of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy during the Academy’s 136th Commencement ceremony on Wednesday
Satellite communications company Inmarsat (LON: ISAT) has confirmed the successful launch of the fourth and final high-speed broadband communications satellite
Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing in the maritime sector, Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has entered a cooperative
The International Maritime Organization has released a new visit explaining the significance of the Polar Code and its impact on shipping. The Polar Code
The MOL Triumph, one of the world’s biggest ships, docked at the port of Hamburg on Monday marking the arrival of the first 20,000 TEU
New Orleans-based oil services company Tidewater Inc. has entered into a prepackaged restructuring agreement with certain lenders that will require the
Narwhal’s have been called some of the world’s strangest animals, with their unicorn-like tusks that can reach over 8 feet long. Over the
The largest ship to ever visit the U.S. east coast arrived at the port of Savannah on Thursday after traveling through the expanded Panama Canal from Asia. The
The 20,170 teu MOL Triumph became the largest ship to ever visit the UK when it docked at the port of Southampton earlier today. MOL Triumph is the first
(Drewry) – Recovery in the crude tanker shipping market is not expected until 2020 as weak trade growth and a bloated orderbook limit any rate recovery.
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms officially opened this week in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands. The 600 MW Gemini Offshore
The technology group Wärtsilä’s project to bring floating rubbish bins to Finland is making progress. The project is being executed in honour of
Shell Marine is introducing its Marine Integrated Lubrication and Expert Solutions (MILES) programme, its new and unique approach in lubricants
Pirates and armed robbers on the high seas attacked 43 ships and captured 58 crew in the first quarter of 2017, a slight increase from the same
Global satellite provider Inmarsat has announces its new Fleet Xpress service has commitments to connect more than 10,000 ships at sea with high-speed
U.S. lawmakers from two key maritime states have introduced bipartisan legislation seeking to advance the capabilities of two-year community and technical
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