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The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is protesting over the federal government’s award of a special license to Pacific Aluminium allowing the company to

South African Salvage Master Nick Sloane has joined Resolve Marine Group as Senior Salvage Master.  Sloane has been in the business for decades but is

Check out this photo from January 29th in the westernmost North Sea as a Hurricane Force low was rapidly developing in the northeast Atlantic, producing

Svitzer signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Guangzhou Port Group to create a towage and marine services joint venture for the world’s 5th largest

Philly Shipyard announced that it has started construction on the first product tanker in a four vessel order for American Petroleum Tankers (APT). The

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has issued a strongly worded statement against Spain’s decision to sentence the former

The American Maritime Partnership is the demanding the retraction of what it says is an erroneous report released by an infrastructure lobbying group slamming

The European Commission has presented new EU Operational guidelines for ships in need of assistance. The guidelines have been developed by a group comprised of

BG Group and Keppel Offshore & Marine have secured a license to supply LNG bunkers to vessels in the Port of Singapore after submitting a joint bid to the

The U.S. Coast Guard is getting ready to hold its first marine investigation hearing as part of its probe into the loss of the American cargo ship El Faro

The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) saw a significant growth in container volumes last year. On Monday, the authority reported that it achieved record container

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have teamed up and developed new guidance to prevent

Abu Dhabi-based petrochemical company Borouge and Maersk Line inked an agreement to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for their shipments. The Carbon Pact

Dubai-based Polarcus is in the process of acquiring an ultra-wide 3D marine seismic project offshore Myanmar, and is breaking acquisition performance records

Construction of a second Poe-sized Lock is critical to Michigan and the United States, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder said in his State of the State address

Netherlands-based Vroon said it has taken delivery of VOS Primrose, a KCM-80m platform-supply vessel (PSV). VOS Primrose, which will be managed by Vroon

New Jersey-based stevedore and terminal operating company Ports America will invest in Los Angeles, Long Beach, the Pacific Northwest and western Canada as

Italian oil company Eni has terminated its contract for the ultra deepwater drillship Ocean Rig Olympia due to collapsing oil prices.  The early

A three-mile section of the Mississippi River was closed Wednesday after 22 barges broke free, some of them hitting other vessels before they were

KOTUG International tugs towing the oil tanker New Voyage in reduced visibility into the Port of Rotterdam. Photos from KOTUG crew members Dennis