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Singaporean rig builder Sembcorp Marine is headed to court to settle a dispute with Marco Polo Marine over the termination of a $214.3 million jack-up rig
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Helsinki-headquartered Wärtsilä says it has been awarded a contract to design a new series of jack-up vessels to serve maintenance vessels in the offshore
DryShips, which owns dry bulk carriers and offshore support vessels, announced that it sold three of its vessels along with the associated bank debt to
Maersk Oil, the Danish oil and gas company owned by the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group, has announced that it will cease production from its Tyra field in the
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announced that it completed the acquisition of the dredging activities and assets of STRABAG Wasserbau GmbH. The deal, valued
A big weekend for the world’s largest cruise company as Carnival Corporation finalizes contracts with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to build five
Svitzer selected Damen Shipyards to provide four ATD 2412 tugs as part of its ongoing fleet renewal program. The four new tugs are of Damen’s 24-metre
Some new photos obtained by gCaptain show damage to the Star of Abu Dhabi bulk carrier after it reportedly drifted into the dock of a Louisiana sugar refinery,
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With the debate over strengthening U.S. boarder security focussed almost exclusively on the illegal movement of people and drugs into the southern United
Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) on Wednesday launched its highly anticipated Fleet Xpress, a new service that promises a
French offshore services provider Bourbon Offshore has announced a major expansion into ethane gas transportation as the company weathers a “very
Maersk Drilling says it has received a notice of early contract termination from its client for the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible Mærsk Deliverer. The
Film by JefferyHK from aboard the 8,000 TEU containership OOCL Atlanta as it the Tsing Ma Bridge headed for the port of Hong Kong. Check out Jeffery’s
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has seized more than 12,800 pounds (6 tons) of cocaine and apprehended four suspected drug smugglers from a self-propelled
The future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) returned from Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after completing its second round of sea trials off the
The uploader of this video said he came across this big ol’ rusty crane in the Southampton docks area, so naturally he decided to climb
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