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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy took over the Coast Guard’s Instagram this week while exploring the Arctic Ocean. Here’s a look at some of the
International Maritime Organization Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has issued a strong call that any discussion on shipping’s contribution to global
Offshore shipbuilder VARD says it has lands new contracts for the design and construction of two offshore subsea construction vessels for
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Two Alang ship recycling facilities have received Statements of Compliance (SoC) verifying that the facilities are in line with the Hong Kong
A Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier remains in the Port of Tacoma after U.S. Coast Guard Port State Control inspectors found multiple safety deficiencies. A
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U.S.-flag Great Lake carriers are using a recent 20-day closer of a lock at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to highlight the need for a
A ship is blanketed in thick haze at while unloading cargo at the Tanjong Pagar shipping container port in Singapore, September 24, 2015.
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The global shipping industry is targeting a 50% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The new target was set forth by the International Chamber
Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (OSLO: AKPS) says that its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc. (APSI), has entered into definitive
Crowley’s first LNG-powered Commitment Class ConRo ship has reached about 25% complete at VT Halter. The two Commitment class ships, which will be named
Swiss power technology ABB says it is investing in a new state-of-the-art cable ship to boost capacity and flexibility of its subsea cable installation
The crane ship Wei-Li belonging to Shanghai Salvage just completed a 10-day drydock undergoing maintenance and repair at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque. The
A new independent report due for publication later this month aims to challenge the realities of the safety of workboat and offshore support
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has commissioned a study into the maneuvering feasibility of the new Panama Canal locks
The ICC International Maritime Bureau is calling for a global reporting system in the wake of an alarming uptick in the number of piracy and armed
Global shipping consultancy Drewry says a recent order from China COSCO for 11 ultra-large containerships (ULCVs) underscores the industry’s
The heads of 7 of the 8 political groups of the European Parliament’s environment committee wrote today to the Environment Ministers of the 28 EU
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