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Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä says they will be providing four 12-cylinder engines aboard a new self-propelled cutter suction dredger that was ordered

As of 30 December 2014, Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard is now 100 percent owned by Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) after the

Just a day after arriving in Singapore, USS Fort Worth has been sent to assist the USS Sampson (DDG 102) with recovery efforts for Air Asia Flight QZ8501. The

Seadrill (NYSE: SDRL) announced today it has exercised a purchase option for the West Polaris, a 6th generation Ultra-Deepwater drillship, from Ship Finance

The second installment of the new world's largest containership by TEU capacity, CSCL Pacific Ocean, has officially been named and delivered by the Hyundai

Golar LNG announced plans today to develop a floating liquefied natural gas export project off the coast of Cameroon utilizing the Golar Hilli, an LNG carrier

The U.S. Navy says it has awarded the contract to scrap the decommissioned 'Ranger' (CV 61) to International Shipbreaking, Ltd, marking the end of the road for

Bollinger Shipyards has announced today that Ben Bordelon will assume the duties of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Ben

Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä says it will be providing the full propulsion package for a new LNG-fueled high-speed passenger ferry being built for

Swiber, the Singapore-based offshore oil and gas contractor, is making a huge leap today into the West African market after winning a US$710 million contract

The International Maritime Organization and other UN agencies are calling for a concerted effort in response to the staggering loss of life, trauma and human

More countries around the world should strengthen their approach to maritime security and follow in the steps of Indonesia, who this month will launch a new

December 9, 2014 – Middletown, R.I. – The United States Maritime Resource Center (USMRC) in Middletown, Rhode Island and ClassNK, a leading ship

Some new images are for the first time revealing the shipwreck remains of what many consider to be the worst maritime disaster in San Francisco

FAIRFAX, Va. – ExxonMobil is introducing MobilgardTM 410 NC, a zinc-free high-performance oil that offers marine operators an improvement in piston

Nordic American Tankers Ltd announced today that it has entered into a preliminary agreement with South Korean shipyard Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine

Today we remember December 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy. RIP

Overall confidence in the successful implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) should not conceal continuing concern over the risk of

Last night some security camera captured video of a pier collapsing in Eastport, Maine. The U.S. Coast Guard says it was notified at approximately 2:20 a.m.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed H.R. 5769, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, by an overwhelmingly