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In July 2012, Tarua 120 was delivered by shipyard Italthai Marine Limited to her owners, the Port Authority of Thailand. This is the latest of the RAmparts

RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR) said Friday it was taking legal action to lift an injunction barring

(Dow Jones) Shipping companies are demolishing their vessels at an unprecedented rate this year, hoping to eliminate some capacity to cushion the impact of a

Just hours after announcing a 3-year contract with Noble for its newbuild Atwood Advantage drillship, Houston-based Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) says that

There were a number mistakes made by multiple people that ultimately led up to the January 13 wreck of the Costa Concordia on the island of Giglio.

(Bloomberg) — Taiwan warned of floods and landslides as the second super typhoon in two weeks ripped through the East China Sea and headed for islands

(Bloomberg) — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s biggest shipbuilder, made a preliminary bid for an $890 million stake in planemaker Korea

“A century after the Titanic was lost in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, the IMO is striving to ensure continual improvement in safety at sea. Its

Damen Shipyards Group announced today they will be supplying Dutch maritime services provider Acta Marine with four Shoalbuster anchor handling tugs. Three

[dropcap]E[/dropcap]nclosed by steel walls and surrounded by men (often wearing bright orange jumpsuits!) mariners have long joked that “Going to sea is

A fire at a Gulf of Mexico platform owned by W&T Offshore Inc. (WTI) injured three people, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. The fire at the platform

Total annual operating costs in the shipping industry increased by an average of 2.1 percent in 2011 led primarily by increasing crew costs, says international

(Bloomberg) — Telling the difference between a deadly surface mine and a bloated sheep carcass bobbing belly-up in the Persian Gulf is among the skills

LONDON–A manager with the National Iranian Tanker Co. rejects U.S. claims that the oil transport company is a state company and says it should not be

WASHINGTON – The collision of a chemical tanker with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel in October 2011 was likely caused by the inappropriate

CARACAS–Venezuelan state oil monopoly Petroleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, signed a 15-year crude supply contract with India’s Reliance Industries

PRESS RELEASE — The Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) conference program scheduled to be held in Paris October 3-5

Introducing the ‘Liaoning’: China’s New Aircraft Carrier and What it Means By Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins China’s first aircraft

The Kara Sea, a body of Arctic waters so remote that the Soviet Union used it as an atomic- waste dump for more than 25 years, has become the

Dolphin Drilling AS, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has subject final approvals entered into a Letter of Award for the provision of the semi