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STOCKHOLM–Offshore workers in Norway, western Europe’s largest oil producer and exporter, Tuesday decided not to step up a strike that has already
India’s Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited has signed a contract today to buy a Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) of about 49,700 dwt (75,000 cbm). The
West Coast jones act carrier Matson on Monday began trading on the NYSE as its own independent company and brand after changing it’s name officially from
Maersk Line Limited, and 10 other US-based shipping companies were awarded nearly $5.9 billion in contracts today by the US Department of Transportation for
The final piece of a CAD $8.5 million research project to improve DP operations in ice fell into place on May 23, 2012 when the Government of Canada announced
ATHENS, GREECE – International dry bulk shipping company, Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), announced today that it has entered into a time charter
LONDON–Iran has drafted a bill to block the Strait of Hormuz for oil tankers from states that support oil sanctions, an Iranian lawmaker said Monday. In
BW Offshore and Fred Olsen Production have signed a contract with Vaalco Energy for a five year extension for the lease and operation of the FPSO Petróleo
Originally ordered in November 2010, the STX OSV Langstan-built Far Scotsman (STX PSV08 CD) was delivered today to Farstad Shipping Limited and is slated to
COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced today that COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard Co., a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co.,
Container shipping giant CMA CGM announced plans Monday to sell it’s luxury cruise line La Compagnie du Ponant to a European private equity firm.
ATHENS – Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP) announced today that they have entered into new time charter agreement for one of their
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones) –Container shipper Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (N03.SG) said Monday it plans to sell its headquarters building in Singapore to raise
By Tom Weaver, Partner, Weaver-Price Design & Construction Since the 1970s, the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) has attracted an incredible global following as the
Following extensive onboard tests of various maritime communications systems, Tokyo-based Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has signed a contract to install
This week’s ship er, shipyard photo comes to us via Damen Shiprepair Brest, or DSB for short, located on the northwest tip of France. Formerly known as
SAO PAULO–Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista on Thursday reshuffled the senior management at his oil and ship-building companies, which have seen their
Globalstar announced this week that it has reached a settlement of its prior disputes with Thales Alenia Space France and has agreed to the terms of a
War with Somali pirates is heating up – By Will Watson Even as the military, governments and the maritime industry are stepping up action against Somali
STX OSV Holdings Ltd. (MS7.SG) said Friday it secured contracts worth about NOK500 million ($83.5 million) to build two platform supply vessels for Island
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