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French classification society Bureau Veritas has halted its marine work in Iran, pledging to end its certification of Iranian vessels, specifically those of

Horizon Lines, Inc. (OTCQB: HRZL) today announced that Sam Woodward has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and has been

Norway’s Bergen Group says that, through its subsidiary Bergen Group BMV, it has signed a NOK 1 Billion (or about $165 million) contract with North Sea

New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International says that on June 4, 2012 the company signed an agreement with Bee Mar, LLC to purchase all of Bee Mar’s

Weekly Incidents by Region: May 31 – June 6 WEST AFRICA NIGERIA: Tanker boarded on 01 June at 06:19 N – 003:29 E, Lagos Anchorage. Three armed

Wärtsilä says it’s now offering the widest range of ballast water management systems (BWMS) in the market following an agreement with Canada-based

ABS, a leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, said this week it has concluded a study on the technical feasibility of

KUALA LUMPUR: Chevron Corp. (CVX) and its partners expect in the very near future to load their first liquefied natural gas cargo from Angola using gas that

It’s shaping up to be a good week for Kleven Maritime.   Yesterday, the Norwegian shipbuilder announced that it will build a US$180 million subsea

New Fuel-Efficient Handysize Bulk Carrier Concept Design Uses Existing Technologies to Achieve Fuel Efficiency and Operational Flexibility By Per Wiggo

As persistent high oil prices and the burden of increased regulatory compliance have rendered energy management strategy development crucial for fleet owners

Eidesvik Offshore announced Tuesday that it has hired Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Maritime to build a large subsea construction vessel for NOK 1.1 billion, or

KUALA LUMPUR–Malaysia’s state oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd., also known as Petronas, said Tuesday that it has awarded an engineering

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers are working on U.S. Navy project dubbed Robojelly to put robot jellyfish in waters around the world. The

Today’s ship photos come to us via New York City where the Space Shuttle Enterprise began its journey over the weekend from JFK International Airport to

When the first hurricane emerges from the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico this season, NOAA will use a new statistical model to help predict the start of the

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Sunday visited this deep-water port and former American military base to promote a closer military partnership with the

Seadrill said Monday that it is in advanced discussions regarding a new five-year contract for its ultra-deepwater drillship, West Polaris.  The company says

BUENOS AIRES–Argentina’s federal government has declared oil and gas exploration by five companies in the waters surrounding the disputed Falkland

Maersk Drilling, the oil exploration services unit of Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO), said Monday it has been awarded a