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Somali piracy cost the shipping industry and governments almost $7 billion in 2011, according to an annual report released today by the nonprofit and

Members of the G6 Alliance announced today that their groundbreaking cooperation in Asia-Europe container shipping will begin operation in the first week of

SEACOR Holdings announced today that it will be selling off a portion of its environmental business to J.F. Lehman & Company, a private equity firm focused

Combination to Further Strengthen Maritime Industry and Jobs in Alaska and Across the Pacific Northwest   Alaska Ship and Drydock Inc. (ASD) and Vigor

Weekly Summary of Global Maritime Crime and Piracy, week of 2-8 February 2012, (source: ONI) GHANA: Offshore tug boarded by four robbers on 9 February while

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has pledged IMO’s support for the Philippines in all facets of the country’s maritime development.  In

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Shares in BG Group PLC (BG.LN) rose sharply Thursday after the company revised higher its outlook for earnings from a key division and

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today announced a new system that improves the stability of damaged ships, reducing the risk of capsizing.  The newly

Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK) and König & Cie are pleased to announce that Diamond S Shipping Group has joined the Gemini Tankers Suezmax Pool as a full

– By Vigor Marine They don’t call it “shipping” for nothing. Worldwide, as much as 90 percent of the goods that move around the globe

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today they are partnering to

(Dow Jones) The Norwegian government Wednesday announced it will start a geological survey of what oil and gas assets the Northern part of a previously

The following article originally appeared on UnofficialNetworks.com, gCaptain.com’s sister site and the leading ski and snowboard industry website. By

Austal has secured an order for a highly efficient medium speed ferry with leading French Polynesian operator and existing customer, SNC Aremiti Ferry. The 80

Keppel Offshore & Marine and ConocoPhillips today announced a joint project that they claim could potentially yield major breakthrough’s in offshore

Norwegian shipowner World Wide Supply (WWS) has ordered another two PSV 3300 CD’s with Damen Shipyards. The two platform suppliers are added to the four

As gCaptain first reported in August, American Maritime Officers’ (AMO) union training facility, STAR Center, has announced plans expand its simulation

CARACAS (Dow Jones)–A U.S. citizen working for Houston-based oil services company InterMoor Inc. was shot and killed while on assignment in Venezuela on

DUBAI (Dow Jones)–Drydocks World, Dubai’s shipyard arm, is considering the sale of its entire Southeast Asian ship-building and repair operations

Panama City, Panama – Joe Nielsen, the former CFO for APM Terminals’ activities in the Americas Region has been named Managing Director, Latin