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As world piracy hits a new high, more ships are escaping Somali pirates, says IMB report Piracy on the world’s seas has risen to record levels, with

AUCKLAND—A stranded cargo vessel off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island has spilled more oil into the ocean, as efforts to pump the

Drone aircraft, officially called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are just starting to be used to spot, identify, scare pirates away, and prevent hostage

In what may be the first reported case of Somalis doing their part to prevent Somalia-based piracy operations, a speed boat carrying 7 men, AK-47s, RPGs, and

The following are the results of a study that was conducted to provide updated estimates on the economic impacts that the Port of New York and New Jersey has

UK offshore contractor Ensco says it has teamed up with drilling giants Anadarko, Apache and Noble Energy in a deal to send its newbuild ultra-deepwater

By Captain G. Andy Chase, Professor of Marine Transportation, Maine Maritime Academy   In this modern age, all maritime schools are spending a great

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) has exceeded its annual order target of $11 billion by 9%,

LONDON—BP PLC on Monday said it had reached a $4 billion out-of-court settlement with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to settle claims related to the deadly

U.S. officials are trying to make sure the American coastline will be protected as Cuba begins drilling a deep water oil well later this year about 60 miles

WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Maritime New Zealand is focused Monday on removing oil from a cargo vessel grounded on a reef off the east coast of New

We thought this weeks ship photo was pretty cool.  It shows the newly constructed USAN Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit (FPSO) being positioned

By Eric Uhlfelder, Barron’s Cargo shippers are in the tank, thanks to slowing global economic growth and oversupplies of dry-bulk ships, which transport

Life is good when you can tranport over 100,000 metric tons. Heavy lift operator Dockwise today announced that its new-build “Type-0” super vessel,

HOUSTON —The U.S. government broke precedent by issuing citations to contractors Halliburton Co. and Transocean Ltd. in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcZSLPG3t44 Here’s a video of M/V Rena’s owner, Diamantis Manos of Costamare Shipping Company S.A., delivering a

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.–Mike Petters keeps a well-thumbed volume of naval history handy on his desk. One of its lessons, he says, is that maintaining a fleet

Summary of Weekly Incidents By Region: 6 – 12 OCTOBER 2011 – Provided by U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence ECUADOR: Fifteen robbers armed with guns

By Michael Grey, ClayMaitland.com “It will never work because there is no infrastructure!” I wonder how many times these words, or their

By Tennille Tracy, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The U.S. has decided to allow BP PLC to bid on new oil-drilling leases that go up for sale in the