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Story by Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers and Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Schofield via USCG Los Angeles Make no mistake ladies and

MTU high-speed diesels help this ocean-going tug cut fuel costs for long-haul towing and ship-assist jobs throughout the Pacific. MTU diesels help this West

The following is the agenda for the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee’s (MSC) 89th session to be held from May 11 to May 20 at the

Building on the success last year’s inaugural event, the second annual Maritime Industry Congressional ‘Sail-In’ May 4 drew more than 180

USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) approaches the Japanese-owned commercial oil tanker M/V Guanabara. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anna

Last week at OTC in Houston, Ulstein Group introduced the ‘Northern Light’ drilling derrick, a new integrated derrick solution based on existing

Welcome to the inaugural edition of “In Case You Missed It…”, a new series posted every Friday that highlights the weeks top 10 news items on

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Contract drillerNoble Corp. (NE) is suing Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) and seeking damages for terminating a four-year, $752 million deal

The Department of Defense announced today that the departments of the Navy and Army signed a Memorandum of Agreement May 2 transferring all five of the

When the Department of Homeland Security announced the idea of a new consolidated Coast Guard headquarters it seemed fitting, considering the Coast

Wartsila has won a contract to design a new LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) for the Norwegian operator Rem Offshore.  The vessel will be built at the

HOUSTON—Transocean Ltd.’s first-quarter profit dropped 54% as the driller’s utilization rate continued to slide, and results missed Wall

Amver Blog has just posted episode 3 of the Quarterdeck, the monthly Amver podcast featuring Benjamin Strong and Admiral Jim Watson. In this latest episode

Houston: DNV has announced that it has been appointed as the Certified Verification Agent (CVA) for the Cape Wind Project, the first offshore wind farm to be

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has recently intensified its efforts to help shipyards, ship owners, suppliers and recycling facilities in Asia to comply with the

Alert! Issue No.26, via The Nautical Institute You cannot produce a safety management system on the cheap, nor expect people to snap to attention and follow

Subsea 7 announced today announced that it has completed the design and build of the first commercially available Autonomous Inspection Vehicle (AIV), a

GL Noble Denton has published a new Guideline for the certification of blow-out preventers (BOPs), clearly defining the process to be undertaken by independent

Does size really matter? Ijmuiden, The Netherlands-based ship design firm, has been contracted to design a new compact but powerful AHT offshore support vessel

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Timothy A. Hazel/Released) By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (NNS) —