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South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has gone mobile, launching the world’s first after-sales services (A/S) for ships accessible via a

Noble Corp. (NE: NYSE) By Global Hunter Securities ($29.33, Aug. 9, 2011) Off 41% from its recent high as of Monday’s close and the worst performer in

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude tanker market may bottom out in the coming week, with charterers rushing to fix cargoes before the completion of

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The U.K. shipping industry has rejected the European Union’s emissions trading scheme, defying calls for shipping to be included

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian federal oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, has received three design proposals for

With vessel attacks, hijackings and huge ransoms stealing the headlines in todays news, some flag states are concerned that acts of violence against seafarers

On February 26, 2011, the platform supply vessel SBS Typhoon made contact with the Vos Scout and the PSV Ocean Searcher while conducting tests of a newly

The American Maritime Officers union and the American Steamship Company have reached a tentative agreement on an expired labor contract, ending a week long AMO

– By David Rider, Neptune Maritime Security Despite the best efforts of the world’s navies and EU NAVFOR in particular, piracy in the Indian

USS Carl Vinson Strike Group, Exercise Tandem Thrust 2003, US Navy Photo WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) Rear Adm. (Ret.) Robert James’s characterization of

If only ships could sail as fast as airplanes, then we could conduct weather avoidance the Fedex way. Watch the video below to see a screenshot of planes

Mars Tensioned-Leg Platform (TLP), Image by Garve Scott-Lodge  HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell (RDSA) said Thursday it has received approval from

The world’s three largest flag states agreed today to share information on seafarer mistreatment at the hands of Somali pirates to help better gauge the

PARIS (Dow Jones)–Pointing to a worsening business environment in Italy, North Africa and the U.S. that resulted in a net loss for the half-year and a

A screen shot of Germanischer Lloyd’s Eco-Assistant, a tool to help ship captains maximize the fuel and power efficiency of their vessels.  In times of

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) said Thursday its unit has secured two contracts worth a total of S$146 million. As part of the first

Correction to this article…  Ship brokers MJLF & Associates pointed out to us this morning that VLCCs burn ~100MT of fuel per day, which results in

Siem Offshore has taken over the remaining 50% ownership interest in Overseas Drilling Ltd (ODL) from a subsidiary of Transocean, including full management of

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  To learn more about marine airbags and their use for moving and launching large ships, we reached out to Song Tao of Qingdao Evergreen Shipping Supplies