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Defence contractor BAE Systems plans to lay off 1,775 ship workers across the UK as the biggest warships Britain has ever built near completion with no

The Netherlands asked an international court on Wednesday to order Russia to release 30 people detained during a Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the

Mexican armed forces have taken charge of security in the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, a major cargo hub in a part of the country struggling to contain

Italy will immediately begin to limit large cruise ship traffic in the Venice lagoon and the biggest vessels - of more than 96,000 gross tonnes - will be

Singapore's Sembcorp Marine Ltd said on Tuesday its net profit for the third quarter of the year grew 12.3 percent to S$130 million due in part to foreign

The U.S. trial of a Somali man accused of piracy off the Horn of Africa began on Monday, with prosecutors portraying him as a ransom-hungry negotiator and his

SEOUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) – At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during “combat duties” off the east coast last

China's state-owned Shandong Shipping Corporation has signed a $500 million deal with Brazilian miner Vale SA to operate four of its giant iron-ore freighters,

By Swetha Gopinath and Garima Goel Nov 1 (Reuters) – After four years in the doldrums, the specialized chemical tankers that ply the seas between the

What do the Chinese cities of Qingdao, Ningbo and Dalian have in common and what's the quickest way of getting from one to the

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa on Thursday signed a deal to buy 2.5 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG)

HONG KONG, Oct 30 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , cut its third-quarter loss versus year-ago levels, helped

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route were firmer on Tuesday helped by recent healthy

A strong storm battered Britain and the Netherlands on Monday, killing three people, cutting power and forcing hundreds of plane and train cancellations as it

Oct 28 (Reuters) – Qatargas and other producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will continue to make project decisions based on long-term demand and

By Kristen Hays and Terry Wade CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct 28 (Reuters) – The Gulf of Mexico, stung by the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history in

BRUSSELS, Oct 24 (Reuters) – European governments have taken preliminary steps to re-impose sanctions against Iran’s main cargo shipping line,

As first reported by gCaptain on Wednesday… ABUJA/WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Pirates attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and

By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Oct 24 (Reuters) – For Peter Willcox, captain of a Greenpeace icebreaker seized by Russia, the worst thing about weeks in jail

HELSINKI, Oct 24 (Reuters) – Power plant and ship engine manufacturer Wartsila posted a stronger than expected rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, one