Rob Almeida

The U.S. Navy reports a fire broke out on board the guided missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66).  The incident occurred late Monday as the ship was transiting

The following image shows the shipbreaking yards at Alang, an industrial complex north of Mumbai in the Gulf of Khambhat. Photo taken from space via Digital

Lamprell, the UAE-based rig builder has won a new order today from ENSCO for a pair of LeTourneau-designed, Super 116E (Enhanced) Class jack-up drilling rigs.

Hassan Khosrojerdi, The head of Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union unveiled on Sunday Iran’s intentions to construct six oil

Havyard, the Norwegian ship technology company, signed a contract today to build a hybrid battery powered platform supply vessel (PSV) for the privately-owned

The 1992-built ConRo vessel M/V Repubblica di Roma, owned by the Grimaldi Group caught fire last week and its current status is unknown this morning. These

Sailing downwind in big breeze is probably one of the most fun things you can do in sailing, especially on a boat capable of planing. Doing so however, you

Rescuers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) spent many hours this past weekend battling through big seas to reach and support the disabled

After an 11,500 nautical mile tow from Singapore to Curaçao, via the Cape of Good Hope, the Fairmount Sherpa’s job is done. This 75-meter, 16,320

Total and its joint venture partners have made the $16 billion final investment decision today to develop the ultra-deepwater Kaombo project offshore Angola.

Drydocks World received a newbuild order from Malta Oil & Gas today for a pair of Gusto MSC CJ54-X135-A jack-up drilling rigs. These rigs are rated to

Höegh LNG announced today they have received an upsized agreement with a number of banks to finance the final two FSRUs under construction at Hyundai Heavy

Japan Marine United has won an order from NYK Line today to build eight 14,000 TEU boxships at their Kure Shipyard.  According NYK, the ships are to be

Abdalla el-Badri, Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced this past Wednesday plans to absorb additional

McDermott International has announced the successful installation this week of the P-61 Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (TLWP) for the PPT BV Joint Venture,

Japanese bulk carrier specialist Oshima Shipbuilding won an order today to build a 60,000 dwt bulk carrier for Jinhai Marine Inc. Contract price for the new

As fuel prices continue to put a relentless burden on shipowners, the age of sail may be returning. A joint industry project launched in 2009 by the University

Railguns and the electrical theory that allows them to work has been understood for almost 100 years, but in order to hurl a projectile at hypersonic speeds, a

Caterpillar Marine recently shipped the first of five new Cat® G3516C marine gas engines from their Lafayette, Indiana manufacturing facility to the Port of

An oil tanker carrying upwards of 60,000 liters of oil sludge sank in the Gulf of Thailand today according to the Thai News Agency. Surachai