Rob Almeida

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), in collaboration with ClassNK, released an updated report today on the

ARI Simulation has delivered a complete suite of integrated offshore simulators to India’s NUSI Offshore Training Institute (NOTI), the world’s

It’s been since six weeks since the freighter “Siderfly” collided with the 116-meter gas carrier Coral Ivory, and the vessel still waits at

The weather on planet Earth, 18 December 2013. Click this link for an interactive version or to see other areas of the world.

Navios Europe Inc. announced today they have acquired ten vessels from debtors of HSH Nordbank AG including five product tankers and five Panamax and

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is an all-volunteer, charity-funded organization aimed at ending the preventable loss of life at sea in an around the

With the threat of Aker Arctic leaving Finland to pursue more profitable pastures, Finnish Industry Investment Ltd, an investment arm of Finland’s

CBC’s Rick Mercer transits the Welland Canal on board the CSL bulk carrier Whitefish Bay. The Welland Canal is a key point in the St. Lawrence Seaway as

The FPSO Armada Perkasa has had its contract extended for an additional two years off the Nigerian coast according to a statement by Malaysia-based

South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) announced today the winning of a newbuild order for six, 10,000 TEU containerships

The China Navigation Company (CNCo), the deep sea shipping arm of the multinational Swire Group, has announced today the signing of a conditional sale and

Given China’s abrupt, and frankly non-substantiated expansion of their air defense identification zone (ADIZ) recently, it’s easy to immediately

MAN Diesel & Turbo announced today that Norwegian shipowner Knutsen OAS Shipping has placed an order for a pair of dual fuel-powered 7G70 ME-GI 2-stroke

In response to studies done by engine manufacturers MAN Diesel and Wärtsilä, top marine lubricants suppliers are making a big shift toward higher base

The Grampian Protector, a 44-meter Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel was working in the North Sea last week during the nasty storm Xaver. One of the

Samsung Heavy Industries confirmed today $300 million in newbuild orders have been placed for a pair of product tankers and a Liquefied Natural Gas Floating

In an exchange filing today, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea announced  602.7 billion KRW ($573.4 million) order from BP Shipping for fourteen product

United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has announced today plans to retrofit its future fleet of ultra-large (14,000 – 18,000 TEU) containerships with

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (NYSE:TNP) has announced today strategic partnership with Statoil involving the construction and chartering of five to nine

In the spirit of the upcoming Army/Navy Football game this weekend, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Chief of U.S.Naval Operations, shows us just how excited he is