Rob Almeida

Winter weather appears to be primary factor in the sinking of two merchant ships off China yesterday leaving at least 10 sailors confirmed dead. According to a

The Australian Antarctic Division reports today that their icebreaker Aurora Australis is currently beset by heavy pack ice 180 nautical miles from Davis

Between November 9 - 11, 2013, an iceberg measuring 21 miles by 12 miles broke off from Antarctica’s Pine Island

Following up on their letter of intention this month, Prosafe has finalized contracts with COSCO (Qidong) Offshore Co. for the engineering, procurement and

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has been awarded a KRW 198.1 billion (USD 186.4 million) contract to build 5 product tankers according to an exchange filing today. The

CSV Southern Ocean, a large construction support vessel jointly owned between Bourbon Offshore Norway AS and Oceanteam Shipping ASA has been awarded a 3 year

China Navigation Company (CNCo) took delivery of the handysize bulk carrier MV Wuchang last month, the first in a series of sixteen new B.Delta37 designed,

The legendary Singapore-based ABS surveyor Sean "Danger" McKay Holt draws similarities to the design of the Imperial AT-AT Walkers from Star Wars' Empire

BW LPG Limited, the world’s largest owner and operator of very large gas carriers (VLGCs) will be listed on the Oslo Bors on Thursday, 21 November with

Besides obliterating entire villages, killing thousands, and otherwise creating an incredible mess of the Philippines, Super Typhoon Haiyan and its resulting

Following up on their stated intentions this past August, Frontline 2012 Ltd. has finalized a sale agreement today with Avance Gas Holding Ltd. (AGHL) of

There’s certainly no substitute to eating fresh, unfrozen fish immediately after catch, particularly if it’s tuna and you happen to have some

  According to the American Red Cross, around 10 million people across 40 provinces have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan, with as many as 600,000 people

Dry bulk shipping firm Star Bulk Carriers (Nasdaq: SBLK), announced today signed agreements to acquire two recently-built Ultramax bulk carriers, the M/V

Jasminia, a semi-submersible accommodation vessel owned by Prosafe, will remain offshore Mexico under contract by Cotemar Group until the end of 2015 according

In an emailed statement today from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, a.k.a MEND, the Americans kidnapped from the Edison Chouest-owned

Damen has announced today that their  67-meter, ridiculously over-the-top seagoing toy hauler (Fast Yacht Support vessel) M/Y GARÇON, has won the

Teekay’s Manager of Research, Christian Waldegrave notes that following the past few months of weakness within the crude tanker market as a result of

ClassNK has announced that it has issued the first Statement of Compliance for a ship recycling facility in Japan to Miyaji Salvage Co. Ltd. This marks the

At a press event in Trieste, Italy this week, Finnish marine engine manufacturer Wärtsilä pulled the curtain to reveal the RT-flex 50DF, the