Rob Almeida

China International Marine Containers Group (2039:HK) announced today they have signed a USD $595.00 million newbuild contract with Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC)

Contrary to what everyone had assumed, including us, the MOL Comfort is not being towed stern first.  (facepalm) Images just sent to us this morning

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) has announced a big investment into the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) transportation sector. The product tanker owner has

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering chartered a helicopter to fly around their latest creation, the 18,000 TEU Mærsk McKinney-Møller, as she went

UPDATE (10 JUL): MOL Comfort Fore Section has Sunk UPDATE 3 July: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that the towing line has been reconnected to the

Switzerland-based drilling contractor Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) announced today plans to reincorporate from Zug, Switzerland to the United Kingdom.  The

Singapore-based rig-builder Sembcorp Marine announced today that they have signed newbuild orders for two jack-up rigs from Integradora de Servicios Petroleros

South Korean shipyards Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung Heavy announced orders on Monday with a pair of LNG carriers and a

I’ve had serious reservations about the future of the America’s Cup over the past few years, even more so since the tragic death of Andrew

In August of last year, the bulk carrier M/V Ocean Breeze found itself being absolutely pummeled by huge surf on a Chilean beach approximately 1.5 miles south

Seadrill has paid NOK 461 million for a 50.1 percent majority stake in deepwater drilling contractor Sevan Drilling today. This acquisition exceeds the

Horizon Lines on Wednesday revealed some information about its plans to convert two of its steam-powered cargo vessels to dual fuel engines capable of burning

Technip announced today they have been awarded a lump sum contract by Statoil for pipelay and subsea installation work on the Snøhvit CO2 Solution project.

A tug has commenced towing of the forward section of the MOL Comfort towards the Arabian Gulf.

An interesting trend in recent years has been the increase in high spec supply vessels ordered to service the offshore oil and gas industry, in addition to

At South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), first steel was cut yesterday for the hull of Petronas’ first Floating

In April 2012, Statoil and Aker Solutions announced a $1.9 billion contract to deliver a semi-submersible rig capable of year-round well-intervention services

Aberdeen-based offshore drilling contractor Awilco Drilling PLC, announced today they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Apache North Sea Ltd and TAQA

At the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum today, Rosneft and Eni signed a Declaration on Protection of the Environment and Biodiversity for Oil and

  In St. Petersburg, Russia, it was a day of signatures and handshakes as strategic partnerships were formed between Russian energy major Gazprom, JSC