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Growing to lengths in the 80 to 90-foot range and weighing up to 70+ tons, it’s easy to understand why Fin whales don't often shoot out of the water in a

Phoebe Sedgman and Jasmine Ng May 30 (Bloomberg) — Tugboat officers at Australia’s Port Hedland joined deckhands in approving work stoppages, risking

Thai dry bulk shipping firm Precious Shipping (PSL) announced today the executing of a USD 81.50 million Term Loan Facility with Export-Import Bank of

Update: The plan calls for the Costa Concordia to be towed to Genoa where the ship will be dismantled, according to reports. The tow is expected to commence

A Kirby Offshore Marine tugboat caught fire just after midnight last night while moored at their dock on the north shore of Staten Island. According to local

A 656-foot freighter has been determined to have ran aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway one day after losing steering in the busy waterway near Wellesley

By Jasmine Ng May 30 (Bloomberg) — Iron ore is heading for a sixth straight monthly decline in the longest losing streak on record as increasing supplies

The shale boom and the Jones Act are saving shipbuilding at the 213-year-old Philadelphia Navy

By Mike Wackett The number of laid-up containerships has fallen to a 30-month low, according to Alphaliner, which recorded just 146 ships of over 500teu idled

By Heesu Lee May 29 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. will benefit from increased oil production and lower gasoline prices if the government lifts restrictions on

Singapore-based ASL Shipyard Pte announced today the receipt of new shipbuilding contracts worth approximately S$91 million for the construction of three ART

The Liberian Registry has concluded its investigation into the pirate-hijacking of the product tanker Kerala off Luanda, Angola, on 18 January 2014. The

An iconic two-masted, square-rigged tall ship famously used in all three of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies has sunk off St.

In support of mining and other industries in northeast Canada, Stolt-Nielsen Gas Ltd (SNG) has joined forces with SunLNG Holding and LNGaz in a new joint

Colombia’s plan to dredge its biggest river could boost coking coal output fivefold, according to the government agency overseeing the project, potentially

Giant new container handling cranes have recently arrived at the Long Beach Container Terminal in California, awkwardly perched aboard a Shanghai Zenhua

By Oleg Vukmanovic May 28 (Reuters) – The Angola liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project is expected to resume production in mid-2015, a spokesman for

Kevin Mackay, the head of Phillips 66′ global marine business unit has been recruited by Teekay Tankers to take over the role of CEO following the

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard’s backlog of LPG carrier newbuilds has grown to 21 today as two more were added to the list by Eastern Pacific Shipping.  The

A volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew from Teignmouth shows off their boat roping skills to stop a runaway speedboat after its operator was bucked off.