Maritime News

Athens-based LPG shipper StealthGas (Nasdaq:GASS) has announced the newbuilding order of two LPG carriers from Japanese shipyards consisting of a 5,000 cubic

Finnish cargo handling equipment maker Cargotec reported a stronger-than-expected order intake in the fourth quarter, boosting hopes its troubled marine

A volunteer rescue crew with the Royal National Lifeboat Institute this weekend assisted in the rescue of 6 fisherman forced to abandon their trawler in waves

Efforts are underway to confirm the identity (and story) of a mystery castaway who washed up last week on a Marshall Islands atoll after allegedly surviving

eams of workers, aided by ships and aircraft, will complete on Monday the sea cleanup of 164,000 litres of oil that leaked off South Korea's southern coast,

OSLO, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Oil tanker operator Frontline sold 8.8 million new shares in January as part of an equity distribution agreement with Morgan

The diverse business models of Japanese shipping giants NYK, MOL and K Line pulled them through to profitability at the nine-month stage, ending December 31

The smile on Mr. Y.J.Ji of Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) pretty much says it all.  His company just signed a newbuild order today with United Arab Shipping

ROME, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A Spanish diver died on Saturday during work to salvage the Costa Concordia cruise liner, which capsized off the Italian island

A cargo ship sank off the coast of Yemen killing all 12 crew, the Interior Ministry said on

By Eric Sabo Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — It’s an overcast morning as the Zim Shanghai squeezes through the narrows locks near the eastern end of the Panama

On January 31, 2014, the semi-submersible heavy lift Ro-Ro "Rolldock Storm" (Yard No. 759) was launched before a crowd at Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft

The owner of Seward Ship’s Drydock has signed a letter of intent to sell the assets of the Seward, Alaska, shipyard company to Vigor

By Arno Schuetze and Andreas Kröner FRANKFURT, Jan 30 (Reuters) – As the European Central Bank prepares to test the resilience of the region’s

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is coordinating the containment and clean-up of two oil spills following two separate collisions south of Jurong

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has announced that the United State's six state maritime academies will receive $1 million

Indonesian oil and gas shipping firm PT Berlian Laju Tanker, which narrowly escaped bankruptcy last year, said on Thursday it has cut its fleet size by 44

Considering the huge increase in oil production this year within the United States, it’s no surprise that Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX), the United

Even with a 6 percent increase in sales this year, South Korean chemical tanker and container shipper Heung-A Shipping recorded a 39.7 percent drop in

A group of insurers warned shipowners this week to be careful when signing deals to carry Iranian oil because the United States has not been able to clarify