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New Orleans-based Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW), one of the leading providers of Offshore Service Vessels (OSVs) to the global energy industry, announced Thursday

By Jonathan Saul and Arno Schuetze LONDON/FRANKFURT, May 18 (Reuters) – German shipping line Hapag Lloyd is close to completing a merger with United Arab

By Gleb Stolyarov and Jack Stubbs MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) – Russia plans to sell part of state shipping firm Sovcomflot next month, hoping to draw in a

This incident occurred last Friday in Istanbul. The video shows the car and passenger ferry approach the dock when it suddenly loses control and hits other

By Liz Hampton and Catherine Ngai HOUSTON/NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) – Oil tankers carrying roughly 2.5 million barrels of U.S. crude are currently en

The missing captain of a Singapore-flagged car carrier has been found in critical condition but alive after apparently falling overboard from his ship off

A Liberian-flagged bulk carrier came under attack by suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, but the attack was foiled thanks to the response of the

By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Reuters) – BP Plc’s first foray into Mexico’s recently opened energy market is proving more

President Donald Trump addressed the 2017 graduating class of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy during the Academy’s 136th Commencement ceremony on Wednesday

By Mike Stone May 17 (Reuters) – Even if President Donald Trump’s promise of a 350 ship fleet is fulfilled, the U.S. Navy will still need to

By Timothy Mclaughlin May 17 (Reuters) – A coastal Oregon county overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure aimed at blocking a proposed natural gas

By Adam Minter (Bloomberg View) — It sounds like a ghost story: A huge cargo vessel sails up and down the Norwegian coast, silently going about its

Satellite communications company Inmarsat (LON: ISAT) has confirmed the successful launch of the fourth and final high-speed broadband communications satellite

By Crispian Balmer ROME, May 16 (Reuters) – An Italian parliamentary commission said on Tuesday more controls needed to be imposed on humanitarian

Marking a major step forward in the application of 3D printing in the maritime sector, Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has entered a cooperative

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 (Reuters) – Malaysian oil company Petronas said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with Gas4Sea partners, comprising Engie SA,

The International Maritime Organization has released a new visit explaining the significance of the Polar Code and its impact on shipping. The Polar Code

By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Scottish judges paved the way for as much as 10 billion pounds ($13 billion) to be invested in offshore

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has calmed the waters that led it to the brink of bankruptcy with first-quarter

The MOL Triumph, one of the world’s biggest ships, docked at the port of Hamburg on Monday marking the arrival of the first 20,000 TEU