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BY BJORN CAREY, Stanford University For millions of years, blue whales have cruised the world’s oceans with hardly a care, their sheer size making them

Cunard Cruise Lines kicked off its 175th birthday celebration on Sunday with the gathering its Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria at Cunard’s

U.S. Navy warships have begun accompanying British-flagged commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz as a result of Iran's detention of a Marshall

A Singapore-registered petroleum product tanker was hit by pirates late Saturday night while underway in the Strait of Malacca. According to the regional

A public health emergency was declared in Costa Rica this weekend after a barge carrying ammonium nitrate sank off the country’s Pacific coast. Costa

Maersk Line said on Monday it had met again with the Ports & Maritime Organization (PMO) in Iran regarding the seizure of the vessel Maersk Tigris but has

McDermott International announced today that it has received a “large” contract amendment from Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) to lead the

Around 6,800 migrants were rescued from overcrowded boats crossing to Europe over the weekend, including a mother who gave birth to a baby girl on an Italian

The global iron ore market will be looking for an update from Rio Tinto Group on its expansion strategy after Vale SA signaled that it may be willing to

Following the resignation of former CEO Jan A. Hammer last December, Odfjells’ Board of Directors have chosen fellow board member Kristian Mørch to

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc, one of the world's top five offshore rig contractors, said it was scrapping three rigs in the face of weak demand due to a steep

The Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama has officially approved a proposal to modify the Canal tolls structure following a recommendation from the Panama

A giant Hanjin containership suffered a fire Friday while underway just south of the Suez Canal. Local media has identified the ship as the UK-flagged Hanjin

Nearly 3,700 migrants were rescued from boats near the coast of Libya on Saturday and early Sunday and more rescue operations were expected during the day as

MSC Splendida is seen here saluting the crowd by playing The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army (and maybe some We Will Rock You and We Are the

After a 1,750 mile tow from Virginia, the Sturgis barge arrived at the Port of Galveston, Texas on Thursday where its nuclear reactor will be fully

Canadian officials said on Friday a C$26.2 billion ($21.5 billion) program to build 15 naval ships could end up below target and over budget, the latest

The seizure is believed to be biggest single seizure of illegal drugs in UK history, worth an estimated half a billion

U.S.-based naval architecture firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has announced this week their engineers are currently completing the detail design phase

The worst start to a year for ships hauling iron ore since at least 2000 has gotten so bad that rates no longer cover crew costs. Now for the bad