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The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) is poised to carry crude oil to Asian buyers in its own vessels as sanctions ease following the implementation of

The U.S. Department of Defense has confirmed that the M/V Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679) was deployed from Portsmouth, Virginia on Monday for its mission to the

ExxonMobil Corp.’s push to export U.S. oil overseas is facing a new obstacle: falling gasoline

Captain Marcos Papadopoulos, a 50-year maritime industry veteran and CEO of Greek shipping firm, Marine Managers Ltd. expressed nothing but absolute

COSCO Holdings announced today the placing of a newbuild order with Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, for five, 9,400 TEU containerships. The

Yara International ASA, one of the world’s largest specialty chemical and fertilizer companies, placed an order today with South Korean shipbuilder

While at the Surface Navy Association’s (SNA) 26th National Symposium in Washington, DC the other week, I met Don Roussinos, President of Rolls-Royce Naval

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? In this video, Christine Klimkowski, an instructor at the Pacific Maritime Institute in Seattle, breaks

On 13 November 2013, the 26k gross ton ferry Ostend Spirit (previously Pride of Calais) went out with a prolonged blast of the ship’s whistle as she

Rolls-Royce and Norwegian ship owner Island Offshore have announced today a rather unique new vessel design they’ve been quietly working on, the UT 777.

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — The reported hijacking of Greek oil tanker Kerala off the Angolan coast earlier this month was fabricated by the crew and the

In an emailed statement to gCaptain, Nigerian militant group, MEND claimed responsibility for an attack on a Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol boat on Saturday

Dynacom Tankers has announced today that communications with their missing tanker, MT Kerala has been re-established and all crew are safe and accounted for.

Emaar Economic City, a big Saudi real estate firm, has started operations at the country's first privately owned port and will more than triple investment in

Here's a rundown of current job listings featured on the gCaptain Job Board for the week ending January 24,

North Atlantic Drilling Ltd., a pure-play harsh environment offshore drilling specialist, has announced today the commencement of their initial public offering

You'd have to be hiding under a rock to not know that internet has exploded with reports that a Russian ghost ship infested with cannibal rats is heading

"Traders can make about $5 million profit on each U.S. propane cargo shipped overseas" - Philipps

Vigor Fab, the fabrication and newbuild arm of Vigor Industrial, has been awarded a contract by Tidewater Barge Lines of Vancouver, Washington, to construct

China Oilfield Services Ltd. announced today plans to invest upwards of USD $1.3 billion into the building of 26 new vessels for their offshore fleet. This