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Speculation continues as to what new icebreaker will replace Australia’s long-serving Aurora Australis, and who exactly will build

Officials in the Philippines have suspended the captains and all crew members of the cargo ship and ferry involved in last week's fatal collision near Cebu

eNCA News reports from South Africa on the on-going salvage effort involving the MV Smart, a capesize bulk carrier filled with coal which broke apart outside

On May 8th, Shell announced their plans to develop the Stones field located approximately 200 miles south of New Orleans in Walker Ridge.  This 100%-owned

By John Kemp LONDON, Aug 23 (Reuters) – The United States has emerged as a big net exporter of propane and other liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs), thanks

BRUSSELS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Shares of Belgian dry bulk shipping group CMB rose for a sixth consecutive day on Friday, bringing their gains in the past

After spending NOK 461 million for a 50.1 percent majority stake in deepwater drilling contractor Sevan Drilling, Seadrill was required by the Norwegian

A close-up of the bow of the ship shows a particular feature of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller’s design. The naval architects extended the beam of the

By Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Golden Ocean, the bulk shipping arm of John Fredriksen’s business empire, expects a sharp rise in

Danish Ferry operator DFDS, have announced they have invested a total of DKK 400 million (USD $71 million) in new scrubber technology. The company reported

Frontline 2012 signed a heads of agreement (HOA) today with Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI) whereby Frontline 2012 will become a shareholder in

In the first week of August, the Mexican Navy (Secretaria de Marina) and Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract for a fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207. The Dutch

HAMBURG, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Cargo shipping on various rivers and canals in Germany was again disrupted on Thursday, German inland navigation agency WSA

Höegh LNG announced today they have signed a contract with an unnamed Asian national oil company to conduct a Front-end Engineering Design (FEED) study for a

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — China National Offshore Oil Corp., parent of the nation’s biggest offshore energy explorer Cnooc Ltd., is seeking to raise $3

The ocean research group OCEARCH landed a 14-foot 2-inch, 2,300 lb. immature female Great White Shark yesterday off the coast of Cape Cod.  It’s the

A photo collection from the grounding and attempted salvage of the MV Kiani Satu on a South African

LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Libya’s Marsa al Brega port, which local sources said reopened on Tuesday, may handle oil cargoes in the next few days,

Farstad Shipping has announced today the signing of a NOK 825 million newbuild contract with VARD for a Subsea IMR vessel. Farstad notes the hull will be built

More people die or are injured in enclosed spaces than through any other related onboard work activity – this despite numerous guidelines, safety