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While at the NorShipping conference in Olso, Rolls-Royce signed a contract with Bergen Tankers AS today to convert the Lloyd’s Register-classed chemical

June 4 (Bloomberg) — Shipping faces $500 billion in extra costs to meet environmental legislation at a time when a rout in rates has become so severe

Oslo-based shipping firm Belships ASA has placed an order for two fuel efficient Supramax bulk carriers from Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The design provided

Chemfleet, one of the largest chemical tanker shipping companies in Turkey, has selected Inmarsat’s FleetBroadband (FB) service to provide critical data

International Bunkering Group announced today that Mr. Christoffer Berg Lassen has been promoted from the position of International Sales Manager to Group CEO.

AdvanFort, a Washington, DC-based maritime security firm announced today they have hired Axel Tuetken, former country president in Tokyo for Maersk Line and

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has set a timetable requiring all vessels to be fitted with Electronic Chart Display Information Systems

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) through its subsidiaries Caspian Rigbuilders BV (an affiliated company of Keppel FELS) and Caspian Shipyard

Over the weekend we posted a somewhat scary video of a cameraman getting a face full of wood at a unidentified ship launch. The video quickly went viral, but

The U.S. Senate voted on Monday to make only a minor change in the main U.S. global food aid program, rebuffing President Barack Obama's call for the biggest

West African heads of state will meet, maybe as soon as this month, to adopt a code to fight growing piracy in their coastal waters that would include use of

Some 35,000 maritime professionals from all over the world are expected to descend on Oslo, Norway this week for the Nor-Shipping 2013 conference. “This

Back in March, we posted a video showing a rather high risk ferry docking at a Greek island port in less-than-ideal conditions. Here is another video

Navios Maritime Holdings LP is seeking a $250 million term loan to refinance debt and fund the acquisition of new vessels, sources

Increased focus on ship safety is DNV’s main priority when identifying critical issues in shipping. An extended focus on risk-based rules, safety

June 3 (Bloomberg) — A freight trader operating more than 40 vessels offered to lease ships for no charter income and pay toward fuel costs as the

As reported earlier this week, tragedy struck offshore Escravos, Nigeria on Sunday 26 May when the anchor handling tug Jacson 4 sank in heavy weather.  Divers

Iran is storing 30 million barrels of crude at sea as sanctions hinder exports and projects that would allow it to build onshore facilities to hold oil,

The contract includes options to build four additional