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Thirteen Somali pirates were captured on a dhow in the Indian Ocean on Friday by a combination of Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary

There is lots of guessing out there in the wake of the COSTA CONCORDIA disaster. Here are my thoughts on the matter. The initial accident: First, there is lots

Rescue operations continued on Sunday inside the cruise ship that ran aground off the shore of Tuscany late Friday, triggering a confused evacuation of

NOME, Alaska — The tanker vessel Renda and the Coast Guard Cutter Healy arrived just offshore of Nome Saturday at 5:13 p.m. and preparations are

Upon departure from the port of a Giglio, an island off the northwestern coast of Italy, the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a reef, tearing a 50 meter-long

UPDATE: The captain of the cruise ship COSTA CONCORDIA has been arrested by Italian police as an investigation into Friday night’s grounding is

Total and its joint venture partner INPEX Corporation today announced that they have taken the final investment decision for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas

With power generation, grids and networks constantly expanding, the need for additional efficient and environmentally friendly power has never been greater.

Port of Singapore continued to register good growth in all areas despite a challenging year for the maritime industry Amid uncertainty in the global economy as

Technip was awarded two contracts by the international energy company Statoil, worth a total of around €55 million, for the Vilje South field and Visund

At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Program ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to

Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) took delivery of one of their latest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) the DABA, at Hyundai Heavy Industries co. Ltd’s

Worldwide Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, Week of 5 – 11 January (Source: Office of Naval Intelligence) PERU: Container vessel boarded on 5 January

Carisbrooke Shipping took delivery of the first SUPER GREEN 8500 vessel from China’s Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The vessel was delivered after

Vale informs that it is declaring force majeure (FM) on a number of its iron ore sales contracts effective from today, January 11, 2012. We are communicating

Rolls-Royce Marine has signed a contract to deliver highly efficient engines and propulsion systems for the world’s first Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)

12 January 2012 – Aker Solutions has been awarded a frame agreement for engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPCI) for Talisman

Just in from the Office of Naval Intelligence… PLEASE BE ADVISED – The Somali-pirated M/T Liquid Velvet, which as of this week was underway

Update 2: 13 Jan 2012 A United States Airforce (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft departed McMurdo station at 12.35pm today (NZDT) with the 7 injured crew on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93FshRIFr6Q **UPDATED** (CCTV) Passengers were thrown around like ragdolls when the Pacific Sun Cruise liner struck a storm off