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OSLO -(Dow Jones)- Southern Norway risks a gasoline shortage in the coming days, as maritime pilots strike as part of a wider public sector dispute over wages,

(Dow Jones) Japan infrastructure minister Takeshi Maeda and Brazil industry minister Fernando Pimentel signed a memorandum of understanding in Tokyo on Tuesday

Damen Shipyards has launched its newly designed, Lloyd’s Register-classed, ASD Tug 3212 at the International Tug and Salvage Convention (ITS) in

OSLO (Dow Jones)–Southern Norway risks a gasoline shortage in the coming days, as maritime pilots strike as part of a wider public sector dispute over

LONDON – Tokyo-based ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, better known as ClassNK, officially announced that its register had surged past

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–The transportation arm of Brazilian state-owned energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, has

United Arab Chemical Carriers Ltd (UACC) is a Dubai-based shipowner with a modern fleet of 13 product tankers within the medium range (MR) (46,000–50,000

Lloyd’s Register recently met Mr Ali Obaid Al-Yabhouni, CEO of ADNATCO and NGSCO, in his offices in Abu Dhabi, to discuss the challenges facing the

Stabilized-volatility would be the most accurate description of the oil markets this past week.  Overall crude prices closed down only about $1 bbl this week;

(Cairns, Australia, May 25, 2012) – Responding to changing market conditions and increased commercial vessel traffic in and around the Great Barrier

COPENHAGEN — The port-operating arm of Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO), APM Terminals, said Thursday it has made

Frontline Ltd.’s (FRO) first-quarter earnings fell 53% on a double-digit drop in revenue as the company said demand in the tanker market continues to lag

Damen Shipyards Group announced today that they have taken over the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn. The

Fred Olsen Energy ASA announced today that one of their wholly owned subsidiaries has entered into a turnkey, $700 million contract with Hyundai Heavy

(Dow Jones) Ship Finance International Ltd.’s (SFL) first-quarter profit rose 21% on a stronger performance in the tanker market. The company, which

  Via K&L Gates Lake Michigan Carferry, Inc., the operator of the SS Badger today filed the first ever individual permit application to authorize

STX Offshore and Shipbuilding announced this week a signed $120 million Letter of Intent (LOI) with an unnamed Greek owner to build two 6,500-CBM LPG vessels

Asia Maritime Pacific Ltd and OSL Holdings Ltd announced that as of 17 May 2012 the two companies have merged their Hong Kong-based operations. The new merged

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian oil startup HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA (HRTP3.BR) said Wednesday that it had hired a semisubmersible drill rig

Damen Shipyards has launched the first of its newly designed Stan Pontoon (SPo) 12032 which is the longest pontoon they’ve ever built, and part of a