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SYDNEY (Dow Jones) –Iron ore exports from Australia’s Port Hedland in June slipped 4.4% from May to 21.5 million metric tons, but were 16% higher

(Dow Jones) Maersk Oil, the oil and gas arm of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S (MAERSK-B.KO), Monday said the state-run oil and gas company

STOCKHOLM–No new meetings have been scheduled between parties in the Norwegian oil strike, and a costly shutdown of all production in Western

Via the US Office of Naval Intelligence: The following is a maritime warning for mariners operating in the Gulf of Oman, North Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The volume of North Sea Forties Blend crude available for August is sharply lower than in July, a trader who had seen the loading

(Dow Jones) Northern Chile power producer GasAtacama SA awarded Golar LNG Ltd (GLNG, GOL.OS) the construction and operation of an offshore liquefied natural

(Dow Jones) The Norwegian government Friday urged oil unions and companies to continue their negotiations in a bid to resolve a 13-day-old strike that is

Greek shipowner Goldenport Holdings Inc, (LSE: GPRT) announced today that it has concluded the sale of the Lindos, a 1990-built bulk carrier, to the

After scathing reports by Bloomberg and The Straits Times on COSCO Corporation’s shipbuilding operations, Wu Zi Heng, Vice Chairman and President of

Global containership company, Box Ships Inc, (NYSE: TEU), announced today that it took delivery of its ninth vessel, the OOCL China, a 5,344 TEU

After hearing about the release this week by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) of the draft IACS harmonised Common Structural

It was a mixed bag of pirate activity around the world this past week and fortunately, nobody was captured or injured due to pirate activity.  Here’s

Bridgepoint and CMA CGM Group, with its parent company Merit, announced today that they have signed a formal agreement whereby Bridgepoint will acquire French

Sanko Steamship has had one of the most tumultuous histories of any shipping company in the world. Established in 1934, Sanko Line has its origin in the Sanko

After failing to meet delivery dates for a pair of 5,500 DWT chemical tankers, a Chinese shipyard has a bit of a mess on its hands as Singaporean tanker

ATHENS, GREECE – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced

STOCKHOLM–Oil and gas giant Statoil ASA (STO, STL.OS) and other companies represented by Norway’s Oil Industry Association have threatened to

Hyundai Heavy Industries announced today that it will supply 18 gas emission reduction systems for three drillships ordered by Rowan in June 2011. The

Dockwise announced today that their full acquisition of Fairstar is nearly complete after they completed the purchase of another 10 percent of Fairstar shares

International seabed-to-surface contractor, Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC), announced today that their Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Simon Crowe, has