Shipping News

A ferry crashed into a pier in front of San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building on Friday afternoon, causing minor injuries to two passengers.  The

Oil major Chevron (NYSE:CVX) has announced the start of crude oil and natural gas production from the Chevron-operated Big Foot deepwater project in the U.S.

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A recent surge in exports from China to the U.S. is set to turn into a slump in January as tariffs imposed on Chinese

By Gus Trompiz PARIS, Nov 23 (Reuters) – French container shipping group CMA CGM said its third-quarter volumes had outperformed the industry, supported

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) – Smaller ports in northern France are ready to absorb more shipping traffic from Britain if congestion builds

The French Navy rescued 12 Indian seafarers from the Panama-flagged tanker Durban Queen after the vessel ran into trouble and was sinking in

By Davide Barbuscia ROME, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Italian magistrates on Tuesday accused the Doctors without Borders (MSF) charity of illegally dumping

By Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — Equatorial Guinea has banned oil-services company Subsea 7 SA from operating in the central African nation over local

Derecktor Shipyards has been chosen develop and operate the first purpose-built megayacht repair and refit yard in the United States located in Fort Pierce,

Danish life-saving equipment manufacturer Viking Life-Saving has successfully test its new high-capacity passenger evacuation system, bringing it one step

Danish shipowner Ultrabulk has teamed up with a handful of companies in the UK the feasibility of fitting a modern bulk carrier with sail power in hopes of

By Jane Chung and Yuka Obayashi SEOUL/TOKYO, Nov 20 (Reuters) – South Korean shipyards have boxed out their Japanese rivals from the market for

By Sam Whelan, Asia correspondent (The Loadstar) – The IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap, to be imposed in January 2020, could be a “blessing in disguise” for

By Aditya Kalra and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI, Nov 20 (Reuters) – India’s antitrust regulator has ordered a probe into alleged anti-competitive

By Kiyotaka Matsuda (Bloomberg) — Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s largest shipping line by sales, is introducing its own digital currency for crew members,

By John Kemp LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Global oil markets are adjusting to relatively strong demand for diesel and jet fuel compared to gasoline,

Offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling announced Monday it has emerged chapter 11 bankruptcy after successfully completing a more than a year-long

The Saipem 7000, one of the world’s largest semi-submersible crane and pipe-laying vessels, has arrived at Damen Verolme Rotterdam for a major

The U.S. Coast Guard and good samaritan offshore supply vessel rescued 15 people from a listing lift boat near Grand Isle, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico on

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Oil companies have pushed through draconian cost cuts during the recent industry slump, but they’re not quite done yet.