Shipping News

Naval architect Vard Marine has been awarded its second Approval in Principle from the American Bureau of Shipping for a Jones Act-compliant service operation

Aug 4 (Reuters) – Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island drew a giant SOS message in the sand to attract the attention of

By Tibisay Romero and Luc Cohen VALENCIA, Venezuela, Aug 3 (Reuters) – An oil slick washed up over the weekend on the coastline of Venezuela’s

Scorpio Bulkers has announced plans to construct an offshore wind turbine installation vessel as the company looks to renewables for growth opportunities. The

Texas A&M University’s maritime academy is one step closer to getting a full-fledged training ship with the U.S. House’s passing of its 2021

The heads of the three unions representing Military Sealift Command civilian mariners are calling on MSC to reevaluate the “Gangways-Up” order as

By Terje Solsvik and Nora Buli OSLO, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Norway stopped all cruise ships with more than 100 people on board from disembarking at its ports

The owners and captain of a river boat in New York City have been arrested over an illegal charter cruise that allegedly violated social distancing orders and

By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Norwegian cruise line Hurtigruten is halting all its so-called expedition cruises until

By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Greece will make mask-wearing compulsory on the decks of ferries sailing to its islands, extending the

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Aug 2 (Reuters) – At least 40 passengers and crew from a luxury cruise liner have tested positive for COVID-19 and the authorities

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world’s second largest cruise line operator, will now go by the new moniker: Royal Caribbean Group. With the new name

Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics has partnered with Maine Maritime Academy and the U.S. Maritime Administration to bring hands-on education about autonomous

By Terje Solsvik OSLO, July 31 (Reuters) – Four crew members on a Norwegian cruise vessel were diagnosed with COVID-19 after it arrived at the Arctic

By David Wethe (Bloomberg) –Noble Corp., the offshore drilling contractor, filed for bankruptcy after the crash in crude prices made undersea oil wells

July 31 (Reuters) – A massive sea and air search was under way on Friday for eight missing U.S. Marines off the Southern California coast after a

By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE, July 31 (Reuters) – Singaporean conglomerate Keppel Corp swung to a big second-quarter loss on

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. economy suffered its biggest blow since the Great Depression in the second quarter as the

By Laura Hurst, Javier Blas and Francois de Beaupuy (Bloomberg) –The secretive oil-trading businesses of Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Total SE saved both

The U.S. Coast Guard was called to assist a cargo ship taking on water after it had departed San Juan, Puerto Rico on Wednesday ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias.