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SINGAPORE, July 28 (Reuters) – Owners of modern very large crude carriers (VLCCs) could see a gain in charter rates amid tightening vessel supply but

By Timothy Gardner and Nina Chestney WASHINGTON/LONDON July 28 (Reuters) – U.S. coal exports have jumped more than 60 percent this year due to soaring

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Shippers say they feel powerless over the barge congestion crisis in northern Europe – one believing there may

A Diana Shipping bulk carrier has suffered hull damage after running aground in Indonesia, the company confirmed Wednesday. The Panamax bulker MV Melite ran

By Helene Fouquet and Mark Deen (Bloomberg) — As first steps go, President Emmanuel Macron’s decision Thursday to nationalize a shipyard is

The Port of Los Angeles and other participating members of the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) incentive program have expanded their rewards programs for vessel

The National Transporation Safety Board has released a publication detailing lessons learned from 27 major, maritime accidents involving loss of life, injuries

Jones Act shipbuilder Philly Shipyard, the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), has delivered the LNG-ready American Liberty, the

Canadian investment firm Brookfield Business Partners announced plans to acquire 60% of Teekay Offshore Partners, a leading global provider of marine services

By Leigh Thomas and Crispian Balmer PARIS/ROME, July 27 (Reuters) – France will nationalize the STX France shipyard to prevent an Italian firm taking

Netherlands-based Vroon Offshore Services has christened its first walk-to-work vessel to support offshore operations in the wind energy industry. The VOS

The American Bureau of Shipping has joined a China-led alliance whose goal is to develop and deliver an unmanned, autonomous cargo ship by the end of 2021.

The Captain of an Alaskan fishing vessel is being hailed a hero after jumping into the water to save one of his crew after their vessel capsized near Kodiak

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Cosco Shipping Holdings resumed trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) today, more than two months after its

By Ole Petter Skonnord OSLO, July 26 (Reuters) – Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill again delayed restructuring its $14 billion in debt and

PARIS, July 26 (Reuters) – The French state said on Wednesday it would nationalise the STX France shipyard if Italy does not accept its offer to split

The U.S. Navy has released video showing the confrontation between the USS Thunderbolt and an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard patrol vessel in the northern

Shell’s giant floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, the Prelude FLNG, has arrived at its new home at the Prelude field off the coast of Western

By Steve Scherer ROME, July 25 (Reuters) – The Italian government on Tuesday threatened to shut humanitarian groups that operate migrant rescue ships in

West Coast shipbuilder Vigor Industrial has delivered the articulated tug barge Harvest, the first purpose-built liquefied ammonia transport barge built in the