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View Larger Map Above is a satellite view of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding which is busy building large bulk carriers. Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) — Freight

MIAMI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – A 6-year-old Florida boy drowned over the weekend in a crowded swimming pool during a family getaway aboard a Carnival Cruise

The shipping industry is well on its way to becoming greener. However, being aware of global environmental regulations, let alone knowing how to be compliant,

Songa Offshore SE has appointed former Ocean Rig and Transocean executive Mark Bessell to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Songa Offshore CEO Bjornar

BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Belgium has arrested a suspected Somali pirate leader believed to have earned millions of dollars in ransom payments over

Prosafe announced today that the Cotemar group, the Mexico-based offshore services provider, has extended its contract for the accommodation vessel Safe Lancia

gCaptain sources have told us that Matson (NYSE:MATX), the Hawaii-headquartered container shipping firm will be signing a very significant order for

Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) — Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the third- largest independent U.S. oil and natural gas producer, said it’s working for the release

Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — An oil tanker exploded while undergoing repairs at an eastern China shipyard, killing seven people, injuring one, and causing oil

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the third- largest independent U.S. oil and natural gas producer, said it’s working for the release of a research vessel and

The ongoing U.S. government shutdown has forced the U.S. Navy to cancel the christening of the future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) originally scheduled for Oct.

Owners of the Costa Concordia have contracted the world's largest semi-submersible heavy lift ship to lift the now-upright shipwreck and carry it, not tow it,

Titan Salvage's Managing Director, Captain Rich Habib, talks about emerging technology, the Costa Concordia parbuckling and keeping it old

Brazil's national oil worker's federation could start an indefinite strike on Oct. 17 if a pay dispute with state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileira SA is not

With the U.S. government shutdown now in its 10th day and with no end in sight, the U.S. Coast Guard says that due to processing delays it is granting

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Paul Greengrass’ new thriller, “Captain Phillips,” is torn from the headlines, but

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) — STX Pan Ocean Co., South Korea’s largest commodities shipping line, canceled some ship orders as it seeks to revive

Keppel AmFELS, the US-based subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine located in Brownsville, Texas announced the winning of a contract from Central Panuco

Prosecutors allege that the skipper of the yacht sailed too close to the tanker, causing the collision which was all caught on video and went viral.

The ship in Tom Hanks’s new movie is part of a national-security program that’s now in jeopardy because of the government