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The SS-097 is the last in a series of six newly acquired bulk carriers by Ugland Bulk Transport of the same design. The pool operating company Ugland Bulk

Australia’s Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) announced Monday that an improperly installed piece of steering gear caused the April 2011 grounding of a

More than six months after wrecking on the jagged cliffs of Australia’s Christmas Island, the last remaining pieces of the M/V Tycoon have been removed

Shipwreck (G.I. Joe) File Name: Delgado, Hector X. Grade: CPO Birthplace: Chula Vista, CA Primary Specialty: Navy SEAL Secondary Specialty: Gunner’s Mate

WASHINGTON–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSA.LN) is scrambling to take advantage of a shrinking opportunity to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean this

While Cnooc Ltd.’s (CEO, 0883.HK) $15.1-billion takeover offer for Nexen Inc. (NXY.T, NXY) would give the Chinese energy producer operational control of

HOUSTON–U.S. regulators are testing how a spill-fighting consortium of international oil companies would respond to the worst-case scenario: a well

HOUSTON–A federal safety agency has determined that the offshore-drilling industry is relying on the wrong data in its quest to prevent major accidents

Representing nearly 80% of the world’s merchant fleet, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) on Monday called on the International Maritime

Weekly Incident by Region: July 12-18 WEST AFRICA: BENIN: Bulk carrier was boarded on 17 July at 06:17 N – 002:28 E, approximately 1 nm off fairway buoy,

The European Union on Monday approved plans to launch a fresh civilian-led mission in the Horn of Africa to help fight piracy and instability in the region.

Maritime and offshore industry recruitment group, Faststream, has released their annual Maritime Salary Review, looking at salary trends across a number

With more and more users deciding to install an AIS receiver or transponder, the biggest issue surrounding the equipment is the installation of the extra

(Bloomberg) — When Eike Batista pitched investors on $6 billion in stock offerings over the past six years, he was selling more than his personal empire

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Treasury identified the National Iranian Tanker Co. as an Iranian government entity, a move intended to make it tougher for Iran

To children were killed and seven others missing Wednesday after a cargo ship sank while berthed at a port in China’s Jiangsu province. According to

Chevron failed to address concerns of unsafe drilling conditions and requests for evacuation from rig workers on board the KS Endeavor in the days leading up

BP PLC (BP) is shelving its Liberty offshore drilling project in Alaska, after deciding that the current development plan is not up to the stricter standards

Pirates Become Politicians. Poachers Become Wardens By Robert Young Pelton, Somalia Report The most talked about, not talked about, story this week is who will

Post World War II, warships began to experiment with a system called Prairie-Masker which expelled bubbles through the hull and propellor blade tips in an