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BUENOS AIRES–Argentina’s federal government has declared oil and gas exploration by five companies in the waters surrounding the disputed Falkland

The Canadian Coast Guard has announced a plan to modernizing twelve Marine Communications and Traffic Centres across the country with state-of-the-art

NAIROBI, Kenya (Dow Jones)-Kenya’s prime minister on Friday appealed for swift international action to head off the risk of Somali militants linking up

Shipping is a 24/7 industry, and seafarers work long hours to keep their ships running on schedule.  There is growing concern about the role of fatigue in

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A federal court has told the environmental group Greenpeace to stay away from drilling rigs that Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA, RDSB,

NEW DELHI — An Indian court granted bail Wednesday to two Italian marines accused of fatally shooting two Indian fishermen they mistook for pirates. The

A Miami-based ship surveyor faces up to 15 years in prison after a federal jury in Miami has convicted him of lying to the Coast Guard and for falsely

The March 11, 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant attracted thousands of reporters and photographers from around the world, but most have since gone

Searchers on Monday located the body of a pilot whose helicopter, which is used to transport oil and gas workers from platforms in Gulf of Mexico, crashed on

A federal appeals court in Virginia ruled this week on the definition of piracy on the high seas, upholding the convictions and life sentences of five Somali

Council and the European Parliament reach a provisional agreement on the sulphur content of marine fuels The EU Wednesday announced an informal agreement

Weekly Incidents By Region: May 17-23 RED SEA General cargo vessel MAERSK TEXAS fired upon while underway on 23 May at position 25:29 N – 057:16 E,

Inmarsat has announced a new capability that will allow up to nine simultaneous telephone calls to be made through a single FleetBroadband terminal.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said today that it has contracted Titan Salvage to remove the wreckage of the M/V Tycoon from the cliffs of

The UAE federal court has sentenced a group of pirates responsible for the 2011 hijacking of the M/V Arrilah-1 to life in prison. According to Associated

Lots of rumors were flying around maritime circles this morning of a rather involved pirate attack on the U.S.-flagged Maersk Texas today in the Gulf of

China Rongsheng Heavy Industries this week christened the first two 380,000 DWT Very Large Ore Carriers (VLOCs) built for Oman Shipping Company, as well as

John Cota, the former San Francisco ship pilot who shot to notoriety after crashing the M/V Cosco Busan into the Bay Bridge on a typical foggy morning in

The former captain of a Panama-flagged bulk carrier M/V Gaurav Prem that discharged hundreds of plastic pipes into the ocean, has been convicted by a jury in

The Scarabeo 9, on contract for Repsol, is currently sitting at, or very close to, “TD” or total depth on the first deepwater well ever drilled off