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UPDATE:  The Latitude 38 blog reports that other boats in the race reported have a close encounter with a large ship around the time and in the same vacinity.

What has been a bad year fort the shipping industry has been better for shipping magnate John Fredriksen. As seaborne shipping collapsed last year, so did

Lloyd’s Register announced today that it has acquired Houston-based WEST Engineering Services in a move that secures the group’s position as a

Cuts in manning levels and burgeoning paperwork loads are increasing the risk of maritime accidents worldwide, says a group of U.S. maritime unions. At a time

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–After deep self-examination following the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) decided not to leave the Gulf of

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has issued an order to Transocean Inc. to improve maintenance oversight after the authority carried out an

ConocoPhillips announced Monday that, through its affiliate ConocoPhillips China Inc. (COPC) and the China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC), it has reached

Carnival Corporation announced this week that it has joined the MONALISA project. Led by The Swedish Maritime Administration, MONALISA aims to continuously

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of Washington this week approved the SafeLink R10 AIS SART for use in the United States. Commenting on the

What happens when the radar stops rotating? In the case of new radar technology the answer is better picture quality and navigation. Simrad, Raymarine and

Seafarers facing criminal charges are often treated unfairly and lack legal representation, according to an industry survey conducted by the international

One hundred and two incidents of piracy and armed robbery were reported in the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African

Somali pirates have released the Italian chemical tanker M/T Enrico Ievoli and its 18 crewmembers almost four months after being hijacked off the coast of

Costa Crociere has announced that it has chosen U.S-based Titan Salvage and the Italian firm Micoperi to remove the stricken Costa Concordia from Giglio

On today’s Anniversary of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, NPR has an interesting story looking at a staffing problem facing the offshore oil and gas

Ingram Barge Company has reached an agreement to acquire Florida-based U.S. United Barge Line, LLC (UBL), a wholly owned barge transportation subsidiary of

NOAA this week has released a new viewing tool that allows easier access to sea floor maps and other data on the world’s coasts, continental shelves and

By Alastair Gale A South Korean court handed down a 30-year prison term Thursday to a Chinese fisherman for the killing of a Korean coast guard officer late

Weekly Incident by Region: April 12-18 WEST AFRICA TOGO: Bulk carrier experienced an attempted boarding on 4 April at 06:01 N – 001:17 E, 7 nm southeast

Noble Corp.’s (NE) first-quarter profit more than doubled, topping Wall Street expectations as the offshore driller’s contract dayrates increased.