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Salvage crews have successfully refloated the tug Invader over a week after it became partially submerged after the drydock housing it sank at Vigor’s

Greek shipowner Ilios Shipping Company S.A. was sentenced today in federal court in New Orleans to pay a fine of $2 million for intentionally trying to

Two Russian sailors kidnapped off the Nigerian coast in February have been released, according to the Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti citing an

The Soo Locks, located in Sault St. Marie, MI, will open Sunday, March 25, traditionally marking the start of major Great Lakes shipping efforts, with seven

So what else would you call a badass drilling rig but Dragonquest?  That was the first thing that came to my mind. Houston-headquarted Vantage Drilling

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–All oil companies operating in Brazil, both domestic and foreign, must respect safety protocols without exception,

Weekly Incidents by Region – March 15-21   WEST AFRICA IVORY COAST: LPG Tanker boarded on 17 March while anchored at position 05:13 N – 004:02

Any move at government level to ban the payment of ransoms to pirates would have a massively detrimental effect on the risk to the world’s seafarers and

Is your ship still relying on text-only emails sent via the GMDSS terminal. Most still are but this is a truly antiquated way to run a fleet of ships,

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced the recipients of $9.98 million in grants to 15 small shipyards throughout the United States to help pay

For nearly three decades GPS has been the primary navigation method for ships. Other systems have been attempted but either failed to launch or, like the

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Billionaire Brazilian businessman Eike Batista, the world’s seventh-richest person according to Forbes, doubled down on his

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Saudi Arabia’s state shipping company, Vela, is set to send 11 supertankers, totalling up 22 million barrels of crude oil, to

Bedeschi, an Italian company specializing in bulk loaders and unloaders gives us a first look at the Ore Fabrica, the world’s largest floating dry bulk

New technology solutions set on improving ship efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions appear in the inbox of gCaptain editors every week but many of

Monthly Incidents by Region – MARCH 8–14 INDIAN OCEAN–EAST AFRICA DEM.REP.CONGO: Refrigerated Cargo Ship boarded on 124 March while anchored

Speaking at a counter-piracy event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce earlier this week in Washington, D.C., Assistant Secretary of State for Political and

LONDON (Dow Jones)–BP PLC (BP) said Thursday it is conducting an internal investigation into allegations of bribery at its tanker chartering division,

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s offshore oil industry could tap $1.1 billion in funding for research and development in 2012 to meet the

As offshore drilling operations reaching into deeper water, further from shore, the duration of helicopter flights also increases along with the risk that the