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Not that many of you needed another reason to hate the TWIC program, but here it comes anyway. The TSA managed to issue thousands of TWIC cards that probably

Brazilian miner Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR) is confident in its strategy of chartering large iron ore ships despite current prohibitions on their docking in

A New Zealand fishing company has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for violating environmental laws and obstruction of justice.  The case is the

Michael Dumas, Chief Financial Officer of Intermarine, and Flagship Management‘s Jack Mylott begin Part 3 of this 4-part interview. JM: The expansion of

By Tom Fowler and Angel Gonzalez BP PLC is alleging that Halliburton Co. destroyed evidence in the weeks following the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010 that

Four VLCC tanker owners announced Tuesday preliminary plans to team up in an effort to cut costs amid slumping tanker rates.  The four partners included in

SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)–Chilean shipping company Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA’s (VAPORES.SN) logistics SAAM business and Dutch dredging and

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Oil and gas companies are expected to spend at record levels in exploration and production projects worldwide in 2012, with

It’s hard to talk about “world’s largest” in maritime and offshore manufacturing without mentioning Hyundai Heavy Shipyard, and this is

Global Maritime Crime and Piracy Summary, Week of  24 November 2011 (Source: ONI) GULF OF ADEN: Bulk carrier (FANEROMENI) was fired upon by as many as 14

Pirates have freed 3 men that have been held hostage since being kidnapped by gunmen offshore Nigeria on November 17.  The three men, two from the U.S., were

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian oil regulators once again penalized U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. (CVX) for safety issues at the company’s

Crowley Maritime Corp. announced this week that it is exiting the tundra transportation business, selling off the companies fleet of arctic all-terrain

The U.S. Maritime Administration today released a report detailing new designs for shipping vessels specifically engineered for America’s Marine

Rolls-Royce said today it has been awarded new contracts worth potentially $650 million by Petrobras to support production activities offshore Brazil. The

Dockwise said today the company has reached an agreement with China’s Offshore Oil Engineering Co. (COOEC) to act as manager of COOEC’s new build

By Katarina Gustafsson and Alexis Flynn BP PLC’s (BP) efforts to monitor and respond to sudden pollution releases such as oil spills in the Norwegian Sea

Portsmouth, United Kingdom: HMS Victory, the oldest commissioned warship in the world, will undergo an extensive restoration at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard as

Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) said it is offering 26 million shares of its common stock as the offshore oil drilling giant looks to raise funds to help

Liberia has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organisation for 2012-2013 for the first time since 1997. Liberia’s Commissioner