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Liberty Maritime Corporation has found themselves in the midst of a heated labor union dispute after the company somewhat abruptly ended its long-standing

The World Shipping Council (WSC) added some new members to its Board of Directors at a membership meeting held in Seoul last week. WSC says its members have

BBC Chartering is launching a new division exclusively for moving high-end heavy lift cargo.  The announcement comes after a hat trick of heavy lift newbuilds

Piracy is so rampant right now that it can be easy to lose sight of the human element.  Sometimes you must remind yourself that in each headline announcing a

This deal was first announced in July when a Letter of Intent was signed for the vessels’ construction,  however both parties entered into a definitive

A recent pair of attacks in the Mozambique Channel spark fears that pirates may be moving further South than expected.  By David Rider, Neptune Maritime

A Turkish oil and gas research ship is exploring off southern Cyprus in an area near the exploration rig operated by U.S. independent Noble Energy Inc., a

An oil tanker with 23 crew members hijacked earlier this month off the coast of West Africa has been released according to report by the Associated Press. 

Brazilian mining giant Vale SA said Friday it has taken delivery of its second very large iron ore carrier, or VLOC, from Daewoo Shilpbuilding & Marine

Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia, held a press conference yesterday  laying his country’s claim to the famed Northeast passage and promising to

Some of the biggest names in shipping met this week in London for the annual Lloyd’s List Awards, one of the industries most acclaimed events recognizing

Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to their lowest level for three and a half years in the three months ended August 2011, according to

Details of Weekly Incidents By Region – Via U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence WEST AFRICA TOGO: Bulk carrier experienced an attempted boarding on 16

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s emergence as a hot frontier for oil and natural gas was boosted Wednesday by two fresh discoveries, with

The Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) says it has taken delivery of an integral part of its expanded containment system, a new Aframax tanker. The 107,500

Maersk Line, Limited and Rickmers-Linie this week announced a joint venture to provide U.S. customers with heavy-lift breakbulk and project cargo shipping

(Dow Jones) US offshore regulators are issuing deepwater drilling permits under new regulations like it was 2009–before the disastrous oil spill in the

Congressman Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, last week reintroduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would require all vessels

Pirates set a cargo ship ablaze yesterday after an unsuccessful hijacking attempt. The International Maritime Bureau reports that pirates aboard two skiffs

NOAA’s development of a new navigational chart processing system, designed to meet the changing needs of the maritime community, moves into initial