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Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corporation has announced plans to increase capacity for its U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico service amid Horizon Line's

he United Arab Emirates oil minister said on Monday that the drop in oil prices was unlikely to last for long and that the country would not alter its energy

For Golar LNG’s CEO Doug Arnell, it’s been a good ride. For the past four years his company has increased its market cap 400 percent and grown to

Shanghai retained its title as the world’s busiest container port for a fifth consecutive year after widening the gap with its closest rival

Star Cruises’ new ships under construction at Meyer Werft shipyard will powered by ABB’s latest generation Azipod XO propulsion technology,

Norwegian subsea contractor DeepOcean AS is hoping to sign a major contract at the end of this week according to Chief Financial Officer Dennis de Vreede. In

China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company has received a $1.75 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of China to buy 53 new ships, which it plans to order from

For China's shipyards, the oil rig market that was supposed to be a blessing is in danger of becoming a

Ghana's navy has freed a tanker ship hijacked off the coast of Nigeria and arrested eight pirates believed to be responsible for seizing it, a military

Chinese authorities have confirmed that 21 people were killed and one was missing after a tug boat undergoing sea trials sank in the Yangtze River, the

Volvo Ocean Race's six-strong fleet enters one of the most hazardous phases of the nine-month, round-the-world event in the next 24 hours when it will reach

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has marked congestion at the Nation's ports as its top priority in

Not sure why you would launch a ship in the dark, unless of course you’re in Norway and only have 6 hours of daylight over the course of the

Hapag-Lloyd AG, Germany’s biggest container shipping line, will be an attractive investment once results improve and costs are reduced, Chief Executive

The Canadian government has picked Irving Shipbuilding Inc, a Nova Scotia-based private company, to build Arctic patrol ships for C$2.3 billion ($1.9 billion),

Cal Dive International says that it did not pay a $2.2 million interest payment due yesterday as the company continues to work with their lenders to address

Instead of having a shaft or some other geared mechanism connected to a motor, the propeller blades themselves are the the motor which provides the

Singapore-based shipowoer/operator Epic Gas Ltd. announced today that Chief Executive Officer Lars Vang Christensen will be resigning from his position. During

Top policy makers in western Europe’s biggest oil producer underscored their commitment to providing stimulus should the economy need

More than 20 people are missing after a tug boat sank in the Yangtze

There’s good reason Ryan Lance is the CEO and Chairman of ConocoPhillips.  He’s a smart and charismatic guy who can paint a very rosy picture

Traders are shipping West African crude to the United States to store the oil until prices recover, as the global glut forces them to source any tanks

A cargo of hay caught fire Wednesday morning aboard a vessel off the coast of Iskenderun, Turkey. According to reports, all 23 crewmembers of the MV Retaj A

Pretty excited to see the folks at Banque Populaire pushing the envelope once more. Yachtsman Armel Le Cléac’h unveiled today his team’s 18-meter

International bulk shipper Gearbulk issued a statement Wednesday regarding the investigation and continued search for signs of the MV Bulk