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A tanker carrying Algerian light oil arrived at the Venezuelan port of Jose late on Monday and is waiting to unload up to 2 million barrels in PDVSA's second

The new chemical tanker built in Japan is the first to use a new type of steel cargo tanks said to be cheaper and stronger that existing

South Korea launches a massive new government agency this week to handle emergency rescue and safety management seven months after the Sewol ferry

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Belgain gas shipper Exmar has chosen to go with emissions scrubbers for two of their new 38,000 cubic meter LPG carriers currently under construction at

West Texas Intermediate crude fell for a second day as investors weighed the likelihood of a production cut by OPEC when the group meets next week amid signs

Dubai shipbuilder Drydocks World has contracted Wärtsilä to design and supply the propulsion and other equipment for the first LNG-powered harbor tugs to

India will receive its biggest shipment of liquefied natural gas by ship next month as it prepares to import the fuel from North

The South Korean government is preparing a task force to examine options for salvaging the sunken Sewol ferry, according to local media

Maritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, according to a new study published by the American Geophysical Union

Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (NYSE: SALT) announced Monday plans to raise $150 million through a private placement of common stock to help pay for its 78-ship

Officials for Italy's Tuscany region and the island of Giglio said on Monday they would seek a total of 220 million euros ($274 million) in damages from Costa

The Paris MoU reports 113 ship detentions related to Maritime Labour Conventions 2006 deficiencies in the first twelve months since the convention entered into

China and Australia on Monday signed a declaration of intent on a landmark free trade deal more than a decade in the making, opening up markets worth billions

The U.S. Coast Guard and local fire department personnel were called late Saturday to enforce a safety zone for containers that fell in the water from the MV

The chief engineer of a NYK Line car carrier has pleaded guilty in federal court in Baltimore, Maryland, to obstruction of justice and violating the Act to

Crowley Maritime Corp. announced today it will be supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from the U.S. to an undisclosed Puerto Rico-based

Norway's Statoil risks millions of dollars in extra costs in Canada - a test case that could spell problems for other oil firms too as coastal states extend

Early Saturday morning, a source tells gCaptain the offshore supply vessel Odyssea Courage collided with the semi-submersible well intervention rig Q4000,

Halliburton Co.’s pursuit of Baker Hughes Inc. may be just the start of big energy deals as oil prices

A cruise ship with about 170 passengers and crew members suffering from a gastrointestinal ailment caused by norovirus was met by public health officials when

In a bold move of aggression on Saturday morning, Spanish Navy rigid-hulled inflatable boats repeatedly slammed into Greenpeace protesters off the Canary

Since the beginning of the shipping crisis, it seems fewer topics have drawn more attention than private equity (PE) funds interested to invest in shipping.

By Captain Guillermo Manfredo, The Panama Canal Expansion was proposed to increase the capacity of the waterway and accommodate the projected future demand, in

The U.S. Navy has deployed on a command ship in the Persian Gulf its first laser weapon capable of destroying a