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New York-listed Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced today that Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. has confirmed a ten year fixed-rate time charter extension

A U.S. Navy pilot is missing and another was injured after two F/A-18 Hornets crashed into the Pacific Ocean, the Navy has

Brazilian miner Vale SA reached a deal with China Ocean Shipping Co (Cosco) for transporting iron ore, a move that could help the Brazilian miner resolve a

Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä says it has awarded a contract to supply the main engine for the first LNG-fueled dry cargo

Intermarine chairman Andre Grikitis cited lack of operational experience last month as one of reasons many shipowners encountered troubles after taking

World's largest classification society DNV GL has released details of a new concept ship design for the short sea shipping market which is battery powered,

Hapag-Lloyd and Compania SudAmericana de Vapores secured conditional European Union approval on Thursday for their tie-up to create the world's fourth-largest

In 1994, ‘Auger’ became Royal Dutch Shell’s first tension-leg platform operating in the deep-water of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. When

P&O Maritime, a subsidiary of Dubai's DP World, one of the world's largest port operators, has bought a majority stake in Spain's Remolcadores de Puerto y

The MV Ince Inebolu was refloated by its own means today after running aground September 5th on the Greek island of

Master limited partnerships, tax- exempt companies that pay investors most of their income at the cost of added risk, are spreading in the shipping

A ship strike killed a protected humpback whale off Kodiak, Alaska, but an investigation could not conclude whether a state ferry was responsible and no

Thirteen years ago today the world forever changed when thousands lost their lives in the September 11

The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing today to review the status of the U.S. Merchant Marine, issues impacting

The U.S. Energy Department announced today that it issued the final authorization for two projects to export domestically produced liquified natural gas to

A new 24-meter midsection for the existing MSC Armonia cruise ship was inserted into place today at the Fincantieri shipyard in Palermo, Sicily after the ship

The U.S. government should ensure that international trade of U.S. natural gas, and potentially crude oil, will offer opportunities for the domestic shipping

Vietnam demanded compensation after Chinese boats allegedly rammed and robbed its fishing boats and beat some members of their crews, fanning tensions already

By Gavin van Marle CMA CGM has confirmed that it has signed a series of agreements to for the fourth major deepsea container shipping alliance, Ocean Three,

Construction of HMS Prince of Wales, the second of two new aircraft carriers for the UK Royal Navy, has moved forward at BAE Systems’ shipyard in Rosyth,

The all-electric, aluminum car ferry “ZeroCat 120” has been awarded the prestigious 'Ship of the Year' award at the SMM trade show in Hamburg this

Lots of announcements in Hamburg this week during SMM.  Here’s the latest, in no particular order: New Engine for Rolls-Royce: For the first time in 10

Bermuda-based crude oil shipping firm DHT Holdings announced today that it has acquired Samco Shipholding Pte. Ltd, a Singapore firm that owns and operates a

Today's ship photos come from Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, the world's second largest shipbuilder, where a number of interesting

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Blyth has issued an urgent warning the public after a drunk man narrowly escaped death after swimming into the