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ACCRA, June 12 (Reuters) - An oil tanker missing for a week off the coast of West Africa was attacked by pirates who stole its cargo, the company that managed

The U.S. Navy says it is seeking 37 million gallons of drop-in biofuels in what the Department of the Navy describes as a major step in its efforts to reduce

Jones Act shipbuilder Aker Philadelphia has delivered the first of two Liberty-class aframax tankers to ExxonMobil’s U.S. marine affiliate, SeaRiver

The extent of the decline in containership time charter hire rates in the past 10 years has been highlighted again with the sub-let of a trio of surplus

Heung-A Shipping announced today the order of a pair of 3,500 dwt chemical tankers for a total consideration of KRW 28,462,000,000 (approx. USD $28 million).

Crude oil production is up 64 percent since 2008 and currently stands at 8.2 million barrels per day, noted Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS at a CSIS

The captain of a Singapore-flagged cargo ship has been fined $2000 after pleading guilty to a charge of failing to notify New Zealand authorities that his

The Day of the Seafarer is celebrated every year on June 25 to honor the 1.5 million seafarers working around the

The Panama Canal's new set of locks will be operational by the January 2016 deadline, the canal's chief said on Tuesday, after fears that a recent labor strike

Otto Marine Limited announced today that its 90% held subsidiary, Go Offshore (Asia) Pte Ltd, has entered into a joint venture agreement with SeaEnergy Ship

June 11 (Bloomberg) — China is hoarding crude at the fastest pace in at least a decade, shielding itself from supply disruptions and helping keep prices

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, June 11 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Thorco Shipping expects to expand its fleet by 50 percent in coming years and plans to

The final decision that will ultimately determine the fate of the Costa Concordia hulk has been delayed as officials look to examine the refloating and removal

A group of civilian mariners got the surprise of their lives this Sunday when a giant Russian nuclear submarine came to the rescue after they had sent out a

A general cargo ship has caught fire while moored at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, with the extent of the fire currently

President Barack Obama signed into law a $12.3 billion water-projects plan that will pay for deepening ports for bigger ships, cutting costs for

The second shipment of four rolling gates for the new locks of the expanded Panama Canal has arrived in Colon,

The world’s first LNG-powered icebreaker will be powered by Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines, the Finnish engine manufacturer announced

Fifteen crew of a South Korean ferry that sank in April killing more than 300 people, most of them children, went on trial on Tuesday on charges ranging from

Hereema Marine Contractors’ semi-submersible crane vessel Thialf, with the highest rated offshore lifting capacity in the world at 14,200 tons, placed

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (AKPS) is gaining additional product tanker newbuild orders following the start up of Philly Tankers AS, a new Jones Act tanker

Vard Holdings Ltd confirmed today the contract for the design and construction of a large Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel (OSCV) has been made effective.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Icon Offshore Bhd, whose ships offer support services to oil platforms, has raised 945 million ringgit

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has delivered a "super eco" cargo-passenger ship that MHI boasts as having outstanding energy savings, environmental load

Thick black smoke rises from the deck of the Liberia-registered bulk carrier Cape Tavor at the Palumbo dockyard in Valletta's Grand Harbour, June 9, 2014.