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The United Nations envoy for Somalia has welcomed the release the eleven remaining of crewmembers of a ship hijacked by Somali pirates nearly four years ago,

A drunk captain is likely to blame for a ship grounding off the southwestern coast of Sweden.

Westport Shipyard, the largest yacht builder in North America, announced in an emailed statement they have been acquired by Westport, LLC, an ownership group

Turkish shipbuilder BOGAZICI A.S. recently delivered Amapola 1, the first Robert Allan Ltd. designed RAstar 3000 tug, to International Offshore Engineering and

By Kyunghee Park and Chris Cooper June 9 (Bloomberg) — Hyundai Group, the South Korean conglomerate planning to raise 3.3 trillion won ($3.2 billion)

“Connectivity is a key differentiator,” commented Raimo Warkki, IT exec at Stena Line, one of the world’s top ferry operators. “High

South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) announced today the winning of a newbuild order for a pair of LPG carriers. The order comes in at a total price

China's ruling Communist Party has expelled a former COSCO Holdings executive for taking advantage of his position and claiming expenses for personal items,

Italy has rescued about 5,200 men, women and children and recovered three dead bodies from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea since early

On 4 July, UK-based Rix Sea Shuttle will take delivery of their first ever Damen vessel – a Fast Crew Supplier 2610 – to support their growing involvement

Territorial disputes over tiny islands and reefs in the South China Sea are poisoning relations between China and its neighbours in Southeast

For much of the 20th century, British Pathé was one of the leading producers of newsreels and documentaries in the

#451322505 / gettyimages.com Yoga Rusmana and Eko Listiyorini June 6 (Bloomberg) — Tin exports from Indonesia, the world’s largest supplier, surged

The Harvey Condor, a 295-foot, 5,300 dwt DP2-equipped platform supply vessel was involved in a collision last night with the tug Michigan Service which was

Greenpeace reports today that Russia’s investigative committee (IC) has annulled the arrest of the M/V Arctic Sunrise which was taken over by Russian

Dong Energy released a video the following video this week showing the installation of the Hejre jacket which occurred on 23 May 2014. This steel structure

Debjit Chakraborty and Rakteem Katakey June 6 (Bloomberg) — Gail India Ltd., the nation’s largest natural gas distributor, is offering supplies from

By Julia Payne and Stephen Jewkes LONDON/MILAN, June 6 (Reuters) – Italy has warned oil traders they face potential legal action from Baghdad if they buy

Next time you think you have it rough while riding the Billy Pugh from the crewboat to the rig, thank your lucky stars you don’t need to go back

A total of 27 people were injured on Wednesday after a ferry carrying hundreds of passengers rammed into a pier in northern Germany.

The crew of a Florida-based shipwreck salvage company has been held for a month in a Honduras jail after authorities accused them of gun smuggling, a company

A pilot boat went up in flames yesterday while moored at the port of Fiumicino, Italy, and it was all captured on camera.

Vigor Fab has delivered the first of three planned Olympic-class, 144-car ferries to Washington State

This video animates the Deepwater Horizon blowout based on findings detailed in a draft investigation report by the U.S. Chemical Safety

Flaws in safety equipment and procedures used on Gulf of Mexico rigs persist four years after 11 workers died in an explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon that