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Heerema Marine Contractors’ new self propelled heavy lift crane vessel named Aegir has won the Dutch Association of Ship Owners (KVNR) Shipping Award at

By Gavin van Marle, There have been few sectors of the liner shipping business that have done well over the past few years, but businesses leasing both

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) announced today they have signed a newbuild order with an undisclosed European shipowner for four chemical tankers for a total

The following is an informational bulletin from gCaptain sponsor Wärtsilä Upcoming environmental regulations will affect existing vessels, and as a

SEOUL, Nov 4 (Reuters) – At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during “combat duties” off the east coast last

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) — Iran will lead a club of the world’s biggest natural gas exporters as its own shipments abroad are hampered by U.S. and

By Rich Madden, Cyber-security issues onboard your typical merchant vessel would seem to be fall into one of two categories – acts of omission or

Icelandic Coast Guard crews continued fighting a fire onboard the MV Fernanda Friday evening into Saturday while west of Faxafloi, a bay located on the

The tow of two aging offshore supply vessels took a turn for the worse Thursday when the two vessels apparently started smashing into each other, causing one

As the MOL Comfort disaster clearly showed, there is a point at which the load on a ship’s structure exceeds the breaking strength. One might say the

China's state-owned Shandong Shipping Corporation has signed a $500 million deal with Brazilian miner Vale SA to operate four of its giant iron-ore freighters,

By Swetha Gopinath and Garima Goel Nov 1 (Reuters) – After four years in the doldrums, the specialized chemical tankers that ply the seas between the

After the containership MOL Comfort cracked in half, partially sank, and then caught fire this past summer in spectacular fashion, Japanese classification

Update: NAT has announced an option for a 7th vessel will be included as part of this fleet growth plan.  The price for the 7th vessel will be $45

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., the deep-ocean salvage company that has recovered millions of dollars of precious metals from

What do the Chinese cities of Qingdao, Ningbo and Dalian have in common and what's the quickest way of getting from one to the

The Icelandic Coast Guard continued its response Thursday to a fire onboard the Ro/Ro cargo ship Fernanda off the coast of

The Kiel Canal in Germany partially reopened Thursday after a three-day closure caused by a ship collision which left a 100-meter cargo ship on the verge of

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa on Thursday signed a deal to buy 2.5 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Seemingly just for the thrill of it, a daredevil pilot proves he can successfully land his small aircraft onboard a moving cargo

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc’s profit dropped 4 percent in the third quarter as the U.K.’s third-largest gas producer cut output to the

Building on lessons learned from many years of designing fast maritime craft, Damen Shipyards, Delft Technical University and De Vries Lentsch Yacht Designers

Technip and Subsea 7 will be working together offshore Ghana on a USD $1.23 billion SURF project for Tullow Ghana announced today. The Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme

Coast Guard crews in Iceland have rescued 11 crewmembers from a ship which caught fire in heavy weather just south of the North Atlantic

The Torrens Tide, a 77-meter, MMC-designed 879 platform supply vessel was launched from LEEVAC shipyards this month for Tidewater. Chris Vaccari, owner and CEO