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Tighter regulation of U.S. ships carrying record exports of diesel and gasoline is coming amid the worst year for oil spills from barges since

The supertanker jetty at the North Sea's Hound Point crude oil terminal is shut for maintenance and will not reopen until Sept. 15, industry sources said on

Sofrana Unilines, a New Zealand-based ship owner/operator filmed the entire 33-day round-trip voyage of its vessel Sofrana Surville as it sailed between New

The disabled MT Pine Galaxy was towed into San Francisco Bay on Wednesday exactly two weeks after an engine room fire cut power to the ship and killed one

The tide may be turning for state-backed shipping company China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd as a slower influx of new vessels and an uptick in global trade begin to

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued a order banning to the Liberian-flagged containership MV Vega Auriga from Australia's ports over repeated

The European Commission said on Wednesday it would launch an EU version of Italy's sea rescue operation to help it deal with the droves of migrants crossing

Here is some new video showing a collision between the MV Triton Swallow and the MV Golden Daisy reportedly while the vessels were berthed at a bulk terminal

Today's ship photo comes to us from the Atlantic Oceean where the aircraft carrier ex-USS Saratoga (CV-60) is under tow off the coast of North

The U.S. Department of Defense reports today the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) fired at an Iranian dhow yesterday while

Prince Rupert, a remote port luring tourists with the slogan “Where Canada’s Wilderness Begins,” may want to consider a new motto: “Asia’s Gateway to

The ill winds of the winter blew in favour of the new UK container port at London Gateway, when several ships were diverted from Felixstowe to the DP World

Last week we saw “A Day In The Life One Year After MLC 2006“. Now here’s a video from Maersk Line showing a daily operations aboard the Edith

Dry bulk shipper Golden Ocean said it expected to post a small net loss in the third quarter as it announced second-quarter earnings slightly above

Dutch naval architect Dr. Ir. Pieter van Oossanen and his team of naval architects and hydrodynamicists in Wageningen have come up with something that could

Royal Caribbean International has unveiled a wide range of new shipboard technology to be implemented onboard its recently-floated Quantum of the Seas cruise

A tanker loaded with $100 million of Iraqi Kurdish crude oil cannot be delivered in Texas anytime soon because of serious legal risks so a month-long standoff

Belgian dry bulk shipping group CMB said on Tuesday it had cancelled an order for four vessels with South Korean shipbuilder Samjin set to be delivered in

Union workers who load grain at U.S. West Coast terminals will return to work on Wednesday after ratifying a four-year contract that included work rule changes

From the makers of the unmistakable X-Bow hull design reminiscent of a modern-day viking ship, the Norwegian shipbuilding group Ulstein today unveiled its