A fire believed to have originated in a container has left the Hansa Brandenburg containership burning and adrift in the Indian Ocean near the island of
By Gavin van Marle, The last remaining major South American shipping line, Chile’s CSAV, is beginning to reap the benefits of a concerted change in
A North Korean ship stopped by Panama laden with fighter jets and other undeclared military gear will be opened to United Nations inspectors to determine
Quick-thinking tug and barge crew use backhoe to extinguish top-floor blaze.
With the first container terminals on Rotterdam’s newly reclaimed Maasvlakte II set to open next year, the Dutch port – Europe’s largest
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Two Iran-linked oil tankers that US forces interdicted near Sri Lanka last week are now sailing west. US forces carried out “maritime interdiction and
Two months into a war with the U.S. and Israel, Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of power — an abrupt break with
Why America’s Cargo Demand Is Building Maritime Capacity Everywhere but at Home By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) I spent last week at the Sea-Air-Space
Panama-flagged tanker Idemitsu Maru, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi oil, is attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, LSEG shipping data showed on
The head of the International Maritime Organization used a rare appearance before the United Nations Security Councilon Monday to deliver some
The European Union competition regulator has ordered Spain to recover state aid given to shipyard investors, saying the measure gave them an unfair advantage
Francesco Schettino, captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, was not the only one to blame for a disaster off Italy last year in which 32 people died, his
Tokyo-based MODEC International has announced the execution of a contract with Hess Corporation to provide Engineering and Management Services for the Stampede
A fair bit of upper body strength is required by maritime ship pilots while boarding vessels, especially in inclement weather, or when all of the sudden a
Rolls-Royce is working with B9 Shipping to develop a ship with a capacity of 4,500 tonnes that will be primarily powered by a 180-foot sail, with bio-methane
Two Iran-linked oil tankers that US forces interdicted near Sri Lanka last week are now sailing west. US forces carried out “maritime interdiction and
Two months into a war with the U.S. and Israel, Iran no longer has a single, undisputed clerical arbiter at the pinnacle of power — an abrupt break with
Why America’s Cargo Demand Is Building Maritime Capacity Everywhere but at Home By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) I spent last week at the Sea-Air-Space
Panama-flagged tanker Idemitsu Maru, carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi oil, is attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, LSEG shipping data showed on
The head of the International Maritime Organization used a rare appearance before the United Nations Security Councilon Monday to deliver some
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By Jonathan Saul and Jean-Rovys Dababy LONDON/LIBREVILLE, July 17 (Reuters) – Pirates have hijacked an oil products tanker with 24 crew onboard off the
July 16 (Bloomberg) — Eike Batista’s OSX-3 offshore oil- processing vessel, collateral for his shipping unit’s bonds, departed from Singapore
Lundin Petroleum announced today that they have spudded in at the Gohta Prospect located approximately 150 km northwest of the northern tip of Norway in the
The new ship will be the twin to "Le Soleal", the mini-cruise ship delivered last month, and follows "L'Austral" and "Le Boreal", delivered in May 2010 and
Panama detained a North Korean-flagged ship from Cuba as it headed to the Panama Canal and said it was hiding weapons in brown sugar containers, sparking a
Coconut oil is not immediately associated with risk, but its carriage can release toxic vapours and cause oxygen depletion in enclosed spaces. Manish Nayyar, Senior Loss
ABS, through its affiliate ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), has today announced the acquisition of RMC Global (RMC), a leading provider of industrial cybersecurity,
FarSounder marks its 25th anniversary in 2026, celebrating a quarter-century of advancing marine navigation technology and improving safety at sea. Since its founding, the company
Damen Shipyards Group and Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, have signed a contract for the construction of a new Trailing Suction Grab Hopper
In an important step to lowering emissions in one of the world’s busiest ports, ABS, Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte. Ltd., SeaTech Solutions International (S) Pte. Ltd., and
Donning speed for emergency situations is a primary attraction of a new immersion suit from VIKING Life-Saving Equipment that is made to measure up to US-specific
ABS and UNITED WATERWAYS (UW) have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture with River Academy, UW’s training and education subsidiary, to support crew competence
ABS and Alfred Maritime GmbH have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore technical projects that benefit cruise operators, vessels, crews and passengers. The MOU
Coconut oil is not immediately associated with risk, but its carriage can release toxic vapours and cause oxygen depletion in enclosed spaces. Manish Nayyar, Senior Loss
ABS, through its affiliate ABSG Consulting Inc. (ABS Consulting), has today announced the acquisition of RMC Global (RMC), a leading provider of industrial cybersecurity,
FarSounder marks its 25th anniversary in 2026, celebrating a quarter-century of advancing marine navigation technology and improving safety at sea. Since its founding, the company
Damen Shipyards Group and Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, have signed a contract for the construction of a new Trailing Suction Grab Hopper
In an important step to lowering emissions in one of the world’s busiest ports, ABS, Marinteknik Shipbuilders (S) Pte. Ltd., SeaTech Solutions International (S) Pte. Ltd., and
Donning speed for emergency situations is a primary attraction of a new immersion suit from VIKING Life-Saving Equipment that is made to measure up to US-specific
ABS and UNITED WATERWAYS (UW) have signed a letter of intent to establish a joint venture with River Academy, UW’s training and education subsidiary, to support crew competence
ABS and Alfred Maritime GmbH have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore technical projects that benefit cruise operators, vessels, crews and passengers. The MOU
Norwegian Cruise Line on Tuesday confirmed an order for a second 4,200-passenger "Breakaway Plus" cruise ship with MEYER WERFT of Papenburg,
China Cosco said on Tuesday its chairman Wei Jiafu has resigned as the company's chairman, chief executive officer and all other positions within the company
Today's ship photos are from Busan, South Korea where Maersk Lines' first Triple-E and the world's largest ship, MV Mærsk McKinney-Møller, has departed
The UK Maritime Pilots note that during a recent pilot disembarkation from a dry cargo vessel, both ropes on the pilot ladder parted simultaneously causing the
By Emma Farge GENEVA, July 16 (Reuters) – Angola’s monthly crude exports will slip in September to 1.67 million barrels per day (bpd), a
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July 16 (Bloomberg) — Anadarko Petroleum Corp., a partner in the BP Plc well that blew up in 2010 and triggered the largest U.S. offshore oil spill, must
The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday released the final report on the investigation into the 2010 fire onboard Carnival Cruise Lines' ship, Carnival
Awkwardly perched on cargo ships such as the Zhen Hua 24 are new and bigger cranes destined be installed at shipping ports around the world. The recent
Sea levels could rise by 2.3 metres for each degree Celsius that global temperatures increase and they will remain high for centuries to come, according to a
This past weekend, Shell’s Olympus tension leg platform (TLP) left Kiewit shipyard in Ingleside, Texas, and is now making its way to its future home in
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