Air officials in the U.K. have ruled out technical failure in last month’s fatal crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea near Scotland’s
By Sarah Young and Stephen Eisenhammer ABERDEEN, Scotland, Sept 6 (Reuters) – At one of the largest oil shows in the world in Scotland’s oil town
Authorities in Italy have given engineers the green light to carry out the parbuckling of the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship at the Island of
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Thursday announced that 52 transportation projects in 37 states will receive a total of $474 million in 2013
Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index jumped 5.71 percent on Friday due to increased activity across all vessels,
Tighter regulations covering sulphur emissions, which imposes limits on the sulphur content of the heavy fuel oil (HFO) burned has become an important
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By Weilun Soon and Alex Longley Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Ships can consider transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the southern route at any time of
The Strait of Hormuz is open again, but shipping companies are returning to a waterway that looks very different from the one that existed before the war.
WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Saturday denied Iran’s claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying the
Construction of the first Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) for the U.S. Coast Guard began on Tuesday at Sata Shipbuilding’s yard in Pori, Finland, marking the
By Weilun Soon and Julian Lee Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Millions of barrels of oil continued to flow through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend even
HONG KONG, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Shanghai shares climbed to an 11-week closing high on Friday, helped by counters linked to sea transport after local media
By Mark Drajem Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp., the world’s largest cruise operator, agreed to spend $180 million to cut sulfur emissions
The Port of Houston Authority has officially welcomed the first of a series of new high-performance emergency response vessels for enhanced security and fire
A new video has surfaced on youtube showing, allegedly, the recent attack on the COSCO Asia containership in the Suez
This summer Google took their cameras on board Schmidt Ocean Institute’s 272-foot research vessel, Falkor, while on a visit to the San Francisco
By Weilun Soon and Alex Longley Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Ships can consider transiting the Strait of Hormuz along the southern route at any time of
The Strait of Hormuz is open again, but shipping companies are returning to a waterway that looks very different from the one that existed before the war.
WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Saturday denied Iran’s claims that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, saying the
Construction of the first Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) for the U.S. Coast Guard began on Tuesday at Sata Shipbuilding’s yard in Pori, Finland, marking the
By Weilun Soon and Julian Lee Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Millions of barrels of oil continued to flow through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend even
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The U.S. Coast Guards says it was called upon Monday to assist with the delivery of a baby aboard a cargo ship about 100 miles southwest of San
By Andrew Callus and Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) – The United States is set to grab the first and biggest chunk of unfilled extra Asian
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — The fastest Chinese steel output on record is still too slow to meet demand from builders, reducing inventories and driving prices
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S rose to its highest in more than two weeks in Copenhagen after the sale of a stake in a ferry operator
SYDNEY, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Iron ore exports to China from Australia’s Port Hedland, which handles about a fifth of the global seaborne market for
NexusWave, the fully managed, bonded connectivity service from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has been awarded Cyber Security Type Approval by ClassNK. The certification
In an open letter to the industry, ABS has set out a measured and data-driven approach to support the development of an effective global framework for maritime decarbonization.
Wallem Group, a leading global maritime partner, has released details of an incident in May when a ship under its management rescued two Filipino fishermen from their sinking
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has secured its first orders for VIKING Pentagon Star – a new mass rescue device designed to enable rapid recovery of large numbers of people
Damen’s Fuel Flexible Tugs are designed to meet the requirements of today and tomorrow in equal measure Of all the challenges facing the maritime industry, perhaps the one that
The Company’s Environmental, Social and Governance Programs Continue Their Positive Global Impact Resolve Marine, a global leader in innovative marine solutions,
Blue Water Marine Capital, headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland, and Horizon Offshore Services, based in Houston, Texas, are pleased to announce the successful completion of a 25%
To meet the IMO’s emissions reduction targets, maritime industry commitment must extend to delivering greater data transparency and measurable action to prevent decarb projects
NexusWave, the fully managed, bonded connectivity service from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has been awarded Cyber Security Type Approval by ClassNK. The certification
In an open letter to the industry, ABS has set out a measured and data-driven approach to support the development of an effective global framework for maritime decarbonization.
Wallem Group, a leading global maritime partner, has released details of an incident in May when a ship under its management rescued two Filipino fishermen from their sinking
VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has secured its first orders for VIKING Pentagon Star – a new mass rescue device designed to enable rapid recovery of large numbers of people
Damen’s Fuel Flexible Tugs are designed to meet the requirements of today and tomorrow in equal measure Of all the challenges facing the maritime industry, perhaps the one that
The Company’s Environmental, Social and Governance Programs Continue Their Positive Global Impact Resolve Marine, a global leader in innovative marine solutions,
Blue Water Marine Capital, headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland, and Horizon Offshore Services, based in Houston, Texas, are pleased to announce the successful completion of a 25%
To meet the IMO’s emissions reduction targets, maritime industry commitment must extend to delivering greater data transparency and measurable action to prevent decarb projects
This high-definition timelapse was compiled from the nearly 2 million images taken from live streaming video and construction cameras which have been on site
Oslo-based classification society DNV reports they are very close to completing their merger with Hamburg-based Germanischer Lloyd (GL), a deal announced in
In a conversation with Ridgebury Tankers CEO Robert Burke this afternoon, he confirmed that his company has agreed to acquire four MR tankers from Yasa
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced Wednesday that it will be closing its Gulfport, Mississippi facility as a result of cuts in U.S. Navy
Salvors in South Africa have removed all heavy fuel oil from the capesize bulk carrier MV Smart, which ran aground and broke up on a sand bar on August 19
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Sept 4 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which gauges the cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore, cement, grain,
Maersk Line reports this morning that the fire on board the Maersk Kampala has finally been put out by the onboard fire-fighting teams with support from
Oceanfoil, a UK-based aerofoil design company has announced that it has formed partnerships with naval architects Owen Clarke Design and University College
Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, rose the most in more than two weeks in Copenhagen
International deepwater drilling contractor Ocean Rig UDW (NASDAQ: ORIG) on Tuesday announced that it has signed a contract to construct a ninth ultra
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