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Note: This article has been reposted from March 22, 2013, with an update that the sentence was handed down yesterday, July 23, 2013. Shipping firms Columbia
SYDNEY, July 24 (Reuters) – A boat carrying as many as 170 suspected asylum seekers bound for Australia has sunk off the south coast of Indonesia, with
State-run Qatargas announced this week that it has sold Qatar’s first ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Malaysia as the country continues its
UPDATE: Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on charges of money laundering and embezzlement on Tuesday, becoming one of just a few prominent businessmen
Seven people were injured Monday during a U.S. Navy small boat training exercise off the coast of
Filipino container terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has filed for arbitration over its treatment at the hands of Batumi
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Last weekend’s launch of a ro-ro cargo vessel at a riverside shipyard in Wuhan may not have commanded the same attention as an Airbus A320 rolling off
A U.S. Navy-operated autonomous surface vessel (ASV) built by Saronic rescued two U.S. Army aviators after their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed off the coast
President Donald Trump’s claim that a covert U.S. military operation has helped hundreds of commercial ships transit the Strait of Hormuz appears to be
At least two crew members were reported missing and one injured after U.S. forces disabled a tanker in the Gulf of Oman late Tuesday, in what appears to be
For decades, oil traders, executives and analysts warned that closing the Strait of Hormuz would be a global economic
July 23 (Bloomberg) — The Angolan capital Luanda has overtaken Tokyo to become the world’s most expensive city for expatriates in a survey of 214
Deepwater driller Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (NASDAQ: ORIG) has announced the signing of a Letter of Award for its ultra deepwater newbuild drillship Ocean Rig Skyros
One should not expect that shipyards in China will disappear so quickly. For the most part, shipyards in Jiangsu, China’s largest shipbuilding province,
By Rujun Shen and Ruby Lian SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, July 23 (Reuters) – Banks have tightened lending to Chinese shipyards, putting more pressure on an
July 23 (Bloomberg) — The largest commodity carriers are poised to profit for the first time this year as Australia exports near-record amounts of coal,
Last weekend’s launch of a ro-ro cargo vessel at a riverside shipyard in Wuhan may not have commanded the same attention as an Airbus A320 rolling off
A U.S. Navy-operated autonomous surface vessel (ASV) built by Saronic rescued two U.S. Army aviators after their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed off the coast
President Donald Trump’s claim that a covert U.S. military operation has helped hundreds of commercial ships transit the Strait of Hormuz appears to be
At least two crew members were reported missing and one injured after U.S. forces disabled a tanker in the Gulf of Oman late Tuesday, in what appears to be
For decades, oil traders, executives and analysts warned that closing the Strait of Hormuz would be a global economic
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Two scuba divers are almost swallowed by two feeding humpback whales while off the central coast of California. That was
"We believe that the timing is right to divest of our non-core Downstream segment in order to strategically focus our energies on our Upstream core business,"
At the end of 2012 the dry bulk fleet comprised approximately 672.8 million deadweight (“dwt”) or 9,275 ships, including Handysize, Handymax,
Since early 2013, I have argued in numerous articles that the traditional shipping markets, containers (liner), dry bulk and tanker markets will take longer to
Drivers always slow down and rubberneck at car accidents, don’t they? Like me, you may have caught yourself complaining about the practice and
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
SBM Offshore has won a major order today from Shell to supply and lease a new Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for the Stones development
The 2013 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea will be awarded to two U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmers credited with saving the lives of 14 crewmembers from
Incident is the latest in a series of problems faced by the new Littoral Combat Ship on its first major overseas deployment.
Captain Jes Meinertz, Master of Maersk Line’s first Triple-E and the world’s largest ship, MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, brings us images today of
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July 22 (Bloomberg) — West African pirates will threaten the region’s oil and shipping industries for years as the measures used to curb attacks in
July 22 (Bloomberg) — Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., a deep-sea salvage company, said it retrieved more than 61 tons of silver bullion this month from
BG Tunisia has extended it’s charter for Solstad Offshore’s (SOFF) anchor handling vessel (AHTS) Nor Star for an additional two years, with one
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I wonder at what point everyone on board started to think… “This is a really bad
LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) – Pirates have released an oil products tanker and its 24 Indian crew after it was hijacked off the Gabon coast last week, the
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