gCaptain – Maritime and Offshore News

By James Pomfret and Grace Li HONG KONG, April 10 (Reuters) – Striking dock workers at a port operator backed by Hong Kong’s richest man Li

April 10 (Bloomberg) — Tanzania sees natural-gas reserves more than doubling by early 2015 from the 40 trillion cubic feet discovered by companies

(Bloomberg) — A glut of oil tankers competing to haul 2 million-barrel cargoes of crude from ports in the Persian Gulf is set to stay at the highest

The Philippine Coast Guard said Tuesday that a Chinese fishing vessel has run aground on the Tubbataha Reef, just ten days after the final section of the

“Can a sign prevent kids from drowning on cruise ships?” asked Kim Browning, a parent and frequent cruise ship guest, in a message sent to gCaptain

The U.S. Navy on Monday said that recent technological breakthroughs have led to the development of a shipboard laser capable of shooting down an enemy drone

(Bloomberg) — Striking dockworkers at Hongkong International Terminals Ltd., the port operator backed by billionaire Li Ka-shing, will hold talks with

At 0540 local time on Wednesday 26 September 2012, the Indonesian ferry, KMP Bahuga Jaya, sank after colliding with the I.M. Skaugen-owned LPG/Chemical

(Bloomberg) — Vantage Drilling Co. sued a BP Plc unit over what it claims was a $265.5 million increase in financing costs stemming from the 2010 Gulf of

Teekay Tankers (NYSE:TNK) announced today a $188 million order for four new 113,000 DWT Long Range 2 (LR2) product tankers from South Korea’s STX

KIEL, Germany, April 8 (Reuters) – The city of Hamburg wants shippers Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd to resume merger talks so that they stand a better

By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 (Reuters) – Brazil’s oil regulator, the ANP, said on Monday that it authorized Chevron Corp to restart output

(Bloomberg) — Global seaborne trade will more than double by 2030 as China’s expanding economy drives demand for commodities from crude oil to iron

Bloomberg – Troops in Nigeria are hunting for militants who said they killed at least 15 policemen in the Niger River delta, a military official said.

US Navy marine biologist Lee Shannon led a team of scientists who conducted a new assessment last week on the extent of damage caused by the recent grounding

“We are very shocked. After what we experienced last night, we will have many nightmares,” said Ludovic Rabasse, captain of the French

Will robots soon take over the shipping lanes? San Francisco – Liquid Robotics has released its latest unmanned, autonomous marine robot. Dubbed the Wave

Malaysia’s largest offshore supply vessel (OSV) operator, Bumi Armada, has just awarded Wärtsilä the contract to design the series of four new

    Two of Technip’s deepwater construction vessels, the G1200 (Technip BV), a rigid pipe S-lay and heavy-lift construction vessel, and the

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard rescue crews combined efforts Saturday with the 800-foot Panamanian flagged automobile carrier, Heijin, and the

Over the weekend the Seattle waterfront was lined with spectators welcoming a heavy lift ship offloading a hulking giant: Bertha, the five-story-tall, 6,700

(Reuters) – The Navy plans to carry out the first catapult takeoff of its new X-47B unmanned plane from an aircraft carrier next month and other

The California Board of Pilot Commissioners voted unanimously last week to revoke the license of Overseas Reymar pilot Guy Kleess who was navigating the oil

Yesterday the US Navy commissioned its newest landing transport dock ship, USS Arlington (LPD 24). Arlington honors the 184 victims who died when American

Reuters – Most ports in Chile were returning to normal operations on Saturday after an extended strike that slammed the No. 1 copper producer’s