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Jasmine Wang and Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — China Shipping Development Co.’s venture will order six liquefied natural gas tankers worth about $1.2

(Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, the U.K.’s third- largest natural gas-producer, agreed to a long-term sale of liquefied natural gas to India. BG will

What do the Plimsoll Line, iPhone and Nathaniel Bowditch have in common? In the opening presentation of the Connecticut Maritime Association’s Shipping

Knightsbridge Tankers announced today signed contracts for a pair of 182,000 DWT Capesize bulk carriers new-builds from Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU).

Carnival Cruise Lines said Tuesday that it is moving forward with the first implementation phase of a fleetwide operational review in wake of the Carnival

Euronav said Tuesday that it has added an additional $32 million to its 2012 losses from the sale of its newbuild Suezmax tanker, the 157,648 dwt Cap Isabella,

Israeli container shipping line, ZIM, said Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea to cancel five newbuildings

A containership identified as the MV GUANG YANG XIN GANG capsized and sank off the eastern coast of China on Monday, killing as many as 13 crewmembers. The

By Rob Sheridan (Bloomberg) — Frontline 2012 Ltd., the shipping company led by billionaire John Fredriksen, almost doubled the number of vessels

FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd posted higher losses for 2012 due to unexpectedly low cargo volumes as a result of

STAMFORD – For the first time in their 113-year history, Tokyo-based classification society ClassNK has announced growth via acquisition. At the

CALGARY, Alberta, March 18 (Reuters) – Canada’s government will examine strengthening oil tanker safety, including introducing new laws and

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd, more commonly known as “K” Line, said Monday that it has placed an order for five eco-friendly Ultra Large Container

The burned out MSC Flaminia has left the Jade-Weser Port in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and is sailing under its own power to a repair yard in Romania where it will

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s NITC has replaced Hamid Behbahani, a former minister and ally of President Mahmoud

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) on Sunday called on the cruise ship industry to voluntarily adopt a new “Bill of Rights” to protect cruise ship

By Rob Sheridan (Bloomberg) — Rates for Panamax ships climbed to the highest level in almost eight months on increased demand to move grains and

DUBAI, March 17 (Reuters) – National Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) is considering a debut Islamic bond issue to help refinance debt taken on for

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard announced today they have secured orders from repeat customer Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro,

(Bloomberg) — Japan’s bid to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement may make it easier for the nation to import U.S.

After a fire destroyed the Grizzly Tour Lodge in British Columbia, Canada last fall, owner Dean Wyatt was fortunate enough to find another lodge for sale on

By Ryan Erickson I still remember the first time ME1 (formerly MK1) Sean Lawler called me up to tell me about this guy who decided he was going to

(Bloomberg) — Hercules Offshore Inc., a drilling- rig supplier, won the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging its executive pay decisions that a judge said

By Phil Wahba March 15 (Reuters) – Cruise operator Carnival Corp, grappling with a series of recent headline-grabbing mishaps involving its ships, said

Update: In a statement posted later on Friday, the Coast Guard said that fter the barge was removed from the scene and taken to a secure location, offloading