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By Jasmine Ng May 30 (Bloomberg) — Iron ore is heading for a sixth straight monthly decline in the longest losing streak on record as increasing supplies

The U.S. Energy Information Association reports today crude oil exports from the U.S. reached 246,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil in March 2014

Mexican authorities issued an arrest warrant for the chief executive officer of Oceanografia SA, the oil services provider seized by the government after

In February 1925, the Buckau, a schooner outfitted with cylindrically-shaped, rotating masts 15 meters tall and 3 meters in diameter, crossed the North Sea

An oil tanker ship exploded off the coast of western Japan today after delivering its cargo, leaving one of its eight crew missing. An update Thursday says the

The shale boom and the Jones Act are saving shipbuilding at the 213-year-old Philadelphia Navy

By Mike Wackett The number of laid-up containerships has fallen to a 30-month low, according to Alphaliner, which recorded just 146 ships of over 500teu idled

By Heesu Lee May 29 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. will benefit from increased oil production and lower gasoline prices if the government lifts restrictions on

Singapore-based ASL Shipyard Pte announced today the receipt of new shipbuilding contracts worth approximately S$91 million for the construction of three ART

The Liberian Registry has concluded its investigation into the pirate-hijacking of the product tanker Kerala off Luanda, Angola, on 18 January 2014. The

An iconic two-masted, square-rigged tall ship famously used in all three of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies has sunk off St.

OSLO, May 28 (Reuters) – Seadrill, the world’s biggest offshore rig firm by market capitalisation, has turned gloomy about prospects for the global

In support of mining and other industries in northeast Canada, Stolt-Nielsen Gas Ltd (SNG) has joined forces with SunLNG Holding and LNGaz in a new joint

A U.S. Navy official said four acoustic pings at the center of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in March, are no longer

Colombia’s plan to dredge its biggest river could boost coking coal output fivefold, according to the government agency overseeing the project, potentially

Giant new container handling cranes have recently arrived at the Long Beach Container Terminal in California, awkwardly perched aboard a Shanghai Zenhua

By Oleg Vukmanovic May 28 (Reuters) – The Angola liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project is expected to resume production in mid-2015, a spokesman for

Global shipping lines are increasingly shying away from handling cargoes to Iran as restrictions on banking and insurance continue unabated, despite an interim

Kevin Mackay, the head of Phillips 66′ global marine business unit has been recruited by Teekay Tankers to take over the role of CEO following the

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard’s backlog of LPG carrier newbuilds has grown to 21 today as two more were added to the list by Eastern Pacific Shipping.  The