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Three tugboats and a patrol boat were scheduled to reach the MOL Comfort today, approximately 1 week after the vessel split in two while battling inclement

June 25, 2013 marks third-annual "Day of the

Houston-based drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE:ATW) said Monday that it has entered into a turnkey construction contract with DSME for a fourth

By Meeyoung Cho SEOUL, June 24 (Reuters) – South Korea has pledged to the United States that it will cut imports of Iranian crude by 15 percent in the

In April 2012, Statoil and Aker Solutions announced a $1.9 billion contract to deliver a semi-submersible rig capable of year-round well-intervention services

Streamers towed behind a seismic survey vessel are fairly vulnerable when deployed, and extremely costly to replace when damaged or destroyed by vessel

By Bill Redmond It would not be unreasonable to ask if now is the time for the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to be administered an effective enema,

Aberdeen-based offshore drilling contractor Awilco Drilling PLC, announced today they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Apache North Sea Ltd and TAQA

In the absence of hull fouling control systems, within six months of active service a vessel could have up to 150 kilograms of marine life per square meter

DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) – Gulftainer Co Ltd, the United Arab Emirates’ second-largest port operator, said on Sunday it had acquired a 51 percent

Nigeria LNG Ltd. said the country’s maritime regulator issued it a ship detention order today, halting exports and detaining three of its vessels in

A passenger ferry in the U.K. sustained damage and was taking on water Saturday after striking a quay while docking at the Harwich International Port in Essex

By Melissa Akin and Denis Pinchuk ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 21 (Reuters) – Gazprom is ready to take on potential Russian and Australian rivals for

The Costa Concordia shipwreck has had no impact on the water quality surrounding the site and on the shores of Giglio island, scientists in Italy have

This weekend we will see the biggest, brightest moon of 2013, and we want to see your

Indonesia deployed military planes on Friday to fight forest fires that blanketed neighbouring Singapore in record levels of hazardous smog for a third day in

On Wednesday, China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) signed newbuild agreements for the construction of 15 vessels at five different Chinese shipyards. The

June 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, touched a high for

At the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum today, Rosneft and Eni signed a Declaration on Protection of the Environment and Biodiversity for Oil and

  In St. Petersburg, Russia, it was a day of signatures and handshakes as strategic partnerships were formed between Russian energy major Gazprom, JSC

Russia's Rosneft has agreed to a $270 billion deal to double oil supplies to

The bulk shipper STX Pan Ocean Co Ltd filed for protection under U.S. bankruptcy law on Thursday to shield its assets from creditors in the United States, less

A MASSIVE waterspout roared just offshore Grand Isle, LA on

“USS Guardian leadership and watch teams failed to adhere to prudent, safe, and sound navigation principles which would have alerted them to approaching

The U.K.'s MAIB has released its final report on an investigation into a December 2011 collision between two containerships near the Singapore Strait, slamming