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Update: The Kiani Satu has been successfully refloated this morning according to a statement by Captain Nigel Campbell from the SA Maritime Safety Authority.

U.S. Harbor Maintenance Tax would be converted into a fee on goods brought into the United States by rail and highway from Canada and Mexico under legislation

The 190-meter bulk carrier which sank off the coast of Hong Kong during Typhoon Utor earlier this week has been reported to have been carrying nickel ore,

GasLog (NYSE: GLOG) has announced that it has ordered two new 174,000 cbm tri-fuel diesel electric LNG carriers from Samsung Heavy Industries in South

Amid throngs of shoreside and seagoing spectators, the world’s largest containership, MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, arrived today in Rotterdam on her

By Gerard Wynn LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) – The world’s oceans have absorbed more than 90 percent of global warming since the mid-20th century,

Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S climbed to an 18-month high after the company raised the earnings forecast for its container line, which

After a night of drinking in Qingdao, China, Jiang Wu mistook a shipping container as his hotel room. It’s a classic mistake that no doubt happens to

Regardless of the state of the global economy, the world renowned Fifth Avenue in New York City is always bustling with optimistic shoppers looking for some

The U.S. Navy on Thursday took part in the first recovery test of the NASA Orion spacecraft at Naval Station Norfolk as part of a partnership to develop

The growing threat of piracy and maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea was on the docket this week at the United Nations. In a press statement, the Security

NTSB releases Marine Accident Brief on Collision of Oil Tanker FR8 Pride with MODU Rowan EXL

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) — Subsea 7 SA, an offshore oil services provider, rose to the highest level in more than seven weeks in Oslo as improving margins are

Energy-rich Turkmenistan on Thursday launched a $2 billion project to build a new port on the Caspian Sea designed to boost

C’mon people really? REALLY??? You thought driving your moped around in a typhoon was a good idea? SEE ALSO: Typhoon Utor Claims Cargo Ship Near Hong

Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) — Demand for tankers to haul fuels including gasoline will benefit for several years as refinery expansions in India and the Persian

UPDATE: According to tracking data gathered by Windward Maritime Analytics Services Company, the Desh Shanti is underway again and steaming toward the Strait

OSLO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Seadrill, the world’s biggest gas and oil rig company by market capitalisation, is to sell part of its North Atlantic

This image, courtesy of the U.S Navy Heritage and History Command, was taken in 1937 at the “Big Gun Shop” in the Washington Navy Yard,

Petrobas has confirmed that a 68-meter OSV providing support to one of its rigs caught fire and sank last week off the coast of

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today named former Vice Admiral Brian Salerno as the Director of the Bureau of Safety and

Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) — Qatar Gas Transport Co., an operator of vessels to transport liquefied natural gas, jumped the most in more than two months as

The U.K. Royal Navy recorded its biggest seizure of illegal drugs in four years in an operation near Puerto

By gCaptain Staff US interests in the Gulf of Guinea region including maritime shipping, safety of American citizens, and energy resources are becoming

Ridgebury Tankers acknowledged today their acquisition of a 158,000 dwt Suezmax, currently under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries. According to