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(Bloomberg) — OPEC’s deepest output cut since the global recession in 2008 is creating the biggest surplus of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in at

(Bloomberg) — Seaspan Corp, a ship-leasing unit of Tiger Group Investments, may order as many as 15 more container ships over the next year to benefit

NEW ORLEANS – A unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., the

General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego said Monday that it has finalized a contract with Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) to design the conversion of

By Kyong-Ae Choi SEOUL–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.’s (042660.SE) net profit in 2012 plunged 82%, primarily reflecting the

Two recreational sailors had to be rescued from San Francisco Bay on Saturday after their sailboat sank following a collision with a tug. A report from

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company by teu capacity, has reached its own 2020 target of reducing its fleet-wide CO2 emissions by

In a boost for zero-emission vessels the “world’s first” electric car ferry has been launched in Norway. The 80-meter electric car ferry

(Bloomberg) — Iron ore and coal shipping costs slid for a fifth day amid speculation storms in Australia are curbing demand for vessels carrying the

By Angel Gonzalez HOUSTON–A Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) unit struck a deal with a Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) company to export liquefied natural gas out of

On January 18th, 2013, Damen Shipyards Galaţi launched the World Diamond, the first of a series of six fully equipped Platform Supply Vessels for Norwegian

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — French yachtsman Francois Gabart won the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world sailing race after 78 days at sea, setting a world

Austal Shipbuilding and and Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard have announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing life-cycle services specifically

The 60-foot long, 30-foot wide island was the 452nd lift of the nearly 500 total lifts needed to complete the first of the next-generation class of American

Suezmax tanker AST Sunshine is expected to deliver fuel savings of 10-15% compared to standard tonnage. The tanker, a third generation, fuel-efficient Suezmax,

The U.S. Coast Guard reports that two tank barges allided with a Mississippi River railroad overpass on Sunday, spilling an unknown quantity of light crude oil

By Alison Sider HOUSTON–Shallow-water driller Rowan Drilling Company (RDC) is stepping in the deepwater, a move that it expects will boost profits and

An Iranian security team proves once again that the best defense against pirate attack, is a well-armed security team in this undated video. 9 Somali pirates

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn called on Transocean Ltd. to issue a $4-a-share dividend and said he will propose the dividend at

By Marco Bertacche (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp.’s Costa Crociere unit is under probe for “possible violations” of the Italian