gCaptain – Maritime and Offshore News

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The high seas that cover almost half the Earth’s surface are a treasure trove

By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent ABOARD RMS QUEEN MARY 2 (Reuters) – Posted between septuagenarian passengers in deck chairs, lookouts stand

DHAKA, Feb 9 (Reuters) – At least 14 people died and five were still missing after a ferry carrying 50 people collided with a sand barge and sank on

(Bloomberg) — Transocean Ltd. and federal prosecutors urged a judge to accept the oil driller’s agreement to plead guilty to a criminal charge over

A man walks past a pirate ship made from driftwood and objects washed up on the beach at New Brighton near Liverpool, northern England February 6,

International owner and operator of LNG carriers, GasLog (NYSE:GLOG), said Friday that it has ordered two charter-backed 174,000 cbm tri-fuel diesel electric

(Bloomberg) — Returns for oil tankers hauling Middle East crude to Asia, the industry’s busiest trade route, reached the lowest level since August

A spokesman from Carisbrooke Shipping has confirmed that their multi-purpose bulk carrier, the British-flagged Esther C, has been attacked by pirates 85

After suffering massive losses over the past year, and with more losses forecasted amid terrible drybulk and tanker markets, Mitsui OSK Lines’ President

Maersk Line’s Chief Commercial Officer Lucas Vos announced his intentions to resign today from the Copenhagen-based shipping giant. “Lucas Vos has

(Bloomberg) — China’s exports rose 25 percent in January from a year earlier while imports increased 28.8 percent, resulting in a trade surplus of

DHAKA (Reuters) – A ferry carrying more than 50 people sank on Bangladesh’s giant Meghna River on Friday after colliding with a sand barge and

Here is a good shot of cargo hold 4 & 3 of one of Maersk’s new Triple-E containerships currently under construction at DSME shipyard in South Korea.

A recent market screening conducted by Swedish energy firm Swedegas has revealed significant interest in liquefied natural gas (LNG) throughout Sweden’s

(Bloomberg) — Tankers that carry about half of the refined oil products transported by sea will lose money for the next five years as an oversupply of

A group of lawmakers this week announced the establishment of a new congressional caucus focused on raising awareness amongst members of Congress on a broad

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has severed the fuel supply to Japanese whaling ships in Southern Ocean as this season’s campaign to stop

(Bloomberg) — The rally in rates to ship liquefied natural gas may end as winter demand subsides and a shortage of cargoes curbs trading to profit from

SINGAPORE – SMOE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, announced today they have secured a contract worth about S$900 million from Det norske

By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Iran has taken delivery of several new tankers from Chinese shipyards, giving it greater flexibility in maintaining

(Bloomberg) — Iran, which dropped two places to become India’s fourth-largest crude supplier last year, may lose $2.5 billion of revenue as global

A 29-person lifeboat belonging to the late MS Olivia bulk carrier has washed ashore in southern Australian, nearly 2 years – and about 5,000 miles

The operation to remove the grounded USS Guardian from a reef in the Philippines may take months, the state-run Philippines News Agency reported Wednesday.

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek ships sailed again from the busy ports of Piraeus and Rafina on Wednesday after the government ordered seamen to end a six-day

Sea Tankers announced Wednesday that pirates have released their product tanker M/T Gascogne after stealing part of the ships cargo and that all 17 crew