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AMSTERDAM – A superyacht built for Apple Inc’s late co-founder Steve Jobs has been impounded in Amsterdam because of a dispute over an unpaid bill

ATHENS, GREECE – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced

At least one Staten Island ferry will be converted to clean-burning liquefied natural gas (LNG), at which point it is expected the first ferry in North America

Dolphin Drilling Ltd, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, announced today they have entered into a contract with BG International Ltd for the provision of

I sat down with Trevor Blakeley, Chief Executive at the Royal Institute of Naval Architects this fall to discuss the distinguished institution he represents,

Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil and gas producer, will invest more than $7 billion in its Mariner project, the largest offshore development in the U.K.

Chinese demand growth for imported coal will almost halt next year before shipments contract in 2014 as the nation’s improving transport network allows

Update: The owners of the Stena Primorsk have contracted commercial environmental response experts to monitor for any pollution and assist in the salvage of

Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (NYSE: TNP) rose over 4 percent today on the New York Stock Exchange after an announcement that they have signed six-month

Class society Lloyd’s Register said Thursday that it has provided approval in principle (AIP) for COSCO Shipyard’s new ‘Clean Sky’

By William Hughes (Will) Watson, President of AdvanFort U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Ret.) Terence E. “Terry” McKnight was the pioneering U.S. Commander

In February 2012, gCaptain reported that in March 2011 Bulgarian shipmaster Captain Svetlozar Lyubomirov Sobadzhiev was arrested in Cristobal, Panama after 168

Ulstein announced today they have entered into a contract with Island Ventures II LLC, a joint venture partnership between Norwegian offshore operator Island

AMSTERDAM–Dutch oil services company SBM Offshore N.V. (SBMO.AE) Thursday announced a raft of new measures to put an end to a lengthy conflict over a

The worst commodity shipping market in 26 years may persist next year as an oversupply of vessels continues to curb ship owners’ ability to boost charter

Vale SA, the world’s biggest iron-ore exporter, may have paid about $158 million more for shipping in the past 19 months by using the largest available

A merger of international classification superpowers has been announced today. Norwegian classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and German

By Marcy Nicholson NEW YORK – Dock workers on the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts moved closer to a potential strike, which would disrupt the delivery of

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, said Wednesday that its ship design unit has been hired to design a new

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), now the world’s largest cruise industry trade association, on Wednesday briefed the media on the progress

The U.S. Navy has come under fire this week after it was revealed that its uniforms are extremely flammable and, in some cases, can actually lead to more

LONDON – Pirates have attacked and looted a tanker off the coast of Nigeria, taking five crew members hostage, the ship’s operating company said on

Members of the Royal Navy icebreaker HMS Protector dressed as Santa Claus and Rudolf pose during a charity run for the ship’s affiliated charity, East

NAIROBI – A dozen soldiers guarding a North Korean ship impounded in Somalia’s autonomous Puntland region for maritime violations have hijacked the