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General DynamicsNASSCO on Wednesday delivered the USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) to the U.S. Navy, marking the completion of a highly successful U.S.

(Bloomberg) — Shipping rates for hauling iron ore, which fell today after more than doubling this month, may extend declines as competition intensifies

An Australian icebreaker on a scientific expedition to study sea ice in Antarctica is, well, stuck in the sea ice it is studying. The icebreaker, a bright

Amid foggy circumstances, the CEO of offshore drilling contractor Songa Offshore, Asbjørn Vavik, has resigned.  Effective immediately, Jens A Wilhelmsen,

Nick Sloane from Titan Salvage, Sergio Girotto from Microperi, and Franco Porcellacchia, VP of Carnival Corp are interviewed by the AFP on the work being done

  LONDON–Two helicopter operators that transport workers to oil rigs in the North Sea have suspended flights using Super Puma aircraft after one

MELBOURNE–The forecast jump in ships carrying coal north from Australia that will come with the expansion of a northerly port by companies such as BHP

OSLO–The Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil ASA (STO) said Wednesday that the May 26 gas leak on the Heimdal field in the North Sea was serious, and

(Bloomberg) — Singapore will build a fourth liquefied natural gas tank as part of its plan to meet growing energy demand and take advantage of increased

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Interior Department agreed to lease more than 96,400 acres of ocean off the Delaware coast for an offshore wind farm, while NRG

There is no denying that ULSTEIN’s X-BOW® hull design made a splash in the maritime and offshore world when it was introduced with the launching M/V

Construction of the world’s largest ship is picking up speed. Recently, the very first propeller was loaded onto the Maersk Salalah container ship in

(Bloomberg) — China Cosco Holdings Co., the nation’s largest listed shipping company, said the industry will expand as Chinese economic growth

Energy efficiency, emission controls and ballast water management regulations are impacting the amount of information a ship owner or operator is required to

American Petroleum Tankers (APT) announced today that it has signed a commitment to build two new state-of-the-art product tankers at the National Steel and

Netherlands-based Iskes Towage & Salvage accepted delivery today of the first ever Damen Shipyards-built Hybrid tug at a signing ceremony at the Offshore

Rolls-Royce announced today they have won a £24 million order to design and equip four platform supply vessels (PSVs) for Brazilian ship owner Bravante Group,

(Bloomberg) — U.S. imports of containerized goods are the highest since before the recession as the economic recovery gains traction, boosting rates for

(Bloomberg) — Owners of oil tankers must scrap younger vessels for the market to recover by 2014 or 2015, according to shipbroker Braemar Seascope Ltd.

Seadrill announced today that they have entered into a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with Songa Offshore for the potential purchase of the ultra deepwater

FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has formed a joint venture with Louisiana-based Edison Chouest Offshore that will provide

In a deal which has been anticipated for much of 2012, Rolls-Royce, announced today that they have won the contract to power the U.S. Navy’s future fleet

(Bloomberg) — Overseas Shipholding Group Inc.’s bonds and stocks plunged after the largest U.S. tanker company said in a regulatory filing

Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard recently launched the 84.8m SEALINK 179, an ABS-classed Multi-Purpose, Anchor Handling Supply Vessel (MPAHSV) built for Sealink

On October 19th, a launching ceremony of a RST27 Project Tanker Product-Carrier took place at Ukraine’s Kherson Shipyard (KSY), a division of Smart