(Bloomberg) — Prices for new ships have fallen to an eight-year low as shipyards sacrifice margins to win orders. Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the
Hurricane Sandy isn’t the only storm causing problems for mariners this week. In India, a powerful cyclone that has been brewing in the northern Indian
The Port of New York and New Jersey is one of the busiest ports in the world and thus a major commercial artery for global commerce. In 2011, the
An explosion at a South Korean shipyard has killed two workers and injured nine others, Yonhap News Agency has confirmed with Police. The explosion occurred at
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard continues its search Wednesday for the missing captain of the HMS Bounty approximately 145 miles southeast of
Update: It appears that earlier reports saying that the US Navy was in the process of mobilizing as many as 3 ships to assist with rescue and recovery
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MOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) – Several NATO-produced magnetic mines had been detected on a tanker in Russia’s Baltic Sea port of
A tanker operating east of Oman reported an external explosion near the vessel’s port side Tuesday morning, the latest in a string of maritime security
By Julian Lee May 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A supertanker hauling Iraqi crude to China has left the Persian Gulf and crossed the US blockade line into
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has secured a $1.9 million civil penalty settlement from Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk over
The United Kingdom is moving another major piece into place for a potential multinational operation in the Strait of Hormuz, with Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel
In a move to reduce the company’s debt, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHIP) announced today they have sold one of their 69,235 dwt Panamax
Tragic news today out of the Bay of Bengal when a Vietnamese cargo ship, Saigon Queen, sank off Sri Lanka. The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue
Still under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the semi-submersible drilling rig which will eventually be named the Bollsta Dolphin, has just been
Chilean shipper Compania Sud Americana de Vapores SA (VAPORES.SN) posted a quarterly profit for the first time in two years. The company reported a net
(Bloomberg) — China Shipping Container Lines Co., the nation’s second cargo-box carrier, rose the most in more than four months in Hong Kong
MOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) – Several NATO-produced magnetic mines had been detected on a tanker in Russia’s Baltic Sea port of
A tanker operating east of Oman reported an external explosion near the vessel’s port side Tuesday morning, the latest in a string of maritime security
By Julian Lee May 24, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A supertanker hauling Iraqi crude to China has left the Persian Gulf and crossed the US blockade line into
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has secured a $1.9 million civil penalty settlement from Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk over
The United Kingdom is moving another major piece into place for a potential multinational operation in the Strait of Hormuz, with Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel
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(Bloomberg) — Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s biggest shipping line, lowered its annual profit forecast and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. predicted a loss as
The non-profit maritime heritage organization Tall Ships America, of which the HMS Bounty was a member, released a statement on Tuesday expressing its
As the search continues off the coast of Hatteras, N.C. for the missing captain of the sunken Bounty, the reality of the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy
A seventh shipbreaker has died as the result of an explosion on board a beached tanker at an Alang shipbreaking yard earlier this month. gCaptain reported on
Fednav, the world’s largest operator of ice-classed vessels and Canada’s leading deep-sea bulk transporter, announced Tuesday that it has placed an
Blue Water Marine Capital, headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland, and Horizon Offshore Services, based in Houston, Texas, are pleased to announce the successful completion of a 25%
To meet the IMO’s emissions reduction targets, maritime industry commitment must extend to delivering greater data transparency and measurable action to prevent decarb projects
In an industry first, ABS has launched the ABS SeaTech Innovation Exchange, consisting of two advanced technology centers in Athens, Greece, and Houston, Texas, focused on
A favourable tax regime, digitally enabled administration and a business culture fostering maritime growth are attracting more – and younger – ships to the Estonian Flag.
Damen Shipyards Group has received class and flag state approval for its ASD Tug 2713 Fuel Flexible (FF) to operate on methanol fuel. The approval was issued by Bureau
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has worked with its Argentinian partner Ingenieros Electrónicos Asociados (IEA) to implement NexusWave for Glaciar Pesquera to support the
The Damen Fuel Flexible Tugs range is prepared for the future – whatever it may hold The numerous new regulations facing the industry in recent years leave no room for doubt
Inmarsat’s fully managed multi-network connectivity service is facilitating fleetwide digital transformation for a growing cohort of Greek ship owners and managers.
Blue Water Marine Capital, headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland, and Horizon Offshore Services, based in Houston, Texas, are pleased to announce the successful completion of a 25%
To meet the IMO’s emissions reduction targets, maritime industry commitment must extend to delivering greater data transparency and measurable action to prevent decarb projects
In an industry first, ABS has launched the ABS SeaTech Innovation Exchange, consisting of two advanced technology centers in Athens, Greece, and Houston, Texas, focused on
A favourable tax regime, digitally enabled administration and a business culture fostering maritime growth are attracting more – and younger – ships to the Estonian Flag.
Damen Shipyards Group has received class and flag state approval for its ASD Tug 2713 Fuel Flexible (FF) to operate on methanol fuel. The approval was issued by Bureau
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has worked with its Argentinian partner Ingenieros Electrónicos Asociados (IEA) to implement NexusWave for Glaciar Pesquera to support the
The Damen Fuel Flexible Tugs range is prepared for the future – whatever it may hold The numerous new regulations facing the industry in recent years leave no room for doubt
Inmarsat’s fully managed multi-network connectivity service is facilitating fleetwide digital transformation for a growing cohort of Greek ship owners and managers.
Captain Keith Schultz wakes up every morning on board the Q4000 with a long day ahead of him. Much more than just sailing the vessel safely throughout the
A Russian cargo ship with a nine-man crew and carrying 700 tons of gold ore has gone missing off of Russia’s Pacific coast. The Russian-flagged vessel,
With collapsed buildings, fires, flooded subways, a beached ship, and scorched transformers throughout New York City, some residents are thinking there is no
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United States Coast Guard helicopter crews rescued 14 sailors from two life rafts after the 3-masted ship Bounty foundered in the storm-tossed Atlantic Ocean
(Bloomberg) — Sandy, the Atlantic Ocean superstorm, slammed into New Jersey yesterday, plunging millions into darkness, blacking out much of Manhattan
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SHANGHAI–China Cosco Holdings Co. (1919.HK), the country’s largest shipping company by fleet size, said Tuesday its third-quarter net loss narrowed
The United States Coast Guard continues its search today for Captain Robin Walbridge, the missing captain of the HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat which sank
(Bloomberg) — HSH Nordbank AG’s main owners, the German federal states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, are willing to replenish the
(Bloomberg) — Oil fell for a second day in New York and headed for the biggest monthly decline since May after refiners reduced operations on the U.S.
These photos, just released by the U.S. Coast Guard, show the 180-foot tall ship, HMS Bounty, as it sank today in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy
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