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Here's a video of the January 29, 2014 launch ceremony of the MV Breeze at BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard in Jacksonville,

Concordia Maritime (STO:CCORB) announced on Friday a signed agreement with Shell Tankers Singapore Pte Ltd for the charter of the 65,200 dwt P-MAX tankers

Stalwart Tankers Inc, an Athens-based “prospective” chemical tanker owner led by Dimitrios J. Souravlas filed for IPO on the New York Stock

Euronav’s hopes of acquiring five OSG-owned VLCCs were dashed this week when OSG and their debtors came to an agreement to withdraw a

The U.S. Navy is partnering with federal and local agencies in Guam in response to potential environmental impacts following the grounding of Japanese fishing

A passenger aboard the cruise ship MS Marco Polo was killed Friday after the vessel was reportedly hit by a "freak

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In honor Valentine's Day today, Maersk Group has shared with us the heartwarming but little-known story behind the Maersk

BERLIN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – German public-sector lender NordLB is not planning a merger with peer HSH Nordbank, its Chief Executive said in reaction to

New Orleans-based Harvey Gulf International Marine says it has broken ground on the United States' first LNG bunkering facility located at their Port Fourchon,

Talk about being in the right place, at the right

By Captain Richard Madden, Those on deep-sea vessels frequently overlook the lessons learned from brown-water and fishing vessels.  This is unfortunate as it

Statoil ASA and BG Group Plc will build Tanzania’s first liquefied natural gas plant in Lindi and are due to meet with authorities about the project’s

By Manolo Serapio Jr and David Stanway SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) – China will only allow ships with capacity of up to 250,000 deadweight tonnes

Food importers in Asia are switching from dry bulk cargo ships to container vessels, which normally carry goods such as toys and TVs, as they offer a way to

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group is looking to sell $500 million of shipping loans in what is likely to be the final big sale of loans

Chilean shipping firm Compania Sud Americana de Vapores said on Thursday it is planning two capital increases for a total of up to $600 million to get the

Qatari shipbuilder Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) announced the deliveryt of the 32m-long, 80 ton bollard pull-rate ASD tug Semesma, the eleventh of

A broken down cargo ship has made it safely to the Port of Lorient after spending more than 12 hours adrift in heavy weather in the Bay of

Shipowners, Salvors and Insurers represented by at least three trade associations are jointly calling for the implementation of international measures to