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Since the first of January, Danish tramp shipper Norden has been executing a significant growth plan focused on both the dry bulk and clean product tanker

Zhejiang shipyard has delivered the PSV Sea Flyer, the first of 12 Ulstein PX105 PSVs ordered by Seatankers

Reports indicate the four-tugboat fleet based in Boston, which was previously owned by Constellation Maritime (FOSS), has been acquired by New York-based

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) – Hamburg Süd, Germany’s second-largest shipping group, said on Wednesday it did not expect to resume merger talks

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, said it will add more fuel-efficient ships this year to pare costs as a

Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines on Wednesday, rejecting as unacceptable a Philippine apology for the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last

MONTEVIDEO, May 14 (Reuters) – Uruguay awarded French gas and power group GDF Suez SA a contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification

Captain Francesco Schettino will stand trial on charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship.

Bridge audio from the August 2012 collision between the USS Porter and a VLCC.

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for the largest ships hauling liquefied petroleum gases such as propane rose to the highest in seven months as the U.S. expands

Owners are reaping the benefits of President Barack Obama’s suggestions that he will back plans for liquefied natural gas exports equal to 17 percent of

Allseas' monstrosity, the Pieter Schelte, is currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo,

"For the first time there will be single national standards for competency for seafarers and safe operation of vessels operating in near-coastal waters,”

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, posted a profit in the first quarter, helped by gains from selling its

For the first time in five years, more than 60 oil companies are set to bid on exploration permits offshore Brazil, taking on risks of drilling in virgin

A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar with many feared drowned at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead

Early this month gCaptain was invited to DSME, the world's second largest shipyard, for a behind-the-scenes tour of the world's largest ship, the mighty Maersk

Clean tanker rates for refined petroleum products on top export routes were mostly lower on Monday with a rally on the transatlantic market running out of

David Matsuda on Monday announced his plans to step down as U.S. Maritime Administrator, a role he has held since June 25,

The following video uncovered today shows the Jolly Nero backing into the Port of Genoa control tower, knocking it