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LONDON (Dow Jones)–More North Sea crude is set to head to Asia in June, shipbrokers told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday, continuing a trend that has

When former shipmate, Captain Adam Iverson from the Atwood Condor sent these images to me the other day, I felt an immediate sense of envy followed by a desire

Not only is Barrow Island, Australia a Class A Nature Reserve, but soon it will be an important LNG export hub from the Gorgon Field, one of the largest

Here is some video taken from onboard the Matanuska ferry at the moment it crashed into the Ocean Beauty Seafood dock and processing plant in Petersburg,

After wrapping up her deepest work ever at ENI’s Devil’s Tower Southwest project in the Gulf of Mexico, and another subsequent pipelay project in

HOUSTON–Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) said an executive misspoke Tuesday morning when he said that the company expected the U.S. to file more charges

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced today that their subsidiaries, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., have delivered three bulk carriers to Asian buyers

By Neville Smith Asian shipyards are moving into added value offshore fabrication and construction and ABS is aiding the transition through the work of its

Here is a three-dimensional rendering of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) supercarrier’s build sequence, from keel-laying to launch.

Today here in the U.S. is National Maritime Day! National Maritime Day was officially declared by Congress in 1933 to honor the contributions of the American

Viking Supply Ships, one of TransAtlantic’s two business areas, announced today the receipt of a contract award for their AHTS-vessel, Magne Viking, to

It’s a huge day for a trio of offshore drillers selected by Statoil.  KCA Deutag, Odfjell Drilling and Archer have been awarded NOK 30 billon in

DOHA (Zawya Dow Jones)–The global oil markets are well supplied, Qatar’s energy minister said Tuesday, adding that “all issues” would

VB 10,000 The Versabar heavy lift vessel, the VB 10,000, was built in a span of 12 months and launched in October 2010 from Gulf Marine Fabricators in

A bulk carrier scheduled to pick up a cargo of pig iron destined for the U.S. is stuck at anchor near Sao Luis, Brazil after Greenpeace protestors have

– By Neville Smith Current high fuel prices and progressive regulation are acting as a two-prong driver for greater energy efficiency among shipowners.

A huge section of hull for HMS Queen Elizabeth, the first of the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers being built for the UK Royal Navy, left BAE

On May 10 a Stolt tanker participating in the USCG’s Amver program was diverted while in the Atlantic Ocean to rescue two distressed sailors whose small

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has signed a USD $247 million syndicated loan facility led by ING Bank. The facility provides the necessary liquidity to

Rolls-Royce and Istanbul Shipyard will be working together following their announcement today of an award by the Turkish Navy for three new ships.  Istanbul

Saipem announced today they have been awarded $1.1 billion in new Engineering and Construction contracts offshore Russia and the North Sea. In Russia, Saipem

(Dow Jones) Tidewater Inc.’s (TDW) fiscal fourth-quarter earnings soared from a year-earlier quarter weighed down by heavy charges, while higher

Vale has announced the construction of a second floating iron ore transfer station in Subic Bay, Philippines. These transfer ships facilitate the transfer of

Today, an annular solar eclipse will occur all the way from Thailand, across the pacific, and ending in Texas.  Here is a map of the projected path of the

**UPDATE** From the Australian Marine Safety Authority: One of the commercial tugs, PT Kotor, rendezvoused with the ID Integrity at approximately 10:30am