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HOUSTON, July 25 (Reuters) – Barge operator Kirby Corp has seen no declines in crude shipments as U.S. oil prices have risen in recent weeks, executives

Lawmakers said today they have “serious questions” about the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship after a Government Accountability Office report

A search and rescue operation is underway off Singapore for eight missing crewmembers of a barge that capsized

A well blew out, a rig is abandoned, and a fire raged uncontrollably in the Gulf of Mexico for an entire day this week. For many, it was a

The United States’ oldest commercial vessel and the world's last surviving wooden whaling ship was re-launched this past weekend at Mystic Seaport,

Update 5 (29 July 2013) On 27 July, BSEE approved a permit application by Walter Oil and Gas to drill the relief well which will permanently kill the well

The first decade of the 21st century was marked by Chinese demand for industrial commodities to build and expand cities and infrastructure.  The

Höegh FLNG Ltd. has been awarded a pre-FEED study from a confidential North American client for a jetty-moored 2 mtpa FLNG near-shore barge FLNG solution.

July 25 (Bloomberg) — Nordea Bank AB and DNB ASA, two of the world’s largest shipping lenders, are seeing signs of an end to the maritime

The U.S. Coast Guard has located and rescued the missing crewmember of a commercial lobster vessel, roughly 12 hours after he had fallen overboard off the

A number of recent high-profile incidents have brought cruise ship safety and passenger rights to the attention of government officials and the

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced Wednesday $9.46 million to help improve 12 shipyards in 10 states.

By Michael Grey, This week’s containership fire was located once again in the Indian Ocean, with the Hansa Brandenburg abandoned by her crew, after the

30 people had to be rescued from a sinking tall ship which had ran into trouble along the coast of Ireland in the Celtic

From a drilling safety standpoint, jack-up rigs are inherently more dangerous than floating rigs for two main reasons. First, if the well blows out and catches

By Silvia Antonioli and Jonathan Saul LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Measures to tackle high moisture content in iron and nickel ores shipped across oceans

Note: This article has been reposted from March 22, 2013, with an update that the sentence was handed down yesterday, July 23, 2013.  Shipping firms Columbia

SYDNEY, July 24 (Reuters) – A boat carrying as many as 170 suspected asylum seekers bound for Australia has sunk off the south coast of Indonesia, with

State-run Qatargas announced this week that it has sold Qatar’s first ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Malaysia as the country continues its

UPDATE: Greek shipowner Victor Restis was arrested on charges of money laundering and embezzlement on Tuesday, becoming one of just a few prominent businessmen