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Huntington Ingalls just released this 20-second time-lapse video showing the installation of the 555-ton island on board the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier

(Bloomberg) — OPEC’s deepest output cut since the global recession in 2008 is creating the biggest surplus of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in at

(Bloomberg) — Seaspan Corp, a ship-leasing unit of Tiger Group Investments, may order as many as 15 more container ships over the next year to benefit

NEW ORLEANS – A unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., the

General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego said Monday that it has finalized a contract with Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) to design the conversion of

By Kyong-Ae Choi SEOUL–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.’s (042660.SE) net profit in 2012 plunged 82%, primarily reflecting the

Two recreational sailors had to be rescued from San Francisco Bay on Saturday after their sailboat sank following a collision with a tug. A report from

Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company by teu capacity, has reached its own 2020 target of reducing its fleet-wide CO2 emissions by

In a boost for zero-emission vessels the “world’s first” electric car ferry has been launched in Norway. The 80-meter electric car ferry

(Bloomberg) — Iron ore and coal shipping costs slid for a fifth day amid speculation storms in Australia are curbing demand for vessels carrying the

By Angel Gonzalez HOUSTON–A Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) unit struck a deal with a Kinder Morgan Inc (KMI) company to export liquefied natural gas out of

On January 18th, 2013, Damen Shipyards Galaţi launched the World Diamond, the first of a series of six fully equipped Platform Supply Vessels for Norwegian

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — French yachtsman Francois Gabart won the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world sailing race after 78 days at sea, setting a world

Austal Shipbuilding and and Singapore-based Sembawang Shipyard have announced a strategic partnership aimed at providing life-cycle services specifically

The 60-foot long, 30-foot wide island was the 452nd lift of the nearly 500 total lifts needed to complete the first of the next-generation class of American

Suezmax tanker AST Sunshine is expected to deliver fuel savings of 10-15% compared to standard tonnage. The tanker, a third generation, fuel-efficient Suezmax,

The U.S. Coast Guard reports that two tank barges allided with a Mississippi River railroad overpass on Sunday, spilling an unknown quantity of light crude oil

By Alison Sider HOUSTON–Shallow-water driller Rowan Drilling Company (RDC) is stepping in the deepwater, a move that it expects will boost profits and

An Iranian security team proves once again that the best defense against pirate attack, is a well-armed security team in this undated video. 9 Somali pirates

Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn called on Transocean Ltd. to issue a $4-a-share dividend and said he will propose the dividend at

By Marco Bertacche (Bloomberg) — Carnival Corp.’s Costa Crociere unit is under probe for “possible violations” of the Italian

We report about hoax distress calls all too often and hopefully this case sends the message that such calls, in any capacity, are no joke. The U.S. Coast Guard

Australian marine engineer and videographer Luke Annells is back at it with this new video aboard the MV Pioneer, captured using his “quadcopter”

By Sara Toth Stub JERUSALEM–BP PLC (BP.LN) began delivering liquefied natural gas to Israel via an offshore buoy Thursday to help meet Israel’s