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Update (Tues. 7/24/12): Blaze Contained on MSC Flaminia Update (Fri. 7/21/12): Salvors Board Burning MSC Flaminia Wednesday Update: Photos Reveal Damage to MSC

WARSAW–The construction of Poland’s liquefied natural gas terminal on the Baltic Coast is four months behind schedule, a critical delay that may

Technology is changing the shipping industry.  Regulations affecting the shipping industry are constantly changing and evolving.  The way in which we conduct

The board members at Fairstar Heavy Transport had better start polishing up their resumes because Dockwise is about to kick them all out on to the street.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) found that the May 7, 2012 allision of

(Bloomberg) — Daily rates for the largest commodity carriers fell for a fourth session amid a surplus of available ships to haul cargoes. Returns for

While operating north of the Shetland Islands, the crew of the Stena Carron drillship crew rescues an unexpected stowaway… With the Stena Carron less

HONG KONG–Container shipper Orient Overseas (International) Ltd.’s (0316.HK) second-quarter revenue rose 10.6% from a year earlier, the Hong

(Bloomberg) — Japan will load its first Iranian crude cargo backed by sovereign guarantees since sanctions disrupted coverage in the international

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced today that their COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard subsidiary has delivered a Kamsarmax bulk carrier of 80,000DWT,

(Dow Jones) Moody’s Investors Service lowered its outlook on Teekay Corp. (TK) to negative from stable, citing concerns about management’s plan

Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE) announced today that the Noble Bob Douglas, an ultra-deepwater drillship currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy

Only 3 years after completion of phase 2 of the Sabine Pass LNG import terminal in Louisiana, Cheniere Energy Partners (NYSE Amex: CQP) announced today that

(Bloomberg) — Two Iranian oil tankers, part of the fleet controlled by Tehran-based NITC Co., are proceeding to India to unload cargoes this month,

Reality Is Nothing Like The Dream By gCaptain.com Forum, So you got it somewhere in your head that a life at sea is for you. The constant adventure,

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for the largest commodity carriers fell for a third day as vessels outnumbered cargoes after last week’s gains drew idled

It’s been a helluva year so far for Singapore-based offshore contractor, Ezra Holdings Limited, who has reported a 244% leap in net attributable profit

(Bloomberg) — Scrap prices for dry-bulk ships have plunged 13 percent in the past year as oversupply and unprofitable charter rates prompt owners to

Today’s ship photo has pretty much virally blown up since we posted it to the gCaptain Facebook page yesterday. Since then, the photo has had 400

P&O Ferries is set to highlight its anticipated future in the renewable energy sector at an industry event set to kick off in the UK on Thursday. As