A crew member severely injured in an explosion on board the MSC Flaminia has passed away, the ship’s owner, Reederei NSB, has reported. Reederei NSB says
Captain Francesco Schettino has some balls… that is if you don’t count the night he allegedly abandoned ship after running the Costa Concordia
STX OSV announced today that Norwegian offshore vessel owner, Siem Offshore has declared options for the design and construction of two additional Offshore
Increasing numbers of main engine failures and blackouts have led some organizations to investigate the problem. Leading the charge is the UK P&I Club,
(Bloomberg) — Mitt Romney, vowing to expand the Navy, said the U.S. has fewer warships now than in 1916. Back then, a battleship’s main guns had a
By Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson Now that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has commissioned its first aircraft carrier and may be looking to
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A tightening Panama Canal is once again forcing shipowners to weigh longer routes around South America, but the Swedish Club is warning that Cape Horn and the
For more than a century, commercial shipping steadily moved away from sails. Now they are coming back. Across the global fleet, shipowners are installing
A U.S.-contracted vessel carrying American personnel was struck in an Iranian drone and missile attack near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, Fox News
The U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaker Healy will not carry out its planned high-latitude Arctic mission this summer following a serious engineering casualty in
Two U.S.-sanctioned heavy-lift vessels are carrying critical power-generation modules from China toward Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, according to satellite
It’s not “all pirates, all the time” for the counter-piracy naval forces in the Indian Ocean. On Sunday, the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR)
Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company by volume, has ended port calls to Iran saying that the company’s limited business in
HONG KONG—Concerns over long work hours for ferry crews after last week’s deadly crash highlight the difficulty in this Chinese city of attracting
By Julian E. Barnes After a campaign that has been largely free of debate over military policy, Republican candidate Mitt Romney this week laid out a few new
(Bloomberg) — European sanctions on buying oil from Iran are turning into a windfall for owners of Suezmax tankers, shipping the most cargoes in at least
A tightening Panama Canal is once again forcing shipowners to weigh longer routes around South America, but the Swedish Club is warning that Cape Horn and the
For more than a century, commercial shipping steadily moved away from sails. Now they are coming back. Across the global fleet, shipowners are installing
A U.S.-contracted vessel carrying American personnel was struck in an Iranian drone and missile attack near the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, Fox News
The U.S. Coast Guard’s icebreaker Healy will not carry out its planned high-latitude Arctic mission this summer following a serious engineering casualty in
Two U.S.-sanctioned heavy-lift vessels are carrying critical power-generation modules from China toward Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, according to satellite
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According to a letter obtained by Reuters from Talisman Energy to Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), the Yme platform is still in very sketchy
(Bloomberg) — Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha said it may cancel ship orders, pare its fleet and sell new stock after getting emergency financing from
(Bloomberg) — Korea Finance Corp. has bid for its first plane-financing deal and started offering loans to shipbuilders as local companies look for new
Four crew members from an MSC cruise ship are being treated for bacterial meningitis infections, Italian officials have confirmed. According to Italy’s
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries says that it has successfully installed its innovative “Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System” (MALS) for the
Glosten-designed 122-foot vessels mark the first new builds at New Pacific’s historic Vancouver waterfront facility. New Pacific Industrial (NP) has launched its first
ABS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three Korean maritime organizations to advance the development of international standards for the next generation of smart
ABB today announces a technology partnership with Ferrari Hypersail that brings ABB’s electrification expertise to the world’s most ambitious offshore challenge. As
TotalEnergies Lubmarine division announces the launch of Aurelia FE, an innovative trunk piston engine oil designed to help shipowners reduce fuel consumption, lower operating
Latest classification society approval against IACS UR E27 verifies the secure-by-design architecture underpinning NexusWave and reinforces Inmarsat Maritime’s commitment to
ABS and JB Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on strategic studies for the proposed Aura Sul Wind Project, a floating offshore wind pilot under
Industry-first analysis combines three years of GMDSS distress call data with almost 107,000 maritime safety broadcasts, revealing how extreme weather, operational pressures and
ABB has been selected as the power, propulsion and automation technology partner for two new Ro-Pax ferries, to be named Kupe and Cook, which form part of Cook Strait
Glosten-designed 122-foot vessels mark the first new builds at New Pacific’s historic Vancouver waterfront facility. New Pacific Industrial (NP) has launched its first
ABS has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with three Korean maritime organizations to advance the development of international standards for the next generation of smart
ABB today announces a technology partnership with Ferrari Hypersail that brings ABB’s electrification expertise to the world’s most ambitious offshore challenge. As
TotalEnergies Lubmarine division announces the launch of Aurelia FE, an innovative trunk piston engine oil designed to help shipowners reduce fuel consumption, lower operating
Latest classification society approval against IACS UR E27 verifies the secure-by-design architecture underpinning NexusWave and reinforces Inmarsat Maritime’s commitment to
ABS and JB Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on strategic studies for the proposed Aura Sul Wind Project, a floating offshore wind pilot under
Industry-first analysis combines three years of GMDSS distress call data with almost 107,000 maritime safety broadcasts, revealing how extreme weather, operational pressures and
ABB has been selected as the power, propulsion and automation technology partner for two new Ro-Pax ferries, to be named Kupe and Cook, which form part of Cook Strait
With scores of Chinese shipbuilders struggling to stay afloat, some have been forced to diversify their offerings and look to adjacent markets for even the
An explosion on board a beached tanker in Alang, India has killed 6 workers and injured one other. The fire broke out at approximately 12.45 pm on Saturday on
Huntington Ingalls Industries set a new “personal best” last week when its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division placed a 1,026-metric ton
You know things are bad when “get-away cars” are barges that can barely get out of their own way, but apparently it’s not a problem for
Is anyone surprised that an LPG carrier covered in this much rust, also has a cloud of smoke billowing from its wheelhouse? This is the Kantika, an 80-meter
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Amongst the floating trash, sea life, and immense shipping traffic found near the Strait of Malacca, a man was spotted floating in the South China Sea on
BUENOS AIRES–Uruguay’s government on Friday signed offshore exploration deals with four oil and gas companies that have committed to invest $1.65
The world’s largest wind turbine installation vessel, the 14,739 DWT MPI Adventure, strolled into the Port of Tyne in the UK on Thursday to pick up
(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s biggest state-owned crude producer, increased the number of supertankers it hired to haul oil to
Their trick worked. A press release on Wednesday from the Dutch NGO, Women On Waves, announced that their abortion “ship” would be arriving into
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