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Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) to convert and stretch six U.S.-flagged 200 class DP1 offshore supply

French Engineering company Gaztransport & Technigaz, more commonly known as GTT, has upgraded its well-established Mark III LNG membrane containment system

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced Wednesday that it has

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

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

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

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

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