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Because they just won $4 Billion in contracts for three of their rigs, two of which haven’t even been built yet… The combined 3 rig package

Seadrill has again specified Rolls-Royce thrusters for three drillships to be built by Samsung in Korea. Each vessel will be equipped with six azimuth

(Bloomberg) — A glut of the biggest oil tankers in the Persian Gulf expanded, a Bloomberg survey showed, adding to pressure on owners facing returns near

From 1 January 2013, all ships over 400GT on international voyages will be required to carry a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), detailing the

The fire onboard the MSC Flaminia that has been burning for over a week has been contained, according to salvage experts from SMIT Salvage.  The announcement

LONDON-(Dow Jones)- The Nigerian National Assembly will make a decision on whether to impose a $5 billion fine on Royal Dutch Shell SA’s Nigerian

SINGAPORE–Keppel Corp. Ltd. (BN4.SG) said Monday that its shipyard unit has secured three conversion contracts totaling S$103 million. The contracts are

(Bloomberg) — Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, plans to increase exports of Akpo crude to six cargoes of 1 million barrels each in

(Bloomberg) — The biggest collapse in European demand for liquefied natural gas in at least 12 years and record Asian imports are sending fuel cargoes an

On July 18th in the Gulf of Aden, the three Head Honchos of international piracy deterrence met face-to-face to swap sea stories and discuss some

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) has made an arrest in connection with a shipyard fire that devastated the Los Angeles-class fast-attack

– By Rojda Akdag, Managing Director, MTS Logistics Labor stoppage, which is also known as a strike, is the problem aroused by the tension between a

The SINOPACIFIC Shipbuilding Group announced last Friday the signing of a newbuilding contract for (4) SPP35 platform supply vessels (PSV) and a Letter of

Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced today that it has signed an agreement with its lenders to extend the availability period of its $115

The first of four Panamax bulk carriers ordered by the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) were delivered last Friday by STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding Co.

Fjord Line’s two new international cruise ferries will be powered solely by environmentally friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of the more

BEIJING- (Dow Jones)-China’s CNOOC Ltd. (0883.HK) said Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire Canadian oil and gas producer Nexen Inc. (NXY) for

(Bloomberg) — Crude-oil shipments aboard supertankers bound for China fell 2.5 percent this week, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.

(Bloomberg) — Rates for ships that carry dry-bulk commodities will recover later than previously estimated as demand for cargoes slows, according to

The Star Polaris, a 173k DWT Capsize bulk carrier owned by Star Bulk is well on its way to being a cursed ship and she’s not even two years

By Julian E. Barnes, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — U.S. government officials, citing new intelligence, said Iran has developed plans to disrupt

photo by, Timothy Konrad Container Ship passing by San Francisco,

The last of the Moroccan seafarers left stranded off the coast of Spain for more than six months after the ferry company they were working for ran into

(Bloomberg) — Sales of won-denominated bonds more than tripled this week as South Korean shipbuilders took advantage of record-low yields to raise funds

Update (Tues. 7/24/12): Blaze Contained on MSC Flaminia Update (Mon., 7/23/12): The third tug, Carlo Magno, reached the burning MSC Flaminia over the weekend.