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Just under two years ago, Faststream Recruitment, a UK-based maritime recruitment firm was hired by BP to provide contract workers for the Gulf of Mexico oil

Djibouti’s busy port is one of the most important gateways to the African continent and is strategically located at the confluence of the Red Sea and the

Diana Containerships Inc. (Nasdaq:DCIX), a global shipping company specializing in owning and operating containerships, today announced that the Company took

Tensions are escalating between Italy and India over who exactly holds jurisdiction over last weeks incident involving the killing of two Indian fisherman by

Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully delivered the 600mt Wind Turbine Installation Crane onboard GeoSea’s DP2

Callao terminal productivity surges 63% in seven months as $27 million invested Callao, Peru– Since assuming control of the North Terminal on July 1,

View Larger Map LONDON (Dow Jones)–Dongfang Shipbuilding Group Company Ltd (DFS.LN), said Monday that the company’s

Musta been a heck of a night for the master of the Danica Hav before he pulled out of the Swedish port of Varberg. A few hours later he

BMT Group said Monday that its subsidiary, BMT Nigel Gee, will provide the design for eight new Windfarm Support Vessels to be constructed by the Australian

– By Rolls Royce Marine Leading the way with gas engines for marine propulsion Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is becoming a popular fuel for ships, with

Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Hess Corporation for the development of the Tubular Bells field, located in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf

An update from the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) About the MWCC: The MWCC is a not-for-profit, independent company with headquarters in Houston, that

– By UK P&I Club A recent case saw one of our Member vessels hijacked twice within a ten week period. On both occasions the ship was loaded with

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzXTRMIcbSo This video was taken from the bridge the Costa Concordia in the moments after hitting rocks on the Island of

LAGOS, Nigeria, February 17, 2012 – Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) has begun the process of drilling a relief well to seal the Funiwa 1A natural gas well. The

ICR’s Injunction is Denied “It is a victory for Sea Shepherd, for environmentalists; It’s a victory for the whales.” -Charles Moure,

***UPDATED*** This just in from Neptune Maritime Security… Further to our earlier notice concerning this hijacking (please see below), MSCHOA has

Some billionaire just had a really bad day. The Proteksan-Turquoise designed and built superyacht, YOGI, sank this morning off the coast Skyros, a small Greek

A rig like the MAERSK DEVELOPER has a reputation of being a place mostly for tough guys, working 24 hours a day. However, Offshore Installation Manager (OIM),

Austal has allocated its first shipbuilding project to its recently acquired shipyard in the Philippines. Construction of the vessel will commence in the first

The killing of two Indian fishermen by an Italian cargo vessel is now slowly snowballing into a diplomatic row between the two nations. The External Affairs

– By Captain Rich Madden February 15, 2012 will be a date many in the maritime security industry will remember for a long time. It was the day that

Oversupply of container vessels operating on the Asia – Europe trade lane has pushed Maersk Line’s container freight rates to unsustainably low

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard has secured a US$213 million contract to build a Pacific Class 400 jack-up drilling rig. The Pacific Class 400

Norwegian-based shipbuilder and ship design firm ULSTEIN said today that it has delivered the first of 6 new platform supply vessels to be built in Brazil.