Kidnapped Frenchwoman Dies, Kenya Launches Airstrikes On Somalia’s al Shabaab
By Solomon Moore, Wall Street Journal NAIROBI—Kenyan helicopters launched airstrikes in neighboring Somalia on Wednesday, striking at bases of al
By Solomon Moore, Wall Street Journal NAIROBI—Kenyan helicopters launched airstrikes in neighboring Somalia on Wednesday, striking at bases of al
OTTAWA (Dow Jones)–The Canadian government Wednesday awarded C$33 billion (US$32.3 billion) of shipbuilding contracts, the largest in the country’s
Drone aircraft, officially called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are just starting to be used to spot, identify, scare pirates away, and prevent hostage
Torrential rains and high swells along southwest China’s Jialing river caused a three-story river-dining boat to break free from its moorings last week
In what may be the first reported case of Somalis doing their part to prevent Somalia-based piracy operations, a speed boat carrying 7 men, AK-47s, RPGs, and
By Captain G. Andy Chase, Professor of Marine Transportation, Maine Maritime Academy In this modern age, all maritime schools are spending a great
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SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) has exceeded its annual order target of $11 billion by 9%,
WELLINGTON (Dow Jones)–Maritime New Zealand is focused Monday on removing oil from a cargo vessel grounded on a reef off the east coast of New
We thought this weeks ship photo was pretty cool. It shows the newly constructed USAN Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit (FPSO) being positioned
By Eric Uhlfelder, Barron’s Cargo shippers are in the tank, thanks to slowing global economic growth and oversupplies of dry-bulk ships, which transport
Life is good when you can tranport over 100,000 metric tons. Heavy lift operator Dockwise today announced that its new-build “Type-0” super vessel,
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Sign UpNEWPORT NEWS, Va.–Mike Petters keeps a well-thumbed volume of naval history handy on his desk. One of its lessons, he says, is that maintaining a fleet
My interview this morning with Caterpillar’s (NYSE:CAT) Director of Marine Product Support, Jaime Tetrault (via Skype). Jaime has worked in various
Summary of Weekly Incidents By Region: 6 – 12 OCTOBER 2011 – Provided by U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence ECUADOR: Fifteen robbers armed with guns
LONDON—BP PLC Thursday announced it would make its highest-ever annual investment in the U.K., despite a steep tax increase on crude production enacted
This is classic! Details of what actually went down in this incident are bit fuzzy being that most every report is in Chinese, but from what we gather, a
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Employers Start Here Jobseekers Start HereCOPENHAGEN—Danish industrial conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said Wednesday it has reached a deal to sell its liquefied-natural-gas transport unit
Department Of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today the appointment of Rear Admiral Philip H. Greene, Jr. to be the Department of Transportation
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) anchors in San Francisco Bay during Fleet Week 2011. Outstanding shot by Mr. Michael McGreedy. In May, the USS Carl Vinson famously
BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China suspended shipping along Southeast Asia’s Mekong River on Monday after attacks on Chinese cargo vessels left
By Lucy Craymer And Rebecca Howard, Wall Street Journal WELLINGTON—Oil spilling from a cargo vessel stranded off the east coast of New Zealand’s
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