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Image by Alastair Grant/AP LONDON — BP PLC shares fell Tuesday amid investor frustration at the company’s growth strategy in the wake of the Gulf

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s clean-petroleum tankers market will likely stay supported by increasing naphtha demand in the coming week, while slow

AMMAN (Dow Jones)–The Iraqi government has officially asked Kuwait to stop work on the Mubarak Al Kabeer being built on the northern tip of the Persian

In the tale of two U.K. energy companies Tuesday, there was only one winner. Natural-gas-focused BG Group and oil company BP both reported higher first-half

If the importance of safe operations aboard ships is not lost on you then try commercial diving. In this video a diver’s foot gets caught in a crane

Jensen Maritime Consultants, Inc., a Crowley company, has been chosen to design the fastest response fire and rescue boat on Oregon’s Columbia River to

This post was first featured in the fall edition of the Council Of American Master Mariner’s official publication Sidlights. You can find the article on

New notation, ‘ShipRight FDA ICE’, introduces procedures which can help owners to manage their risks  Lloyd’s Register has given shipowners

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM) said Monday its U.S. marine affiliate has signed an agreement for the construction of two crude oil tankers

An artist’s illustration of a quasar similar to APM 08279+5255. Credit NASA/ESA Two teams of scientists at the California Institute of Technology

What does it take to be an American Badass? Well strikingly rugged good looks help (only because it attract strikingly good-looking ladies) but bravery, a keen

The Perini Navi Group has launched a new series of 60 mt sailing yachts and has already signed two sales contracts for a total value of more than 70

Saw these socks at Grauls supermarket in Annapolis, Maryland the other day.

NEW DELHI—India on Friday approved Reliance Industries Ltd.’s proposed $7.2 billion asset sale to BP PLC, paving the way for the U.K. oil

Too often in the shipping community good ideas, new innovative ideas, suffer from lack of support and, strangled in red tape, die an early death. But today we

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. investigators are delaying the release of a much-anticipated report on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, citing the need for

Merchant ships are a critical piece of worldwide movement of goods and materials around the world, and on occasion, they run into problems.  The following

COVINGTON, LA  Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) and Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) announced today that they have entered into a

Moving oil from the Middle East to Europe isn’t as easy as it used to be. For many European nations, sourcing oil from countries such as Saudi Arabia or

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Keppel Corp. Ltd. (BN4.SG) Thursday reported better-than-expected growth in second-quarter net profit after profit contributions