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– by Bruce Vail As anxiety over the possibility of a major U.S. dock strike rises, shipping unions here and abroad are responding with a show of

OSLO–The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority, or PSA, said Tuesday it is investigating a substantial oil leak at the BP PLC (BP) operated Ula oil

Hamburg-based owner/managers Leonhardt & Blumberg report that they have appointed local salvage company Antillana De Salvamento for the salvaging of

Vernier, Switzerland-based drilling contractor Transocean (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) issued their monthly fleet update summary today with a fair bit of good

Skip to 3:20 to see the Leslie Foss in action New Orleans-based tugboat operator, TradeWinds Towing, announced today the addition of a third vessel to their

After weeks of detention, the U.S.-flagged heavy-lift carrier MV Ocean Atlas has been released by Venezuelan authorities. The Ocean Atlas was boarded by local

As oil and gas companies extend their presence to remote and ultra-deep waters, one of their main challenges is to maintain environmentally responsible

*Update* Although JFE Holdings, Inc. and IHI Corporation announced on August 27, 2012 that the management integration of their respective subsidiaries

(Bloomberg) — Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s plan to boost oil production is being threatened by a court ruling that bans drilling contractor Transocean

(Bloomberg) — Iron-ore ships are poised to earn more than operating costs for the first time this year as rates rally on speculation Chinese steel mills

In the video below, the 68,789 dwt bulk carrier Grand Rodosi is seen absolutely destroying a much smaller tuna boat, the Apollo S, while moored at the wharf

The Captain of a Hong Kong-flagged general cargo ship loaded with logs went missing on Saturday after his vessel began to list dangerously and lost power in

The U.S. Navy said Monday that it has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $94 million contract to begin planning the restoration of the nuclear attack

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. and 29 other nations have begun the biggest mine-clearing exercise in the Persian Gulf region, a show of force as tensions

The Nordic Fighter tanker was sailing south in the Red Sea under oppressive summer heat as Mohammed Ali Quanas headed west to catch kingfish on Aug. 3, 2011,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_FLaMLIsv0 Oceanografia S.A. de C.V., one of Mexico’s largest offshore vessel operators specializing in underwater

Former shipmate on the Discoverer Americas drillship rockin’ it.  It was no surprise when Brigitte reported on board that all of a sudden the gym became

– By Captain Rich Madden MV Ocean Atlas is a U.S. flagged cargo ship which fell afoul of Venezuelan authorities during a recent port call in

– By Captain Rich Madden Last year in a Persian Gulf port, we finished loading for a southbound transit to East Africa on a small container ship.

LONDON–Oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB) said Monday it has suspended plans to drill in the Arctic region during 2012 after damage to