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by Tom Roberts, Maritime Analyst Somali based pirates continue to cause serious challenges to merchant vessels transiting the Indian Ocean, and at the time

Photo: Hurricanes Karl, Igor and Julia (from left to right on Sept. 16, 2010) were part of the onslaught of Atlantic storms during the 2010 season. Credit:

In the months since James Cameron announced his next film will be filmed on location in the Marianas Trench, the race to explore the world’s deepest

Sends Report to Congress on America’s ‘Marine Highways’ WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has released a report

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–House Republicans are targeting next month for a preliminary vote on a set of bills that would direct federal regulators to lease

During the early morning of 6 April, the EU NAVFOR Finnish warship FNS Pohjanmaa identified a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) consisting of a dhow and 2

Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea for the construction of two ultra deepwater drillships, the company said in

Transocean’s senior management team, led by Chief Executive Officer Steven Newman, announced today that they are voluntarily donating the safety bonuses

Emma Maersk – Photo By Tidewater Muse Emma Maersk The Emma Maersk is a true modern marvel. She is the world’s largest container ship, the longest

Kongsberg has just unveiled its new Emergency Acoustic BOP Control System, the ACS500.  In an emergency situation, the ultra-portable unit can be carried on a

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) said high raw material costs may weigh on its profitability this year due

LONDON (Dow Jones)–The first tanker scheduled to arrive in rebel-held eastern Libya in several weeks was chartered by trader Vitol Group, Lloyd’s

From the EU NAVFOR website: On the afternoon of 3 April 2011, the EU NAVFOR Spanish warship ESPS INFANTA ELENA, identified and boarded a suspected pirate

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- Transocean Ltd. (RIG, RIGN.VX) Monday said it regretted using “insensitive” wording in a recent securities filing in which

Keppel FELS has won a contract to build a second KFELS B Class jack-up rig for Jasper Investments worth US $180 million.  This is the second such order Jasper

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Monday rejected media reports that BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) has struck a deal to resume deepwater drilling in the Gulf of

NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco has appointed nine new members to the Hydrographic Services Review Panel, a federal advisory committee that gives NOAA

Below is a statement released by Petrobas on the loss of a 130 ton bouyancy can that seperated from its riser at the Chinook field in the Gulf of

The U.S. Navy has awarded Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII), a $1.5 billion contract for the construction of the

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5KQMlwV3Lg This video shows the actual installation of the bouyancy cans currently supporting the Free Standing Hybrid Risers