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The New Zealand Coast Guard has reached Thomas Ruyant and have boarded his vessel with a pump. Update at bottom. A French sailor participating in the

Five people have died and six others are reported missing after an MSC containership collided with a small fishing boat in international waters off the coast

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Six months after the implementation of verified gross mass (VGM) requirements, traditional anxieties in the

San Diego shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO on Saturday christened the third ECO-class Jones Act tanker under contract with customer SEA-Vista, LLC. The

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday kicked off its annual icebreaking operation in the Western Great Lakes after a cold arctic blast caused developing ice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGsdaqpq-5w The U.S. Office of Naval Research took to the lower Chesapeake Bay recently to show off their new autonomous

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council lifted North Korean sanctions on five ships after China secured assurances that

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Four people were rescued from frigid waters off Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday after more than a dozen sailboats capsized during a

By George Livingstone   It’s nearing the end of another year with the Holiday season upon us; most hope for goodwill and best wishes in the New

By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, Dec 17 (Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday it had been in talks with the United States about returning

In today’s episode of gCaptain LIVE, Captain John Konrad discusses the NTSB/USCG hearings into the El Faro and identifies the Top Ten investigative

The international cruise industry is continuing to see a steady pace of cruise travel interest and significant investment in the industry, according to the

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), a global trade association for shipowners, says that a unilateral decision by the European Union to incorporate

U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said Friday the U.S. Navy needs a fleet of 355 ships to protect America and its interests around the world. The need for the

Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has been hired to build Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm project located approximately 23 kilometers off the

By Keith Wallis  SINGAPORE, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Freight rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs), which climbed to a nine-month high this week,

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – A Chinese warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by a U.S. oceanographic vessel in the South

Norwegian energy giant Statoil has been declared the provisional winner of the U.S. government’s wind lease sale of 79,350 acres offshore New York. The win

SAO PAULO, Dec 16 (Reuters) – Ecovix Engevix Construções Oceánicas SA and five subsidiaries have filed for bankruptcy protection in a federal

Danish shipping giant Maersk Line has announced plans to scrap eight panamax ships at yards in India and China. The world’s largest container shipping

On today’s episode of gCaptain LIVE, Join John Konrad, gCaptain’s founder, on location as he discusses his favorite book for super-charging

More than 500 ships have now transited the expanded Panama Canal less than six months after the inauguration of the new locks on June 26, 2016. The Panama

Denmark’s Environmental Minister has come under fire for failing to provide concrete answers to questions regarding the Danish government’s position on

Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a transcript of the S.S. El Faro’s voyage data recorder (VDR), in addition to

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has completed its review of the proposed vessel-sharing alliance “THE Alliance”, allowing the grouping