Featured

It was quite a day for shareholders of Frontline Tankers.  Their stock shot up nearly 29% on news of increased VLCC and Suezmax tanker day rates. In a note

Bedeschi, an Italian company specializing in bulk loaders and unloaders gives us a first look at the Ore Fabrica, the world’s largest floating dry bulk

Danish shipping company Torm A/S (TORM.KO) has entered into an agreement to cancel one medium range (MR) product tanker newbuilding, which was scheduled for

RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (010140.SE), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder by sales, sold its

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Iran is shipping fuel oil to Singapore using a supertanker from its own fleet as Western sanctions make it difficult for buyers to

New technology solutions set on improving ship efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions appear in the inbox of gCaptain editors every week but many of

Monthly Incidents by Region – MARCH 8–14 INDIAN OCEAN–EAST AFRICA DEM.REP.CONGO: Refrigerated Cargo Ship boarded on 124 March while anchored

Speaking at a counter-piracy event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce earlier this week in Washington, D.C., Assistant Secretary of State for Political and

By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ARABIAN GULF – Guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter

Rolls-Royce Marine received an order today from Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co, Ltd. to design and equip four deepwater platform supply vessels

Empty containers are expensive | Every year Maersk Line spends nearly USD $1 billion related to the shipping of more than 4 million empty dry and reefer

Following on the success of “Coast Guard Alaska”, The Weather Channel and Al Roker Entertainment announced a new docu-series to be called

HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (0316.HK) plans to raise rates for container shipments between Asia and Australia from April 15,

(Dow Jones) Norwegian shipping company Stolt-Nielsen Ltd. (SNI.OS) said Thursday that its Stolt Tankers B.V. unit, operator and owner of MT Stolt Valor,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iezL5yzHpMI (Dow Jones) Chevron Corp. (CVX) said Tuesday its oil and gas production will inch up this year but it expects output

Wilson Sons Limited, a long time partner with Damen Shipyards, announced today that its joint venture partner Ultratug Offshore signed a contract with

Building on the success of the world’s first high temperature fuel cell power pack installation on board the OSV Viking Lady, the FellowSHIP project

Fans of bad TV from the 70’s and 80’s are shedding a tear today on news that one of the world’s most famous ships, the M/V Pacific, has been

TBS International PLC (TBSIQ) responded to shareholder objections of its Chapter 11 plan Monday, saying this restructuring is its only option to avoid

As offshore drilling operations reaching into deeper water, further from shore, the duration of helicopter flights also increases along with the risk that the