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The world’s largest gas powered ferry was named yesterday in a ceremony held at the Fiskerstrand Shipyard in Norway.  Named the MF Boknafjord, the

New fleet being built in Korea to the latest environmental standards and Common Structural Rules Almi Tankers S.A, the expansion-minded Greek wet-market

Nope, just the latest super high ice class seismic vessel, POLARCUS AMANI .   She’s due for delivery Q1 2012 and is receiving her Polarcus

Classification society Germanischer Lloyd said today that it has signed an agreement with Japanese shipbuilder IHI Marine United Inc. (IHIMU) to jointly

(NOAA) A bill introduced in Congress yesterday would prevent pirate fishing vessels from entering U.S. ports to offload their illegally caught seafood. This

With an off-season investment average of $1.5 million per vessel, the Lakers Carriers’ Association tells why maintaining and modernizing U.S.-Flag Lakers

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude-tanker markets may stay supported on the back of healthy demand in the coming week, though upside is limited, as

A rough experience for one yacht on the high seas gave one Maersk Line team the perfect opportunity to show how quickly it could respond to the most difficult

By JD, Somalia Report The number of pirate attacks off the Somali coast has declined considerably in recent weeks due to strong winds and storms with pirates

The U.S. Maritime Administration has announced that $9.98 million in federal funding is now available to qualified small shipyards in the U.S. Marad says the

Want to know how a Dual Fuel Engine works?  Caterpillar Marine put together a pretty cool video recently to show all the bits and pieces that go into their

SHANGHAI, CHINA— At a recent Senior Maritime Forum held in conjunction with Marintec China 2011, Clay Maitland called for marine environment protection

For those of you who aren’t petroleum traders, here are some definitions that may help you digest the rest of this article below.  This article

Seven crewmembers of the small containership, Florece, were rescued from liferafts early this morning after the vessel sank following a collision with a larger

I met up with Ginger Garte and Jim Fernie from Lloyd’s Register this past week at the International Workboat Show to get their take on the evolution of

SEOUL—Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Friday it has canceled an order worth 589 billion won ($514 million) from a European client

gCaptain has just received the breaking news that the U.S. Department of Transportation will be shutting down the Global Maritime and Transportation School

The Volvo Ocean Race has revealed its anti-piracy plan, which will see the fleet transported by armed heavy lift ship from an undisclosed Safe Haven Port in

This Saturday, the Volvo Ocean Race will depart Cape Town and venture into the Indian Ocean toward an undisclosed “safe haven”.  As you’ll

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Chevron Corp. (CVX) said Wednesday it expects to spend a record $32.7 billion on capital projects in 2012 as it continues to invest