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T.O.S. (Transport & Offshore Services) and the German towing company Hans Schramm & Sohn Schleppschifffahrt have signed a contract for the ship delivery and total ...

Rosatomflot has revealed its plans to construct an LK60, the largest and most powerful nuclear icebreaker ever built, that will be deployed in the Northern ...

Sasaki Shipbuilding, located on the island of Kinoe, few days ago held launching ceremony for newbuild vessel JYOHOUMARU. The vessel is an oil/ chemical tanker ...

Clipper has taken delivery of the newbuilding Clipper New York. The vessel is the last in a series of four 17,000 dwt, multi-purpose vessels ordered ...

The naming and launch ceremony for the 12,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, CHANG JIANG KOU 02, took place on 22 February 2012 at the Daoda ...

Half of ROV class find employment within a week of completing training.   A subsea training centre has reported an increase in employment of their students,

Following Tuesday’s conference on Somali piracy organised by the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office and held at the IMO’s London headquarters,

The RT fully supports the adoption at IMO of mandatory Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan ...

While the rest of the world is seemingly in contraction mode, and positive forecasts regarding the maritime industry are few and far between, one marine ...

Data show that more than 75 % of marine casualties are the result of human error.  Fatigue is documented as the primary cause of 16% ...

By Kevin Sorbello, Chief Engineer Hollywood and the media rely on sensationalism in a very competitive and time sensitive market.  Pictures and video try to ...

UPDATE: The number of bodies found has now risen to 8 according to various reports.  The death toll is now at 25.  Four of the ...

Contact the RYA, see if they have a two-man crew, preferably a dyslexic, and an artist…

A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers have been ordered for the Royal Navy fleet, the Ministry of Defense announced today. The new Military Afloat Reach ...

- By ABB Marine The Onboard DC grid provides a highly efficient power distribution system that allows a wide range of seagoing vessels to cut ...

Update: 1:40 p.m. A total of eight bodies have now been found by divers on the capsized Costa Concordia cruise vessel on one of the passenger ...

When the bow thruster unit of a 348-meter container vessel needed to be overhauled, Hydrex sent a diver/technician team to the ship to remove the ...

Foreign Secretary to the UK, William Hague, announced that the UK is to provide the Director and fund the construction of the new Regional Anti-Piracy ...

England and Scotland are competing to create a hub for the country’s US$52 billion offshore wind industry. They are contending for a $237 million investment ...

A new generation of 37,000-tonne tankers have been ordered for the Royal Navy fleet, the MoD announced today. The new Military Afloat Reach and Sustainability tankers ...

Unions, APM Terminals reach accord over contract at Europe's largest container hub Bruce Barnard, Special Correspondent Ports/Terminals The Journal of Commerce Online

OOCL, Regional Container Lines to begin three-containership service in March Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor Trade Lanes The Journal of Commerce Online

ATA wants court to review ruling on upholding harbor trucking concessions Bill Mongelluzzo, Associate Editor Ports/Terminals The Journal of Commerce Online

Extends decades-long relationship in which UP is lead rail provider to ocean carrier Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor Intermodal Shipping The Journal of Commerce Online

Falling rates, high fuel costs ...

Frontline, the world leader in crude oil shipping, has selected Inmarsat XpressLink for more than ...

Inmarsat is reaching out to partners and customers like never before following a reorganisation within ...

A fishing trip could have ended in disaster when a family’s boat sank - but fortunately Inmarsat’s global satellite handheld phone ...

Video captures a crew’s frantic efforts to recover after their 31-metre mast broke in high seas just hours after the ...

Australian search and rescue teams are dropping emergency survival packs that contain an IsatPhone Pro ...

The crash of the Delta Mariner into the Eggner Ferry Bridge is nothing to make light of. The loss of the routes 80 and 68 ...

TITAN Salvage, a Crowley Maritime Corp. company, announced it has been awarded a contract to serve as the commercial marine ...

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notification at 1:58 a.m. Friday of a barge collision and oil spill.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this ...

Foss Maritime has filed a lawsuit seeking exoneration from or limitation of liability resulting from the crash of the cargo ship Delta Mariner into the ...

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IMPORTS of LNG to China soared to 1.Read more: Fairplay Daily News (http://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120222000010)

 More than 30 oil and gas organisztions in the Middle East will gather to discuss the opportunities and challenges of collaborating on technology developmentRead more: ...

SINGAPORE’S NOL today posted $478M in losses for 2011, reversing 2010’s $461M in profits.Read more: Fairplay Daily News (http://www.fairplay.co.uk/secure/display.aspx?articlename=dn0020120222000007)

LAWMAKERS in Somaliland have reportedly passed legislation that would allow for pirates convicted abroad to be transported back to the breakaway enclave.Read more: Fairplay Daily ...

Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Andrew Brown as upstream international director. Read more: Offshore RSS Feed (http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/2012/02/royal-dutch-shell-appoints.html)

Keppel AmFELS LLC, a US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has secured a contract from Diamond Offshore to construct and ...

Bi-lateral talks on future strategy initiated Dubai, UAE, 27 September 2011: A six-member high-level delegation from JTC Corporation (JTC), Singapore visited Drydocks World’s Dubai shipyard recently. ...

Around 150 specialists discuss future challenges in the naval sector Presentation of further developed versions of Series 1163 and submarine diesel-generator set Friedrichshafen, 28 September ...

Incat Crowther is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded a contract to design a 20m Catamaran Ferry to operate in the Cocos ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) is currently requesting comment from maritime industry leaders and stakeholders on the potential impact of the Panama ...

U.K.-based Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV), operators of the 1965-built, 22,080 gt, 800 passenger MV MARCO POLO (ex ALEXANDR PUSHKIN), is promoting a special seven ...

With 177 passengers on board, the ro/ro ferry MV ISLE OF MULL was approaching Oban, Argyll, Scotland, when a 60 knot (70 mph) gust of ...

The COSTA CONCORDIA lies on her starboard side on the rocks of Isola del Giglio over a month after becoming the largest passenger ship in ...

Ocean liner and classic cruise ship enthusiasts will have something to look out for at this year’s Palm Springs Modernism exhibit at the Palm Springs ...

Continuing: Part Two MAINTAINING THE AIDA “DIFFERENCE”: AIDAluna and the Sphinx Class By Allan E. Jordan (return to Part One here) All images and text ...

Vibrations are an integral part of every mechanically moving component or machine on board ship. This article explains different types of vibrations that are generated ...

The GMDSS endorsement certificate allows every GMDSS certificate holder to work on foreign flagged ships. The GMDSS certificate is imperative for every seafarers involved with ...

A Japanese innovation, the Yoshida is a sheerleg, a type of crane ships with a marked difference in its hoisting capacity and overall manoeuvring with ...

The Sea Empress disaster, which occurred in the year 1996, is one of the worst maritime oil spill disasters at the sea. The maritime accident ...

Shore leave is a right of every seafarer. Every sea going personnel should know about the laws governing shore leaves. Moreover, recently, because of several ...

Staten Island’s shipping ports have moved one step closer in being able to accept the next generation of super container ships with the completion of ...

Progress toward rebuilding the Crescent City Harbor is becoming more visible after months of obtaining permits and funds. An excavator barge to be used for ...

Cie. d’Entreprises CFE SA, the construction firm that owns half of Dredging Environmental & Marine Engineering NV, said profit declined 18 percent in the first ...

After delays that prompted concerns from the county, the dredging of the Hernando Beach channel is back on track with a vengeance. Not only did ...

The Cochin Port Trust on Friday announced that 450 metres of quay at the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) Vallarpadam have been made operational. With ...

Offshore Ship Designers has sealed 10 new design contracts for large diesel-electric Platform Supply Vessels for two major offshore operators building at three shipyards in ...

U.S. Shipping Company Convicted For Oil Pollution On High Seas. ? Horizon Lines, LLC was sentenced Tuesday in front of the Honorable Richard Seeborg after ...

Job Title:Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy ? Department:Department Of Transportation / Agency:Maritime Administration ? Job Announcement Number: MARAD.SES-2012-0002 SALARY RANGE: $119,554.00 to $179,700.00 / Per Year ? OPEN ...

Job Title:Superintendent, United States Merchant Marine Academy ? Department:Department Of Transportation / Agency:Maritime Administration ? Job Announcement Number: MARAD.SES-2012-0002 SALARY RANGE: $119,554.00 to $179,700.00 / Per Year ? OPEN ...

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