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Pirates Board Three Ships in Three Hours in Singapore Strait

Three commercial ships were boarded by pirates within just three hours of each other in Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS), the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre

Bordelon Marine Hopes New Ultra-Light Intervention Vessels Hit Subsea Sweet Spot

Louisiana-based Bordelon Marine has taken delivery of the M/V Shelia Bordelon, the second of two new Stingray 260 class Ultra-Light Intervention Vessels (ULIV).

What’s the best color to paint a ship? The answer might surprise you!

The most effective way of controlling deck dribs and drabs is simple: white decks and topsides.

This Tiny Attachment Could Save Shipowners Millions

After a year of testing, Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s largest shipbuilder, says its new fuel saving propeller attachment is now ready to hit the market.

Vallianz Sees Continued Opportunity Within Middle East OSV Sector

Singapore-listed offshore support vessel supplier Vallianz Holdings Ltd reported today a steady net profit in the first quarter of USD $5.5 million, despite utterly di

How containerships reach mega sizes

Up until 1956, dock workers were the force responsible for packing international cargo in the holds of vessels, the cargo was also manually unloaded upon arrival at th

One Dead, Three Others Injured in Confined Space Accident Aboard Cargo Ship

One person has died and three others are being treated after losing consciousness aboard a cargo ship that had just docked at Denmark’s port of Hanstholm.

Burning Ferry Evacuated in Mediterranean Sea Off Spain

Emergency services rescued 156 people on Tuesday from a burning ferry crossing the Mediterranean from the island of Mallorca to the Spanish port of Valencia, the ferry

Thumb up for Barents oil

”This will generate value for the Norwegian people for decades,” says Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tord Lien with the thumb up for Arctic drilling as the Goliat pl

Samsung Heavy Denies Renewed Merger Talks With Samsung Engineering

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd denied on Tuesday a South Korean media report that it will try again to merge with sister company Samsung Engi

Orphaned Oil Rejected by U.S. Refiners is on the Move

One million barrels of oil. Enough to fill more than 60 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

Five Missing After Sailing Regatta Hit by Storm in Alabama

A multi-agency search is underway and will continue through the night for at least five missing boaters after a strong storm system passed the Mobile Bay, Alabama area

Missing Boater Turns Up at Home, Admits He Staged Disappearance

It looked like a tragedy at sea: A rented boat was found March 31 miles offshore with its engine still running and the captain nowhere to be found.

How Norway lost control of its own secret $500 million Arctic naval base

During the Cold War, Norway built a secret naval base, Olavsvern, that was carved into the mountain just outside the city of Tromsø, in the Arctic Circle.

DNV GL classes world’s largest boxship, MSC Oscar

Classification society DNV GL has announced it will class the world's largest containership the MSC Oscar.

Lukoil starts low sulphur bunker supplies at Russian port

Russian marine fuels supplier Lukoil-Bunker has started supplying emission control area (ECA) compliant fuel from the country's northwestern port of Murmansk.

Ferry Passengers Find Horrifying Scene Off Scotland

Passengers aboard the Northlink ferry Hrossey saw a haunting sight this afternoon in the form of an upturned hull of a ship while sailing in the Pentland Firth, a stra

Erasmusgracht rescues refugees

M/V Erasmusgracht rescued almost four hundred refugees in the Mediterranean Sea.

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