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As top executives from world-leading companies addressed “What’s Next?” for the shipping industry – the heart of the global economy – they looked to its ability to innovate and adapt.

Rolls-Royce Plc has delivered the first of a revolutionary new design of cargo ship which will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 40 per

Twenty shipping lines were honored today by the Port of Long Beach for efforts to improve air quality locally by slowing down or deploying cleaner vessels

Norbulk’s supervision team is awarded a further new building project.

GasLog Ltd. announced the delivery of the fully owned LNG carrier GasLog Sydney, from Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel was delivered on budget and ahead of schedule.

Sixty-three workers have been evacuated as the semisubmersible rig, Island Innovator, began taking on water earlier today. One worker has been slightly injured, local news portal Bergens Tidende reports.

The Singapore tanker player is looking to exploit rising tonne-miles coming out of new refineries in the Middle East.

Work has already started at Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG on the multi-functional offshore construction vessel and pipe-laying platform CEONA AMAZON for London-based shipping company CEONA.

The Coast Guard responded early Monday morning to a fire aboard the 917-foot cruise ship, Royal Caribbean Grandeur of the Seas, 35 nautical miles northwest of West End, Bahamas.

MSPL Diamond Private Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of MSPL Limited), received its fourth state-of-the art ship, MV Indus Victory and has

Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum has laid the keel for a new $400 million oil production vessel which will produce and store up to 40,000 barrels of oil a day from the North Sea by 2015.

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won a $12 million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for a deepwater pipe laying vessel.

As international controversy continues about the “wheres,” “whys” and “how much” of maritime piracy in key international

The Gryphon FPSO is back in production following a major overhaul of the vessel. Once all the associated fields are fully

Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering of Korea has inked a contract for a pair of 51,200 dwt ECO DESIGN MR chemical tankers with Greek owner Navios for delivery in the second half of 2014.

German companies operating in the shipbuilding and ocean industries were largely able to defend their market position

On the afternoon of May 17, a new contract for two 38,800 DWT bulk carriers was successfully signed between Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd and CSSC Shipping (HK) Co., Ltd in Chengxi’s R&D building.

Sevan Marine ASA announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the semi-completed Sevan hulls number 4 and 5 on an “as-is, where-is” basis to Logitel Offshore.

A team of editors of World Maritime News portal has paid a visit to one of the major ports of the Adriatic coast, the Port of Bar in Montenegro.

STX Marine (STXM) reported the launching of MAC Offshore’s Compact Semi-Submersible (CSS)