HII Ingalls Shipbuilding division today announced that it has been awarded a $5.1 billion fixed-price incentive, multiyear procurement contract for construction of six Arleigh Burke-class Flight III destroyers for the U.S. Navy.

Japanese classification society ClassNK is advising owners to fit ballast water management systems (BWMS) well ahead of time as it sees a large spike in retrofit numbers in 2022.

The Golden Week holiday prompted an uptick in enquiry with rates firming four points to WS 59/59.5 for 270,000mt from the Middle East Gulf to both China and Singapore

While analysts expect disruptions in the coal export and import markets, solutions to the International Maritime Organization’s 2020 sulfur cap remain unclear, a Wood Mackenzie analyst said in a report.

Every year since 2003, October has been recognized as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) in the US, aiming to raise awareness about the importance of cyber security.

Japanese shipping company NYK has completed a new concept for a ship's bridge and employed it on a large container ship.

On Friday, 28 September 2018, Venta Maersk called the port of Saint Petersburg, Russia, after successfully completing a trial passage of the Northern Sea Route.

The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published nine of its 12 recommendations on cyber safety for ships.

The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest fast attack submarine, the future USS Indiana (SSN 789), on Saturday at the Navy Port at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Port Canaveral, Florida. 

Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mundra LNG terminal in the Indian state of Gujara on the nation's west coast on Monday.

APL was named ‘Containership Operator of the Year’ at the Lloyd’s List Asia Pacific Awards 2018 last evening. The Award marks an acknowledgement of APL’s robust service network

More private equity-back companies are joining the majors in regions such as the Gulf of Mexico and activity levels offshore are picking up globally, according to analysts.