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Blast Shakes Valero's Port Arthur Refinery
On Monday, an explosion and fire hit the Valero refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, rattling windows and startling nearby residents. T...
Iran's Strait of Hormuz Checkpoint is Key Factor in Diplomatic Talks
As Iran's Gulf neighbors hunt for a negotiated solution to the ongoing Gulf conflict, hoping to find a deal that could appease bot...
IEA Chief: Gulf Energy Crisis is More Severe Than 1970s Oil Shocks
Benchmark Brent and WTI oil futures eased on Monday in response to the White House's claims of new peace talks with Iran, but the...
Updates to Guidelines on the Application of ILO Maritime Labour Convention
[By: International Chamber of Shipping] The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released the fifth edition of its Guidelin...
Damen Launches Tenth Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries
[By: Damen Shipyards Group] At a ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, the tenth Island Class ferry has been launched. Da...
Bureau Veritas Verifies Emissions Performance of Brittany Ferries' Vessels
[By: Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore] Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) has completed the independent verification of methane...
Coast Guard Investigates Fatal Confined-Space Accident on Alaskan Barge
The U.S. Coast Guard has named two tugboat crewmembers who passed away in a confined-space incident aboard a barge near Ketchikan...
Maersk’s APM Becomes Minority Shareholder in North Vietnam Terminal
Maersk’s APM Terminals is taking a 49 percent minority shareholder and operating partner position in the Hai Phong International C...
Report: Two Types of Iranian Mines Detected in Strait of Hormuz
Reports of Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz have circulated for weeks, but the most detailed signal yet comes from CBS, which...
HD Hyundai Moving Forward with Humanoid Welding Robot for Shipyards
HD Hyundai has been working on several projects to develop technology that would support the use of humanoid robots to undertake p...