Dynamic positioning is essential to an ever increasing number of maritime sectors. Today there are over 1,000 DP-capable vessels, and whilst the majority of them are operationally related to the exploration or exploitation of oil and gas reserves, DP is a technique used extensively in many other fields, including diving, ROV operations, survey and marine construction all over the world.

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Two Royal Navy commanders have accomplished two major achievements in the history of women in the senior Service.

Commander Sarah West , aged 40, joins Type 23 frigate HMS Portland in Rosyth today, becoming the first woman in the Royal Navy's history to be selected to command a major warship.

Another milestone was recently achieved as Commander Sue Moore, 43, became the first woman to command a s...

A United Arab Emirates federal court has just convicted 10 Somali pirates to a life sentence in jail.

The federal criminal court found the men guilty on multiple charges connected to the hijacking of the MV Arrilah-1 bulk carrier last year. The pirate group was ultimately captured during a raid to reclaim the vessel.

The UAE-owned Arrilah-1 was transporting aluminum when it was attacked in the Ar...

The cargo ship pilot ultimately responsible for the Cosco Busan oil spill is requesting to quietly regain his mariner’s license and get back out on the water.

After piloting a vessel that collided with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and causing a massive spill, a legal representative for the now 64-year-old John Cota claims that his client wants to operate as a tugboat captain. Apparently,...