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LNG, as a promising fuel alternative, has not been used for container vessels.  Daewoo Shipbuilding (DSME) and Germanischer Lloyd (GL) have proved the

By Jama Deperani, Somalia Report Police from Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland arrested 150 pirates during a two week anti-piracy operation in

Gérard Mestrallet, Chairman and CEO of French energy company and European LNG player, GDF SUEZ, reinforced his company’s commitment to China and to

A few bits of good news this week, especially from the Gulf of Mexico region.  Matt Fuhrman, Recruitment Director from Swift Worldwide Resources commented for

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Ships sailing under the British flag will be able to carry armed guards for the first time to protect them from pirates attacks that

Lloyd’s List interviews IMO Secretary General Mr. Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Swedish Navy Commander Frank Johnsson, BIMCO’s Torbin Skaanild, and

By Daniel Gilbert and Guy Chazan HOUSTON — The U.S. moved a step closer to becoming a major exporter of natural gas Wednesday as British energy company

ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Power and technology group ABB Ltd. (ABBN.VX) is preparing for uncertain economic times ahead, its Chief Executive Joe Hogan said.

One of the world’s most prolific shipbuilders, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), located in Okpo, Korea, hit their sales target for this

By Alexis Flynn, Wall Street Journal LONDON—BP PLC shares rose in early trading Tuesday after the U.K. energy giant reported solid earnings and announced

By Adam Entous U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta assured anxious Asian allies on Sunday that the U.S. will maintain its large military presence in the

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SEOUL (Dow Jones)–South Korean shipping-to-shipbuilding conglomerate STX Group said Sunday it won’t seek large-scale merger and acquisition bids

By Aweys Cadde, Somalia Report Police from Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland have arrested 15 suspected Somali pirates as they planned to

By Tennille Tracy, Wall Street Journal BP PLC won approval from U.S. officials Friday to look for oil at new sites in the Gulf of Mexico, the firms’s

HOUSTON -(Dow Jones)- The rate at which new deep-water permits are being approved under new rules in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico is improving, said Diamond

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Keppel Corp. (BN4.SG) said Thursday its third-quarter net profit rose 33.3% from a year earlier, beating analysts’

In a spectacular show of “I’m going to seriously ruin your world if you don’t comply,” the British Royal Marines embarked on HMS

Global Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, week of 13 October 2011 (source: ONI) NIGERIA: Vessel (JOAN CHOUEST) attacked by pirates on 17 October near

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) third-quarter earnings rose 29% as the oil driller booked stronger revenue and higher average day and utilization rates for