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As the U.S. sets records for natural gas production, the specter of shortages and surging prices has been replaced by a debate over how much to sell

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced today that Chairman of the Board and former CEO J. Michael Talbert has announced his intentions to

Chip Schuppert, ConocoPhillips’ Global LNG Marketing Manager spoke at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston on the opportunities and challenges

The official USCG and NTSB reports on the sinking of Bounty aren’t out yet. Even so, the lawyers for Claudene Christian’s mother (also named

Former shipmate Christopher Dale took this photo the other day while working at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo, Korea. The crane

Naval architecture firm Deltamarin announced today a handful of orders for their B.Delta bulk carrier design, all to be built at Chinese shipyards.

(Bloomberg) — Charter rates for the largest oil tankers hauling Middle East crude to the U.S. climbed after stronger demand drew vessels to Asia,

(Bloomberg) — Organizers of the America’s Cup will work with the U.S. Coast Guard to investigate the accident that killed two-time Olympic

As you’ve likely noticed over the past few months, the concept of producing, processing, liquefying, storing, and transferring LNG via an offshore

Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon relieved Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby as commander, Military Sealift Command, during a change of command ceremony May 10. These are his

Bollinger Shipyards on Friday said that it has delivered the Ocean Sun, the third of four Ocean Class tugs for Crowley Maritime Corporation and the first that

(Bloomberg) — Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. failed for eight years to win ship orders from China. That ended when it pledged to build the world’s

Back in March we posted a video of a 72 foot sailboat ripping around San Francisco Bay while on hydrofoils. Racing carbon fiber, 72 foot catamarans at 40

Exxon Mobil Corp. signed an agreement with Qatar Petroleum International to construct a $10 billion natural gas export terminal in

While in Singapore last month, I had the unique opportunity to tour Keppel FELS, one of the world’s most prolific and capable shipyards. Over the past

The U.S. Navy said Thursday that the USS Pioneer arrived safely at Naval Base San Diego on May 5 aboard the Super Servant III.

At first glance, very little about this new icebreaker looks right.  The port side shares almost nothing in common with the starboard side and even the bridge

The official trailer for the new movie about the 2009 Maersk Alabama piracy incident, titled "Captain Phillips," has just

Cargill Inc's move to order bulker ships is taking advantage of low vessel values and the U.S. agribusiness company has no plans to become a long-term ship

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S aims to win more African port contracts after a group to which it belongs was selected to build and run a container terminal in Ivory

Fatalities reported after the Italian-flagged Jolly Nero crashed into a control tower at the Italian port of Genoa late Tuesday night, causing it to

Iran is using an Indonesian port in a strategy to keep up sales to buyers in Asia in the teeth of Western sanctions, sources

In 2000, Trevor Wilson made an attempt at a lifelong dream. This morning, the 72 year old sailor and author of the book "Sailing Alone Across The Atlantic"

A collection of photos from the Port of Genoa, where the Jolly Nero crashed into the 55-meter tall port control tower late Tuesday night, causing it to

Norwegian Cruise Lines has christened it's new Norwegian Breakaway, the first of two Breakaway-class ships ordered from Meyer