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Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, said it will add more fuel-efficient ships this year to pare costs as a

Taiwan imposed sanctions against the Philippines on Wednesday, rejecting as unacceptable a Philippine apology for the killing of a fisherman from Taiwan last

MONTEVIDEO, May 14 (Reuters) – Uruguay awarded French gas and power group GDF Suez SA a contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification

Captain Francesco Schettino will stand trial on charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship.

Bridge audio from the August 2012 collision between the USS Porter and a VLCC.

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for the largest ships hauling liquefied petroleum gases such as propane rose to the highest in seven months as the U.S. expands

Owners are reaping the benefits of President Barack Obama’s suggestions that he will back plans for liquefied natural gas exports equal to 17 percent of

Allseas' monstrosity, the Pieter Schelte, is currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo,

"For the first time there will be single national standards for competency for seafarers and safe operation of vessels operating in near-coastal waters,”

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., Southeast Asia’s biggest container-shipping company, posted a profit in the first quarter, helped by gains from selling its

For the first time in five years, more than 60 oil companies are set to bid on exploration permits offshore Brazil, taking on risks of drilling in virgin

A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar with many feared drowned at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead

Early this month gCaptain was invited to DSME, the world's second largest shipyard, for a behind-the-scenes tour of the world's largest ship, the mighty Maersk

Clean tanker rates for refined petroleum products on top export routes were mostly lower on Monday with a rally on the transatlantic market running out of

David Matsuda on Monday announced his plans to step down as U.S. Maritime Administrator, a role he has held since June 25,

The following video uncovered today shows the Jolly Nero backing into the Port of Genoa control tower, knocking it

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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP will build nine new storage tanks at its Galena Park terminal, increasing storage capacity by 1.2 million

Arctic nations must urgently improve rescue services in the resource-rich region that is opening up fast to shipping, energy and mining companies, experts

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.