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Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) — Singapore LNG Corp., the operator of the Southeast Asian country’s first liquefied natural gas receiving and exporting

By Lomi L. Kriel PANAMA CITY, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The North Korean crew and ship detained in Panama for smuggling Cuban weapons three months ago will soon

Since March of 2013, the Greenstream, the world’s first 100% LNG powered barge has been delivering liquid fuels along the Rhine river in The Netherlands.

From the perspective of tanker owners, particularly of larger tonnage, it is clear that 2013 will not be remembered fondly. Rates have languished at levels

Update: MV Susitna Finally Put to Use with Philippine Red Cross Update II: October 17, 2013 – The Mat-Su Borough is still the owner of the M/V

The researchers at Trend Micro have exposed some significant vulnerabilities to the security of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), a ship

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Pirate attacks off Nigeria’s coast have jumped by a third this year with ships passing through West

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping Russian oil to northwest Europe had the biggest two-day jump since April as traders accelerated bookings of

For CMB, the Belgian dry bulk shipowner, “The outlook for 2014 and 2015 looks promising,” they note to their 3rd quarter earnings report today.

China Navigation Company (CNCo), the deep-sea ship-owning and operating arm of Singapore-based Swire Group has confirmed today a newbuild order for four

USS San Antonio (LPD 17) rescued 128 migrants of Somali decent yesterday from the central Mediterranean Sea. The amphibious transport dock ship was 60 nautical

Oceana Offshore, a Brazilian offshore logistics firm has chosen the PX105 design from Ulstein for two platform supply vessels which they plan to build at their

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Shifting trade patterns and China’s growing love affair with the car will help fuel an increase in

LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Transatlantic clean tanker rates stayed pressured on Wednesday as slow bookings and a build up of vessels took their toll on

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — Baltimore’s port ceased operations as 2,000 union longshoremen walked off the job in a contract dispute, snarling imported

BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of her concerns over the arrest of

On Tuesday, Maersk Line Limited (MLL) President and CEO John F. Reinhart announced his plans to retire. “I have been blessed to be part of the A.P.

The Baltic region is a hot-bed of environmentally-aware shipowners at the moment as current and anticipated environmental legislation will require ships

By Meeyoung Cho and Jane Chung DAEGU, South Korea, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Iraq said China is seeking to increase purchases of its crude by more than

'All is Lost' Movie: After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his