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“Highly to modestly positive” is the way some container carriers are describing their 2012 forecasts, but weak trade figures may soon put the kibosh on that kind of optimism.

Marine Service GMBH, a Hamburg based marine consultancy with specialist expertise in handling and transport of liquefied gases (LNG; LEG; LPG). chemicals and petroleum gases, provides the full spectrum of marine consultancy services for the design and development of any kind of shipping projects.

Four young Qataris have become the first sea cadets to sign up for Nakilat's Marine Cadet Program, making history for Qatar's shipping industry at the signing ceremony held on Thursday, September 13 at Nakilat's headquarters in Doha.

Chevron Corp. (CVX), the second-biggest U.S. oil company, agreed with YPF SA (YPFD), the nationalized Argentine oil producer, to develop oil and natural-gas wells in the country’s Vaca Muerta shale formation.

Iran is still the second biggest producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting ountries, Iran’s OPEC Governor Mohammad-Ali Khatibi stated.

Current oil prices above $100 a barrel are no threat to the world economy and political pressure on producers to raise output is driven by the approach of U.S. presidential elections, Iran's OPEC governor Mohammad Ali Khatibi said on Sunday.

If there’s one group of people happy at China’s slowing economic growth it’s likely to be refiners in Asia, who continue to benefit from strong margins as Chinese competitors limit fuel exports.

When operators of Alliance refinery began efforts to shed the Louisiana facility in December, it became the latest in a string of U.S. refineries put on the block.

EU refineries are not investing fast enough to shift the balance to diesel production as the U.S. appetite to mop up surplus gasoline starts to wane, a draft Commission document seen by Reuters said.

With oil refining margins seemingly strong, why are refineries not moving to cash in on the bounty? The answer lies in the forward structure of the gasoline market.

PSV ‘Blue Prosper’ went straight into service offshore Scotland after it was delivered from Ulstein Verft on Thursday 6 September.

The state of the cruise shipping industry at a time of significant economic growth in Asia is the agenda set by the organisers of the upcoming inaugural Asia Cruise Forum 2013.

USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), the second of the Navy’s new joint high-speed vessels (JHSV) designed for rapid intra-theater transport

Four young Qataris have become the first sea cadets to sign up for Nakilat’s Marine Cadet Program, making history for

Starting from September 26, 2012, ocean-going vessels (OGVs) will be eligible for a 50 percent reduction in port facility

Höegh Autoliners has entered into 12 year bare boat charters for two 6 500 car capacity Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) to be delivered in 2014.

The surge in pirate attacks have prompted fast pace development of private security firms which had proven to be an efficient

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the company received the “Best Performing Container Liner Shipping Company” award sponsored by Eigen Verladers Organisatie (EVO) of the Netherlands.

Due to continuing international growth, the Korean Register of Shipping – an IACS member classification society – has opened a new global headquarters building

Fr. Lürssen Werft announces that it wants to make it very clear that no agreement has been made with Drydocks