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Sembcorp Marine to Convert Euronav VLCCs for Kaombo Project

On July 20, 2014 By Rob Almeida
Three months after winning the $4 billion project to supply and operate a pair of FPSOs offshore Angola for Total, Saipem has selected Sembcorp Marine’s Sembawang Shipyard to undertake the [...]
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The bow of the Costa Concordia cruise liner is seen as it emerges during the refloating operation at Giglio harbour July 20, 2014. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

Costa Concordia Being Readied for Final Tow to Genoa

On July 20, 2014 By Mike Schuler
After 2 and a half years shipwrecked along the small island of Giglio, the end is finally within sight.
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New Seismic Surveys Likely Off U.S. East Coast

On July 19, 2014 By Reuters
The Obama administration on Friday approved a plan that would allow companies to assess oil resources off the Atlantic Coast, angering environmental groups that worried the plan will harm marine life and open the door to offshore drilling.
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Expanded Panama Canal Fundamentally Flawed Says Veteran Ship Pilot

On July 18, 2014 By Rob Almeida
Captain Jose Claus, a Panama Canal pilot with 22-years of experience guiding ships along this vital passage, strongly believes the locks for the new Panama Canal have a fundamental design [...]
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Duluth Provides Critical Hub for Wind Power Project Cargoes

On July 18, 2014 By Rob Almeida
After a trans-Atlantic voyage from Brande, Denmark, and navigating through the Great Lakes, BBC Chartering’s Peter Roenna arrived this week into Clure Public Marine Terminal in Duluth, Minnesota on the [...]
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Watch: New Time-Lapse Shows Progress in Costa Concordia Refloating

On July 18, 2014 By Mike Schuler
This new time-lapse provides some good visual evidence that progress is being made in the operation to refloat the Costa Concordia shipwreck.
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Britain’s Biggest and Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Floated – Photos and Video

On July 18, 2014 By Mike Schuler
Britain’s biggest ever warship HMS Queen Elizabeth took to the water for the first time this week as she was floated out of dry dock.
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Ban on U.S. Oil Exports Seen Dying One Ruling at a Time

On July 18, 2014 By Bloomberg
The four-decade-old ban on most crude exports from the U.S., now the world’s largest producer, will be weakened bit by bit as government rulings allow exceptions, say energy analysts including IHS Inc.
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Nordic Tankers Maybe Orders Half-Billion Dollars in New Ships?

On July 18, 2014 By Rob Almeida
“There is nothing going on here so you should probably find something else to do with your time,” commented the person who answered the phone at Nordic Tankers this morning. [...]
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Stanislav Yudin Completes Offshore Substation Installation [VIDEO]

On July 18, 2014 By Rob Almeida
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Stanislav Yudin completed the installation of the Westermost Rough substation for Dong Energy last month. Dong Energy just released the following time-lapse video of the jacket and [...]
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Dock workers tie mooring ropes as the world's largest container ship, the MV Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller. REUTERS/Edgar Su

Asia-Europe Container Freight Rates Fall

On July 18, 2014 By Reuters
Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe fell by 5.5 percent to $1,230 per 20-foot container (TEU) in the week ended on Friday
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Wärtsilä Sells Majority Stake of 2-Stroke Engine Business to China State Shipbuilding Corp

On July 18, 2014 By Rob Almeida
From now on, Wartsila’s 2-stroke engine business will be listed as “discontinued operations” following an announcement today that it has sold a 70 percent stake in that business unit to [...]
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