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Ocean Sun. Photo courtesy Bollinger Shipyards

Bollinger Delivers Crowley’s Newest Workhorse, the DP2 Ocean Sun

On May 10, 2013 By gCaptain Staff
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 is DP2.
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Largest Container Ships Help Hyundai Heavy Crack China

On May 10, 2013 By Bloomberg
(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 biggest container carrier. China Shipping [...]
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Olympic Gold Medal Sailor Killed on San Francisco Bay

On May 9, 2013 By Rob Almeida
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 knots was the [...]
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The existing Golden Pass facility, located on the Sabine-Neches Waterway, includes five LNG storage tanks, two berths and a 69-mile pipeline system with nine interconnects to intrastate and interstate pipelines. Photo: Golden Pass

FID Has NOT Been Made on Golden Pass LNG Export Plant [UPDATE]

On May 9, 2013 By Rob Almeida
Exxon Mobil Corp. signed an agreement with Qatar Petroleum International to construct a $10 billion natural gas export terminal in Texas.
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An Inside-the-Shipyard Look at Keppel [IMAGES]

On May 9, 2013 By Rob Almeida
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 decade, Keppel FELS and [...]
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(Feb. 24, 2013) Mine countermeasure ships USS Pioneer (MCM 9) and USS Warrior (MCM 10) rest atop merchant vessel Super Servant III as it slowly rises to the surface during a heavy lift operation. U.S. Navy Photo.

Ship Photos of The Day – Navy Minesweepers Get a Lift

On May 9, 2013 By gCaptain Staff
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.
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Aker Arctic’s ARC100HD – A Powerful, and Unusual Icebreaker

On May 9, 2013 By Rob Almeida
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 doesn’t appear to [...]
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Maersk Alabama Movie: “Captain Phillips” [OFFICIAL TRAILER]

On May 9, 2013 By Mike Schuler
The official trailer for the new movie about the 2009 Maersk Alabama piracy incident, titled "Captain Phillips," has just dropped.
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Bulk Ship Loading Grain, Image by the Port Of Seattle

Cargill: Bulker Buy Simply an “Opportunistic Play”

On May 9, 2013 By Reuters
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 owner
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Maersk Targets Africa Port Accords After Winning Ivory Coast Bid

On May 9, 2013 By Bloomberg
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 Coast.
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MV Jolly Nero file photo. Photo via Messina Lines

Port of Genoa Control Tower Collapses Following Ship Collision [UPDATE]

On May 9, 2013 By gCaptain Staff
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 collapse.
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The Malta-flagged Iranian supertanker "Delvar"  is seen anchored off Singapore in this March 1, 2012 file photo. (c) REUTERS/Tim Chong

Iran Seen Routing Oil Via Indonesia To Keep Up Exports

On May 9, 2013 By Reuters
Iran is using an Indonesian port in a strategy to keep up sales to buyers in Asia in the teeth of Western sanctions, sources say.
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WWL's Don Quijote car carrier file photo. Photo courtesy WLL

WWL Orders Two Post Panamax Car Carriers

On May 9, 2013 By gCaptain Staff
Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA (WWL) said it has signed a deal with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of two Post Panamax car carriers.
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In about 8,000 feet (2,450 meters) of water, Shell's Perdido offshore drilling and production platform is the world's deepest... for now. Photo (c) Royal Dutch Shell

Shell to Develop World’s Deepest Offshore Oil and Gas Production Project in GoM

On May 8, 2013 By Reuters
Shell's 100 percent-owned Stones field was discovered in 2005, some 200 miles southwest of New Orleans in 9,500 feet of water.
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