Thursday, June 16, 2011
ICC: New dynamic to Indian Ocean piracy despite monsoon conditions
Piracy

ICC: New dynamic to Indian Ocean piracy despite monsoon conditions

The International Marine Bureau’s ICC Commercial Crime Services explains how Somali pirates are influence by and adapt to seasonal changes in weather.

June 16, 2011
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Going deeper: Canyon Offshore’s ROV pilots explain there’s more than meets the eye
Blog

Going deeper: Canyon Offshore’s ROV pilots explain there’s more than meets the eye

By Trent Jacobs, Helix ESG Working thousands of feet below the ocean waves, in bone chilling temperatures and crushing pressures, remotely operated vehicles

June 16, 2011
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piracy forecast
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Update, plus Convoy Schedule

Gulf of Aden Convoy Schedule: Korean Naval convoy schedule for June/July 2011: Rendezvous point “A” (Eastbound): 12:07N – 044:11E.  Rendezvous

June 16, 2011
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Singapore Technologies, ST Engineering
News

Singapore Technologies Engineering: Marine Arm Wins S$171M Contract From Swire Pacific

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. (S63.SG) Wednesday said that its marine arm won a shipbuilding contract worth about S$171

June 16, 2011
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Neptune Orient Lines, NOL, shipping
News

Neptune Orient Lines: Signed Letter Of Intent For 12 New Ships For US$1.54B

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (N03.SG) said Wednesday it has signed letters of intent for the construction of 12 new container vessels

June 16, 2011
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NSCSA, saudi arabia shipping, tanker
News

Saudi’s National Chemical Carriers Receives New Tanker

DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)–National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (4030.SA), or NSCSA, said Wednesday its subsidiary National Chemical Carriers Ltd. Co., or

June 16, 2011
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Sixteen Crowley-Managed Vessels Honored with U.S. Coast Guard AMVER Awards
USCG

Sixteen Crowley-Managed Vessels Honored with U.S. Coast Guard AMVER Awards

Sixteen Crowley-managed vessels were recently honored with U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) awards in

June 15, 2011
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Douglas-Westwood CEO: Emerging Markets Have Drillers in Deep Water
Offshore

Douglas-Westwood CEO: Emerging Markets Have Drillers in Deep Water

Speaking at the IADC World Drilling Conference in Copenhagen, Douglas-Westwood’s CEO, Andrew Reid, outlined the impact emerging markets will have on

June 15, 2011
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Rolls-Royce wins offshore supply vessel order in Brazil
Engineering News

Rolls-Royce wins offshore supply vessel order in Brazil

The UT 700 series platform supply vessel courtesy Rolls-Royce On the heels of yesterdays annoucement from Incat Crowther that it has won a contract to design a

June 15, 2011
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
German warship “disrupts” suspected pirates
Piracy

German warship “disrupts” suspected pirates

On the morning of June 10, the EU NAVFOR German warship FGS Niedersachsen detected a suspected Pirate Action Group (PAG) while conducting a routine patrol in

June 14, 2011
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MWCC capping stack approved to 10,000 feet
Offshore

MWCC capping stack approved to 10,000 feet

The Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced today that its capping stack has met the requirements for containment operations in water depths up to

June 14, 2011
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Another Diamond Rig Leaving Gulf
Offshore

Another Diamond Rig Leaving Gulf

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) said Tuesday that it will move one of its deep-water rigs from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico later this

June 14, 2011
Total Views: 284

American Commercial Lines Launches the First in a Series of Tanker Barges
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American Commercial Lines Launches the First in a Series of Tanker Barges

American Commercial Lines Inc. (ACL) announced today that it has launched the first in a series of tanker barges to be constructed at its Jeffboat

June 14, 2011
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Incat Crowther’s new 45m monohull crewboat
Engineering News

Incat Crowther’s new 45m monohull crewboat

Incat Crowther has recently announced a contract to design a 45m Monohull Crew Boat for BSCO Navigation, a subsidiary of Brasil Supply.  The new design,

June 14, 2011
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Global Drilling Boom: Oil and Gas Spending To Reach Record Level In 2011
Offshore

Global Drilling Boom: Oil and Gas Spending To Reach Record Level In 2011

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Oil and natural-gas companies are spending more than half a trillion dollars in the oil patch during 2011–a record level that

June 14, 2011
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USCG: Louisiana Oil Spill Cleanup Done, Origins Still Unknown
News

USCG: Louisiana Oil Spill Cleanup Done, Origins Still Unknown

BRETON SOUND, La. – A sheen is spotted from a Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft off the coast of Venice, La., June 9, 2011. U.S. Coast Guard photo

June 14, 2011
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M/V Tsuru, Brayton Point, coal carrier, Narragansett Bay, merchant ship
Blog

Ship Photo of The Week – Outbound Narragansett Bay

M/V Tsuru, a self-unloading coal carrier, was outbound from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island last week.  This vessel is currently on the spot charter market and

June 14, 2011
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North Korea Keeps Silent on Ship’s Turnaround
Defense

North Korea Keeps Silent on Ship’s Turnaround

SEOUL— (Dow Jones & Co) The turning back of a North Korean ship suspected of transporting missiles and parts, the highest-profile interdiction

June 14, 2011
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Monday, June 13, 2011
Interesting Ship – The hybrid turbocharged SHIN KOHO
Blog

Interesting Ship – The hybrid turbocharged SHIN KOHO

This weeks interesting ship is NYK Lines’ 180,000 DWT bulk carrier, Shin Koho, which was recently delivered at the Tsu Shipyard.  What makes this vessel

June 13, 2011
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The most ambitious salvage in history? Treasure hunter aims to find Bin Laden’s body
Blog

The most ambitious salvage in history? Treasure hunter aims to find Bin Laden’s body

Salvage diver Bill Warren of California is planning what could be the most ambitious underwater salvage in history; the search for the body of Osama Bin Laden.

June 13, 2011
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