Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Shell launches development of major new Gulf of Mexico discovery
Offshore

Shell launches development of major new Gulf of Mexico discovery

Shell today announced a significant, multi-billion dollar investment to develop its major Cardamom oil and gas field in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico

June 8, 2011
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Brazil To Finance Shipyard for Venezuela’s State Oil Company
News

Brazil To Finance Shipyard for Venezuela’s State Oil Company

CARACAS -(Dow Jones)- Brazil’s national development bank, or BNDES, agreed Monday to provide Venezuela’s state oil company with $637 million in

June 8, 2011
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Incidents

Brazil Officials Prevent Petrobras from Restarting Offshore Platform

RIO DE JANEIRO— (Dow Jones & Company) Brazilian labor officials prohibited Petroleo Brasileiro SA, or Petrobras, from restarting operations at a

June 8, 2011
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Dockwise Requests More Leeway From Dutch Government to Counteract Pirates
Uncategorized

Dockwise Requests More Leeway From Dutch Government to Counteract Pirates

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)–Maritime services provider Dockwise Ltd. (DOCKW.AE) Wednesday threatened to sail under a different flag if the Dutch government

June 8, 2011
Total Views: 36

Jumbo shipping, KNPC, heavy lift
News

Jumbo Shipping completes door-to-door project for KNPC

8 months – 3 Jumbo vessels – 37 pieces – sea, river, land Jumbo Shipping has completed its eight-month heavy lift transport contract for

June 8, 2011
Total Views: 177

Tuesday, June 7, 2011
USCG EPIRB TEST
Blog

EPIRB 101 – The Coast Guard EPIRB FAQ

The US Coast Guard recently asked facebook fans what item that helps them boat responsibly would they like to know more about. While there were votes for VHF

June 7, 2011
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USCG Cutter Gunnery-exercise
USCG

Africa Bound – US Coast Guard Continues Global Reach

Two weeks ago Coast Guard Cutter Forward set sail from its homeport in Portsmouth, Va., across the Atlantic. Under the direction of Commander, U.S. Naval

June 7, 2011
Total Views: 41

Crew Fatigue – Are We Really Addressing The Problem?
Blog

Crew Fatigue – Are We Really Addressing The Problem?

“Watch-on, stay-on”; 3 months- on, 3 months-off; 28 days-on, 28 days-off: which system causes the greatest fatigue factor? What really is

June 7, 2011
Total Views: 80

Maersk Line CEO calls for change in container shipping industry
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Maersk Line CEO calls for change in container shipping industry

Today, Maersk Line CEO, Eivind Kolding, addressed the container shipping and logistics industry as the keynote speaker at the TOC conference in Antwerp,

June 7, 2011
Total Views: 30

BHP Billiton First to Bring New Deepwater Production Well Online Since Moratorium
Offshore

BHP Billiton First to Bring New Deepwater Production Well Online Since Moratorium

BHP Billiton Petroleum announced today that it is the first company in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to bring a newly drilled well into production since the

June 7, 2011
Total Views: 52

The Evolving US Piracy Policy
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The Evolving US Piracy Policy

During the Council Of American Master Mariners’ annual meeting Captain Quick, a member on the IMO Working Group on Maritime Security provided an update

June 7, 2011
Total Views: 116

Vietnam Kilo Class Submarine
Navy

Vietnam Announces Submarine Project In Response To Drillship Harassment By China

gCaptain has reported on the growing influence of China’s submarine fleet which includes Ballistic Missile and attack subs… a fact highlighted

June 7, 2011
Total Views: 66

Monday, June 6, 2011
News

Scorpio Tankers Announces Signing of Newbuilding Contracts

MONACO- (Marketwire – Jun 6, 2011) – Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced that it has signed contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd.

June 6, 2011
Total Views: 36

Pacific Drilling Takes Delivery of Ultra-Deepwater Drillship ‘Pacific Mistral’
Offshore

Pacific Drilling Takes Delivery of Ultra-Deepwater Drillship ‘Pacific Mistral’

LUXEMBOURG – Pacific Drilling S.A. (NOTC: PDSA) announced today that it has received delivery of its newest drillship, the Pacific Mistral.  The Pacific

June 6, 2011
Total Views: 82

UK’s SeaEnergy Sells Renewables Unit to Focus on Marine
Engineering News

UK’s SeaEnergy Sells Renewables Unit to Focus on Marine

LONDON (Dow Jones)–U.K. offshore wind development company SeaEnergy PLC (SEA.LN) said Monday it has conditionally agreed to sell its loss-making

June 6, 2011
Total Views: 46

NOAA, partners to search for ships lost in World War II off North Carolina
Engineering News

NOAA, partners to search for ships lost in World War II off North Carolina

Photo of the tanker Ormidale, later renamed Bluefields, which was torpedoed and sunk in 1942 by German submarine U-576. (Credit: Historical Collections of the

June 6, 2011
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Wärtsilä and Versa to jointly develop fuel cell technology
Engineering News

Wärtsilä and Versa to jointly develop fuel cell technology

Pictured: In the summer of 2010, a WFC20 fuel cell unit was installed onboard the Undine, a car carrier owned by Sweden’s Wallenius Lines Solid oxide

June 6, 2011
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Sunday, June 5, 2011
GL Ships Top USCG Port Safety List
USCG

GL Ships Top USCG Port Safety List

Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has once again topped the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Annual Port State Control (PSC) Report and Annual Class Performance List for

June 5, 2011
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MSC Ship Completes First Replenishment-at-Sea of USS George H.W. Bush
Navy

MSC Ship Completes First Replenishment-at-Sea of USS George H.W. Bush

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Walter, USS George H.W. Bush Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) — USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

June 5, 2011
Total Views: 44

Italy’s Fincantieri Drops Layoff Plans
Engineering News

Italy’s Fincantieri Drops Layoff Plans

ROME -(Dow Jones)- Italian state-owned shipmaker Fincantieri SpA has agreed to scrap its planned slashing of 2,551 jobs at the government’s request, the

June 5, 2011
Total Views: 21