Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard
Engineering News

Hyundai Heavy 2Q Net Down 17% On Year At KRW538.8 Bln

Image (c) Hyundai Heavy Industries SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE), the world’s largest shipbuilder by orders, said

July 20, 2011
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keppel corp
Engineering News

PREVIEW: Singapore Rig Builders 2Q Net Likely Steady; Outlook Strong

TAKING THE PULSE: Singapore rig builders are likely to report higher second-quarter net profits amid a steady rise in orders as drillers replace old fleets and

July 20, 2011
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011
offshore contractors drilling schlumberger halliburton transocean seadrill ensco hercules weatherford
News

US To Regulate Offshore Drilling Contractors In ‘Select’ Cases

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. officials are pursuing a relatively narrow approach to regulating offshore drilling contractors and service providers, such

July 19, 2011
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IMO environment meeting completes packed agenda
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IMO environment meeting completes packed agenda

Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) – 62nd session: 11 to 15 July 2011 Via IMO IMO adopted amendments to the International Convention for the

July 19, 2011
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HMS Edinburgh south atlantic southern ocean sea Royal Navy
Defense

HMS Edinburgh encounters heavy seas in the South Atlantic

image (c) Liam Beswick This is the South Atlantic (almost) at its most unforgiving as the “Fortress of the Sea” ploughed west for the Falklands

July 19, 2011
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US Ports to be Protected by Advanced Underwater Technology
USCG

US Ports to be Protected by Advanced Underwater Technology

Submersible ROV manufacturer, VideoRay, has been awarded a $2.2 million dollar contract by the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office (CTTSO) of the US

July 19, 2011
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Interesting Ship of The Week – Bourbon’s new seismic support/chase vessels
Blog

Interesting Ship of The Week – Bourbon’s new seismic support/chase vessels

The OSD-designed fuel efficient seismic support vessel for Bourbon courtesy Offshore Ship Designers This weeks interesting ship is actually a series of six new

July 19, 2011
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British Progress BP VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier
Finance

ASIA TANKER: VLCC Rates May Firm; Summer Demand Supports Clean Product Shipping

Image (c) BP p.l.c. SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asia’s crude tanker market may begin to recover due to declining availability of vessels in early

July 19, 2011
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Gryphon FPSO Maersk Oil UK North Sea
Incidents

Damaged FPSO May Cost Maersk Oil 5.3M BOE UK Production [REPORT]

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Danish oil and gas company Maersk Oil stands to lose production of up to 5.3 million barrels of oil equivalent due to extensive

July 19, 2011
Total Views: 281

Monday, July 18, 2011
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
Engineering News

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding: Confident Of At Least 30% Growth In 1H Net

SINGAPORE -Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. (BS6.SG) said Tuesday it expects “not less than” 30% growth in net profit in the

July 18, 2011
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Global Warming, Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise
Blog

Global Warming, Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise

This article originally appeared on gCaptain’s sister site, UnofficialNetworks.com, a ski and snowboard industry blog.  The greenhouse effect, from the

July 18, 2011
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Drewry to launch World Container Index in September
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Drewry to launch World Container Index in September

Drewry Shipping Consultants and The Cleartrade Exchange have announced that the World Container Index (WCI), the first Europe-based assessment of container

July 18, 2011
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wartsila
Engines

Wärtsilä to supply main engines for 25 new Russian tankers

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading systems integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply the main engines for a series of 25 tankers

July 18, 2011
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BW Gas Exmar LNG
News

Exmar and BW Gas agree to swap LPG ships

EXMAR and BW Gas have reached an agreement to swap 2 of EXMAR’s “VLGC’s” ( Very Large Gas Carrier) against the “Midsize”

July 18, 2011
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MV Jubba pirated tanker
Incidents

Fully laden tanker pirated in northern Indian Ocean

(EUNAVFOR) Late on the morning of 16 July, it was reported by the owners that the MV JUBBA XX, a laden tanker, had been pirated in the northern Indian Ocean,

July 18, 2011
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subsea7 subsea 7
News

Subsea 7 Gets $80M Subsea Umbilicals Pact Offshore Australia

Norwegian seabed-to-surface engineering and construction contractor Subsea 7 S.A. (SUBC.OS) announced Monday the award of a $80 million contract from Chevron

July 18, 2011
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
petrobras brazil
News

Brazil Petrobras June Total Gas, Oil Output At 2.641 Million BOE/Day

RIO DE JANEIRO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said late Friday that total crude oil and

July 17, 2011
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Department of Homeland Security
Defense

US Approves 6 Waivers For Non-US Ships To Load Oil-Sale Crude

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–Six waivers have been approved to allow some buyers of crude oil in the government’s emergency sale to use foreign-flag

July 17, 2011
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Friday, July 15, 2011
BP Pledges Better Gulf Safety
Offshore

BP Pledges Better Gulf Safety

LONDON—BP PLC vowed to hold itself to a higher set of deepwater-drilling standards than those already prescribed by U.S. authorities, as the U.K. energy

July 15, 2011
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Towboat operator pleads guilty in fatal “Duck Boat” accident
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Towboat operator pleads guilty in fatal “Duck Boat” accident

PHILADELPHIA – Matthew R. Devlin was charged today in an information with one count of misconduct of a ship operator causing death, in relation to the

July 15, 2011
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