Thursday, October 27, 2011
EU Proposes New Rules For Improving Offshore Drilling Safety
Offshore

EU Proposes New Rules For Improving Offshore Drilling Safety

The European Commission has proposed increasing safety standards in offshore oil and gas operations from the design to the final removal of an installation.

October 27, 2011
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Decline In Offshore Projects Weigh Down Hyundai Heavy 3Q Net
Engineering News

Decline In Offshore Projects Weigh Down Hyundai Heavy 3Q Net

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. (009540.SE) on Thursday reported a 30% fall in third-quarter net profit due mainly to a decline in

October 27, 2011
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
For Shipping Industry, Social Media Is Here To Stay [REPORT]
Uncategorized

For Shipping Industry, Social Media Is Here To Stay [REPORT]

Marine and offshore e-marketplace, ShipServ, this week released the results of its annual Internet Use in Shipping Survey at the SmartShipping conference in

October 26, 2011
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Giant Lego Man Is At It Again….
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Giant Lego Man Is At It Again….

The mysterious 8-foot tall lego man is at it again, this time appearing on a Sarasota, Florida beach sporting a t-shirt saying “no real than you

October 26, 2011
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BP is Back: Oil Giant Lands First Drilling Permit For US Gulf Post Spill
Offshore

BP is Back: Oil Giant Lands First Drilling Permit For US Gulf Post Spill

By Ryan Tracy And Angel Gonzalez, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—BP PLC on Wednesday got permission to drill its first well in the Gulf of Mexico

October 26, 2011
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Will the Vanguard Semi-Submersible Ultra Heavy Lift Ship Keep Dockwise Afloat?
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Will the Vanguard Semi-Submersible Ultra Heavy Lift Ship Keep Dockwise Afloat?

By Richard Spilman Taking shape in the Hyundai shipyard in Ulsan, Korea is an engineering marvel. The Dockwise Vanguard, previously referred to as the

October 26, 2011
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Kongsberg: Good margins and a strong maritime orders in 3Q 2011

Kongsberg: Good margins and a strong maritime orders in 3Q 2011

Norwegian conglomerate Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KOG.OS) Wednesday reported a net profit of NOK381 million, up from NOK363 million, and said a strong influx of

October 26, 2011
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Hurricane Rina UPDATE: Storm Expected To Visit Yucatan, Cuba, Avoid US
Offshore

Hurricane Rina UPDATE: Storm Expected To Visit Yucatan, Cuba, Avoid US

Hurricane Rina, now churning in the Caribbean north of Honduras, is expected to become a major hurricane as soon as late Tuesday and strike the eastern shores

October 26, 2011
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Discoverer Enterprise dual activity drillship
Engineering News

Daewoo Shipbuilding Blazes Past $12 Billion in Sales for 2011

One of the world’s most prolific shipbuilders, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME), located in Okpo, Korea, hit their sales target for this

October 26, 2011
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MV Iceberg
Incidents

MV Iceberg Still in Pirate Control… Ransom Not Paid

By Somalia Report, After sources close to pirate groups claimed over the weekend that a ransom had been paid for the MV Iceberg, pirates on board the vessel

October 26, 2011
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fishing vessel Katmai
Lifesaving Incidents

Dog The Hatches – Watertight Doors Cited In Latest NTSB Report

During a severe storm at 22:00 one October in 2008,  the U.S. flagged fishing vessel Katmai lost steering in Alaska’s Bering Sea. The vessel was

October 26, 2011
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Transas Develops Anti-Piracy Simulation Training
Piracy

Transas Develops Anti-Piracy Simulation Training

Transas Group said this week that it has developed a unique anti-piracy simulation training program to help schools provide students with relevant techniques

October 25, 2011
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Horizon Lines Slashes Trans-Pacific Service
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Horizon Lines Slashes Trans-Pacific Service

Horizon Lines today said it plans on slashing its trans-Pacific container service, Five Star Express (FSX), between the U.S. West Coast, Guam and China

October 25, 2011
Total Views: 58

Somali Pirates Release ‘Iceberg 1’ After 19 Months – ***UPDATE*** AP Retracts Story
Piracy

Somali Pirates Release ‘Iceberg 1’ After 19 Months – ***UPDATE*** AP Retracts Story

***UPDATE***  The Associated Press retracted their story on this today, apparently things aren’t what they seem.  We will keep you posted with any

October 25, 2011
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New York Harbor Bouchard
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The Port of New York and New Jersey: A Critical Hub of Global Commerce

By Kevin J. Walsh The World Trade Organization estimated that the United States of America imported $1,936 trillion worth of goods in 2010 (WTO, 2010), more

October 25, 2011
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Hess Plans Development Of Tubular Bells GOM Project
Offshore

Hess Plans Development Of Tubular Bells GOM Project

Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES) is planning to proceed with the $2.3 billion development of a deepwater oil and gas project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, using a

October 25, 2011
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bp
News

BP Reaches “A Definite Turning Point” – Profit More Than Doubles

By Alexis Flynn, Wall Street Journal LONDON—BP PLC shares rose in early trading Tuesday after the U.K. energy giant reported solid earnings and announced

October 25, 2011
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Monday, October 24, 2011
Captain Bligh HMS Bounty Mutiny William bligh in the south seas
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Captain Bligh: A Man Misunderstood and the Epic High Seas Drama on HMS Bounty

By Alexander Rose, Wall Street Journal On April 28, 1789, mutineers commandeered HMS Bounty, en route from Tahiti to the West Indies with a cargo of breadfruit

October 24, 2011
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Environmental Groups Challenge Air Permits For Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling
Offshore

Environmental Groups Challenge Air Permits For Shell’s Arctic Oil Drilling

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Environmental groups have filed a formal challenge to air-quality permits that Royal Dutch Shell needs to drill for oil in the

October 24, 2011
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ss montebello explosion

No Oil Found Aboard Sunken WWII Tanker

After 11 days of survey and sampling using both the latest in technology and physical sampling, no oil remains were found on the sunken World War II tanker, SS

October 24, 2011
Total Views: 222