Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Maersk Line COO Reiterates: No expectation to use third Triple-E option
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Maersk Line COO Reiterates: No expectation to use third Triple-E option

COPENHAGEN (Dow Jones)–Danish Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, has yet to decide whether to exercise an option to

December 27, 2011
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China’s Homegrown GPS Begins Operation
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China’s Homegrown GPS Begins Operation

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China has begun operating a homegrown satellite navigation service that is designed to provide an alternative to the U.S. Global

December 27, 2011
Total Views: 39

Incident Video of The Week – Barge Hoist Fail
Blog

Incident Video of The Week – Barge Hoist Fail

We don’t know much about this video other than the fact that it’s Russian and it was uploaded 6 days ago.  From what we can see, the crew was

December 27, 2011
Total Views: 158

Enrico Levoli italian tanker hijacked pirates oman
Incidents

Italian Tanker and Crew of 18 Hijacked Off Oman

By JD, Somalia Report MT Enrico Levoli owned by Italian shipping company Marnavi was taken by pirates this morning according to the Italian owners

December 27, 2011
Total Views: 65

Monday, December 26, 2011
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News

Vale S.A. and Chinese Shipowners Square Off Over Iron Ore Trade

Vale S.A., the second largest mining company in the world, is also owner of the world’s largest sea-going ore carriers called VLOC’s, or Very Large

December 26, 2011
Total Views: 103

Help Arrives for Stricken Fishing Vessel Stuck in Antarctic Ice
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Help Arrives for Stricken Fishing Vessel Stuck in Antarctic Ice

An ice-strengthened research vessel has reached the stricken fishing vessel Sparta and her 32 crew after 10 days stuck in Antarctic ice, according to Maritime

December 26, 2011
Total Views: 38

Sunday, December 25, 2011
shell nigeria oil spill satellite image
Incidents

Shell Nigeria Receives “Support and Understanding” From Local Communities After Huge Oil Spill

IBADAN, Nigeria (Dow Jones)–Shell Petroleum Production Co., or SNEPCo, on Sunday said the oil leak from its Bongo facility off the Nigerian coast has

December 25, 2011
Total Views: 37

DSME Okpo Korea Daewoo shipbuilding
Engineering News

DSME Exceeds 2011 Shipbuilding Target by $3.8 Billion, Expects Lower Figures in 2012

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (042660.SE) said on Monday it expects around $11 billion in new orders next year

December 25, 2011
Total Views: 44

Saturday, December 24, 2011
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News

Smile for the Camera! The Japanese Whaling Fleet is Intercepted by Spy Drones on Christmas Day

The Sea Shepherd crew has intercepted the Japanese whaling fleet on Christmas Day, a thousand miles north of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. The Sea

December 24, 2011
Total Views: 64

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News

43 Pirates Arrested, Extensive Shore-Based Anti-Piracy Operations Continue in Somalia

By JD, Somalia Report Police from Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland seized 43 pirates during operations against pirates in the village of

December 24, 2011
Total Views: 96

Friday, December 23, 2011
windcat offshore wind
News

Thundercats Hooooooo!!! Oh wait, I meant WINDCATS

SEACOR Marine LCC announced today that it has invested in Windcat Workboats Holdings Ltd, a European operator of wind farm utility vessels. U.S.-based SEACOR

December 23, 2011
Total Views: 61

Scorpio Tankers Secures $92M Loan and Signs Newbuilding Contract with Hyundai Mipo
News

Scorpio Tankers Secures $92M Loan and Signs Newbuilding Contract with Hyundai Mipo

MONACO – Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) announced that it has  signed a contract with South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. (HMD) to

December 23, 2011
Total Views: 159

Yon Gang Tuo tugboat
News

Robert Allan-Designed Tugboat Delivered to Chinese Owners

The tug Yong Gang Tuo 29 has recently been delivered to her new owners, the Ningbo Port Group of China. This is the 7th Robert Allan Ltd. design in

December 23, 2011
Total Views: 271

Fjell heavy lift jack up jackup fairstar
News

Hercules 185 Jackup Repaired, Heads Back to Work Off West Africa

Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Hercules Offshore (NASDAQ:HERO) to transport the jack-up drilling rig Hercules 185 from

December 23, 2011
Total Views: 122

Thursday, December 22, 2011
U.S. Conducts First Unannounced Oil Spill Drill Since MMS Reorganization
Offshore

U.S. Conducts First Unannounced Oil Spill Drill Since MMS Reorganization

The recently formed Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), one of two federal agency’s that resulted from the reorganization of the

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 26

Christmas Comes Early for Keppel
Engineering News

Christmas Comes Early for Keppel

Keppel Corporation’s offshore and marine division announced today that it has secured a contract for the design and construction of a semisubmersible rig

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 37

Brazil Police Seek to Indict Chevron, Transocean Staff
Offshore

Brazil Police Seek to Indict Chevron, Transocean Staff

By John Lyons And Daniel Gilbert SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s Federal Police are asking a federal prosecutor to indict as many as 17 Chevron Corp. and

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 46

Wärtsilä Lands Design Contract for State-of-the-Art PLV’s for Brazil Market
Engineering News

Wärtsilä Lands Design Contract for State-of-the-Art PLV’s for Brazil Market

Wärtsilä announced today that it has won a key contract in Brazil to supply the design and propulsion and positioning systems for a series of two new

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 39

Shell Scrambles To Clean Nigeria Oil Spill
Offshore

Shell Scrambles To Clean Nigeria Oil Spill

LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) is sending ships and planes loaded with chemical dispersants in an effort to clean up as much as 40,000 barrels of

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 40

Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: No News (Almost) is Good News
Piracy

Maritime Crime and Piracy Update: No News (Almost) is Good News

Incidents by Region – DEC 15 – 21 INDIAN OCEAN–EAST AFRICA: ARABIAN SEA: Crude Oil Tanker (NORDIC APOLLO) was fired upon by pirates on 19

December 22, 2011
Total Views: 34