Tuesday, January 31, 2012
MARAD Transfers Ex-Hawaiian Superferries to U.S. Navy
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MARAD Transfers Ex-Hawaiian Superferries to U.S. Navy

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration has announced the transfer of the ex-Hawaiian superferries to the U.S. Navy, finally

January 31, 2012
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Maersk Line Sets New Executive Management Team
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Maersk Line Sets New Executive Management Team

With Maersk Line’s new CEO, Søren Skou, now at the helm, the world’s largest container shipping company has announced a nearly complete

January 31, 2012
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Bazaruto Archipelago Mozambique
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The Earth as Abstract Art: Astrium Captures the Planet’s Natural Beauty Like Never Before

It’s a bit like the Hubble Space Telescope, however in this case the camera points toward Earth. The engineers at Astrium, pioneers in Earth observation

January 31, 2012
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Defense

Caterpillar Delivering the Power Solutions for United States Navy Missile Vessel

MaK Engines Selected for the U.S.N.S. Howard O. Lorenzen Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is pleased to announce MaK and Cat® power solutions are featured

January 31, 2012
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News

MSC Announces Rate Increase on Cargo from the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico to Relay Destinations

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company wishes to advise clients that as of March 1st, 2012, in order to preserve the existing comprehensive range of services from

January 31, 2012
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Dynamic Producer
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Oil Spill in Brazil’s Santos Basin, Petrobras’ Dynamic Producer Loses 160 Barrels

Petrobras announces that at 8:30 A.M. this Tuesday (January 31), a rupture was detected in the production column of FPWSO Dynamic Producer, which is anchored

January 31, 2012
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News

Port of Tubarão Receives World’s Biggest Ore Carrier for the First Time

The Port of Tubarão in Vitória will today receive Vale Rio de Janeiro, a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) which is capable of transporting 400,000 metric

January 31, 2012
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Brazilian Iron Ore Giant Gets the Short End of the Stick While China Runs Around in Circles

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–China’s Ministry of Transport Tuesday said that it has tightened control over a new breed of super-sized iron ore freighters

January 31, 2012
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James Jin Huang Ren Yuanlin
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China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Reveals Secrets of Success to DNV [INTERVIEW]

[dropcap style=”3″]Y[/dropcap]angzijiang Shipbuilding is another legend in China’s shipbuilding industry. As the first private shipbuilding

January 31, 2012
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News

CMA CGM Announces a New Agreement with CSCL and UASC on the Asia – Middle East Line

As part of this agreement with CSCL and UASC, CMA CGM announces the reorganisation of its CIMEX 1 service on the Asia-Middle East market as from February 2nd

January 31, 2012
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cruise ship Prinsendam in the Gulf of Alaska
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Arctic Cruise Ship Disaster – The Prinsendam’s Effect On Coast Guard Response

With the Costa Concordia disaster headlining global news the questions most asked by mariners is: How will that disaster change the cruise ship industry? For

January 31, 2012
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WHOI beach debris riser flotation deepwater horizon
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Riser Flotation Debris from Deepwater Horizon Puzzles Scientists, Provides New Insight

Shortly after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, mysterious honeycomb material was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico and along coastal beaches. Using

January 31, 2012
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Ship Ice Breaking In The Arctic Circle
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Breaking The Ice – The Art & Science Of Arctic Icebreaking

As the world tracked the historic journey of Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Russian-flagged tanker Renda through approximately 300 miles of ice-covered

January 31, 2012
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beach debris
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Name this Beach Debris…

Using state-of-the-art chemical forensics, it took a team of scientists at LEAST a few hours, if not days, to identify this debris that washed up on a Gulf

January 31, 2012
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Nichioh Maru shipping efficiency green nissan
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Nissan’s Solar Panel-Covered Ship, Looks to Harness the Sun for Shipping Efficiency

Sustainable mobility takes to the open water, as Nissan launches its first energy-efficient, coastal car carrier, the Nichioh Maru. Built by Shin Kurushima

January 31, 2012
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Defense

Royal Navy Hands Over Suspected Pirates to Face Prosecution in Seychelles

A group of pirates caught by a Royal Navy operation in the Indian Ocean will face justice in the Seychelles. RFA Fort Victoria – part of NATO’s

January 31, 2012
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Monday, January 30, 2012
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ABS to Class Harvey Gulf’s Dual Fueled OSVs

Harvey Gulf International Marine has selected ABS as the class society for its four new dual fueled LNG-powered offshore supply vessels (OSVs) being

January 30, 2012
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Arctic Nome - TV Renda Fuel Transfer by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler.
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Delivering Fuel To The Arctic – USCG’s Mission to Nome Complete

Coast Guard icebreaker Healy and tanker Renda have completed their mission to Nome, Alaska, after the safe delivery of an estimated one million gallons of

January 30, 2012
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GMATS: MARAD’s David Matsuda Speaks
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GMATS: MARAD’s David Matsuda Speaks

By David Matsuda, U.S. Maritime Administrator Last month, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration and the U.S. Merchant Marine

January 30, 2012
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Norway has SERIOUS gas…Like 60 Billion Cubic Meters Of It.
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Norway has SERIOUS gas…Like 60 Billion Cubic Meters Of It.

Statoil, together with joint venture partners ExxonMobil and ConocoPhilips, have selected a Spar platform to develop the Luva Fieid, a deep-water gas field 300

January 30, 2012
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