[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the three years since Google earthexpanded its reach into the ocean the company has focused with enthusiasm on building great

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In recognition of the start of the 2012 Ice Season, which typically runs from February through July, we bring you this photo showing a massive crack across the

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Leading navigation simulator certified for new STCW Convention requirements. Kongsberg Maritime’s cutting-edge Polaris Bridge Simulator has received new

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazil’s lead environmental regulators said late Wednesday that state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR,

– By Cesar Morales On Jan 29th Rear Admiral (Select) Robert V. Hoppa, Director, National Maritime Intelligence Center, announced the renaming of the

Petrobras announces that, since yesterday, it has adopted all contingency procedures in response to the rupture that took place in the vertical production

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Pacific Drilling S.A. (NYSE: PACD) (NOTC: PDSA) announced today that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Scirocco commenced operations

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RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)–Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR, PETR4.BR), or Petrobras, said Tuesday that an accident at an

Doubtful anyone from SHI, or Korea for that matter, will understand the title of this article, but that’s ok.  Here’s the latest offshore wind

The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System, or IOOS®, is a vast, coordinated network of people and technology working together to deliver data on our