Sunday, August 26, 2012
The LOOP to Suspend Tanker Offloading Ahead of Isaac
Offshore

The LOOP to Suspend Tanker Offloading Ahead of Isaac

(Bloomberg) — The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, the single largest entry point for crude coming into the U.S., plans to suspend offloading oil tankers

August 26, 2012
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triyards emas offshore construction vessel
Engineering News

Ezra Holdings’ Triyards Given Eligibility to List on Singapore Exchange Mainboard

SINGAPORE–Triyards Holdings, a unit of offshore services provider Ezra Holdings, has been granted conditional eligibility to list on the mainboard of

August 26, 2012
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m/v mississippi usace
News

$200 Million Being Spent on Mississippi River Dredging May Not Be Enough to Battle Drought

The tow boat Major General John Peabody uses to survey his domain as regional head of the Corps of Engineers couldn’t stop last week in Greenville,

August 26, 2012
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Isaac Moves Towards Florida, Gulf Watches [UPDATE]
Offshore

Isaac Moves Towards Florida, Gulf Watches [UPDATE]

(Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Isaac, which has delayed the opening of the Republican National Convention and scrubbed more than 650 flights, is expected

August 26, 2012
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Saturday, August 25, 2012
popeye sailor man
Blog

Anyone know this guy?

I think I might have run into this guy a bar in Rio a few years back, or perhaps it was at that tiki hut in Saipan… Anyone ever

August 25, 2012
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#SaveTheArctic – Personal Note from Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace [VIDEO]
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#SaveTheArctic – Personal Note from Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace [VIDEO]

My name is Kumi Naidoo. I’m from Africa. I’m the executive director of Greenpeace International. I am participating in this action to draw

August 25, 2012
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Greenpeace Releases Video of Arctic Activism, Gazprom Says Operations Unaffected
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Greenpeace Releases Video of Arctic Activism, Gazprom Says Operations Unaffected

MOSCOW–OAO Gazprom (GAZP.RS) said Greenpeace activists who climbed onto its Prirazlomnaya offshore oil platform in the Arctic early Friday are not

August 25, 2012
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Friday, August 24, 2012
super post-panamax crane seattle
News

Port of Seattle Now Fully-Equipped with Super-Post Panamax Cranes [IMAGE]

The final three of six new ZPMC super-post Panamax cranes arrived at the Port of Seattle in late July aboard the heavy lift semi-submersible, Zhen Hua 23,

August 24, 2012
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Press Releases

Caterpillar Celebrates Grand Opening of New Hydraulic Excavator Facility in Victoria, Texas

The new factory is the most recent expansion for Caterpillar in the United States and is expected to employ about 800 people once it is fully operational

August 24, 2012
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Miami’s ‘Deep Dredge’ Going Up For Bid
Engineering News

Miami’s ‘Deep Dredge’ Going Up For Bid

The Port of Miami on Friday announced that it has struck a deal with the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers that allows for a massive dredging project to go

August 24, 2012
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Ship Photo of the Day – Holland America Line’s Zaandam in Dry Dock
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Ship Photo of the Day – Holland America Line’s Zaandam in Dry Dock

MS Zaandam is named for the city of Zaandam, Netherlands near Amsterdam. It was built by Italy’s Fincantieri yard in Venice and was delivered

August 24, 2012
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greenpeace gazprom savethearctic
News

Greenpeace Activists Get Ice-Cold Greeting by Russian Drilling Rig Crew

Greenpeace activists scaled OAO Gazprom’s Prirazlomnaya platform in the Arctic to protest drilling plans on Russia’s first major oil project in the

August 24, 2012
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intermarine industrial freedom
News

“Technically Bankrupt”…Heavy Shipping Poised for Takeovers as Financing Fades

Shipping lines that carry generators and giant trucks for General Electric Co. and BHP Billiton Ltd. are becoming takeover targets amid a lack of funding for

August 24, 2012
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hellenic sea bulk carrier
Finance

Hellenic Carriers Sells 21-Year Old Bulk Carrier to Dianik Bross for $5.3 Million

Hellenic Carriers Limited (AIM: HCL), an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announced today that, in continuation

August 24, 2012
Total Views: 110

Engineering News

Lamprell Delivers LeTourneau Super 116E Jack-Up to Abu Dhabi NDC

Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a UAE-based provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewables

August 24, 2012
Total Views: 74

Thursday, August 23, 2012
Weekly Piracy Report: Gulf of Guinea Still HOT
Piracy

Weekly Piracy Report: Gulf of Guinea Still HOT

Weekly Piracy Incidents: AUG 16-22 GUINEA: General cargo ship boarded at anchorage on 21 August at 15:50 N – 013:58 W, approximately 23 nm southwest of

August 23, 2012
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Damen Fills Dredger Order… In Just Three Weeks
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Damen Fills Dredger Order… In Just Three Weeks

Need a dredger and need it now? Damen has got you covered – at least they did for a customer in China recently. Damen says that they have shipped

August 23, 2012
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BP’s Chopping Block: Next Up, Brazil’s Polvo Field
Offshore

BP’s Chopping Block: Next Up, Brazil’s Polvo Field

(Bloomberg) — BP Plc, the energy company that paid $3.2 billion last year to start exploring off the coast of Brazil, plans to sell its only producing

August 23, 2012
Total Views: 55

Saudi Port Authority Receives Three New Tugs
Engineering News

Saudi Port Authority Receives Three New Tugs

The Saudi Port Authority has recently taken delivery of three Robert Allan designed RAmparts 3200-W tugs. The tugs, named Rasalkir 1, Rasalkir 2 and Rasalkir

August 23, 2012
Total Views: 135

U.S. Navy Appoints Board to Tackle LCS Issues
Navy

U.S. Navy Appoints Board to Tackle LCS Issues

The U.S. Navy on Wednesday announced that it has established a board of vice admirals tasked with tackling issues that have arisen from the often contested LCS

August 23, 2012
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