Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Espadon Jurong Drillship Design
Engineering News

Sete Brasil Orders 7th Brazilian-Built Drillship from Sembcorp Marine

Sembcorp Marine’s 7th Brazilian drillship newbuild order has just been secured at a contract value of US$806.4 million. Ordered by Sete

November 28, 2012
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BP Managers Plead Not Guilty to Deepwater Horizon Criminal Charges
Offshore

BP Managers Plead Not Guilty to Deepwater Horizon Criminal Charges

(Bloomberg) — Two BP Plc well-site managers and a former executive pleaded not guilty to criminal charges growing out of the 2010 Gulf of

November 28, 2012
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Lawmakers Want Federal Emergency Declared Along Mississippi River
Uncategorized

Lawmakers Want Federal Emergency Declared Along Mississippi River

(Bloomberg) — Shippers and lawmakers are pressuring President Barack Obama to declare a federal emergency along the Mississippi River, citing potential

November 28, 2012
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NTSB: Coast Guard’s Post-Accident Drug and Alcohol Testing Standards Are Too Lax
USCG

NTSB: Coast Guard’s Post-Accident Drug and Alcohol Testing Standards Are Too Lax

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday issued a recommendation to the U.S. Coast Guard that would subject Coast Guard personnel involved in

November 28, 2012
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Ship Engineer Gets Life in Prison for Killing Fellow Crewmember
Uncategorized

Ship Engineer Gets Life in Prison for Killing Fellow Crewmember

An engineer accused of killing a fellow crewmember aboard an Indian cargo ship while off the coast of Nigeria has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

November 28, 2012
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U.S. Navy Testing Carrier-Based Unmanned Aircraft
Navy

U.S. Navy Testing Carrier-Based Unmanned Aircraft

As China starts landing jets on its first aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy is preparing to test take offs and landings of carrier-based unmanned aircraft, a

November 28, 2012
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Huntington Ingalls Seeking Partners to Avoid Closure of Avondale Shipyard
Shipbuilding

Huntington Ingalls Seeking Partners to Avoid Closure of Avondale Shipyard

The head of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. (HII) said Wednesday that it is still looking for partners to convert a Louisiana naval shipyard earmarked

November 28, 2012
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Body of Missing Worker Found Near Damaged Black Elk Platform
Offshore

Body of Missing Worker Found Near Damaged Black Elk Platform

A body found in the Gulf of Mexico has been identified as that of a Filipino oil worker who went missing after an explosion on an offshore platform Nov.

November 28, 2012
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Mr. Zhang Ye President of Shanghai Shipping Exchange
News

Shanghai Shipping Exchange Looks to Challenge the Baltic

(Bloomberg) — Shanghai Shipping Exchange introduced dry-bulk and oil-tanker indexes in a challenge to a 268-year-old London bourse that sets freight

November 28, 2012
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kirby corp penn maritime
News

Kirby Corp Buys Penn Maritime in $180 Million Deal

(Dow Jones) Kirby Corp. (KEX) has agreed to buy tank barges and tugboats operator Penn Maritime Inc. and an affiliated company in a cash and stock deal of

November 28, 2012
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k line Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd
News

“K” Line To Shed Two Dozen Bulk Carriers, “We’re Slowing Our Expansion”

(Bloomberg) — Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Japan’s third-biggest shipping line, delayed plans to expand its commodity-vessel fleet as a global glut

November 28, 2012
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bp logo
News

BP Suspended from Winning New US Government Contracts

(Bloomberg) — BP Plc, which pleaded guilty to criminal charges after the worst U.S. oil spill in 2010, will be temporarily suspended from winning new

November 28, 2012
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Press Releases

Damen Signs Pontoon-Building Contracts, plus Smit Lamnalco Landing Craft

During a ceremonial party last Wednesday 21st of November Damen Shipyards signed the contracts for another 4 vessels. Damen Shipyards invited all the workers,

November 28, 2012
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vs 4411 Wärtsilä siem offshore psv lng
Engineering News

Siem Offshore Orders their First LNG-Powered PSV, Designed and Powered by Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä announced today they have been contracted to supply an integrated engineering solution to an LNG-powered Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) newbuild

November 28, 2012
Total Views: 160

maritime craft services twin axe damen
News

Scottish Firm Orders Twin Axe Fast Crew Suppliers, Speedy New Offshore Cats from Damen

Scotland-based Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd announced today they have placed a £8.9 million order with Damen Shipyards for three more Damen Twin Axe

November 28, 2012
Total Views: 227

Tuesday, November 27, 2012
GL Forum: The Use of 3D Technology in Shipping and Shipbuilding
Ship Design

GL Forum: The Use of 3D Technology in Shipping and Shipbuilding

Hamburg/Germany– Ships and offshore units are specialist structures with high requirements for efficiency and availability throughout their entire life

November 27, 2012
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IMO Presents Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award to Canadian and Chilean Rescuers
Incidents

IMO Presents Exceptional Bravery at Sea Award to Canadian and Chilean Rescuers

The International Maritime Organization on Monday presented the coveted Exceptional Bravery at Sea award to Canadian and Chilean rescuers involved in two

November 27, 2012
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Press Releases

Dry Bulk Shipper Globus Maritime Reports Quarterly Revenue Down 20%

Athens, Greece, November 27, 2012. Globus Maritime Limited (“Globus,” the “Company,” “we,” or “our”), (NASDAQ:

November 27, 2012
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Scandlines Cancels Newbuild Pair at P+S Werften
Shipbuilding

Scandlines Cancels Newbuild Pair at P+S Werften

German ferry operator Scandlines said Tuesday that the company has decided to cancel contracts for two newbuild ferries with insolvent German shipyard, P+S

November 27, 2012
Total Views: 86

Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box: Let’s Reinvent the Shipping Container
Interesting

Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box: Let’s Reinvent the Shipping Container

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/32515225[/vimeo] – By Tom Stitt Is it time for Marc Levinson to publish a sequel to The Box, his classic story of how the

November 27, 2012
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