Sunday, November 25, 2012
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Engines

Mitsubishi Heavy to Develop Gas-Powered Engine

TOKYO (Nikkei)–Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (7011.TO) will unveil by 2015 a natural-gas-powered vessel engine that emits 30% less carbon dioxide than

November 25, 2012
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Engineering News

ABS Awards Stevens Institute $3 Million for New Engineering Complex

Founded in 1870 in Hoboken, New Jersey, the Stevens Institute of Technology has earned a worldwide reputation for academic excellence in the field of naval

November 25, 2012
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Cyber Monday – Donations & Gifts
Blog

Cyber Monday – Donations & Gifts

Have you started your holiday shopping? While most of the United States is scouting the internet for holiday shopping deals many in New York City are still

November 25, 2012
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Saturday, November 24, 2012
VIDEO: New World Speed Sailing Record = 59.38 knots
Blog

VIDEO: New World Speed Sailing Record = 59.38 knots

This unbelievable video shows the VESTAS Sailrocket 2 smashing the sailboat speed record with an ‘outright speed’ record of 59.38 knots.  

November 24, 2012
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Finance

Keppel’s Stock Faces Tug of War, UOB KayHian Maintains Buy Call

0618 GMT 22 November [Dow Jones] STOCK CALL: Keppel’s (BN4.SG) stock faces “a tug of war between good contract wins and margin concerns,” UOB

November 24, 2012
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Incidents

Tractor Trailer Rolls Off Stern of Spanish Car Ferry [VIDEO]

The driver of a tractor trailer aboard the MV Alborán, a car ferry operating between Algeciras, Spain and Ceuta, Morocco, is definitely lucky to be alive,

November 24, 2012
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Friday, November 23, 2012
The Carbon War Room Convenes in Berlin Over Efficient Shipping
News

The Carbon War Room Convenes in Berlin Over Efficient Shipping

– Carbon War Room Global fuel prices are rising inexorably, while extraterritorial bodies are putting forth new and stricter environmental legislation

November 23, 2012
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News

Maersk’s Plan is “More Sensational than Substantial,” NOL is Prime Pick for Market Recovery

0727 GMT 21 November [Dow Jones] STOCK CALL: A.P. Moller-Maersk‘s plan to move away from the shipping segment to focus investment in other businesses,

November 23, 2012
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News

BP Appoints Lamar McKay CEO Upstream

BP PLC (PB.LN) Friday said it has appointed Lamar McKay as head of oil and gas production and development and he will take up the position Jan. 1, 2013. The

November 23, 2012
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
Maersk Still Plans to Maintain Top Market Share Within Shipping Biz [INTERVIEW]
News

Maersk Still Plans to Maintain Top Market Share Within Shipping Biz [INTERVIEW]

Maersk made some comments recently that indicated they may be moving away from the shipping business, however Group CEO Nils Anderson makes it 100% clear in

November 22, 2012
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Engineering News

Damen Yard to Overhaul Ex-Pirate Radio Ship

AMSTERDAM-based Oranjewerf Ship Repair appears to be a fast mover. Last Friday, the Damen Shipyards branch acquired the order to overhaul the former radio

November 22, 2012
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News

Nexus Energy Says Australia’s Crux Field May Support FLNG Facility

(Bloomberg) — Nexus Energy Ltd., an Australian oil and gas explorer, said further exploration at the Crux field may justify the development of a floating

November 22, 2012
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Press Releases

Bolidt Flooring is Selected for NCL’s Norwegian Breakaway

Bolidt announced today that well-known creative forces at Tillberg Design and SMC Design have selected the company to supply flooring for Norwegian Cruise

November 22, 2012
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Engineering News

Hyundai Mipo and Lloyd’s Register Deliver Super Efficient MR Tanker

Earlier in November, Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) delivered a highly innovative vessel named the King Gregory, a Lloyd’s Register-classed,

November 22, 2012
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Somali Pirates Are Having a Bad Year, NATO Data Shows
Piracy

Somali Pirates Are Having a Bad Year, NATO Data Shows

The number of attacks carried out by Somali pirates in 2012 are down… way down. According to new data released this week by the NATO Shipping Centre,

November 21, 2012
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Black Elk in The Hot Seat Following Platform Fire
Offshore

Black Elk in The Hot Seat Following Platform Fire

HOUSTON–Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations LLC, which owns the U.S. Gulf of Mexico platform that suffered a lethal explosion last week, must take

November 21, 2012
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Containership Runs Aground to Avoid Small Fishing Boat

Containership Runs Aground to Avoid Small Fishing Boat

A 278-meter containership had to be refloated Wednesday from a sandy bank near Prince Rupert Harbour, BC after running aground as it maneuvered around a small

November 21, 2012
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News

Fred Olsen Energy Declines Option for Additional Semi from Hyundai Heavy

Norwegian oil and gas exploration and production service provider Fred. Olsen Energy ASA (FOE.SE) said Wednesday it has decided not to exercise the option for

November 21, 2012
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Uncategorized

Crude Futures Spike After Bus Explodes in Tel Aviv

(Bloomberg) — Oil rose after a blast on a bus in Tel Aviv injured at least 10 people, boosting speculation that the conflict between Israel and the

November 21, 2012
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News

VLCC Rates from the Persian Gulf More than Double as East Asian Demand Strengthens

(Bloomberg) — A glut of the largest oil tankers in the Middle East is poised to fall to the lowest in 22 weeks as crude shipments to refineries across

November 21, 2012
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