Friday, December 7, 2012
Dutch Media Interviews Baltic Ace Rescuers [VIDEO]
Incidents

Dutch Media Interviews Baltic Ace Rescuers [VIDEO]

Here are two interviews conducted by the Dutch website NOS.nl with rescuers involved in the Baltic Ace sinking. We have provided the english translation below

December 7, 2012
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Brazil Announces $26 Billion Port Investment Program
Ports

Brazil Announces $26 Billion Port Investment Program

(Bloomberg) — Brazil announced measures to increase private investment in its port system in a bid to boost capacity and reduce transport costs that

December 7, 2012
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Crew Involved in Hong Kong Ferry Disaster May Face Manslaughter Charges
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Crew Involved in Hong Kong Ferry Disaster May Face Manslaughter Charges

The head of a commission tasked with investigating Hong Kong’s worst maritime disaster in a generation ruled Friday that a series of public hearings

December 7, 2012
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Today We Remember Pearl Harbor – 71st Anniversary
Navy

Today We Remember Pearl Harbor – 71st Anniversary

It’s been 71 years since Japan attacked the U.S. military base at Pearl Harbor, the single catastrophic event that launched the United States into World

December 7, 2012
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LNG Ship Painting
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LNG – Will 2013 Ship Orders Lead To Over Or Under Capacity?

(Bloomberg) The liquefied natural gas market may have a surplus of ships in 2014 and 2015 as new vessels join the fleet faster than production plants are

December 7, 2012
Total Views: 31

Thursday, December 6, 2012
Baltic Ace Sinking Begs the Question: Are RoRo’s Safe?
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Baltic Ace Sinking Begs the Question: Are RoRo’s Safe?

Equipped with built-in ramps and long tiers of decks, Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) ships are essentially floating parking garages that allow vehicles to be driven

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 2053

With West Coast Ports Strike Over, Focus Shifts to East and Gulf Coast Ports
Ports

With West Coast Ports Strike Over, Focus Shifts to East and Gulf Coast Ports

Freight shippers are starting to make contingency plans in case labor strife idles seaports along the U.S. East Coast, just as they begin recovering from an

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 35

Ocean-Going Tug Catches Fire North of Maui
Ship Fires

Ocean-Going Tug Catches Fire North of Maui

Coast Guardsmen from several Honolulu-based units responded to a vessel on fire approximately 69 miles northwest of Maui on Wednesday evening. A mayday call

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 107

APM Terminals Accused of Spying
Ports

APM Terminals Accused of Spying

COPENHAGEN, Dec 6 (Reuters) – A U.S. port workers union has accused APM Terminals, a port operator of A.P. Moller-Maersk, of spying on union

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 37

LA-LB Strike a Reaction to 1950’s Technology

LA-LB Strike a Reaction to 1950’s Technology

By Marc Levinson (Bloomberg) — Striking clerks at the nation’s largest port complex, in Southern California, agreed to return to work on Dec. 5,

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 116

Photos Reveal Damage to Corvus J Following Fatal North Sea Collision, Update With AIS Data
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Photos Reveal Damage to Corvus J Following Fatal North Sea Collision, Update With AIS Data

The Baltic Ace sank within 15 minutes of colliding with the containership Corvus J Wednesday night approximately 65 kilometers (40 miles) off the southeastern

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 671

Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Reuters: Iran Falsifying AIS Data to Conceal Ship Movements

  By Jessica Donati and Daniel Fineren LONDON/DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Iranian oil tankers are sending incorrect satellite signals that confuse

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 168

New Energy Department Report Good News for US LNG Exports

New Energy Department Report Good News for US LNG Exports

(Bloomberg) — Natural gas exports would have “net economic benefits” for the U.S., according to a study commissioned by the Energy

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 32

Sembcorp Marine Secures $434 Million Contract to Build Two Jack-Ups for Mexico’s Oro Negro
Engineering News

Sembcorp Marine Secures $434 Million Contract to Build Two Jack-Ups for Mexico’s Oro Negro

A subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (S51.SG) has secured a contract worth US$434 million to construct two jack-up rigs for Mexico’s Integradora de

December 6, 2012
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Baltic Ace Sinks: Five Dead, Six Still Missing in North Sea
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Baltic Ace Sinks: Five Dead, Six Still Missing in North Sea

By Thomas Escritt and Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Human error was probably to blame for a collision that killed five crew and sank

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 139

Military Sealift Command Accepts Delivery of First JHSV
Shipbuilding

Military Sealift Command Accepts Delivery of First JHSV

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command on Wednesday accepted delivery of the Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel (JHSV), USNS Spearhead, at

December 6, 2012
Total Views: 305

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
European Interest Boosts Confidence in US Offshore Wind
Offshore

European Interest Boosts Confidence in US Offshore Wind

(Bloomberg) — European energy companies are considering participating in U.S. offshore wind-farm auctions, a sign of increasing confidence in the

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 38

Teekay LNG and EXMAR Form LPG Joint Venture
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Teekay LNG and EXMAR Form LPG Joint Venture

Teekay LNG (NYSE:TGP) and Antwerp-based EXMAR (EXM:BB) announced Wednesday plans to create a new 50/50 joint venture that will operate in the midsized LPG

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 91

Car Carrier Sinks Near Rotterdam After Collision, Casualties Reported – UPDATE
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Car Carrier Sinks Near Rotterdam After Collision, Casualties Reported – UPDATE

Update 3: Five bodies have been recovered and six are still missing in the North Sea.  AIS Data and damage photos of the Corvus J can be found here.

December 5, 2012
Total Views: 168

Iran Tanker Safety Risks Rise as Ship Classifiers Get Forced Out
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Iran Tanker Safety Risks Rise as Ship Classifiers Get Forced Out

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Western pressure that forced foreign ship classifiers out of Iran has increased safety risks, including the

December 5, 2012
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