Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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News

DOF Subsea Fleet Heads to Work with Latest $130 Million Round of Contracts

Norwegian offshore engineer Dof ASA (DOF.OS) said Wednesday it has secured multiple contract awards, worth a total of about $130 million, in the North Sea and

January 9, 2013
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Was Speed a Factor in the Overseas Reymar Allision?
Collision

Was Speed a Factor in the Overseas Reymar Allision?

As the Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board launch their investigation into Monday’s tanker allision with the San Francisco Bay

January 8, 2013
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Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson Sued by The Real Ady Gil
Interesting

Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson Sued by The Real Ady Gil

Yesterday was a bad day for Cap’n Paul Watson. Not only was he forced to resign from his post as president of Sea Shepherd in wake of legal issues

January 8, 2013
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U.S. to Review Shell’s Arctic Exploration Plans
Offshore

U.S. to Review Shell’s Arctic Exploration Plans

By Jim Snyder The U.S. Interior Department said it will review oil and gas exploration in Alaska’s Arctic waters after the grounding of a Royal Dutch

January 8, 2013
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Finnish Government Asks EU to Probe Oasis Cruise Ship Deal
Shipbuilding

Finnish Government Asks EU to Probe Oasis Cruise Ship Deal

The Finnish Government has asked the European Commission to look into French state subsidies given to STX France that may have helped the yard win a billion

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 89

Turkish Snowstorm Shuts Down Bosphorus Strait
Uncategorized

Turkish Snowstorm Shuts Down Bosphorus Strait

ISTANBUL – A snowstorm that sharply reduced visibility in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait forced maritime authorities to shut the key shipping channel on

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 41

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News

Statoil Submits Record Breaking $10 Billion Deep Water Development Plan

Located in the cold Norwegian waters north of the Arctic circle in waters 1300 meters deep, a huge spar platform named the Aasta Hansteen will be installed in

January 8, 2013
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And the USCG’s Top Rescue Video of 2012 Is…
Video

And the USCG’s Top Rescue Video of 2012 Is…

With a whopping 1,134 votes, the first place winner in the annual Coast Guard Rescue Video Competition is… Surf’s Up! The video, shot in the first

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 20

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News

Paul Wogan Takes the Helm of LNG Shipping Firm GasLog

GasLog Ltd. (GLOG) named Chief Strategy Officer Paul Wogan as its new chief executive officer. He replaces Peter G. Livanos, who has served as both chairman

January 8, 2013
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Pirates Nabbed After Attack Off Somalia
Piracy

Pirates Nabbed After Attack Off Somalia

Twelve suspected pirates operating off the coast of Somalia were picked up by a naval warship after reportedly launching an attack on a merchant vessel. The

January 8, 2013
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News

With Subsea Compression Technology, Offshore Platforms Could Become Obsolete

By Balazs Koranyi OSLO – Lying at the bottom of a giant water-filled pit in western Norway, a thousand-tonne gas compressor is humming along, going

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 124

Finance

Royal Boskalis Westminster Secures Financing for Dockwise Acquisition

AMSTERDAM–Dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (BOKA.AE) said Tuesday that it has secured financing for its planned acquisition of sea

January 8, 2013
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News

Norden Positioned to Capitalize on Lower Dry Bulk Freight Rates

D/S Norden AS, Europe’s biggest commodity-shipping company, is betting that transport rates will continue to slump this year, a wager that will help it

January 8, 2013
Total Views: 40

Monday, January 7, 2013
Overseas Reymar osg panamax tanker allision san francisco
Incidents

OSG Tanker Allides With San Francisco Bay Bridge [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

A double-hulled oil tanker owned by Overseas Shipholding Group sustained damage, but is not believed to be leaking oil after alliding with the San Francisco

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 188

Kulluk Drops Anchor in Kiliuda Bay – Photos and Video
Offshore

Kulluk Drops Anchor in Kiliuda Bay – Photos and Video

The Kulluk incident’s Unified Command on Monday confirmed that the Kulluk has arrived in its final safe harbor location in Kiliuda Bay where it will

January 7, 2013
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Emergency Deepening Buys Time on Mississippi River
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Emergency Deepening Buys Time on Mississippi River

By Brian Wingfield Emergency work to deepen the Mississippi River shipping channel will avert a shutdown of barge traffic this month, lawmakers said as

January 7, 2013
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Interesting

Millionaire’s Private Navy Ready to Take on Somali Pirates

A new British private navy will soon begin plying the Indian Ocean to help support the fight against Somali pirates. The UK’s Sunday Times reported

January 7, 2013
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Kulluk Reaches Safe Harbor in Kiliuda Bay [UPDATE]
Interesting

Kulluk Reaches Safe Harbor in Kiliuda Bay [UPDATE]

Update: Anchorage, AK – Unified Command update for Monday, January 7, 2013: Unified Command has confirmed that the Kulluk, towed by the anchor handling

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 102

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News

De Poli Tankers Upgrades Fleet Communications with Marlink VSAT

Marlink bundles WaveCall Ku-band, Inmarsat FleetBroadband and XChange for seamless communications and full control on board De Poli Tankers Marlink has

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 113

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News

Capital Product Partners Swaps Pair of VLCCs for 7,943 TEU Containerships

ATHENS, Greece – Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) today announced that it acquired from Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (CMTC) two post

January 7, 2013
Total Views: 39