Thursday, February 28, 2013
Finance

Capital Product Partners L.P. Reaches Conditional Agreement With Overseas Shipholding Group Regarding Long Term Charters of Three Product Tankers

ATHENS, GREECE–(Marketwire – Feb 28, 2013) – Capital Product Partners L.P. (the “Partnership” or “CPLP”)

February 28, 2013
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Finance

German Banks With Upside-Down Ship Loans Forgo Seizing Vessels

(Bloomberg) — Deutsche Bank AG and two other German lenders providing about 14 percent of credit to ship owners are forgoing seizing vessels even after

February 28, 2013
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News

Product Tanker Owners Set to Profit on Greater Exports of U.S. Naphtha

(Bloomberg) — Rising U.S. naphtha exports could displace seaborne trade from the Middle East to boost demand for refined-oil tankers by 0.4 percent for

February 28, 2013
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Shipbuilding

Scorpio Orders Six New Fuel-Efficient Product Tankers

MONACO – New York-listed Scorpio Tankers (STNG) on Thursday said that it has exercised options for the construction of four fuel-efficient MR product

February 28, 2013
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News

Nearly 1,000 Pirates Granted Amnesty in Somalia

By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has granted an amnesty to hundreds of young Somali pirates to reduce the

February 28, 2013
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Finance

Rig Downtime Costs Seadrill Millions in 2012

By Balazs Koranyi OSLO (Reuters) – Offshore oil driller Seadrill expects to resolve operational problems this year, it said on Thursday, and predicted

February 28, 2013
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Engineering News

Cargill to Order Capesize Ships as Yard Prices Hit 20-Year Low

(Bloomberg) — Cargill Inc., the agricultural trader that accounts for 2 percent of world freight, is ordering new ships in a reversal of a policy against

February 28, 2013
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Engineering News

Perisai Petroleum Orders Second Pacific Class 400 Jack-Up from PPL Shipyard

The jack-up drilling market continues to show strength today with the latest order by Perisai Petroleum Teknologi Bhd. for a Pacific Class 400 newbuild rig

February 28, 2013
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News

Vitol Records Over $300 Billion in 2012 Revenues, “Solid” Says CEO Ian Taylor [UPDATE]

By Emma Farge and Dmitry Zhdannikov GENEVA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Vitol, the world’s biggest oil trader, reported revenues that topped $300 billion

February 28, 2013
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News

Shipping Iron Ore on Valemax Carriers Proves Extremely Costly for Brazilian Miner

(Bloomberg) — Brazilian miner Vale SA more than doubled spending on maritime freight in the fourth quarter as it shipped more of the steel-making

February 28, 2013
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News

Pacific Basin Shipping Sells Off RoRo Fleet, Posts First Annual Loss Since IPO

  (Bloomberg) — Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd., Hong Kong’s biggest dry-bulk carrier, posted its first annual loss since listing in 2004 after a

February 28, 2013
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Australian Billionaire: “Titanic II” Will NOT Be Unsinkable

Australian Billionaire: “Titanic II” Will NOT Be Unsinkable

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Australian mining entrepreneur Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled blueprints for Titanic II, a modern replica of the

February 27, 2013
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Engineering News

DNV Reaches Milestone: Awarded Classification Contract for Gulf of Mexico Newbuild Floater

A major milestone was reached today for Norwegian classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV).  For the first time ever, DNV has been awarded

February 27, 2013
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Shell Throws in the Towel on Alaska Drilling for 2013 [UPDATE]
Offshore

Shell Throws in the Towel on Alaska Drilling for 2013 [UPDATE]

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell Plc will not drill for oil in Alaska’s Arctic seas this year, the company

February 27, 2013
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Australian Cyclone Delays 74 Capesize Bulkers, Brazilian Ore Ships Stand to Benefit
News

Australian Cyclone Delays 74 Capesize Bulkers, Brazilian Ore Ships Stand to Benefit

(Bloomberg) — Charter rates for Capesize ships, which fell for a 14th session today, may rebound as increased export cargoes from Brazil compensate for

February 27, 2013
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Recap: 2013 State of the Coast Guard Address, Full Transcript Available
News

Recap: 2013 State of the Coast Guard Address, Full Transcript Available

WASHINGTON — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp delivered the 2013 State of the Coast Guard Address at the National Defense University at Fort

February 27, 2013
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Allision With Wellhead Causes Geyser in Gulf of Mexico [PHOTO]
Collision

Allision With Wellhead Causes Geyser in Gulf of Mexico [PHOTO]

NEW ORLEANS — The United States Coast Guard on Wednesday said it was responding to a report to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following an allision

February 27, 2013
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News

Australian Storm Seen Delaying 43% of Global Iron-Ore Exports

(Bloomberg) — A storm that closed Australian ports handling 43 percent of world iron-exports delayed as many as 74 vessels amid rain that might interrupt

February 27, 2013
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Shipyard Photos of The Day – President Obama Talks Sequestration at Newport News Shipbuilding
Navy

Shipyard Photos of The Day – President Obama Talks Sequestration at Newport News Shipbuilding

U.S. President Barack Obama looks at the bow sections of the USS John Warner before speaking at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia on February

February 27, 2013
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Marine Salvage

Deconstruction of USS Guardian Commences [IMAGES]

MANILA – As weather condition seems to be fine near Tubbataha Reef, salvaging operation for the ill-fated USS Guardian that ran aground last month along

February 27, 2013
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