Monday, February 18, 2013
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Offshore

Bumi Armanda Wins $740 Million FPSO Charter Contract from ONGC

Malaysia-based international offshore oil and gas services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad announced today that its jointly controlled entity, SP Armada Oil

February 18, 2013
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News

Songa Offshore Shares Skyrocket as Trym Rig Leaves Yard

Songa Offshore SE advanced the most in three months in Oslo after the Cyprus-based offshore drilling company said work on its delayed Trym rig is completed and

February 18, 2013
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News

Suez Canal Tanker Traffic Slides in January Amid Strikes, Riots

Ships transiting the Suez Canal, which handles about 8 percent of world trade, slid by 16 percent last month amid riots that led the Egyptian military to

February 18, 2013
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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Offshore

Ezion Holdings Secures $79.9M Jack-Up Rig Charter

Ezion Holdings Limited announced today that it has secured a charter contract with a value of approximately USD 79.9 million over a 3 year period with

February 17, 2013
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Collision

Skaugen’s Norgas Cathinka Ship and Crew Held “Hostage” in Indonesian Legal Limbo

At 0540 local time on Wednesday 26 September 2012, the Indonesian ferry, KMP Bahuga Jaya, owned by PT. Atosim Lampung Shipping, sank after colliding with

February 17, 2013
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Blog

Rugged Adventurers Retrace Shackleton’s Epic Southern Ocean Voyage [IMAGES]

In January 1915, Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew aboard the Endurance became trapped in Antarctic ice while attempting a daring

February 17, 2013
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News

Brazilian Port Workers Plan Strike, Union Talks With Government “Have Been Bad”

Workers at Brazil’s Santos port will participate in a six-hour work stoppage on Feb. 22 to protest government plans for shipping terminals in the

February 17, 2013
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Multimedia

Sea Shepherd Loses 9-Hour Fight in the Antarctic, Whale Dies [IMAGE]

A whale tied to the side of Japanese Research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2 is dragged through the ocean in Mackenzie Bay, Antarctica, in this picture provided by

February 17, 2013
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News

Emma Maersk Departs Egyptian Port Under Tow [IMAGES]

With initial repairs complete, the giant container ship Emma Maersk is now under tow from Port Said.  She is on her way to a European port where the ship

February 17, 2013
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Incidents

1 Dead, 14 Still Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks off Philippines [UPDATE 1]

1 person is confirmed dead and 14 are still missing after their cargo ship, the Myanmar Panamanian-flagged M/V Arita Bauxite, sank off the northwest coast of

February 17, 2013
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Daniel Cleveland
Blog

The Illusion of Experience – Bounty Hearings – Day 4

Tall ship sailors are so easy to like. When you meet them, within minutes, you know you are meeting someone who is doing exactly what they love. They are

February 16, 2013
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REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING
News

Remontowa Shipbuilding Launches Latest Platform Supply Vessel

On 14 February, Polish shipyard Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. launched their next ABS-classed platform supply vessel, on that has been designed for one of the

February 16, 2013
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Friday, February 15, 2013
Press Releases

ALMACO Refurbishes Star Cruises’ ‘Superstar Libra’

ALMACO reinforced the company’s collaboration with Star Cruises delivering the latest refurbishment project onboard Superstar Libra ahead of schedule

February 15, 2013
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Mercy Ships to be Featured on CBS’ “60 Minutes”
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Mercy Ships to be Featured on CBS’ “60 Minutes”

Mercy Ships, the international nonprofit organization that operates hospital ships and provides medical aid to those in need, will be featured on CBS’

February 15, 2013
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Dockwise Vanguard Loads Largest Offshore Platform on Maiden Voyage

By Isaac Arnsdorf Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — The world’s largest heavy transport vessel loaded the biggest semi-submersible offshore platform hull for

February 15, 2013
Total Views: 306

Carnival Triumph Delivers Latest Black Eye to Cruise Ship Giant

Carnival Triumph Delivers Latest Black Eye to Cruise Ship Giant

By Margaret Newkirk and Christopher Palmeri Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Robin Burgess was enjoying the last full day of her cruise on Feb. 10 when she smelled

February 15, 2013
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Testimony Highlights Complexity in Case – Bounty Hearings – Day 3
Blog

Testimony Highlights Complexity in Case – Bounty Hearings – Day 3

When solving a mystery, an investigator looks for evidence. On the third day of testimony at the joint Coast Guard/NTSB hearings in Portsmouth, Virginia, I was

February 15, 2013
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News

Petrobras May Receive Cargo of North American LNG as Ship Arrives in Brazilian Port

Petroleo Brasileiro SA may receive a spot cargo of liquefied natural gas from the U.S. today, according to ship-tracking data. The LNG Capricorn, with a

February 15, 2013
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News

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Signs 20-Year Deal with Rio Tinto

HONG KONG – Rio Tinto has signed a 20-year contract with Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL) to carry iron ore from Australia to China, as the

February 15, 2013
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News

Tankers Earning Zero Seen Spurring Ships’ Removal From Service

Earnings are about zero for the biggest oil tankers, hauling almost half the world’s seaborne crude, and owners of the ships may opt to remove them from

February 15, 2013
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