Monday, March 11, 2013
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Interesting

Maersk Line Ships Will No Longer Transit Panama Canal

(Bloomberg) — Maersk Line, the world’s biggest container shipping company, will stop plying through the Panama Canal to move goods from Asia to the

March 11, 2013
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News

DSME Delivers Pair of Environmentally-Friendly Suezmaxes for Almi Tankers

Almi Sun and Almi Explorer have been delivered by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Shipyard (DSME) and have commenced operations. These ships are

March 11, 2013
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News

Havila Shipping Announces Charter Contracts from Statoil

Havila Shipping (OSLO:HAVI) announced today they have entered into new contracts with Statoil for their platform supply vessels, Havila Clipper and Havila

March 11, 2013
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News

Boskalis Awarded Australian and Vietnamese Dredging Contracts

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announced today the acquisition of dredging contracts in Australia and Vietnam with a combined contract value of

March 11, 2013
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News

LNG Carrier Plans Rendezvous Off Angola, Positive Signal LNG Exports Could Begin Soon

(Bloomberg) — A liquefied natural gas carrier signaled that it’s sailing to Angola, prompting speculation shipments of the fuel from a project in

March 11, 2013
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Sunday, March 10, 2013
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News

For Nordic Executives, Quality of Life is Paramount

By Niklas Pollard and Balazs Koranyi STOCKHOLM/OSLO, March 10 (Reuters) – Executive excess need not be etched in stone. Just look at the Nordic region,

March 10, 2013
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
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News

Vessel Sinks After Colliding with High Speed Ferry Off Singapore, 1 Crew Unaccounted For

(Bloomberg) — An Indonesian-registered vessel sank in Singapore waters after colliding with a ferry this morning, triggering a search and rescue

March 9, 2013
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Friday, March 8, 2013
Costa Concordia is Piombino-Bound… Eventually

Costa Concordia is Piombino-Bound… Eventually

Officials in Italy on Friday decided that the Costa Concordia will be towed to the Port of Piombino in Tuscany for disassembly after being re-floated this

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 78

Move Over Shell, ConocoPhillips Looking to Drill in the Chukchi Sea in 2014
Offshore

Move Over Shell, ConocoPhillips Looking to Drill in the Chukchi Sea in 2014

ConocoPhillips on Thursday revealed that it is moving ahead with plans to drill up to two exploratory wells in Alaska’s arctic waters in 2014 where rival

March 8, 2013
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News

Kidnapped Engineer Still Missing Off Nigeria After Hijacker’s Boat Sinks, Another Rescued

(Bloomberg) — One of two Pakistani engineers seized from a vessel by gunmen on Feb. 22 in southeastern Nigeria was rescued from the sea, with his

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 164

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Navy

US Navy Launches Official Anti-Pirate Video Game

Tired of reading about piracy online? Think you have what it takes to outsmart pirates? Well the US Navy is offering you an opportunity to help! At the Annual

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 192

For the Supertanker Market, This Week is Slightly Less Horrible Than Last Week
News

For the Supertanker Market, This Week is Slightly Less Horrible Than Last Week

(Bloomberg) — Rates to charter the largest oil tankers on their busiest trade route were little changed as the glut of vessels absorbed increased demand.

March 8, 2013
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Search Continues for Mystery Boat Captain Possibly Involved in Deadly Accident
Interesting

Search Continues for Mystery Boat Captain Possibly Involved in Deadly Accident

The U.S. Coast Guard is still seeking information from the public about the mysterious wreckage found last week off the coast of Florida near the entrance to

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 81

Dock Workers Reach Tentative Deal At NY, NJ Ports
Ports

Dock Workers Reach Tentative Deal At NY, NJ Ports

By Hilary Russ March 7 (Reuters) – Longshoremen in New York and New Jersey, who handle shipments at the largest port on the U.S. East Coast, have reached

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 41

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Engineering News

Propulsion-Enhancing Fins Installed on Hamburg Süd Containerships

Becker Twisted Fins, designed by Becker Marine Systems, were retrofitted onto seven “Santa” class container vessels of the fleet of liner shipping

March 8, 2013
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News

Panamax Demand Rises on Increased Grain Exports from South America

(Bloomberg) — The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity-shipping costs, rose to the highest level this year on demand to transport grain cargoes.

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 43

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Offshore

London Offshore Consultants Expands Further into Asia

New office in Vietnam at the port of Vung Tau announced at Maritime Vietnam London Offshore Consultants (LOC), the global marine and engineering consultancy

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 89

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News

Hapag-Lloyd Co-Owner Eyes Merger Of Equals With Hamburg Süd

FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) – Hapag-Lloyd co-owner Klaus-Michael Kuehne wants the container shipping group’s prospective merger partner

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 137

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News

Container Shippers May See Boost in 2013 as European Customers Fill More Asia-Bound Boxes

(Bloomberg) — Europe-to-Asia freight rates will defy a decline in the other direction this year as exports heading east grow faster than imports, helping

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 44

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News

GC Rieber’s New Ulstein Subsea CSV Wins Long Term Contract with Ceona

GC Rieber Shipping ASA announced today that they have entered into a charter agreement with Ceona Services (UK) Limited for its high capacity subsea newbuild

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 67