Friday, March 8, 2013
Helicopter Medevac: No Easy Day
Blog

Helicopter Medevac: No Easy Day

If you think that a helicopter medical evacuation from a ship is just as easy as an ambulance ride to the hospital, this video from yesterday’s medical

March 8, 2013
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
Shipping Executives Arrested in Connection to Six Seafarer Deaths
Grounding Incidents

Shipping Executives Arrested in Connection to Six Seafarer Deaths

Two executives with Mumbai-based Prahitba Shipping have been arrested in connection to six seafarer deaths after the company’s tanker went aground last

March 7, 2013
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sheila lafleur
News

Sheila LaFleur Joins Flagship Management’s Maritime Recruitment Team

Maritime recruitment and executive placement firm, Flagship Management, LLC announced today that Sheila LaFleur has joined their Florida-based team. Sheila is

March 7, 2013
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Video Illustrates Violence Seen in Attacks Off Nigeria
Piracy

Video Illustrates Violence Seen in Attacks Off Nigeria

Some new video has surfaced showing damaged sustained by the offshore supply vessel, MV Walvis 7, following an attack offshore Nigeria. Crew members of the

March 7, 2013
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Canadian Glaciers Face Irreversible Melt, Study Shows
News

Canadian Glaciers Face Irreversible Melt, Study Shows

By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO, March 7 (Reuters) – Canadian glaciers that are the world’s third biggest store of ice after

March 7, 2013
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transocean
Finance

Icahn Hopes to Shake Things up at Transocean, Proposes 3 New Board Members

(Bloomberg) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn proposed three new Transocean Ltd. board candidates and said he’d push for a higher dividend after

March 7, 2013
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scorpio tankers
Shipbuilding

Scorpio Continues Eco Spree

NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers (STNG) on Thursday announced that it has reached an agreement with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to construct two larger

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 38

hanne sorensen maersk tankers
News

VLCC Market Will Take At Least 3 More Years to Recover Says Maersk Tankers CEO

(Bloomberg) — The biggest glut since 1996 in the supply of the largest oil tankers means owners will have to wait three more years for rates to recover,

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 44

USS Guardian minesweeper
Defense

USS Guardian and Crew Honored in US Navy Decommissioning Ceremony

By Lt. Brian Wierzbicki, CTF 76 Public Affairs SASEBO, Japan (NNS) — Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) concluded 23 years of

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 118

golar lng carrier tanker
Finance

Pareto Securities Lowers Golar LNG to “Hold” on Reduced Near-Term Outlook

(Bloomberg) — Golar LNG Ltd., an owner of tankers hauling liquefied natural gas, was lowered to “hold” from “buy” at Pareto

March 7, 2013
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Harbour Krystal
Incidents

Crewmember Still Missing After Blast on Board Chemical Tanker Harbour Krystal

Yesterday morning, the chemical tanker Harbour Krystal suffered an explosion and subsequent fire while sailing northbound off the coast of Lisbon, Portugal.

March 7, 2013
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News

COSCO Guangdong to Build Pair of Ulstein PX121 Platform Supply Ships for Vroon

ULSTEIN has entered into a contract for the delivery of design and power package for two platform supply vessels of the PX121 design for the Dutch shipowner

March 7, 2013
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Offshore

Farstad Shipping Announces Sale and Leaseback of Pair of AHTS’

Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply AS, reached an agreement with Ocean Yield of a sale and leaseback of two AHTS. The

March 7, 2013
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News

Captain, Chief Engineer, and 2nd Engineer Kidnapped Off Nigeria

ABUJA (Reuters) – Pirates attacked an oil industry supply vessel in Nigerian waters this week and kidnapped three crew, security sources said on

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 83

DP World Continues Divestment Streak, Exits Hong Kong
News

DP World Continues Divestment Streak, Exits Hong Kong

By Dinesh Nair DUBAI (Reuters) – Ports operator DP World Limited is selling its stakes in two container terminals and a logistics centre in Hong Kong for

March 7, 2013
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Institute of Cetacean Research sea shepherd
News

Pirate Label or Not, Sea Shepherd Still in Hot Pursuit

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society says that they are once again in hot pursuit of the Japanese Institute for Cetacean Research fleet as they return to the

March 6, 2013
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DryShips Loss Widens
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DryShips Loss Widens

March 6 (Reuters) – DryShips Inc reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss as voyage revenue in its drybulk carriers business fell. Shares of

March 6, 2013
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Press Releases

Event Watch: The World’s Top Annual Shipping Conference

On Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Hilton Hotel in Stamford CT, a remarkable insight into the immediate and near term future of the international shipping

March 6, 2013
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Cat 3516 (HD) caterpillar engine
Engineering News

CAT Engines to Power Berkut, Russia’s Largest Offshore Platform

Caterpillar Oil and Gas announced today that Russia’s largest offshore oil and gas platform has been outfitted with BeCat® 3500 diesel generator

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 374

Guantanamo Bound Barge Loses 22 Containers Overboard
Interesting

Guantanamo Bound Barge Loses 22 Containers Overboard

MIAMI —  The Coast Guard this week is responding to a report of 22 containers lost overboard from a TransAtlantic-operated barge about 18 miles east

March 6, 2013
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