Monday, March 25, 2013
UK Energy Firm Signs 20-Year Deal to Import U.S. LNG
News

UK Energy Firm Signs 20-Year Deal to Import U.S. LNG

(Bloomberg) — Centrica Plc, the U.K.’s largest household energy supplier, signed a 20-year deal to import natural gas from the U.S., securing

March 25, 2013
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Sunday, March 24, 2013
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Interesting

WATCH: Oracle Team USA Sending it on San Francisco Bay

I suppose after racing on this boat, everyone on board can safely say that they’ve hit the pinnacle of their sailing career. I mean, what else could

March 24, 2013
Total Views: 108

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News

With Gulf of Mexico Drilling on the Rise, Shares of Seacor Holdings are Poised to Climb

NEW YORK, March 24 (Reuters) – Shares of cargo ship operator Seacor Holdings could climb as oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico picks up, according to a

March 24, 2013
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Havyard 832L L WE
News

Battered by 2008 Economic Meltdown, Iceland Welcomes Expansion of Arctic Offshore Exploration

March 22 (Bloomberg) — Iceland, which issued its first oil and gas exploration licenses this year, will probably order more supply vessels from Norway as

March 24, 2013
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News

LNG Carriers Set Course for United Kingdom as Supply Runs Low

By Daniel Fineren DUBAI, March 24 (Reuters) – Three big Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries should help replenish vital heating supplies for

March 24, 2013
Total Views: 52

sayendo lng carrier mhi
Uncategorized

MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding to Establish JV to Design and Market LNG Carriers

Effective April 1, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, will jointly establish MI LNG

March 24, 2013
Total Views: 78

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News

Sitting On Too Much Money, Norway Risks Going Off Course [ANALYSIS]

By Balazs Koranyi and Victoria Klesty OSLO, March 24 (Reuters) – Middle East-style oil wealth combined with a generous Nordic welfare model is slowly

March 24, 2013
Total Views: 47

Saturday, March 23, 2013
Latest Maritime and Offshore Industry Jobs: Week of 18 – 23 March 2012
Interesting

Latest Maritime and Offshore Industry Jobs: Week of 18 – 23 March 2012

123 new jobs were posted on gCaptain this week… here they are: Ships Operations Officer – Chief Mate – Galveston, TX Marine Surveyor- Nigeria

March 23, 2013
Total Views: 38

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News

Ivory Coast to More than Double Container Capacity, Announces New Terminal at Abidjan

By Joe Bavier ABIDJAN, March 23 (Reuters) – Ivory Coast has named a consortium of French industrial groups Bollore and Bouygues and Denmark’s

March 23, 2013
Total Views: 44

Friday, March 22, 2013
Rolls-Royce’s Azipull System Selected for Battery-Powered ‘Ferry of The Future’
Engines

Rolls-Royce’s Azipull System Selected for Battery-Powered ‘Ferry of The Future’

Rolls-Royce has signed a contract for the delivery of their Azipull propulsion and control system for the ‘ferry of the future’, a new vessel which

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 169

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Multimedia

Photo of the Day: LNG Carrier Docks in Nigeria

A ship owned by Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) berths near the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas company (NLNG) near Finima village.  Image taken during an aerial tour

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 47

Great White Shark Breaks Into Dive Cage [VIDEO]
Blog

Great White Shark Breaks Into Dive Cage [VIDEO]

This is why I don’t shark dive. Here’s the description from the uploader: I went shark diving March 21st, 2013 for the first time in Gansbaai,

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 44

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News

South American Grain Continues to Support Panamax Rates, Capesize Ships Take Another Hit

By Shrutee Sarkar March 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, firmed

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 74

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News

VLCC Charter Rates Show First Decline in 3 Weeks

(Bloomberg) — Charter rates for the largest oil tankers on the industry’s busiest trade route declined for the first time in three weeks amid

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 86

WATCH: Replacing Z-Drives Onboard the USCGC Barbara Mabrity
Interesting

WATCH: Replacing Z-Drives Onboard the USCGC Barbara Mabrity

Continuing with our streak of timelapse videos this week – we’ve already seen Building the World’s Largest Ship in 50,000 Pics and 1100-Ton

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 208

ABS, Maersk Line, and GasLog Discuss Efficient Shipping
Engineering News

ABS, Maersk Line, and GasLog Discuss Efficient Shipping

At the Connecticut Maritime Association “Shipping 2013” conference this week, the American Bureau of Shipping hosted an energy efficiency

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 34

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News

MODEC Announces Partners for FPSO Cidade de ITAGUAÍ MV26 Project Off Brazil

TOKYO – MODEC announced today that Mitsui & Co., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, and Marubeni Corporation have agreed to invest in a MODEC-operated, long-term

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 123

duncan type 45 destroyer bae systems
Defense

BAE Systems Delivers Sixth Type 45 Destroyer

PORTSMOUTH – The sixth and final Type 45 destroyer, DUNCAN, has been delivered to HM Naval Base Portsmouth by BAE Systems and will be handed over to the

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 164

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News

Overcapacity Trumps Rate Hike Plan, Maersk Shares Fall

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world’s largest container line, fell the most in four days in Copenhagen as freight rates out of China

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 38

Thursday, March 21, 2013
GAO Report Debunks Jones Act Puerto Rico Rate Claims
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GAO Report Debunks Jones Act Puerto Rico Rate Claims

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released its long-awaited findings from a study examining the affects of modifying the Jones Act for

March 21, 2013
Total Views: 119