Friday, April 12, 2013
Engines

Wartsila 34DF Receives United States EPA Compliance Certificate

Wartsila has obtained certification of emission standard compliance from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its Wartsila 34DF

April 12, 2013
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WATCH: Kayak Fisherman Gets Surprise of His Life
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WATCH: Kayak Fisherman Gets Surprise of His Life

Since you guys liked the last shark video so much (and hey, it’s Friday), we thought we would post this video that has been making the rounds on the

April 12, 2013
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Turkey Presses On With Bosphorus Bypass Ship Canal Plans
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Turkey Presses On With Bosphorus Bypass Ship Canal Plans

ANKARA, April 12 (Reuters) – Turkey will forge ahead with plans for a 45-km (30 mile) ship canal linking the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara to try

April 12, 2013
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Tanker Rates Gain for First Time in Three Weeks

Rob Sheridan (Bloomberg) — Charter costs for the biggest oil tankers hauling Middle East crude to Asia rose for the first time in three weeks amid

April 12, 2013
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The Truth About Cold Water
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The Truth About Cold Water

Note: With the spring boating season upon us, the U.S. Coast Guard warned today that although the air temperatures are warmer, the water is still cold and

April 12, 2013
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Yemeni Dhow Master: We Haven’t Seen Pirates in Two Years
Piracy

Yemeni Dhow Master: We Haven’t Seen Pirates in Two Years

The master of a Yemeni dhow operating along the coast of Somalia and Yemen in the Gulf of Aden told an EUNAVFOR team that he had not seen any

April 12, 2013
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STX Leads Losses in South Korea
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STX Leads Losses in South Korea

Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., a South Korean yard that is undergoing debt rescheduling, led a decline among shipyards

April 12, 2013
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News

Woodside Scraps Browse Project, Considers Floating LNG Instead

Located about 425 km off Western Australia’s northern coast, the Browse Basin was expected to be one of Australia’s next major LNG production

April 12, 2013
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
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Finance

Bob Burke Wasn’t Kidding After All, Ridgebury Tankers Gets $200 Million Investment

“Stand by for some big news,” mentioned Bob Burke when I ran into him in Connecticut this spring. I met Bob a little over a year ago when we

April 11, 2013
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Carnival Fascination Fails CDC Health Inspection

Carnival Fascination Fails CDC Health Inspection

The PR nightmare for Carnival Cruise Lines continued Thursday when a report published by the cruise ship news website, CruiseCritic.com, said the Carnival

April 11, 2013
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NYK Line’s New Tsunami Alert System Warns Vessels of Impending Danger
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NYK Line’s New Tsunami Alert System Warns Vessels of Impending Danger

We have all heard that tsunamis pass harmlessly beneath ships at sea, and that their true force doesn’t present itself until the seafloor rises to force

April 11, 2013
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Russia Arctic LNG Plant To Ship To Europe, UK In Winter

By Oleg Vukmanovic LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) – The partners in Russia’s Yamal liquefied natural gas project are in talks to ship cargoes to

April 11, 2013
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FY 2014 Administration Budget Offers ‘Potpourri’ of Support for Crucial Seaport Infrastructure Needs
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FY 2014 Administration Budget Offers ‘Potpourri’ of Support for Crucial Seaport Infrastructure Needs

By American Association of Port Authorities With the release [Wednesday] of President Obama’s fiscal 2014 budget, the American Association of Port

April 11, 2013
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SMIT and SAAM Form Towing Joint Venture
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SMIT and SAAM Form Towing Joint Venture

SMIT and Sudamericana Agencias Aereas y Maritimas (SAAM) are teaming up in a joint harbor towing operation that will involve two joint ventures and the

April 11, 2013
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ConocoPhillips Halts Chukchi Plans as U.S. Reviews Arctic Drilling
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ConocoPhillips Halts Chukchi Plans as U.S. Reviews Arctic Drilling

By Edward Klump (Bloomberg) — ConocoPhillips, the largest U.S. independent oil and natural gas producer, put its plans to explore in Alaska’s

April 11, 2013
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Two Charged With Manslaughter In Hong Kong Ferry Disaster
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Two Charged With Manslaughter In Hong Kong Ferry Disaster

HONG KONG, April 11 (Reuters) – Hong Kong police charged two boat captains with manslaughter on Thursday in connection with a ferry collision last year

April 11, 2013
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Tackling Somali Piracy Needs New Onshore Focus – World Bank
Piracy

Tackling Somali Piracy Needs New Onshore Focus – World Bank

By Edmund Blair MOGADISHU, April 11 (Reuters) – Ending Somali piracy requires a shift from reliance on security at sea to targeting those on land who

April 11, 2013
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Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Russian Captain Fined in U.S. for BAC Four Times the Legal Limit
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Russian Captain Fined in U.S. for BAC Four Times the Legal Limit

The Russian ship captain of a Maltese-flagged freighter has been sentenced in Oregon to pay a $1,000 fine for operating his ship with a BAC that was over four

April 10, 2013
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Duchess of Cambridge to Name First Ship

Duchess of Cambridge to Name First Ship

Princess Cruises announced Tuesday that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge will name the newest addition to the line’s fleet, Royal Princess.

April 10, 2013
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Above Average 2013 Hurricane Season Expected
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Above Average 2013 Hurricane Season Expected

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) — An above-average number of storms will emerge from the Atlantic this hurricane season, and the odds of the U.S. being

April 10, 2013
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