Friday, May 31, 2013
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Interesting

Miracle at Sea: Sailor Survives After Spending 2 Days Inside Sunken Ship

As reported earlier this week, tragedy struck offshore Escravos, Nigeria on Sunday 26 May when the anchor handling tug Jacson 4 sank in heavy weather.  Divers

May 31, 2013
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Iranian crude oil supertanker "Delvar" is seen anchored off Singapore. REUTERS/Tim Chong
News

Iran Storing 30 Million Barrels of Crude in 14 VLCC’s, Gibson Says

Iran is storing 30 million barrels of crude at sea as sanctions hinder exports and projects that would allow it to build onshore facilities to hold oil,

May 31, 2013
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News

NASSCO Wins Order for LNG-Ready Jones Act Product Tankers

The contract includes options to build four additional

May 31, 2013
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Concept to Reality: First ‘Environship’ Successfully Delivered
News

Concept to Reality: First ‘Environship’ Successfully Delivered

Rolls-Royce said Friday that the first vessel based on the companies award-winning, highly efficient “Environship” design has been delivered to its

May 31, 2013
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Collision Off Galveston Leaves Ships Bruised But Not Battered
Incidents

Collision Off Galveston Leaves Ships Bruised But Not Battered

A collision Thursday between a tanker and bulk carrier off the coast of Galveston caused damage to both ships, but no injuries or pollution have been

May 31, 2013
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Congressional Watchdog Advises Slowing Spending on Littoral Combat Ship
Defense

Congressional Watchdog Advises Slowing Spending on Littoral Combat Ship

(Bloomberg) — Congress should consider slowing funding for the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship because the Pentagon is buying vessels faster than it

May 31, 2013
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Finance

Lloyds Seeks To Sell Around $500 Million In Shipping Loans

LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) – Lloyds Banking Group is looking to sell an estimated $500 million tranche of its shipping loans as it continues to shrink its

May 31, 2013
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Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft Oceanex Connaigra
News

FSG Launches Innovative Ice-Classed ConRo Ferry, the Oceanex Connaigra

8 months after the first plate of steel was cut, Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) shipyard has launched the 210 meter-long ConRo ferry Oceanex

May 31, 2013
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News

Energy Executives Tune Out The Call Of The Wild Arctic

By Balazs Koranyi NY-AALESUND, Norway, May 31 (Reuters) – The high Arctic, once the irresistible frontier for oil and gas exploration, is quickly losing

May 31, 2013
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
André Goedée dockwise
News

Big Business and Even Bigger Ships…An Interesting Year for Dockwise CEO André Goedée

While at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this year, I reconnected with Dockwise’s CEO, André Goedée for follow-on chat from our

May 30, 2013
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Is This a Sonar Image of Amelia Earhart’s Plane?
Interesting

Is This a Sonar Image of Amelia Earhart’s Plane?

A grainy sonar image taken just offshore a remote south Pacific island could reveal the remains of Amelia Earhart's

May 30, 2013
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Investigators Look to Re-Create Jolly Nero’s Fatal Maneuver
Collision

Investigators Look to Re-Create Jolly Nero’s Fatal Maneuver

The Jolly Nero was put out to sea today as investigators try and re-create the fatal maneuver that led to the collapse of the Genoa port control

May 30, 2013
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Carcinus maenas green crab
News

Invasive Green Crabs are Eating Their Way North into Maine

By Dave Sherwood FREEPORT, Maine, May 30 (Reuters) – An invasion of European green crabs, encouraged by rising ocean temperatures, is eating its way

May 30, 2013
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News

Panamax Rates Slide for 26th Straight Day as Chinese Mills Put Pressure on Spot Market

(Bloomberg) — Rates to ship iron ore fell by the most in two weeks on speculation steel mills in China, the largest buyer, are using inventories instead

May 30, 2013
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Press Releases

UK Hydrographic Office Brings Free ECDIS Workshop to Hong Kong

(Press Release) The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is bringing its renowned ECDIS workshop to Hong Kong next week. This free workshop will present

May 30, 2013
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Ship Photo of The Day – It’s a Hovercraft!
Navy

Ship Photo of The Day – It’s a Hovercraft!

Is this photo not every kids fantasy…? This is a landing craft, air cushion vessel – let’s be real… it’s a hovercraft –

May 30, 2013
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scorpio tankers
News

Scorpio Ends Eco Buying Spree With a Bang

With a total 54 newbuilds on order, NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers says its appetite for fuel-efficient product tankers has finally been

May 30, 2013
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Laser Internet Satellite
Uncategorized

Governments Confront Rising Threat To Ships From Signal Jamming

Ships on the world's busiest waterways face growing threats to their satellite navigation systems, including jamming

May 30, 2013
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pacific class 400 jack-up
News

PPL Shipyard Wins Jack-Up Rig Order from Japanese Consortium

Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard secured a USD $220.5 million contract to build a Pacific Class 400 jack-up rig from a BOT Lease Co., Ltd

May 30, 2013
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quantum class royal caribbean
News

Royal Caribbean to Build Third Quantum-Class Ship

Today @RoyalCaribbean confirms 3rd Quantum-class ship to be built at Meyer Werft Shipyard. — Royal Caribbean Public Relations (@RoyalCaribPR) May 30,

May 30, 2013
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