Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Ready to Ride it Out | Cyclone Mahasen Hits Bangladesh
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Ship Photos of The Day – Ready to Ride it Out | Cyclone Mahasen Hits Bangladesh

Ships are seen anchored in Karnafuli river before cyclone Mahasen approaches in Chittagong May 16, 2013.

May 16, 2013
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Six Killed in Ship Fire at Port of Wakkanai, Japan
Ports

Six Killed in Ship Fire at Port of Wakkanai, Japan

Six Russian crewmembers killed in fire in port of Wakkanai in

May 16, 2013
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines to Order Sayaendo-Class LNG Carrier from Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, to build a Sayaendo-series liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.

May 16, 2013
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d’Amico Exercises Option for Pair of Eco-Product Tankers from HMD

d’Amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS), announced today that it has exercised its option to purchase two additional 50,000 DWT

May 16, 2013
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Unmanned X-47B Completes First Carrier-Based Launch [PHOTOS]
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Unmanned X-47B Completes First Carrier-Based Launch [PHOTOS]

While not many of us were noticing, the U.S. Navy was off the coast of Virginia on Tuesday, changing the game of naval aviation forever.

May 16, 2013
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Dredge Contract Awarded for Miami Port Deepening
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Dredge Contract Awarded for Miami Port Deepening

A $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor was awarded to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle

May 16, 2013
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Hapag-Lloyd First-Quarter Loss Narrows, “Competition Remains Extremely Challenging”

May 15 (Bloomberg) — Hapag-Lloyd AG, Europe’s fourth- largest container-shipping line, said its first-quarter loss almost halved as freight rates

May 16, 2013
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Port Battle Looms As Israel Plans New Competition
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Port Battle Looms As Israel Plans New Competition

Israel is betting its economic future on high-tech exports but faces a low-tech bottleneck in state-owned ports subject to work stoppages and slowdowns because

May 16, 2013
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Day Rates for LNG Carriers Approach 2-Year Low

(Bloomberg) — Rates to ship liquefied natural gas fell to the lowest in almost two years as the opportunity to profit from shifting cargoes to Asia

May 16, 2013
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
AdvanFort President: Pay for Security, Not Ransoms
Piracy

AdvanFort President: Pay for Security, Not Ransoms

The revelation this week that the owner of an Algerian cargo ship whose crew was held by Somali pirates paid them $2.6 million in ransom is yet another

May 15, 2013
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Rep. James Lankford Oklahoma
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U.S. LNG Exports: If I Were a Betting Man…

I was at the Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill today attending a brief given by ICF International’s Harry Vidas in front of members of the

May 15, 2013
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Labor Unrest: Major Delays May Hit South African Ports
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Labor Unrest: Major Delays May Hit South African Ports

The prospect of major delays reoccurring in South Africa’s ports due to labour unrest appears to be increasingly likely as workers in a range of sectors

May 15, 2013
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First Mobile Landing Platform Delivered to U.S. Navy – USNS MONTFORD POINT
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First Mobile Landing Platform Delivered to U.S. Navy – USNS MONTFORD POINT

The U.S. Navy on Tuesday accepted delivery of the first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP 1), from General Dynamics-NASSCO in San Diego,

May 15, 2013
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EU Navy Commander Warns: Somali Pirates Still a Threat
Piracy

EU Navy Commander Warns: Somali Pirates Still a Threat

The EU Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) has reiterated its warnings that Somali pirates are still determined to get out to sea and, if presented with an easy target,

May 15, 2013
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Engineering News

Barge Master Launches At-Sea Motion Compensation Platform for Cranes

Anyone who’s ever operated a crane at sea, or worked as a roustabout or deck crew, can attend to the fact that operating cranes in a seaway is

May 15, 2013
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Engineering News

Bosch Rexroth to Provide Drives and Controls for Allseas’ Pieter Schelte

As the major engineering partner to the Allseas Group, Bosch Rexroth has developed and engineered the drive and control system solution for the world’s

May 15, 2013
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Incidents

Transocean’s Sedco Express Coordinates Rescue of 13 from Ablaze Tanker

Transocean’s ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig, Sedco Express (EXS), coordinated an at-sea firefighting rescue of the crew of a bunkering tanker

May 15, 2013
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Norden Orders 17 New Eco-Ships

Since the first of January, Danish tramp shipper Norden has been executing a significant growth plan focused on both the dry bulk and clean product tanker

May 15, 2013
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Zhejiang Delivers 2nd of 12 Ulstein PSVs to Seatankers [UPDATED]

Zhejiang shipyard has delivered the PSV Sea Flyer, the first of 12 Ulstein PX105 PSVs ordered by Seatankers

May 15, 2013
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Acquired by McAllister, Constellation Tugs to Leave Boston

Reports indicate the four-tugboat fleet based in Boston, which was previously owned by Constellation Maritime (FOSS), has been acquired by New York-based

May 15, 2013
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