Thursday, October 31, 2013

Counting Ships – The Guessing Game of Trading China Oil

What do the Chinese cities of Qingdao, Ningbo and Dalian have in common and what's the quickest way of getting from one to the

October 31, 2013
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Ship Fires

Icelandic Coast Guard Continues Response to Cargo Ship Fire

The Icelandic Coast Guard continued its response Thursday to a fire onboard the Ro/Ro cargo ship Fernanda off the coast of

October 31, 2013
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Interesting

Kiel Canal Reopens After Bulldozers Secure Half-Sunk MV Siderfly [PHOTOS]

The Kiel Canal in Germany partially reopened Thursday after a three-day closure caused by a ship collision which left a 100-meter cargo ship on the verge of

October 31, 2013
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News

Gas Natural Fenosa Buys Long-Term LNG From Russia’s Yamal

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa on Thursday signed a deal to buy 2.5 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas (LNG)

October 31, 2013
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Astrium Enhances VSAT Coverage in the Barents and Mediterranean Seas

Oslo, 31 October 2013 – Astrium Services, the global innovative provider of satellite enabled telecom solutions, is expanding its already comprehensive

October 31, 2013
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Blog

WATCH: Daredevil Pilot Lands Small Plane on Moving Ship

Seemingly just for the thrill of it, a daredevil pilot proves he can successfully land his small aircraft onboard a moving cargo

October 31, 2013
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News

BG Group Profit Drops as Production, LNG Shipments Decline

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc’s profit dropped 4 percent in the third quarter as the U.K.’s third-largest gas producer cut output to the

October 31, 2013
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News

Dutch Naval Architects and Sea Rescue Professionals Unveil Next-Generation Fast Rescue Lifeboat

Building on lessons learned from many years of designing fast maritime craft, Damen Shipyards, Delft Technical University and De Vries Lentsch Yacht Designers

October 31, 2013
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News

Technip and Subsea 7 Win $1.2 Billion in Deepwater Projects Offshore Ghana

Technip and Subsea 7 will be working together offshore Ghana on a USD $1.23 billion SURF project for Tullow Ghana announced today. The Tweneboa-Enyenra-Ntomme

October 31, 2013
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
News

Cargo Ship Catches Fire Near Iceland [PHOTOS]

Coast Guard crews in Iceland have rescued 11 crewmembers from a ship which caught fire in heavy weather just south of the North Atlantic

October 30, 2013
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Multimedia

WATCH: Torrens Tide PSV Launched from LEEVAC

The Torrens Tide, a 77-meter, MMC-designed 879 platform supply vessel was launched from LEEVAC shipyards this month for Tidewater. Chris Vaccari, owner and CEO

October 30, 2013
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Interesting

Britney Spears Music Used to Ward Off Somali Pirates – Reports Addressed

So reports have been circulating this week quoting a Merchant Navy Officer who claims that her vessel's shipboard security personnel used Britney Spears music

October 30, 2013
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News

Kiel Canal Collision: MV Siderfly Damage Worse Than Expected, Waterway Remains Closed

Authorities in Germany say it is still unclear when the Kiel Canal will be re-opened to vessel traffic after salvors determined that damage to the holed MV

October 30, 2013
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Homes are flooded in Tuckerton, N.J., Oct. 30, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the southern New Jersey coastline Oct. 29, 2012. The photo was taken by a Coast Guard crewmember aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City during a flooding assessment over flight.
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A Look Back: 20 Incredible Aerial Photographs of Damage Caused by Hurricane Sandy

When the brunt of Hurricane Sandy finally past the eastern seaboard early on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 , US Coast Guard crews were able to begin conducting

October 30, 2013
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News

Canadian Icebreakers Are Key to Increased Shipping in the Arctic

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — When the Danish-owned Nordic Orion became the first bulk carrier to transit the Northwest Passage, it relied on an escort for part

October 30, 2013
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News

China COSCO Cuts Q3 Losses, “Confident of Turning a Profit” in 2013

HONG KONG, Oct 30 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , cut its third-quarter loss versus year-ago levels, helped

October 30, 2013
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News

Hyundai Mipo Wins Order for 16 Clean Product Tankers

Hyundai Mipo added nearly a half billion dollars to their backlog today with a 16-ship order from an undisclosed Middle Eastern shipowner today. The order

October 30, 2013
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News

Singapore Plans Two New LNG Import Licenses

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Singapore, which took delivery of its first liquefied natural gas cargo in March, plans to award new import licenses to as many as

October 30, 2013
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Interesting

Ship Photos of The Day – First Zumwalt Class Stealth Destroyer Launched in Maine

General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Monday successfully launched the Navy's first Zumwalt-class destroyer at their Bath, Maine

October 29, 2013
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News

Phantom Ships Expose Weakness in AIS Vessel-Tracking System

Shippers, traders and researchers monitoring global vessel traffic in the past six months might have seen an imaginary U.S. ferry sail to North Korea, a

October 29, 2013
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