Thursday, October 17, 2013
The World’s Most Ridiculous Ship Is Up For Sale [UPDATE]
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The World’s Most Ridiculous Ship Is Up For Sale [UPDATE]

Update: MV Susitna Finally Put to Use with Philippine Red Cross Update II: October 17, 2013 – The Mat-Su Borough is still the owner of the M/V

October 17, 2013
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Researchers Discover Serious Security Vulnerabilities to AIS Data
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Researchers Discover Serious Security Vulnerabilities to AIS Data

The researchers at Trend Micro have exposed some significant vulnerabilities to the security of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), a ship

October 17, 2013
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News

Pirate Attacks By Heavily Armed Gangs Surge Off Nigerian Coast

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Pirate attacks off Nigeria’s coast have jumped by a third this year with ships passing through West

October 17, 2013
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News

Aframax Tanker Rates Jump 51% in Two Days

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping Russian oil to northwest Europe had the biggest two-day jump since April as traders accelerated bookings of

October 17, 2013
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News

CMB Sees Promise for the Dry Bulk Industry

For CMB, the Belgian dry bulk shipowner, “The outlook for 2014 and 2015 looks promising,” they note to their 3rd quarter earnings report today.

October 17, 2013
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Engineering News

China Navigation Orders Four More Deltamarin Bulk Carriers

China Navigation Company (CNCo), the deep-sea ship-owning and operating arm of Singapore-based Swire Group has confirmed today a newbuild order for four

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 165

A Busy Month for USS San Antonio, 128 Migrants, Plus One International Terrorist
Defense

A Busy Month for USS San Antonio, 128 Migrants, Plus One International Terrorist

USS San Antonio (LPD 17) rescued 128 migrants of Somali decent yesterday from the central Mediterranean Sea. The amphibious transport dock ship was 60 nautical

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 107

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Engineering News

Oceana to Build Ulstein PSVs at New Brazilian Shipyard

Oceana Offshore, a Brazilian offshore logistics firm has chosen the PX105 design from Ulstein for two platform supply vessels which they plan to build at their

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 85

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News

Increased Ton-Mile Demand is Good News for Tanker Owners

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Shifting trade patterns and China’s growing love affair with the car will help fuel an increase in

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 79

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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News

Clean Transatlantic Tanker Rates Stay Weak On Slow Demand

LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Transatlantic clean tanker rates stayed pressured on Wednesday as slow bookings and a build up of vessels took their toll on

October 16, 2013
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News

Baltimore Port Shut Down as Longshoremen Strike on Contract Feud

Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) — Baltimore’s port ceased operations as 2,000 union longshoremen walked off the job in a contract dispute, snarling imported

October 16, 2013
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News

Putin Gets Earful from German Chancellor Regarding Greenpeace Arrests

BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of her concerns over the arrest of

October 16, 2013
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News

After 23 Years, John Reinhart to Step Down as CEO of Maersk Line Limited

On Tuesday, Maersk Line Limited (MLL) President and CEO John F. Reinhart announced his plans to retire. “I have been blessed to be part of the A.P.

October 16, 2013
Total Views: 187

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Engineering News

Color Line Orders Wärtsilä Emissions Scrubbers

The Baltic region is a hot-bed of environmentally-aware shipowners at the moment as current and anticipated environmental legislation will require ships

October 16, 2013
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News

China to Increase Iraqi Crude Imports by Two-Thirds in 2014

By Meeyoung Cho and Jane Chung DAEGU, South Korea, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Iraq said China is seeking to increase purchases of its crude by more than

October 16, 2013
Total Views: 36

Solo Robert Redford Stars in Intense High Seas Drama, ‘All is Lost’
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Solo Robert Redford Stars in Intense High Seas Drama, ‘All is Lost’

'All is Lost' Movie: After a collision with a shipping container at sea, a resourceful sailor finds himself, despite all efforts to the contrary, staring his

October 16, 2013
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News

Northeast Asia LNG Prices Jump Most in 10 Months, Buyers Seeking Cargoes

Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — Short-term liquefied natural gas prices for Northeast Asia jumped by the most since December as buyers sought more cargoes for

October 16, 2013
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Cheng Lui 15
Incidents

At Least 9 Dead After Ship Sinks Off Pohang

At least nine crew members are dead and two still missing after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier bulk carrier  “Cheng Lui 15” sank off the eastern

October 16, 2013
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013
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News

Woodside Considering Three Floating LNG Facilities at Browse

By Florence Tan DAEGU, South Korea Oct 15 (Reuters) – Woodside Petroleum said on Tuesday it could build three floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants

October 15, 2013
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Chevron Awards Transocean $1.1 Billion Drillship Charter Contract

Chevron has awarded a 5-year, $1.1 billion contract to Transocean today for the charter of a new drillship that will be build over the next few years at Daewoo

October 15, 2013
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