Friday, March 21, 2014
Maersk Drilling Names World’s Largest Jack-up
Interesting

Maersk Drilling Names World’s Largest Jack-up

Maersk Drilling this week officially named the jack-up formerly known as B331 during a star-studded ceremony at the Keppel FELS shipyard in

March 21, 2014
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News

Navig8 Tankers Continues Massive Fleet Expansion Amid Somewhat Dodgy Conditions

London-based Navig8 Tankers is well on their way to achieving a significant position in the evolving tanker market as they continue to head to Asian shipyards

March 21, 2014
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News

No Trace Yet Found of Missing Malaysian Airliner

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) notes the search for the missing Malaysia airliner has concluded for the second day in a row.  No trace of the

March 21, 2014
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BP Partner Anadarko E-Mails Seen Showing Role in Doomed Well
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BP Partner Anadarko E-Mails Seen Showing Role in Doomed Well

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. officials urged BP Plc to drill deeper into the Gulf of Mexico well that caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history even

March 21, 2014
Total Views: 239

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Maersk Says Historic P3 Alliance Could Start Mid-2014

By Ole Mikkelsen and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, March 21 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Maersk Line, the world’s No.1 container shipping firm, said it

March 21, 2014
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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Seaspan Takes Delivery of First SAVER-Design Containership

Seaspan Takes Delivery of First SAVER-Design Containership

Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) announced Thursday that it accepted delivery of its first SAVER design containership, the 10,000 TEU Hanjin

March 20, 2014
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VIDEO: Heidelberg Spar Construction in Freezing Cold Finland
Offshore

VIDEO: Heidelberg Spar Construction in Freezing Cold Finland

Work is progressing on Anadarko's Heidelberg spar at Technip's fabrication yard in Pori, Finland.

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 53

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News

Offshore Drilling Rig Marketing is Becoming Very Serious Business

According to data obtained by gCaptain, a dozen newly-built offshore drilling rigs will commence operations in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) this year while five

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 158

Russian Troops Seize Ukranian Navy Vessels
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Russian Troops Seize Ukranian Navy Vessels

Russian troops took over three Ukrainian warships in Crimea on Thursday, a Ukrainian navy official said, after Moscow's military seizure of the Black Sea

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 49

PHOTOS: Quantum Construction Making Progress
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PHOTOS: Quantum Construction Making Progress

Here are some photos showing Royal Caribbean's next generation cruise ship, Quantum of the Seas, under construction at the Meyer Werft Shipyard in Papenburg,

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 87

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Shipping News

Norwegian Car Carrier Searching Through Night for Jet Debris

The owner of a Norwegian car carrier said it planned to search through the night for two large objects sighted off Australia that could be debris from a

March 20, 2014
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MSC Cruises Signs Letter of Intent to Build Largest Ships to Date
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MSC Cruises Signs Letter of Intent to Build Largest Ships to Date

MSC Cruises on Thursday announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with STX France for the construction of two new cruise ships with an option for

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 110

PHOTOS: Drillship Derrick Heavy Lift at HHI
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PHOTOS: Drillship Derrick Heavy Lift at HHI

Here's a series of photos showing the placement of the drilling derrick onboard Diamond Offshore Drilling's new ultra-deep water drillship, Ocean BlackLion at

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 268

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McDermott’s LV105 to Lay Deepwater Flexibles for Petrobras

McDermott International’s Lay Vessel North Ocean 105 (LV105), a deepwater reeled pipelay installation vessel, will be heading to work at Brazil’s

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 380

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Heerema Looks to Build World’s Largest Crane Vessel

Need to pick up something extraordinarily heavy while floating in the middle of the ocean and then placing it somewhere with extreme precision? There are a

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 351

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COSCO Signs Newbuild Order for 8 Bulk Carriers

Jay Goodgal will no doubt be shaking his head this morning on the latest news from COSCO which has ordered eight new bulk carriers via its investment holding

March 20, 2014
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Transpacific Container Shippers to Raise Rates Earlier than Planned

After a challenging year for container shippers who continue to deal with the issue of too many ships and too few cargoes, the top names in the business have

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 32

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Interesting

Höegh St. Petersburg Car Carrier Arrives at Possible Crash Location in Southern Indian Ocean

After analysts from the Australian GeoSpacial-Intelligence Organisation detected possible pieces of large debris floating in the remote southern Indian Ocean,

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 102

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Finance

Tanker Investments Raises $175 Million in IPO

OSLO, March 20 (Reuters) – Tanker Investments’ raised $175 million in an initial public offering in Oslo, valuing the firm at 2.9 billion crowns

March 20, 2014
Total Views: 88

Wednesday, March 19, 2014
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Kirby Triples 2014 New Tank Barge Capacity

Houston-based Kirby Corporation announced this week plans to construct an additional 29 tank barges totaling more than 850,000 barrels of new capacity to be

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 155