Friday, April 11, 2014
Dutch Reporter Gives Best Interview Ever – Video
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Dutch Reporter Gives Best Interview Ever – Video

A Dutch reporter is onboard a ship to interview the Mayor of Kampen when, well, this

April 11, 2014
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State-Backed Nanjing Tanker Corp Delisted from Shanghai Stock Exchange
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State-Backed Nanjing Tanker Corp Delisted from Shanghai Stock Exchange

Loss-making shipping company Nanjing Tanker Corp will be delisted from the Shanghai Stock Exchange marking the first time for a company backed by the central

April 11, 2014
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Thursday, April 10, 2014
Eagle Ford Exports Spurs Corpus Christi Port Construction Boom
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Eagle Ford Exports Spurs Corpus Christi Port Construction Boom

America’s newest energy hub just got a little

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 53

NTSB: Seastreak Wall Street Ferry Captain Lost Control, Causing Allision
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NTSB: Seastreak Wall Street Ferry Captain Lost Control, Causing Allision

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said today that the high-speed ferry Seastreak Wall Street struck Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan in January 2013

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 113

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McDermott Finishes Papa Terra TLP Installation Offshore Brazil

McDermott International has announced the successful installation this week of the P-61 Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (TLWP) for the PPT BV Joint Venture,

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 173

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News

Box Carriers are in a Newbuilding ‘Arms Race’

By Gavin van Marle There is absolutely no sign that the overcapacity in container shipping is going to improve any time soon, according to a leading industry

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 43

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SPOTD: USCGC Vigorous Returns to Port

gCaptain contributor Chase Ryan sent us the above image this week of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 210-foot Reliance-class medium endurance cutter VIGOROUS

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 136

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News

U.S. Gulf Coast Piling Up With Crude Oil

Houston and the rest of the U.S. Gulf Coast have more crude oil than the region can

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 38

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Samsung Heavy Wins $1.2 Billion Oceania Drillship Order

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Wednesday it won a $1.27 billion (1.34 trillion won) order to build two drillships for an unnamed

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 45

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Family Returns Safely To California After Pacific Ocean Rescue

By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after their infant daughter became seriously ill at sea returned

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 67

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Shipping News

Australian Plane Hears Signal After Ship Captures Pings

An Australian search plane picked up a transmission around the area where a ship previously heard pings, a day after investigators expressed optimism they can

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 52

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Jinhai Heads to Oshima for New Bulker

Japanese bulk carrier specialist Oshima Shipbuilding won an order today to build a 60,000 dwt bulk carrier for Jinhai Marine Inc. Contract price for the new

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 31

A View of Saturation Diving Like You’ve Probably Never Seen – VIDEO
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A View of Saturation Diving Like You’ve Probably Never Seen – VIDEO

Here’s a view of saturation diving that not many people ever

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 709

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Finance

Keppel Shares Rise on News of Chinese Venture

SINGAPORE, April 10 (Reuters) – Singapore shares weakened slightly on Thursday, trailing behind other markets in Asia that were boosted by the latest

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 54

Titan Quanzhou Shipyard Co
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Keppel Extends Into China

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly owned subsidiary, FELS Offshore Pte Ltd, has signed a management services agreement with

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 54

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
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Engineering News

“Wind Challenger” a Next Generation Bulk Carrier

As fuel prices continue to put a relentless burden on shipowners, the age of sail may be returning. A joint industry project launched in 2009 by the University

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 423

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Navy

U.S. Navy LCS – Fit For Service Or ‘Incredible Failure’?

by Tony Capaccio (Bloomberg) U.S. Navy officers in the Pacific fleet say the service’s Littoral Combat Ship may lack the speed, range and electronic warfare

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 105

Mississippi River Traffic May Reopen Friday After Barge Hits Iowa Bridge
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Mississippi River Traffic May Reopen Friday After Barge Hits Iowa Bridge

By Michael Hirtzer April 9 (Reuters) – Mississippi River barge traffic could reopen Friday at the earliest, government officials said on Wednesday, a day

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 88

Navy Rail Gun
Navy

U.S. Navy JHSV to Get Electromagnetic Rail Gun

Railguns and the electrical theory that allows them to work has been understood for almost 100 years, but in order to hurl a projectile at hypersonic speeds, a

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 166

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60 MacGregor Cranes Ordered for Chinese-built Bulkers

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won a run of orders for bulk versions of its cargo handling cranes from five Chinese shipyards. The cranes are destined for 15

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 352