Monday, August 4, 2014
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Incidents

Ferry With Hundreds Aboard Capsizes in Bangladesh

A ferry with about 200 passengers aboard capsized on Monday in the river Padma southwest of Dhaka and rescue teams took about half of them to safety, the chief

August 4, 2014
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Sunday, August 3, 2014
Crew Boat Gets Stuck in Offshore Platform – Photo
Offshore

Crew Boat Gets Stuck in Offshore Platform – Photo

The crew boat suffered a slight mishap last week when it ran straight into an offshore platform in the Gulf of

August 3, 2014
Total Views: 185

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News

Egypt Awards Suez Logistics Hub Project Contract

Egypt has chosen a consortium that includes the Egyptian army and global engineering firm Dar al-Handasah to develop an international industrial and logistics

August 3, 2014
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Russia and China to Collaborate on Developing Floating Nuclear Power Plants
News

Russia and China to Collaborate on Developing Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Rosatom, Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation announced last week that its subsidiary Rusatom Overseas signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CNNC

August 3, 2014
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Friday, August 1, 2014
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News

Japan Offers $700 Million in Support of Brazilian Shipbuilding and Dry Bulk Exports

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touted the success of his economic policies on a visit to Brazil on Friday and said it was time for the two nations to expand

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 42

Greenpeace Protest Ship Departs Russia 10 Months After High Profile Arrest
News

Greenpeace Protest Ship Departs Russia 10 Months After High Profile Arrest

A Greenpeace ship has departed Russia more than 10 months after it was arrested by Russian authorities during a high profile protest against arctic

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 30

Bouchard Orders Two 6,000-hp ATB Tugs from VT Halter
News

Bouchard Orders Two 6,000-hp ATB Tugs from VT Halter

Bouchard Transportation Co. announced Friday further expansion of its ongoing fleet expansion program with the construction of two 6000-hp ATB

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 184

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Defense

In the Face of China, Japan Makes Bold Gift to Vietnam

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida made an unprecedented announcement during his visit to Vietnam – one that may serve to heighten tensions in the

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 39

German Lawmakers Push to Stop French Warship Delivery to Russia
Defense

German Lawmakers Push to Stop French Warship Delivery to Russia

Lawmakers from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party are pressuring the government to prevent France from delivering two warships to

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 34

lng carrier tanker
News

Trading Houses Take Risky Bet With Floating LNG Storage

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) remained at depressed levels this week amid weak demand, but traders were looking for floating storage to take advantage

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 31

Verhoef lifeboat
Multimedia

Lifeboat Takes 31.5 Meter Plunge in the Port of Amsterdam

In 1959, Dutch lifeboat manufacturer Verhoef introduced the world’s first freefall lifeboat. Looking a bit like a submarine and made of aluminum, it was

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 68

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Finance

Rongsheng Heavy Industries’ First Half Losses to be North of $213 Million

Beleaguered Chinese shipyard Rongsheng Heavy Industries issued a profit warning today to shareholders that the company is “expected to incur a

August 1, 2014
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three river gorges dam
News

World’s Most Powerful Dam Stonewalls Coal Shipments to China

Record production of hydropower from China’s Three Gorges and newer dams is displacing so much coal that rates to transport it have plunged to about record

August 1, 2014
Total Views: 75