Sunday, August 10, 2014
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News

KrisEnergy Acquires Chevron Cambodia Unit

KrisEnergy Ltd. announced today the acquisition of entire issued share capital of Chevron Overseas Petroleum (Cambodia) Limited, which holds a 30%

August 10, 2014
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News

Former BG CEO to Help InterOil Develop LNG Project as Chairman

InterOil Corp., Total SA’s partner in Papua New Guinea, named former BG Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Chris Finlayson as chairman to help the company

August 10, 2014
Total Views: 62

Saturday, August 9, 2014
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Offshore

ExxonMobil Spuds in North of Russia, Gathers Praise from Putin

U.S. oil giant ExxonMobil began drilling in Russia's Arctic on Saturday, despite Western sanctions imposed on its Russian partner Rosneft, and was hailed by

August 9, 2014
Total Views: 61

Italian Government to Ban Large Cruise Ships from Venice Lagoon
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Italian Government to Ban Large Cruise Ships from Venice Lagoon

Big cruise ships will be barred from Venice's Saint Mark's lagoon, to protect Italy's floating city from potential damage caused by growing traffic, the

August 9, 2014
Total Views: 90

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Hallin Marine’s John Giddens Partners with Mike Meade on New Subsea Venture

Subsea entrepreneur John Giddens, the founder of Hallin Marine who built his company into a global subsea services player after starting it from a container

August 9, 2014
Total Views: 181

Friday, August 8, 2014
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ExxonMobil Snatches up Seadrill Newbuild

Seadrill breathed a sign of relief today as another one of their drilling rigs under construction at Samsung Heavy gained a charter contract. As gCaptain

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 61

These Clowns Clearly Had No Idea How to Drive a Jet Ski
Multimedia

These Clowns Clearly Had No Idea How to Drive a Jet Ski

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 36 people were killed and 601 injured last year while riding personal watercraft. Roughly quarter of those incidents

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 48

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News

The Five Issues Worrying Oil Executives in the North Sea

On the 50th anniversary of the issuing of the first licenses for the extraction of oil and gas from the UK continental shelf (UKCS), we asked oil executives

August 8, 2014
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U.S. Shipping Firm Sues Alcoa for $300 Million Over Guinea Bauxite
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U.S. Shipping Firm Sues Alcoa for $300 Million Over Guinea Bauxite

A U.S. shipping firm is suing Alcoa for $300 million saying it suffered losses after the aluminium maker breached a contract with the Guinean government

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 63

Time-lapse Shows Construction of Massive LNG Tanks for World’s First Gas-Powered Containerships
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Time-lapse Shows Construction of Massive LNG Tanks for World’s First Gas-Powered Containerships

This time-lapse shows the construction of two 900 cubic meter cryogenic tanks to be installed onboard Tote's Marlin-class

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 189

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Iron Ore Shipping Set to Top 1.3 Billion Tons as Australia and Brazil Kick into Gear

Australia’s plans to export more iron ore this year than any nation ever is driving up shipping costs by 80 percent. Increased sales from Brazil before

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 284

Russian Cargo Ship Catches Fire Southeast of Vladivostok
Incidents

Russian Cargo Ship Catches Fire Southeast of Vladivostok

On 7 August, the 106-meter Russian-flagged cargo ship Sea Champion was disabled due to an engine room fire while operating in the Sea of Japan approximately

August 8, 2014
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News

ExxonMobil’s Drilling Campaign in Russian Arctic Shows Sanctions Lack Bite

Sanctions, what

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 92

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News

K-Line’s Containerships Return to Black While Dry Bulk Continues to Drag Along

Japanese shipping firm K-Line reports today the company has dug themselves out of a loss-making situation over the past quarter in their containership business

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 29

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News

Throttle Back and We’ll Make it Worth Your While

The massive container ships passing through the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California will be paid a bonus of $2,500 per trip to slow

August 8, 2014
Total Views: 15

Thursday, August 7, 2014
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Astronomical Amounts of Iron Ore Expected to be Shipped From Brazil

Brazilian mining company Vale SA plans to double its iron ore exports to China within five years according to Jose Carlos Martins, the company's head of

August 7, 2014
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If Your Shipmate Gets Ebola…

If your ship intends to call in ports affected by the Ebola virus, here are some important safety measures via the World Health Organization and the Marshall

August 7, 2014
Total Views: 50

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News

Jumbo Kinetic Leaves Brodosplit for Final Outfitting

The Jumbo Kinetic “heavy lifter” left Croatia’s Brodosplit shipyard today enroute to Viktor Lenac shipyard where the twin 1,500 ton cranes

August 7, 2014
Total Views: 62

Hawaii Braces For One-Two Punch
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Hawaii Braces For One-Two Punch

Hurricane Iselle was forecast to hit Hawaii on Thursday as residents scurried to gather supplies and officials warned of flooding and outages, while a

August 7, 2014
Total Views: 22

James Cameron’s ‘Deepsea Challenge 3D’ Documentary Releases This Weekend
Shipping News

James Cameron’s ‘Deepsea Challenge 3D’ Documentary Releases This Weekend

In March 2012, film director James Cameron became the first person in history to solo dive the Challenger Deep, the deepest point of the Marianas Trench and

August 7, 2014
Total Views: 105