Thursday, September 4, 2014
News

U.S. Maritime Industry Jobs Program Lures Veterans

National Program Helps Veterans Transition to New Jobs in the American Maritime

September 4, 2014
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News

IMO Joins Ebola Travel Task Force

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined the World Health Organization's international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force as part of

September 4, 2014
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Uncategorized

ABS Classes First Japanese-Flagged Carrier

International classification society ABS says it has added the first Japanese-flagged vessel to its classed fleet after having been awarded the status of a

September 4, 2014
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Offshore

Master Fined Over Offshore Wind Farm Collision

The Master of a wind farm support vessel has been ordered to pay £3,000 (nearly US $5,000) in fines and costs over a collision with a wind turbine in the

September 4, 2014
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News

One Dead, One Missing After Cargo Ship Capsizes in Sea of Japan

One crewmember is dead and another is still missing after a cargo ship carrying timber capsized Thursday in the Sea of Japan, RIA Novosti has

September 4, 2014
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Offshore

BP Found Grossly Negligent In 2010 Gulf Oil Spill

BP Plc acted with gross negligence in setting off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, a federal judge ruled, handing down a long-awaited decision

September 4, 2014
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News

French Ferry Operator SNCM Loses State Aid Appeal

Cash-strapped ferry operator SNCM looks set to seek legal protection from its creditors after Europe's highest court ruled on Thursday it must pay back 220

September 4, 2014
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News

BHP Billiton Seeks to Explore Mexico’s Deep Water Fields

BHP Billiton Ltd. is preparing to join the bidding to develop Mexico’s deep-water oil fields when the nation opens its offshore resources to foreign

September 4, 2014
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News

China Publishes First “White List” of 51 Shipyards

China has released its first "white list" of 51 shipyards that it deems worthy of favourable policy support, as the world's largest shipbuilder strives to

September 4, 2014
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014
News

Syrian Refugees Take Billy Pugh Ride to Safety on Ridgebury Tanker

Ridgebury Tankers’ Suezmax Ridgebury Astari participated in a 3-vessel rescue operation on Tuesday, 2 September while operating in the Ionian Sea.  95

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 39

Defense

France Balks at Delivering New Warship to Russia

France will not deliver the first of two helicopter carriers to Russia for now because of Moscow's actions in eastern Ukraine, the French president's office

September 3, 2014
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Uncategorized

Tanker Carrying Disputed Oil On the Move Off Texas

An oil tanker off the coast of Texas loaded with $100 million of disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude has pulled its anchor from the water and set sail for the first

September 3, 2014
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News

Drunk Captain Jailed in UK

A Latvian ship captain has pleaded guilty and sentenced to serve four months in prison in the UK for navigating his ship with a blood alcohol content of

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 86

Multimedia

Jaya Cavalier Conducts ROV Ops off Congo as Gas Flares from Nearby FPU [VIDEO]

Video removed. See here http://vimeo.com/104875223 The Jaya Cavalier, an 8,000 horsepower anchor handling tug and supply (AHTS) vessel owned by Jaya Holdings

September 3, 2014
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Shipping News

Dryships Cancels Newbuild Orders at Rongsheng

NASDAQ-listed DryShips Inc. (DRYS) says it has pulled the trigger on the cancellation of newbuilding contracts for four four ice-class panamax bulker vessels

September 3, 2014
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Incidents

MOL Comfort Report Coming Soon -ClassNK

Classification society ClassNK says the investigation report into the 2013 MOL Comfort casualty in the Indian Ocean will be released by the

September 3, 2014
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Offshore

Ebola Virus Hits Bourbon’s First-Half Results

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is affecting Bourbon SA’s operations, the supplier of ships and crew to energy producers said after reporting it swung

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 27

Engineering News

Building an ABB Azipod [TIME LAPSE]

Ever had to pull apart one of ABB’s Azipods? The following video might look familiar then.  These huge externally-mounted high voltage thrusters

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 112

News

StealthGas Exercises Options for More Refrigerated LPG Carriers

LPG shipper StealthGas INC. (Nasdaq:GASS) announced today it has exercised newbuild options for two 22,000 cubic meter semi-refrigerated LPG carriers from an

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 142

News

Royal Caribbean Sells Cruise Ship to Chinese Travel Firm

Ctrip.com International, a top online travel service provider and cruise agency based in Shanghai announced today that it has agreed to acquire the cruise ship

September 3, 2014
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